Brandon Ellis Incident

[Frank Gallagher]

Yeah, but there's the Collingwood rule re suspensions coming into grand finals, and then there's the rules for everyone else. IE: suspensions of Carman, Rocca and Jason Cloke for innocuous incidents. The letting off of Syd Jackson ( Jackson admitted in recent years that his claim that Lee Adamson provoked him by racially abusing him was a contrived lie ), and Barry Hall for blatant punches.

In my mind there is no doubt the AFL are corrupt.

To be fair, Cloke did rearrange Edwards face though, accident or not he had to go, Rocca on the other hand was bullshit, complete bullshit, was barely a free kick.

 

[CaptainHowdy87]

If Wines got off for this hit on Langdon:

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/wines-on-langdon.1174177/

Then Ellis surely gets off.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Nothing in either. Play on.

 

[Crows4Eva]

He'll be let off because Whitfield played out the game. Might get a fine but that's it, AFL tends to play to the outcome rather than the action these days. (Which is why I'd be worried for Cotchin, especially since he's on 2 strikes already)

 

[Obeanie1]

The fact he got straight up means he gets off

He didnt get straight up. Sure he played on but he didnt get straight up.

Basically your saying that because Whitfield has a strong jaw and was lucky its not a reportable offence.

So how does that work with jumper punches to the jaw?

Player doesnt go down and plays on but the infracting player gets a week.

 

[Bleeeeeeeeep]

1 week, but it's GF so play on.
Piss poor by the $AFL$ If this what happens.

 

[Orange Agent]

Feel like they will use this one as a scapegoat for Cotchin. Rub out both and the MCG will probably get burnt down.

 

[Dacksaredown]

He has to go for this. Worse than Shiel/Cotchin.

 

[LFC2010]

3 weeks. Had the choice to tackle and chose to bump and got him high.

It'll be an absolute disgrace if he gets off.

 

[romeohwho]

Should have been a free kick. That's all. Move on.

 

[Smartest Brain]

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Should have been a free kick. That's all. Move on.

In the 80s yes, not with current rules. Perhaps they should change the rules back.

 

[HumanMeatball]

3 weeks. Had the choice to tackle and chose to bump and got him high.

It'll be an absolute disgrace if he gets off.

Pretty amusing coming from a port supporter considering the wines incident

 

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[hawkman]

Didn't realise you contest the ball with your shoulder

 

[HairyO]

Should have been a free kick. That's all. Move on.

Nah. It was a high bump with low impact. It should have been a free kick and a fine.

 

[Tex9798]

I don't think he should have been suspended for this, fine at most, but for the AFL to say he was contesting the ball... please you don't contest the ball by jumping into your opponent and collecting him in the head with your arm/bicep/elbow, you tackle the opponent or lay a legal bump.

 

[Seth]

Contesting the ball? Spare me. AFL = Farce.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Ellis very, very lucky.

 

[Port01]

Ellis should have been a fine. MRP misunderstood the sms from Gill telling them don't fine the richmond guy.

 

[Orange Agent]

Contesting the ball. LOLOLLOLOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLLOLLOLOLL

 

[Obeanie1]

Ellis very, very lucky.

VERY LUCKY!!

 

[Tiger2709]

Think Ellis is gone on merit regardless, but he has handed the MRP a big problem which I suspect they will make his problem. Scrutiny on the Cotchin decision will be huge, if two Tigers both got off high hits all hell would break loose.

Lol World didnt end after all.

 

[ItsGameTime]

So it is fine to do that when contesting the ball? Totally embarrassing.

 

[Hoops Dreams]

So dumb from the AFL, a free swing from them to give him a fine based on low impact, but to clear him all together, why put themselves in this situation where their consistency and professionalism come into question again? Just dumb.