MRP / Trib. Bailey Smith Headbutt

[Daicos2Daicos]

Nothing really in it.

 

[Wosh]

I don’t think it matters who initiated it or how much damage was done, they will take one look at that and say ‘nah we stamp that out right now’

Head-butting, biting, chicken winging, eye gouging, those things have no leeway with the AFL anymore imo.

 

[Heaps of fun]

The red headbutt mark on Tuohy’s forehead can’t be dismissed.

Oh, you're a forensic expert? You can guarantee that is a headbutt mark? The mark could have come from anywhere. Circumstantial! Case dismissed.

 

[tigs2010]

Nothing in it. Won’t surprise if the Cats throw him under the bus though.

 

[spenze]

Entirely possible that I’ve got my red, white and blue-coloured glasses on, but I’ve seen a few posters/tweeters saying head butting is as bad as it gets -

I believe giving an opposition player a "Dirty Sanchez" is still worse than a headbutt

 

[awesome wells]

2 or 3 weeks.

 

[hawkman]

Why 2 weeks?

Can't be Medium impact? Surely

This is where the AFL will be strongly using the potential to cause injury clause

 

[Seadog]

People saying both went the headbutt are being willfully ignorant, Smith clearly pulls Tuohy towards himself as he delivers the butt.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

The people's calling Zach Tuohy

2

Zach Tuohy

Age

36

Ht

187cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

18.9

4star

K

15.4

5star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.1

2star

CL

1.1

3star

D

11.4

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

a pansy etc. The guy has played as tough as nails his whole career. Go and find a thesaurus if you lack the vocabulary to find a better way to describe a situation.

You'd probably crap yourself if you came face to face to the man.

 

[STPer18]

Tuohy the 9 kicks in the last quarter, Smith just 2 handballs. Bit of a backfire for the kid, didn't want to get near it after his headbutt.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

The worst thing about this is Whately will already be preparing his script for 360 to try and stamp his influence. Unbareable viewing.

ZT tried to headbutt him first and Baz is a bit of a hot head so did it back. ZT just failed to make good contact. Both should get two weeks, nothing more. Swinging elbows to the head are worse and do more damage.

 

[CheapCharlie]

Looks like he hardly touched him...Major acting award to yet another Geelong player

 

[Sentinel]

My guess is he would have been looking at a bigger suspension but on the slow-mo Tuohy pretty clearly moves his head towards Smith at the same time (not as much as Smith), which the Bulldogs will argue and have it reduced down to 1 or 2 weeks. Maybe a fine for Tuohy for the melee.

 

[STPer18]

Both should get two weeks, nothing more.

The bulldogs bloke will cop a whack, but Tuohy will get cleared. Imagine thinking the person on the receiving end of a deliberate headbutt will get penalised...

 

[windyhill]

2 weeks. Tuohy could consider himself lucky and may still be brought up.

 

[SUNS]

The people's calling Zach Tuohy a pansy etc. The guy has played as tough as nails his whole career. Go and find a thesaurus if you lack the vocabulary to find a better way to describe a situation.

You'd probably crap yourself if you came face to face to the man.

If I go my whole life not committing a crime, but one day decide to rob a grandma of her purse, what are people gonna remember me by. Pansy

 

[TRP1996]

If I go my whole life not committing a crime, but one day decide to rob a grandma of her purse, what are people gonna remember me by. Pansy

You seem like a nice guy, so I'm sure that grandma had it coming?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

The people's calling Zach Tuohy a pansy etc. The guy has played as tough as nails his whole career. Go and find a thesaurus if you lack the vocabulary to find a better way to describe a situation.

You'd probably crap yourself if you came face to face to the man.

It's not that he's soft, as such. It's just that he chose to withdraw from a push and shove that he was a key instigator in, by pretending Bailey Smith had just clobbered him in the face with an anvil.

It looked very poor.

The bruise was on his forehead, so it's like a legit headbutt that spreads your nose across your face.

I think he assumed Smith would back down, but he didn't. And Tuohey is old enough and smart enough to know that there is nothing to be gained from pummeling a timid little kid - so he wanted out.

He just chose a really poor way to do it.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Tuohy's got a fair bit of history with the "pretend" headbutt, don't think he dived as much as he was just surprised his opponent stood up and responded in kind.

Send 'em both off for a week or two, bad look for the game.

 

[Bald]

The bulldogs bloke will cop a whack, but Tuohy will get cleared. Imagine thinking the person on the receiving end of a deliberate headbutt will get penalised...

You haven't really watched the vision have you. Tuohy went with the headbutt as well, you realise that right?

 

[PrGuy]

The bulldogs bloke will cop a whack, but Tuohy will get cleared. Imagine thinking the person on the receiving end of a deliberate headbutt will get penalised...

whilst in a headlock by tough guy Bont from behind

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

2-3 weeks.

 

[RAPPA]

But will they try to drop in “cowardly” in describing this one?

 

[Jibroni]

One week and move on, seriously nothing in it

 

[nohairandfair]

The MRP will hand this to the tribunal you would think. Unsavory stuff that is not a great look for the AFL brand.

Three weeks seems about right.