Vlaustin elbow on Parker

[Orange Agent]

Intentional, High contact. Medium or low impact differs between 1 or 2 weeks.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Yep, has to get 1-2 weeks. He knew Parker was behind him, but Parker was doing nothing wrong, he was just there. I have no idea what possessed Vlaustin to throw his elbow back, it seemed totally unnecessary. IMHO, players seem to be over-reacting to non-incidents at stoppages and the AFL needs to look at trying to stamp it out.

 

[HirdyLannister]

3 weeks, dog act, we just saw last week what an elbow to the head can do. Needs to be made an example of...

 

[Woody15]

High contact, intentional, low impact sounds about right.

 

[M0557]

He'll get 1 week.

Brain fade, and stupid. Immediately apologetic. So it's a 1-2 week, think he will get a week for that.

 

[owen87]

Careless / Medium / High = 1 week

Not sure it makes the grade for low impact; it's an elbow to the face after all.

Intentional sees him miss two, either are likely in my book.

 

[Chaisa]

Think it's intentional/low/head. So 1 week. Pretty s**t act.

 

[Madness101]

2 weeks

 

[Tex9798]

Something to consider, will MRO whip out the ole "potential to do serious damage" thing?

 

[Struggle]

Won't be graded intentional, should be but won't. 1 week

 

[Tex9798]

Won't be traded intentional, should be but won't. 1 week

If it is careless, I can't wait to hear Michael Christian stumble through his explanation

 

[Martin#4]

Intentional, High Contact, Low Impact.

1 week.

AFL website.

As expected.

 

[PowerBaz]

If his name was Jonas he’d get 3. Buddy should of gone too.

 

[keithrichards]

Can count himself very lucky that the media got distracted by the Franklin/Rance battle and ‘incident’.

Should have been at least 2 weeks for an intentional strike, with an elbow, to the face of an opponent.

 

[rippersnipper]

One week for that isn't enough. Could have done some serious damage and was lucky that he didn't. Should be 2 at least.

 

[Orange Agent]

If it is careless, I can't wait to hear Michael Christian stumble through his explanation

Yep, can see it going along the lines of he was swinging his elbow back to swat flies and Parker just happened to be there.

 

[Ron The Bear]

One week for that isn't enough. Could have done some serious damage and was lucky that he didn't. Should be 2 at least.

"The look" doesn't count and hasn't for a long time.

Obviously nothing in the Sydney medical report that was damning, and nothing in Richmond's to condemn Franklin either. Square off?

 

[Madness101]

Regardless of the comedy show that is Buddy and the MRP, Vlaustin should have got two weeks, three if it caused Parker serious injury TBH.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

One week for that isn't enough. Could have done some serious damage and was lucky that he didn't. Should be 2 at least.

Yes it is.

The boundary for elbows to the head is seemingly 5 weeks for an extremely severe case.
Can’t then give 2+ for a light tap.

Had they clamped down on Cameron and given him the 8+ he deserved then on a rolling scale you could give Vlastuin 2-3. Not with the parameters they’ve just set.

 

[Orange Agent]

Yes it is.

The boundary for elbows to the head is seemingly 5 weeks for an extremely severe case.
Can’t then give 2+ for a light tap.

Had they clamped down on Cameron and given him the 8+ he deserved then on a rolling scale you could give Vlastuin 2-3. Not with the parameters they’ve just set.

One of those was a defensive action within the minutes of play, the other a deliberate swing in a pause in play. Not close to comparable.

 

[Tugga27]

Nothing that Christian does surprises me.

Do you have to take an eye out for medium contact?
An elbow to the face like that should be a minimum of 2 weeks I reckon.

Sonny Walters got a week for punching a guy in the guts.
Crazy stuff.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

One of those was a defensive action within the minutes of play, the other a deliberate swing in a pause in play. Not close to comparable.

You’re right. Not comparable.

One was a snipe of a player in mid air. The other wasn’t.

 

[hawkman]

Should have been 2. If ever there was a case to bring out the potential to cause injury clause that was it

 

[Orange Agent]

You’re right. Not comparable.

One was a snipe of a player in mid air. The other wasn’t.

Vlaustin was an outright cheap shot.

 

[MinerBoy]

Thought it might have been more than a 1 weeker.