Whats with zorko getting a week for stomach tap? A fine. Yes. A week. WTF? Contact with face (dusty). Fine. Contact with the stomach. A week.
Your right Nathan Burke, brownlow has no influence at all.
Yes I do realise impact was graded different, however contact to the face should have a greater penalty imo.
Stomach punches should be stamped out. I can understand and support the idea, however the consistency between the grading of each stomach punch so far ( there has been quite a few)has been poor at best. To my knowledge this was zorko's first offense, therefore unless his punch to the stomach prevented his opponent from participating in the remainder of the match or unable to play the following week, the punishment should be a fine. If the MRP's grading is determined by the reaction to the stomach punch (which in this case I believe it is), then their system is flawed and easily manipulated. If a controlling umpire has determined the act as insufficient or negligible impact to warrant a free kick then surley it would only warrant a fine if they determined the umpire had made an error. Just an opinion