The stupid thing is a 6 month ban handed out in round 1 is effectively a 1 year ban, or altenative if it was issued in Sept it could be effectively zero ban. Shouldn't these penalties bear some relation to the sports they are applied. Like 11 games or something. Seems like a fair oversight to me.
no, there is a reason its absolute
A runner suspended for 6 months just 4 weeks before the Olympics will pay a much higher price than a league player missing one season. They don't get a special discount though, they just miss the Olympics.
That idiot Finey was going on last night that the Cronulla players should get no suspension because they didn't actually succeed in winning when they broke the rules.
When you start making qualifications based upon sport, seasonality, personal situation, etc, the lawyers loop hole you to death, and everyone gets the AFL endorsed wet lettuce.