I must be one of the few non-Carlton fans who believe it is possible that Judd meant no harm and it was a spur-of-the-moment mistake that looks worse on tv than what Judd had envisioned would result from his grabbing of Leigh's wrist.
However, afaic, he must still be suspended to send a strong signal that there is always a duty of care in these sorts of situations and there will be no tolerance for players who risk serious damage to their opponents when not in the course of normal play (ie regular tackles, marking contests etc).
If it were up to me, I'd probably give him two weeks all other things being equal. The fact that he has prior history of doing dumb things to players on the ground leads me to think four weeks is more appropriate. He ever does anything else like this for the rest of his career and then I'd be in support of really serious penalties (I'm talking months, not weeks).
A lot of the comments in this thread just reek of Judd/Carlton hate imho. If it were J Brown or Lenny Hayes who had done the same thing, this thread wouldn't be 1800 replies big. Like peasants out to watch the guillotines, some of you lot.
Oh, and I seriously used to rate Commetti. I would have forgiven him after that 'brain fade' on Friday night. After reading his article, I'm not sure I can ever take to anything he has to say seriously anymore. What a turkey.
However, afaic, he must still be suspended to send a strong signal that there is always a duty of care in these sorts of situations and there will be no tolerance for players who risk serious damage to their opponents when not in the course of normal play (ie regular tackles, marking contests etc).
If it were up to me, I'd probably give him two weeks all other things being equal. The fact that he has prior history of doing dumb things to players on the ground leads me to think four weeks is more appropriate. He ever does anything else like this for the rest of his career and then I'd be in support of really serious penalties (I'm talking months, not weeks).
A lot of the comments in this thread just reek of Judd/Carlton hate imho. If it were J Brown or Lenny Hayes who had done the same thing, this thread wouldn't be 1800 replies big. Like peasants out to watch the guillotines, some of you lot.
Oh, and I seriously used to rate Commetti. I would have forgiven him after that 'brain fade' on Friday night. After reading his article, I'm not sure I can ever take to anything he has to say seriously anymore. What a turkey.
