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Wayne Carey ends his Grand Final preview with an ominous line:
I for one fully expect Mumford to pull a Lynch on Saturday.
In fact, I think he would be letting his team and club down to do any less.
Although unlike Lynch, I expect him to do it via bumps and tackles rather than swinging haymakers.
And unlike Lynch, I expect him to actually hurt his opponents. Possibly to the extent of taking them out of the game.
It may shape up for an exciting spectacle, but is it fair on the team whose players end up in fairyland and unable to play?
I say, no it is not fair. Just as it was not fair when Jeremy Cameron knocked out that Brisbane defender a year or so ago.
So now I throw the question over to you: is it a matter of when, not if, the AFL introduce a send-off system?
I'd like to see it for finals, personally. More as a deterrent than a punishment.
Home and Away matches, I'm not so sure, because I could easily see the AFL finding a way to make a mess of the system, with innocent players spending the match on the sidelines.
But I'm open to other opinions on all of this, so you share yours.
It is time?
That's not to suggest anyone will deliberately go outside the rules, but, who knows, something tells me the send-off rule might be discussed a little more after the game.
I for one fully expect Mumford to pull a Lynch on Saturday.
In fact, I think he would be letting his team and club down to do any less.
Although unlike Lynch, I expect him to do it via bumps and tackles rather than swinging haymakers.
And unlike Lynch, I expect him to actually hurt his opponents. Possibly to the extent of taking them out of the game.
It may shape up for an exciting spectacle, but is it fair on the team whose players end up in fairyland and unable to play?
I say, no it is not fair. Just as it was not fair when Jeremy Cameron knocked out that Brisbane defender a year or so ago.
So now I throw the question over to you: is it a matter of when, not if, the AFL introduce a send-off system?
I'd like to see it for finals, personally. More as a deterrent than a punishment.
Home and Away matches, I'm not so sure, because I could easily see the AFL finding a way to make a mess of the system, with innocent players spending the match on the sidelines.
But I'm open to other opinions on all of this, so you share yours.
It is time?