Women's Footy Katie Brennan cleared to play in Rnd 1

[Yojimbo]

One way to address it would be to bring back the 100 point system, and offer roughly a 20% discount for an early plea. This would ensure that the punishments remain proportional to the crimes, and that those who seek a fair trial are not unfairly punished for that.

Your right in the sense of the short seven game season, I personally don't think it is at all practical to compare
the seven game season of the current AFLW to the men's game when there are so many obvious anomalies.
I thought the system they introduced was done for the financial protection of the majority of the players and
also to be fair, but until you get a marquee player missing a grand final it is never fully tested. I think we
could of got to this same point without all the posturing seeing the AFLW is in it's infancy as has been given
a fair and justified push. The reprimand or the fine system is a good way to keep the players on the park
as well as sending a clear message keep it up and you risk missing games, if you don't agree with it try
bringing it up before the season.

 

[Easty]

Too long since I've seen you about Easty!

Work doesn't really allow me the procrastination (bigfooty) time like it once did unfortunately

 

[Mattdougie]

Where are the people on here saying she deserved a suspension? F-wits, just a shame it’s only resolved & common sense used after the fact.

Whether she deserved it or not she was suspended mate.

She should have to carry out the sentence. It’s now become a reverse sexism issue because that has and would never happen to a male

 

[ossie_21]

Whether she deserved it or not she was suspended mate.

She should have to carry out the sentence. It’s now become a reverse sexism issue because that has and would never happen to a male

My argument from the start was that it wasn’t a tackle worthy of a reprimand, let alone a suspension. I wouldn’t want to see anyone at all suspended for something like that, gender hasn’t got anything to do with that.

The issue is mostly the 2 reprimands = 1 week suspension rule, when everything should just be judged on its merits individually. For me it’s either a suspension or a fine with nothing in between. You look at her tackle & think “she got a week for that?”, yet someone can push an opponent into a fence & get a slap on the wrist? One act was by far more dangerous than the other.

To be honest all this focus on head injuries & concussion is for the AFL to appease others they take it seriously, which is why suspensions occur. It’s taken seriously for a good reason, but head clashes/knocks/tackle issues are just part of the game people choose to play.