'Slight knock'
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'Slight knock'
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Essendon stated mild concussion so how can people keep saying it wasn't high or medium contact.
Interesting reading the Essendon Board game day thread and it hardly rated a mention at he time. Later it became an issue due to the injury. It does seem that if an incident causes injury there is a decent chance of suspension even if no intent
Slight knock to an Aussie Rules footballer, to an AFL footballer it was like being hit by a semi trailer.
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Notice where the ball is and where Guelfi is.. First frame is the 'bump'. Ball already been disposed - Guelfi over the boundary line. Could have left it at that - instead extends his arm into a PUSH which is an ILLEGAL action that causes him to fly into the fence. 1 week is fair.
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Into the body though so can't be head contact
The ‘high contact’ part is because his head apparently hit the fence, not the actual bump/push part.
It’s an interesting interpretation...and I would assume the crux of the Eagles argument at the tribunal.
I think based on that alone it’s worth a challenge.
All this ‘frame by frame’ analysis stuff of the timing of the content between the players is pointless - the ‘contact’ part is the point of conjecture.
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You would think people would read the thread before posting stuff like that lol.. it's been explained a hundred times why it was classed as high.
The contact with the fence. I’m going off what the MRP said.
No need to be a prick mate, if he cops a week, he cops a week.
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Lol that is a true statement.
Are you Michael Christian? You sure act like it in this thread.
Look at the second still. All the other players are looking to where the ball has gone. McGovern is still looking at Guelfi as he pushes him in the back towards the boundary fence. I can’t believe that Christian decided that was careless. Deliberate every day of the week.
1 week is not a disincentive. We are going to end up with more neck injuries than Rugby Union.
haha derby is in 2 weeks. The fear is strong and starting early for this one.
He's eigher got concussion or he hasn't. Mild concussion isn't a thing, it's like being mildly pregnant.
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Yay - let's look at a still to judge a fast moving action sport where milliseconds look like easy to digest decision making opportunities.
And a 2nd week would conveniently see McGovern missing the Derby?
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How badly hurt?
He walked off.
Came back on.
Then walked to a taxi to get checked out.
Cleared of serious damage and flew home.
So was there any significant injury to the head? Read his ribs were checked but that where Gov bumped him.
What really was the impact on thefence low or medium?
Based on the Frawley and Zahura pushes and fence impacts its a fine not a week.
Came back on with no 20 min concussion test. Which is probably why it is "mild concussion"... otherwise it would look like Essendon failed in their responsibilities to properly test Guelfi.
lets go one frame earlier...
A bump in the side, initiated in the field of play,gets replayed several times and talked about for the rest of the game with the concussion word thrown around willy nilly. MRO give player a week.
Same game a player turns his body at a contest causing head high dangerous contact between his hip and oncoming players head. Barely hear about it or see replay about it for the rest of the game. MRO hands out a fine.
This is what annoys me so much about Gov copping a week. If both players copped a week for dangerous play I would have been a little more content, still not happy of course.
If in the exact same play Shuey got stretchered off and concussed would Bellchambers have still just copped a fine?
This crap where outcome trumps action will do nothing to stop dangerous on field actions, it will probably increase them as players gamble with what damage they will or will not inflict.
Same game a player turns his body at a contest causing head high dangerous contact between his hip and oncoming players head. Barely hear about it or see replay about it for the rest of the game. MRO hands out a fine.
This is what annoys me so much about Gov copping a week. If both players copped a week for dangerous play I would have been a little more content, still not happy of course.
If in the exact same play Shuey got stretchered off and concussed would Bellchambers have still just copped a fine?
This crap where outcome trumps action will do nothing to stop dangerous on field actions, it will probably increase them as players gamble with what damage they will or will not inflict.
