MRP / Trib. Webster KO's Simpkin - Update 7 week penalty

[Lavender Bushranger]

A lot has happened in 15 years regards head trauma since then.

Ridiculous to bring it up as an example here

Out of curiosity, what do you think Hall would get these days for that?

Punching for some reason, seems to be less frowned upon than bumping. I've always found that weird.

 

[Outtatym]

AFL seeing dollar signs for all the melee fines form that game

Nothing will happen besides channel 7 playing the bump 800 times

 

[ferball]

Why not hang draw and quarter him at dawn on the wing at Arden St?

So if he ends a players career because of an action we now know is capable of ending a career or even causing the sort of symptoms that drive people to suicide you want what?

A pat on the back for the campaigner.

What he did was a dog act, even in the old days people didn't respect that sort of thing, feared it maybe. Today he may have cost Simpkin 600K or more a year for another eight years and a career doing what he worked all his life to achieve and i'm guessing you want him suspended for less time than Jy will miss with his concussion even if he's fine long term.

Given the MRP/O's attitude to incidents that concuss North players you're likely to get your wish too.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I reckon plenty would tune in to see how the North players treat him

All they will do is give away free kicks.

 

[3207]

Out of curiosity, what do you think Hall would get these days for that?

Punching for some reason, seems to be less frowned upon than bumping. I've always found that weird.

No idea mate. But more than what he got then.

 

[Arr0w]

Dog act

Simpkin kicks the ball, no attempt by Webster to smother, continues at the same speed, jumps and collects Simpkin with his shoulder to the head

Should get 6-8 minimum

Well, in the range

 

[TY24]

8 weeks will have Webster cherry ripe and ready to go for the rest of the season

In the meantime we have plenty of depth to cover

I’m sure Sandringham are eagerly awaiting his return

 

[3207]

I’m sure Sandringham are eagerly awaiting his return

Hidden secret about that footy club. One of the best steak restaurants in Bayside.

Highly recommend !

 

[TY24]

He has got more matches than other players have got for similar incidents and the same number of matches as Hall got for belting Staker.

I would hardly say he has got off easy.

Are you still seriously going on about suspensions from 2 decades ago?

You’d be suspended for an entire season if you did a Barry Hall these days.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Precedent now set though this is unlikely to end well ...... Tribunal/AFL once again set themselves up for a fall

I for one, think it's a good precedent. I'm not just saying that because our player was cleaned up. Those actions don't belong on a footy field, not when they are ending careers early.

 

[TY24]

Out of curiosity, what do you think Hall would get these days for that?

For a king hit as severe as that, I’d think half a season at a minimum

 

[Stax on the mill]

The only fall will be someone being let off Maynard style in finals, bookmark it.

Sure to be a Port player next time.

 

[DocSholl]

He has got more matches than other players have got for similar incidents and the same number of matches as Hall got for belting Staker.

I would hardly say he has got off easy.

Thankfully the AFL learns from prior punishments not bring sufficient. Unlucky for Webster that he is the fall guy but you can't just apply the same level of punishment each time now with what we're learning about CTE. Change has to start somewhere.

As has been stated, let's see what happens when a big name does.similar close to the finals. That's the real test.

 

[crows dude]

About right
Probably should have been 8. Twice as bad as Powell pepper who got 4. So twice the punishment

 

[Sarcoidevo]

I for one, think it's a good precedent. I'm not just saying that because our player was cleaned up. Those actions don't belong on a footy field, not when they are ending careers early.

The AFL Tribunal Dance .... if you haven't seen it before

 

[projectv]

7 weeks, seems fair.

Back just in time to play... North... lol.

 

[NorthernBastard]

Feels right

 

[Captivating]

7 is admittedly in the ballpark but it seems very convenient that they play each other again the week he comes back.

TV dollars infiltrating the tribunal again? Makes for a baity story.

Wonder if Webster will pick up a knock on Thursday of that week or come back through the VFL.

If TV dollars drove every action, the AFL wouldn't have fixtured Port v North in Tassie last year, nor would they fixture Hawks v Pies in Adelaide this year.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

thought 6 was about right

im ok with 7

what he did was just stupid

 

[SammyRoo]

I think 7 is fair enough.

8+ stuff should be for non-footy actions ( this was still a “bump” at the end of the day…. Albeit horribly executed)

8,10 week stuff should be for “king hit” punches, elbows etc. Eg - Pugger on Caven, Barry hall right hook etc

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Stunned with the 7 weeks. AFL always try their damnedest to get as little a penalty as possible for its players so I was just assuming they'd clench their teeth at 4 weeks and try to move on asap..full credit to them

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

he would hope to be absent for that one or he's going to be permanently marked with the exact shape of tristan xerri's hip bone in his temple

If it didn't happen on Sunday it's not going to happen in 8 weeks time.

 

[TY24]

8+ stuff should be for non-footy actions ( this was still a “bump” at the end of the day…. Albeit horribly executed)

Firm disagree, with that logic you can disguise an off the ball hit with a 'bump' and do just as much damage.

 

[Erakor]

7 is ok, would have preferred 9 to 10 to truely try to stamp this stuff out of the game.

But after the Maynard bump on Bradshaw getting zero weeks, I can’t take anything the tribunal/AFL does seriously.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Opening round when a big name player does it. Set ya watch to it

Nah, it’ll be mid to later when they have a form line