MRP / Trib. Fyfe, Dawson facing suspensions..?

[Nickos66]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-31/mrp-full-statement-round-two

What even.

2 matches for Fyfes head clash with Risca.

Are they crazy? Or just stupid.

Nathan Fyfe, Fremantle, has been charged with a Level Two Engaging in Rough Conduct Offence (225 demerit points, two-match sanction), for engaging in rough conduct against Michael Rischitelli, Gold Coast, during the third quarter of the Round Two match between Fremantle and Gold Coast, at Patersons Stadium on Saturday March 29, 2014.

In summary, due to his previous poor record, his two-match sanction must remain at two matches, even with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and medical report from the Gold Coast SUNS Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two Offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has a bad record of 50 demerit points carried over within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 275 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 206.25 points and a two-match sanction.

Zac Dawson, Fremantle, has been charged with a Level One Tripping Offence (80 demerit points, reprimand) for tripping Brandon Matera, Gold Coast, during the second quarter of the Round Two match between Fremantle and the Gold Coast, played at Patersons Stadium on Saturday March 29, 2014.

In summary, due to his previous poor record he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Gold Coast SUNS Football Club, the incident was assessed as reckless (two points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of four activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level One offence, drawing 80 demerit points. He has a bad record of 60 demerit points carried over within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 140 points and a one-match sanction. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 105 points and a one-match sanction.

 

[Harry Reems]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-31/mrp-full-statement-round-two

What even.

2 matches for Fyfes head clash with Risca.

Are they crazy? Or just stupid.

Both...WTF????

Brownlow betting markets have just gone bizerk.

 

[freo_baby]

Are you ****ing kidding me?
**** this sport has gone soft.

 

[Wizard]

Is that legit for the head clash??
Surely we challenge & win.

 

[Grape Bear]

And yet Matera lining up Fyfe and knocking him down does not get looked at. Fyfe also knocked his head in the Rischatelli clash.

****ing AFL protecting their favorite clubs as per usual - guess who we are playing next week and the week after?

 

[Bender571]

Unless they've changed the rules since, I can't see much difference between Fyfe's hit and the Lindsay Thomas hit on Ben Reid last year

 

[Nickos66]

How is it even possible?

• They both had eyes for the ball
• They both came off with the same injury
• the incident was entirely in-play
  
• they both played out the game
• Nathan Fyfe is not Tony Liberatore

 

[Spirit Level]

This is downright corrupt

 

[clivenator26]

Fyfe is a dirty cheating scumbag. We need to trade him, can't have guys like this in our team being undisciplined looking to hurt opponents. Disgraceful Fyfe, disgraceful.

 

[Randomizor]

Challenge, appeal, do whatever is needed. Not just for Fyfe, but to say to the MRP "no more of these soft suspensions".

Ridiculous. All Fyfe is guilty of is having a neck.

 

[Tobytheswan]

My lord what a joke! Surely he contests this!

 

[Simmofreo]

This is such bad luck. This was a perfect chance to knock off the hawks !!! Who will take Dawson's spot against all their forwards ?? Someone who is actually match ready

 

[Taylor]

Unless they've changed the rules since, I can't see much difference between Fyfe's hit and the Lindsay Thomas hit on Ben Reid last year

For the second year in a row the rules were changed because of something Lindsay Thomas did.
First it was breaking Rohan's leg, then it was Ben Reid's jaw.

AFL players should be on watch around him.

 

[Simmofreo]

I hate the fact that we challenge and could miss Fyfe for hawks and Sydney !!! What crap luck

 

[Bardo State]

Unless they've changed the rules since, I can't see much difference between Fyfe's hit and the Lindsay Thomas hit on Ben Reid last year

I'm not saying he should go, I haven't seen the incident, but they did change the rules because of the Thomas/Reid incident.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-12-17/crackdown-on-duckers

Changes have also been made to the head clash rule which will state that a player bumping should reasonably foresee a head clash occurring if the bump is incorrectly applied.

Under the new rule an incident similar to the one involving North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas and Collingwood's Ben Reid in round one this year would see Thomas charged with rough conduct.

 

[yakka man]

****ing bull****. Unbelievable.

This sport is becoming a joke.

 

[freo_baby]

This is such bad luck. This was a perfect chance to knock off the hawks !!! Who will take Dawson's spot against all their forwards ?? Someone who is actually match ready

Silvagni??

 

[clogged]

For the second year in a row the rules were changed because of something Lindsay Thomas did.
First it was breaking Rohan's leg, then it was Ben Reid's jaw.

AFL players should be on watch around him.

Thomas is a blight on the game.

 

[Spirit Level]

I'm not saying he should go, I haven't seen the incident, but they did change the rules because of the Thomas/Reid incident.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-12-17/crackdown-on-duckers

Would you be happy if Mitchell or Hodge got rubbed out due to an unavoidable head clash?

 

[Quokka]

So now your head has to be below the other guys shoulder height when you make contact?

 

[Rob]

What is this shit? I assume Matera got weeks for the blatant charge on Fyfe in a marking contest? Of ****ing course not.

On both suspensions, i'd like to see some footage first.

 

[clogged]

Would love to see footage but I'll probably have to watch AFL360. Can just imagine that snivelling weasel Gerard Whateley drooling over this tonight.

 

[Bardo State]

Would you be happy if Mitchell or Hodge got rubbed out due to an unavoidable head clash?

Absolutely not. I just came here because I hadn't heard of it throughout the weekend so wanted to see the reaction; whether you guys sort of expected it or if it was just out of the blue.

Obviously it's the latter.

 

[Schauermann]

???

Well, Fyfe will never win a Brownlow with that bad luck.

 

[Nickos66]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-31/fyfe-in-trouble

The AFL's MRP is suggesting he bumped when he should've tackled.

A bump implies he'd brace for impact when he simply put his head over the ball.