YOU IDIOT
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It wasn’t high
Not the initial push but the end result was his head hit the sign. If a player dumps a player on his head in a tackle by grabbing him and lifting him up is that considered body contact or high contact - not too sure. In my opinion that is the risk you take when you decide to push someone into a fence. If they happen to smash their head then you are responsible. The same way when someone spear tackles someone even though they are not tackling them high/via the head there is an understanding that their head is likely to make contact with the ground.
Yes - but that is the risk players take when performing these actions. They should just stop pushing players when they are over the boundary line and the ball is no longer in dispute. The risk is to large for injury when you have 85+kg players smashing into the signs.
Simply not correct. McGovern is on the boundary line so in what world can you say that the Essendon player is in bounds? Ridiculous statement - both the Essendon players feet are on the outside of the boundary line. It's not close at all. The ball is up in the air 3m away when he decides to perform the second action of the push. That is not a split second. If the medical report is only his ribs are damaged from the chair then McGovern will get a fine which is OK IMO. If however there was injury to the head then he should get a week. Lets see what the medical report says.
OK so I did some digging and according to this I am correct. Have a look - Zurhaar bumps him in the back (and it was in play) but it gets graded as to the head because of him hitting the sign with it. The ball was actually in dispute as well at the time of the bump which makes McGoverns even worse.
I made it very clear that there is a second action (the push). he would likely be fine if he stopped at the freeze frame you provided. Instead he decided to initiate a PUSH which is why he will be in trouble. There was no need for the push - he could have just bumped him as per your freeze frame and he would be fine. Don't try tell me that the bump and push are the same action - they are seperate. The BUMP is still not even in play - the PUSH is way over the line. I think my analysis of the situation is helpful because I have also provided previous incidents of similiar nature. This tells me that handing out fines are not enough. Hopefully Guelfi has no head damage because these types of events have potential for serious injury.I'm not sure how you believe that what you are posting is accurate.
There is less than a second between Guelfi disposing of the ball and the impact from McGovern.
Further, McGovern reaches Guelfi while he is either inside or on the boundary line and is committed to disrupting the Essendon play.
Watch the replay in real time.
Finally, if none of the above convinces you, how about a counter frame:
McGovern's head is down and he has committed to pushing Guelfi. The ball is less than a foot away and both players are within the boundary line (excluding Guelfi's left foot and lower leg).
I don't dispute that he may get a week, I just don't think your analysis of the situation is helpful.
He didn't go to hospital because of that according to Woosha in his post game interview - went to hospital to have scans as a precautionary as the EFC wanted to make sure he will be ok to fly back tomorrow. Woosha said had the game been played in Melbourne then he wouldn't have even had to go to hospital and just would have been sent for scans the following day. Also the Essendon player did come back on and took further part in the game But then with the MRP anything can happen as it's Rafferty's rules!
Another issue - remember this from last year at Optus stadium...
Yer... well about that... I didn't see any protective covering or a permanent solution to prevent injures from players crashing into the fence there. This is a perfect example of talk without action - the AFL has some responsibility here.
