Tom Bugg - In trouble? how many weeks? - now with a poll!

[Deep]

You can't say comments like this, going on what a certain someone told me

He didn't wish an injury on Jones though.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

You can't say comments like this, going on what a certain someone told me

What does this even mean?

 

[TiggerMan22]

More vicious? Debatable seeing as how Mills never lost consciousness.

4-5 weeks.

Huh? Says who? He's sitting out the game for a reason. Why?

Also even without a ko it's more vicious, it was intent to harm. Just because he didn't happen to hit the same spot as Houli that gets you knocked easily doesn't change anything.
Outcome doesn't change intent.

 

[Nostradumbass]

You can't say comments like this, going on what a certain someone told me

Tell us in our forum. Oppo thread

 

[DrMike]

Just throwing the thread and footage up. Plus a Poll because some people want to contribute without posting.

 

[HumanMeatball]

What does this even mean?

You said surely you'd hit Zac jones. While I have no issue with this comment. It's bad taste apparently

 

[Del165198]

AFL really did a great job of stamping this stuff out by giving Hawkins 2 weeks for a push of the jumper to the chest.

Think you'll finr that was a punch in the face champ

 

[_Mike_]

Minimum 4 weeks if the MRP take note of the Bachar appeal.

 

[HumanMeatball]

Here fishy, fishy, fishy....

You do know deliberately baiting is against the rules right?

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Just throwing the thread and footage up. Plus a Poll because some people want to contribute without posting.

That's as bad as it gets, and if it's right that Mills is out for the game then i hope he gets 5 or 6.

 

[ziad]

Bugg is a bit of a lad, isn't he? Has a lot of growing up to do. Prize dickhead.

he is in the right company

 

[Nikita Blue]

4 weeks for the hit with an extra 2 for the absolutely unprecedented idiocy of doing that given the events of the week.

 

[Gollo]

Oh f**k what was that. If the MRP and Tribunal respond to genuine precedent and the fundamental notion of law (to uphold society's values) that's a good 5+ weeks, easily.

 

[Port01]

will go to tribunal, so 6 at a guess.

 

[Giant Strides]

Bugg has a bad record with suspension hasn't he?

I don't recall that he's ever been suspended (although I could be wrong), just a few fines. Certainly not a 'bad record'. More opposition players have been suspended for acts on him IIRC.

 

[telsor]

In terms of acts itself, Bugg's was a whole lot worse than Houli's. Houli's was trying to involve himself in play, Bugg's was just him being the sniping campaigner we all know he is.

Coming down to impact, both resulted in players being unavailable for the rest od the game so both should be considered high.

Based on that, he should get the 4 weeks Houli got, plus another for the bad recors he has at the tribunal.

5 weeks at a minimum.

That's the problem with calling Houli's action 'intentional'. You cant go up from that, even though I imagine almost everyone would agree that the actual 'intent' was very different.

I know the tribunal doesn't need to follow the penalty table, but having just had an appeal against them upheld, they're likely to be trying to keep as close to the book as they can.


It should be more, but I think they'll go 4 weeks, and the AFL will cop it in order to try and move on from the bad PR these stories give them.

 

[Moquo]

Will get off with a reference from Roos, and will boo the crowd for the rest of his career.

 

[EyeloveRichmond]

Houli's was worse and this is coming from a Richmond supporter.

Mills flopped like a fish. Still a dog act that should see him get 3 weeks.

You have no idea. Houli was been scragged and stupidly slung his arm back to shrug him off, unfortunately hitting him in the head. Bugg was LOOKING AT HIM DIRECTLY, FACING HIM, and intentionally punched him in the face, big big difference. Six weeks for that.

 

[Chaisa]

More blatant of a snipe than Houli's. And in both case the end effect was game over for the victim. Will get at least 4, possibly more.

 

[Navara79]

You do know deliberately baiting is against the rules right?

You would know...

 

[HumanMeatball]

You would know...

Nice melt

 

[Tiger Mopsy]

Bugg is a dead set flog. Wannabe tough guy.

He scares no-one

 

[Gollo]

That's the problem with calling Houli's action 'intentional'. You cant go up from that, even though I imagine almost everyone would agree that the actual 'intent' was very different.

I know the tribunal doesn't need to follow the penalty table, but having just had an appeal against them upheld, they're likely to be trying to keep as close to the book as they can.


It should be more, but I think they'll go 4 weeks, and the AFL will cop it in order to try and move on from the bad PR these stories give them.

If it gets sent to the Tribunal, don't they have a little bit of leeway to increase or decrease the penalties given extenuating circumstances? I thought they originally found Houli's hit to be intentional yet still only gave him 2 weeks on first consideration.

 

[BG32]

Tony Abbot reference down to 4

 

[ITCHY EYEBALLS]

Are you guys kidding? 3 and 2s?
That was so much worse than Houlis.
Thats 6 weeks easily

Well Mills wasn't unconscious before he hit the deck, so I think it's on par.
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