Peter Wright contact with Harry Cunningham: Pleads Guilty and Receives 4 Week Suspension

[LukeParkerno1]

Any footys eif the Heeney one? Nothing on AFL app

It’s just a slap, as I said no issue with it getting a week but I’ve been consistent I hate these jumper punches etc

 

[citizen-erased]

Any footys eif the Heeney one? Nothing on AFL app

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Any footys eif the Heeney one? Nothing on AFL app

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Can’t not be severe he’s out of the game

He’ll get 3-4, it’s on the par for these incidents

5 weeks at least.

Powell-Pepper got 4 weeks and he had a player spun into him. Wright jumps and leaves the ground so it's worse than that.

Cunningham isn't as badly hit as Simpkin, so it's less than 7.

 

[Snake Charmer]

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Play on

 

[HirdsTheWord]

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AFL be like

 

[Duckimus Prime]

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Looking away from Hind, Hind's head is bent over weirdly... Lots of things that make that careless not intentional.

Things that aren't present with Redman.

 

[.Shotties.]

The free should have been to wright for blocking/ front on contact

If he'd gotten to the ball first it would have been.

 

[lily of laguna]

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Play on

Wasn’t looking, Neale raises his arm which deflects the hit higher up into his neck, not enough force to warrant a free, players make these plays at almost every stoppage throughout a game.

Careless, high and low impact= fine.


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[hirdylloydy1]

If he'd gotten to the ball first it would have been.

He couldnt he was blocked

 

[.Shotties.]

He couldnt he was blocked

By who?

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Not worth a week, maybe a fine. Redman's was worse, was a strike to the face. I heard the commentators argue Redman's can't be a strike as it wasn't a closed fist, they've clearly never watched martial arts.

 

[hirdylloydy1]

By who?

The sydney guy who got knocked out

 

[.Shotties.]

The sydney guy who got knocked out

... You think the guy who got to the ball first and actually got the ball was blocking Wright?

 

[Toump Ass]

Reckon Wright is a bit unlucky here, looks to me like he was going for a mark and braced at the last second when he realised contact was gonna be made.

Feel for the Sydney dude though.

 

[ozaddy]

Reckon Wright is a bit unlucky here, looks to me like he was going for a mark and braced at the last second when he realised contact was gonna be made.

Feel for the Sydney dude though.

You can protect yourself and others using your hands, he isn't unlucky, he used poor judgement and poor technique.

 

[stavro#4]

He was going for the mark with eyes on the ball and turned into the contact when he realised a collision was imminent.

Should be cleared, will probably get weeks. If it was September he'd get off.

Reckon Wright is a bit unlucky here, looks to me like he was going for a mark and braced at the last second when he realised contact was gonna be made.

Feel for the Sydney dude though.

You know, when you “brace” for contact. Your genuinely turning away from the direction of said contact or covering your face.

Wright turns in with his shoulder that is outside the line of the contest.

It’s absolutely brutal.

5 weeks.

No debate about this.

 

[Toump Ass]

You know, when you “brace” for contact. Your genuinely turning away from the direction of said contact or covering your face.

Wright turns in with his shoulder that is outside the line of the contest.

It’s absolutely brutal.

5 weeks.

No debate about this.

I can see where you're coming from, but I don't agree. I think the turning of the shoulder thing is actually just bracing for impact. It happened in less than a second after all. Looks pretty bad when you slow the footage down tho.

 

[janty]

It’s the Essendon way though.

 

[stavro#4]

I can see where you're coming from, but I don't agree. I think the turning of the shoulder thing is actually just bracing for impact. It happened in less than a second after all. Looks pretty bad when you slow the footage down tho.

So in less then a second he can turn the shoulder furthest from the play into Cunningham.

But he can’t in that time extend his hands for a mark, spoil, or in a position that genuinely reflects a “brace”.


The game today isn’t the same game 5,10,15,20 years ago mate. Probably acceptable back then.

It’s just a cop out when people are trying to defend Wright here. He is off the ground and runs over the opposition player in a game the swans have already come out in the post game saying they were being targeted physically

 

[Toump Ass]

So in less then a second he can turn the shoulder furthest from the play into Cunningham.

But he can’t in that time extend his hands for a mark, spoil, or in a position that genuinely reflects a “brace”.

IMO he has his eyes on the ball and then launches himself to mark the ball, at which point Cunningham comes into his vision, and in that brief moment, he braces. Instinctively. I don't believe many people would be capable of making a conscious decision at that moment, there's just not enough time to evaluate the situation and decide between continuing for the mark, or spoiling etc.

The game today isn’t the same game 5,10,15,20 years ago mate. Probably acceptable back then.

It’s just a cop out when people are trying to defend Wright here. He is off the ground and runs over the opposition player in a game the swans have already come out in the post game saying they were being targeted physically

This is a lot of emotive conjecture, and also irrelevant.
FWIW I don't have "skin in this game", I don't give a shit about Essendon, I have no reason to defend Wright or the action.

Just calling it as I see it.

 

[10571z]

You know, when you “brace” for contact. Your genuinely turning away from the direction of said contact or covering your face.

Wright turns in with his shoulder that is outside the line of the contest.

It’s absolutely brutal.

5 weeks.

No debate about this.

You’re completely right, why spin into him. He could have turned away.

 

[Swanssince91]

Maybe if you cry about it some more it will change.

He ended a guys career

 

[stavro#4]

IMO he has his eyes on the ball and then launches himself to mark the ball, at which point Cunningham comes into his vision, and in that brief moment, he braces. Instinctively. I don't believe many people would be capable of making a conscious decision at that moment, there's just not enough time to evaluate the situation and decide between continuing for the mark, or spoiling etc.


This is a lot of emotive conjecture, and also irrelevant.
FWIW I don't have "skin in this game", I don't give a s**t about Essendon, I have no reason to defend Wright or the action.

Just calling it as I see it.

So he has eyes for the ball but can’t see the player in his line of sight and can’t tell he is getting to the ball second or that there will be a collision?

and emotive conjecture? Mate I couldn’t care less about the outcome.

It’s hilarious how anyone can defend the actions here and simultaneously omit line of sight of the player and having the time to turn his should that’s outside the line of contact but not a raise a hand or genuinely brace.

It’s a genuine 5 weeker. There isn’t anything unfair about this.

 

[Toump Ass]

So he has eyes for the ball but can’t see the player in his line of sight

I am fairly certain that the ball is in the air.
I am also fairly certain that Harry Cunningham is NOT in the air.

Ergo, Harry Cunningham is actually not in Peter Wright's line of sight.

I couldn’t care less about the outcome.

I don't believe you.