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

[Redpath50]

Should just retire. The guy's a rubbish player anyway and nobody would miss him.

 

[Reagan Smash]

Make an example of the cowardly dog

 

[RAPPA]

What an absolute dumb$hit of a player. Enjoy the long lay-off.

 

[jimmy35]

Early contender for the Jim O’Dea Clubman of the Year award.

 

[Chadwiko]

If he gets 7 weeks, his first game back would be against NMFC.

 

[Arr0w]

just wondering if its judged by the incident in-game or if its just by the outcome. if it turns out Jy is forced to retire from this do you think he punishment should be more? should he be forced to retire also?

Penalty should not be based on outcome or how many previous concussions Simpkin had

In the modern game, with how the AFL want to promote protecting the head, that type of act should attract a minimum of 8 weeks if they are serious

 

[rippersnipper]

Give him 7-8 weeks and fly the dog out to Manus Island to spend the his two months off there.

 

[DocSholl]

Imagine doing that the week after a high profile retirement due to repeated concussions

 

[JackFlash]

So what is a Tony Lockett hit on Caven worth on this scale?

Something that happened 30 years ago is a meaningless comparison today, there is little similarity to the game that was played in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Players surely must know what they can and cannot do in 2024, the Saints coaching hierarchy need to have a look at themselves.

 

[grimface_87]

If he gets 7 weeks, his first game back would be against NMFC.

I guess they'll give him 8 then

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

I think it's twice as bad as Pepper's, so 8 weeks. But he'll likely get 6.

 

[ChristianBoy]

Make an example of the cowardly dog

Didn’t with Ziebel why the change of heart.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

He's absolutely f*****. In a practice match, try hard jumps off the ground unprovoked and smashes his head in. 6-8 and shouldn't be allowed to walk off the ground by North if they want to stand for something

So you're upset that someone got whacked in the head - and in response you want to see someone get whacked in the head?

 

[masai tu]

Should be 6+.
However...
-3 for Vic club
+1 for small Vic club.
= 4 weeks with flowers sent followed by Vic media telling us of his remorse.

You know its true.

Other criteria to be looked at, “is it a finals week ?”. Finals “-2 weeks”, Regular week, “throw book”.

 

[Heaps of fun]

So you're upset that someone got whacked in the head - and in response you want to see someone get whacked in the head?

Retributive justice - Wikipedia it's a new concept that Cicero went over in the first century BC.

 

[Kickpuncher]

Deserves 8 weeks if SPP's was anything to go by.

What a ******* dog act.

 

[Devington]

6 will be the starting point. It's the exact action the AFL want out (late, there were alternatives, left the ground) and concussion is an increasingly big talking point given the litigation, so it could end up being something like 10 weeks if the AFL wanted to put an exclamation point on it.

Pretty sickening hit, and I don't know how they can defend him at the tribunal.

 

[Maddo11]

5. Straight to tribunal. They'll rule it a bit worse than SPP but not in the 7 - 10 week range usually reserved for intentional striking.

Webster will issue apologies and offer no defence and get 6 down to 5

 

[falcons2]

If SPP was 4, I can't see this being less than 7.
The contact was more aggressive, the ball had been cleared, no other players' actions impacted and Simpkin seemed to be in a worse state than Keane.

 

[ChristianBoy]

If the AFl give this anything more than 4-5 you’ll see double standards at its best.

 

[Jugada]

Hits like this should get the same treatment as striking for mine. There is no hint of a footballing act when you jump off the ground to wipe out a guys head who doesn't have the ball

 

[Gavin Excell]

Ugly stuff

 

[Gavin Excell]

Cowardly too

 

[tombomb]

Imagine Robbo barging over to the Laptop tonight ...

We get it Robbo. It was a bad hit and he deserves a healthy suspension.

 

[VL3OJ]

In a practice match for heaven's sake - the stupidity shown by Webster here should be career limiting and it would be good for St Kilda to come out and say this is not the type of play that can be tolerated.

I see 8 weeks being the minimum viable here, six in the circumstances just doesn't cut it sorry and in clear cut incidents like this, I would also like to see red-cards issued by the score review bunker as a lot of the Rugby Union comps do now.

This was a dog act and this should be the last game he plays - full stop.