How many weeks for cotchin's dangerous tackle?

[nick1408]

It will be where the dart lands on the dartboard.
If there was a consistent set of standards we could very easily go fine or week. It's one thing the AFL needs to get better at. Show us all at the start of the 2021 season what level is a fine and what gets a suspension and keep to it.

I find it hard to believe the AFL will get consistency when they don't allow precedence to be cited at tribunals. When you can't go back and go "you gave this 1 week so this deserves 1 week" it just lends itself to the situation where supporters are guessing at what any penalties (if any) will be.

 

[Duckenthusiast]

Should be a week for Cotchin. Was just totally gratuitous high tackle after the whistle had blown. Nobody wants to see that sh*t in the game.

You do that in a GF and its the line in the sand match all over again.

 

[nick1408]

Lynch will be saved by the fact it was barely any contact and it was to the shoulder/collarbone and not the face. A couple of inches over and hes probably gone. Very silly act, but there's nothing in the force or impact, its negligible in that regard so will get off.

Agreed. Contact to a similar area as Hurley earlier in the season but with far less force. May get cited at the Match Review Panel but will get off at the tribunal if it does get cited.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I find it hard to believe the AFL will get consistency when they don't allow precedence to be cited at tribunals. When you can't go back and go "you gave this 1 week so this deserves 1 week" it just lends itself to the situation where supporters are guessing at what any penalties (if any) will be.

That's where we need a baseline to go off and use that as the only precedence. That way you only argue around that and not what someone got in round 5.

 

[Ron The Bear]

What about the "Attempted" spoil on young Ben Paton drew blood from the head had to go off under the blood rule poor night for big Tom Lynch.

Pffft, Lynch was pushed off balance and put up the forearm at the last second to protect himself. Kinda like Hawklns - Balta - Soldo but it took out a teammate instead.

Cotchin a little bit naughty but no strike, no injury, no suspension.

Lynch, not newsworthy.

 

[Munga]

How come every time I watch Richmond, Cotchin and Lynch are always total f'wits? But they smile and are "good blokes" so always get away with it?

 

[HairyO]

Why would the MRO bother when the Tribunal gives Richmond players a free pass no matter what they do.

 

[DT_35]

Pffft, Lynch was pushed off balance and put up the forearm at the last second to protect himself. Kinda like Hawklns - Balta - Soldo but it took out a teammate instead.

Cotchin a little bit naughty but no strike, no injury, no suspension.

Lynch, not newsworthy.

You didn’t hear? No injury doesn’t matter anymore..

 

[Ron The Bear]

You didn’t hear? No injury doesn’t matter anymore..

Just my opinion. They will do what they want to do. The AFL is run the same way as the Victorian government - there is an illusion of process in place but they will ride roughshod over it to arrive at the decisions they want.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Reckless, high contact, low/medium impact

What does that get?

 

[ep2018]

Expecting Cotchin will get a week and Lynch will get a fine.

 

[MagpieJo]

Interesting decision to grab him by the neck, and then go through with the tackle.

omg he has to get a week surely, he could have broken his neck,

 

[Pumpernickel]

Would hate to see a player from my team suspended for this. A fine at worst.

In saying that, wont surprise me to see him charged only to appeal and get off.
Its a John Ralph special.
Opens up the beautiful possibility of setting up a few days of Cotchin and Lynch headlines to sell a few papers, have a few more clickbait articles and a few hours of talkback radio debating the issue.
Hope they both play as the game needs its stars playing not sitting in the stands for punishments that don't fit the crime.

 

[Thedeftouch]

1-2 weeks

less Richmond player in finals discount = 0 weeks

 

[theyellowsash]

lol really?

 

[Munga]

Trent just trying to find the right ball to fit his fingers...

 

[Balmira]

It's an absolute joke if he gets off without a suspension after the whole "potential to cause injury" with Long. Cotchin's sling could have broken Jones spine. And the thing that really, really pissed me off - Cotchin was laughing afterwards. Definition of scum. I have zero confidence in the AFL to do the right thing though.

Lynch won't get suspended, there was no force in it. It was dirty, but not suspendable.

 

[Accepted 04]

It's an absolute joke if he gets off without a suspension after the whole "potential to cause injury" with Long. Cotchin's sling could have broken Jones spine. And the thing that really, really pissed me off - Cotchin was laughing afterwards. Definition of scum. I have zero confidence in the AFL to do the right thing though.

Lynch won't get suspended, there was no force in it. It was dirty, but not suspendable.

Calm down mate. So many people don't have the ability to be objective about Richmond or its players anymore. They start to hate and then don't know how to stop

 

[Whiskers]

These are fines.
However after the Long incident we have opened a can of worms again. Potential to injure is there, Cotchin plays on edge as does Lynch but neither these are football incidents.

Long slowed right down after attacking the contest, it’s a normal footy collision. Wasn’t hurt as he slowed and turned.

Lynch was unnecessary and grubby. It’s a deliberate knee to the head which can cause injury, what is his intent?
Cotchin went overboard but let go in time. However once again it could potentially injure.
Christian is an absolute goose for bringing potential back into the repertoire.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

I want to see another angle. Did it slip off the shoulder because the Saints player raised the arm to try to shrug the tackle? No injury and played out the game has to work in Cotchin’s favour.

It didn’t work in ben longs favour and apparently there is a thing called potential to cause injury now

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Worth a fine at best IMO Don't want players missing finals for something like that.

What a head sling tackle that could have broken his neck?

 

[Sarcoidevo]

What about it? Nothing in it from a suspension point of view.

Lynch had no eyes for the ball and split Paton's head open with his elbow and Paton had to go off for treatment cause his head was splattered in blood

Careless Conduct
High contact
Medium Impact

Not too mention potential to cause serious injury

Should get at least 1 or 2 weeks for a complete dog act

 

[Ok Boomer]

Fine at most, but a disappointing cheap shot nonetheless. Might be something that would cop a ban early in a season when Whateley and co are whinging about the umpires and the MRO every Monday, but not during a finals series.

 

[Arathrawn]

Fixed that for you. Someone at the Cattery would get 2 weeks for that. If it was Tom Hawkins he might be deregistered.

Imagine if Lindsay Thomas or Hayden Ballantyne did what Cotchin did. The AFL media machine would have them executed.

 

[10571z]

Unless Cotchin or Lynch literally KO someone via a Barry Hall style hit they’ll be playing. AFL won’t allow their stars to miss finals