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Look, I'm pretty sure this must have come up before, but it's back in the news now so I guess it's topical. Does everyone agree that suspensions incurred in the Grand Final can be served in the Ansett Cup? Because I don't. Michael Long can front up in Round One after that horrific (sorry Essendon fans, I shudder to think how you interpreted it) crunch on Troy Simmonds. Given that the Ansett Cup and the season proper are unrelated, surely this can't be fair. Where's the disincentive to rough house in the Grand Final? Surely Long couldn't care THAT much about missing a few games of the pre-season comp? It never used to be this way. I can recall suspensions that carried over resulting in a player missing the entire pre season AND what ever he had left to serve.
Personally, I wouldn't care if Long played the Ansett Cup and then served his suspension. But the way it is is wrong in my opinion.
Personally, I wouldn't care if Long played the Ansett Cup and then served his suspension. But the way it is is wrong in my opinion.
