Hmmm. Given how the amount of force is determined from the outcome I guess this is as good as could be expected… still disappointed, it’s basically the McKay forearm push, which was reduced to a fine, except Caminiti obviously connected different. Ahh well.
MRP / Trib. Caminiti hit on Murphy
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I wouldn't have thought so, they've acknowledged themselves that should it have been downgraded to careless that 4 weeks was what they'd like to see, I can't imagine they're going to the lengths to appeal and bring everybody back over a 1 week difference.
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Where have all the 6 to 8 week posters gone.....off to the Moore/Elliott thread for me.
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3 weeks was the best outcome St Kilda could have hoped for.
Why grizzle about that when many were calling for a 5 or 6 week spell ..
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I think the only difference and this is probably more the area that stung him was that Sheezel hit happened almost at the same time that he disposed of the ball. I'm not saying I agree with this argument but it could be reasonably argued that McKay was initially intending to tackle and pulled up, thus resulting in the forearms.
You can't really use that same logic here as the ball was 50-odd meters away.
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2 would have been if we argued high impact. We didn't make the argument so you can only be happy with the result
All the hyperbole of this thread has been entertaining for a couple days at least
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I like how they downgraded it…
Purely because it will annoy Robbo and Wheatley
Purely because it will annoy Robbo and Wheatley
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Because it was worth 2 imo
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And the outraged Collingwood supporters here who wanted him sentenced to life without parole at Alcatraz
I mean, McKays arms were crossed for a long time before the contact, seems like that was his plan, just not for it to go head high, much like what Caminiti said. The off the ball element is the real spicy bit.
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Yep 2-3 is about right, 3 on the higher end. Mind you your lawyer was channeling the Castle at times
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I would have preferred 1 or 2 weeks but that was never going to happen with Murphy being concussed so 3 weeks is about the best we could hope for.
A suspension of 4 weeks or more would have been over the top and I think we would've appealed that but they will probably accept the 3 and move on.
A suspension of 4 weeks or more would have been over the top and I think we would've appealed that but they will probably accept the 3 and move on.
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Murphy having a crack at Caminiti coming off the ground and when they were shaking hands is what I have issue with. He caused the reaction yet wanted to sook it up like a little baby. A more dignified response would have been to just walk away from any confrontation. Bit like Blicavs having a go at Meek last week when he was the one who wasn't watching the ball. It's like some of these players think they can do what they like and not expect consequences to that. I rekon Murphy will have second thoughts round arming somebody trying to act tough from now on.
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Worth nothing but a talking to Murphy that next time you wanna act like some tough guy, you then miss out on Anzac Day.
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Pretty much. Not entirely sure it's worth 3 weeks as opposed to 0, but that's where the difference is.
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Good result really. Hammer has a few weeks to rest and allow Members back and well Murphy has the rest of the year to prove he isnt a coward /bully that has a glass jaw and is a 24 yo embarrased by an 18 yo
I'm confused how a intentional strike behind play that knocked out a player is less than 4 weeks.
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Time to get the popcorn for the Collingwood melts!
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Joins a long and storied list of gutless sniping St Kilda thugs. Jeans, O'Dea, Dietrich, O'Dea, Lawrence, O'Dea, Hall, O'Dea, Lockett, O'Dea, Baker, O'Dea.
Some of them will obviously attend training during the week to show him how to drop someone properly next time.
Some of them will obviously attend training during the week to show him how to drop someone properly next time.
Bwahahaha.
Oh man, the footy world have swallowed this one haven't they!!?
Fu** me. The dude just dropped a guy with a short left cross and TKO'd him - and the AFL have given him 3 weeks for being careless!!??
Oh man. Can I get the Saints' lawyer's number please?
How did they pull that s**t off?
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Because it got downgraded from intentional to careless.
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It was just proven to not be intentional.
You'd have a really strong point if anything you just said was based on facts.
Shame.
