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Using Puopolo's height (or lack of) as an excuse doesn't cut it. Free kicks are paid to guys his height all the time for 'high' contact, even though the offending player is tackling at what would otherwise be considered a 'reasonable' height.
Also, trying to argue that Maxwell is 'in play' for the sake of getting him off the intentional aspect is interesting. What is 'in play' now? Is a player setting up the zone 50 metres away from the ball considered 'in play'? Collingwood could argue something along these lines.
Also, this 'force constituted' crap is a joke. If they can somehow determine that Wellingham's hit on Simpson was reckless rather than intention, by definition it suggests that the exact point of contact (nose, cheek, jaw etc) isn't specific except saying 'contact to the head'. From there, one could argue the force the gave Guerra a perforated ear drum mightn't have been much different to the force that earnt Andrew Raines a slap to the face, that mightn't have been so different to the force that got Puopolo in the nose. The determining factor is that the ear and nose are far more sensitive to the same force applied to a jaw (if done, say with an open hand). 'Broken nose' or perforated ear drum sounds worse though, so something has to be seen to be done in these cases.
In short, there is a lot more to this than meets the eye and I would expect Collingwood to go pretty hard with this one, as Maxwell could realistically, whether you agree with it or not, be looking at 2 weeks on the sidelines.
Also, trying to argue that Maxwell is 'in play' for the sake of getting him off the intentional aspect is interesting. What is 'in play' now? Is a player setting up the zone 50 metres away from the ball considered 'in play'? Collingwood could argue something along these lines.
Also, this 'force constituted' crap is a joke. If they can somehow determine that Wellingham's hit on Simpson was reckless rather than intention, by definition it suggests that the exact point of contact (nose, cheek, jaw etc) isn't specific except saying 'contact to the head'. From there, one could argue the force the gave Guerra a perforated ear drum mightn't have been much different to the force that earnt Andrew Raines a slap to the face, that mightn't have been so different to the force that got Puopolo in the nose. The determining factor is that the ear and nose are far more sensitive to the same force applied to a jaw (if done, say with an open hand). 'Broken nose' or perforated ear drum sounds worse though, so something has to be seen to be done in these cases.
In short, there is a lot more to this than meets the eye and I would expect Collingwood to go pretty hard with this one, as Maxwell could realistically, whether you agree with it or not, be looking at 2 weeks on the sidelines.
