He can make contact and still get off mate. At the moment it is graded as intentional. If it is downgraded to careless it’s just a fineI hope this is right but not confident. They were very careful to charge him with “Unnecessary contact to the eye area”. There is one replay in close where that does occur and he just can’t argue his way out of that.
Do I think this is right? NO Do I think it’s reasonable to get the same penalty compared to Tom Hawkins king hitting a guy? NO. Do I think the contact is unnecessary? YES
The AFL in constructing this the way they did have made it impossible for him to get off.
The only way out is an injunction which he in my opinion he would be granted and would win but with the club funded by the AFL that won’t happen.
I reckon his goose is cooked here.