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IMO if they include a 'red card' rule, they must consult with the third umpire as well as multiple camera angles. It might slow the game down too much however.

If I were to point out a 'red card' system that -might- work for the AFL, it would be something like the NBA's foul system. Taking time to review it with all of the umpires and officials talking it over, watching the footage, etc. Such a thing would be incredibly difficult to do in the AFL, though, unfortunately, and someone making a snap judgement on the ground could never work.
 

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Moronic and idiotic suggestion ...just watch how many frees the inept umpires hand out for players getting taken high after ducking into tackles ...they can't even get that right ...let alone allowing them to send players off the ground
 
May saw an opportunity to take out Martin (Brisbane's most important player), and he taken that opportunity. I don't think Ablett's push helped Stefin, because without the push, it would've been a regularly hip and shoulder. Martin couldn't prepare himself, I don't necessarily think May should be hung out to dry. Regardless, I thought May made the right decision.
 
He left the ground, eyes only for the player. I'm all for a red card/sin bin rule being brought in for cases like this. Both very important players- one goes off to the hospital for the second half and the other goes back to his post. Doesn't seem entirely fair to me.
Just keep in mind though that it's a fairly instinctive thing to jump when about to make contact like that. Also when you're about to hit a bloke that's 8cm taller than you it's in your mind that your head is the more likely to be hit, so you'd be inclined to jump for self preservation. I don't think May intended to concuss him. But yeah the whole package combined sould get him a few weeks off. I just don't see the level of intent of others around here.

As I read this, nice blue going on in the Bullies game. Few yellow cards maybe.
 

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