Round 6 MRP

[LF]

Wow what a load of shower

[ADEZ]

Absolutely ridiculous, expect Hodge to be fresh for finals footy if the same harshness applies

[Nige]

3 weeks for May?

How the flower does he cop the same as Yarran's haymaker?

2 was fair.

[GoLions]

I don't get why you are all so surprised. He chose to bump. He got Rocky in the jaw, knocking him out cold. Rocky may not play this week because of it.

Did he intend to make high contact? No. Does that matter? No.

[Hoggyz_a_legend]

They're going to start suspending players for high tackles the way they're going. That was one of the best hip n shoulders I've seen... And he gets 3 weeks for it.

Protect the head? I'd rather protect the sport.

[js19]

I don't get why you are all so surprised. He chose to bump. He got Rocky in the jaw, knocking him out cold. Rocky may not play this week because of it.

Did he intend to make high contact? No. Does that matter? No.

I think for me it comes down to the comparison with Lewis, and the malicious intent in that incident

[Big Mac]

If you want to give May 5 weeks, fine. But what does it actually achieve? Is May going to approach each contest differently now? No, of course not. This stuff is instinctive for him and every other player not named Jack Watts.

[tor01doc]

If I remember correctly, there was an outrage when Buddy bumped Cousins, only a lot of people were bagging Buddy because, well, Buddy is Buddy.

The bump died then.

Don't agree in certain circumstances, but I don't make the policies (which the players all know) and for the record, nor do I support the death penalty.

[j959]

3 weeks for May?

How the flower does he cop the same as Yarran's haymaker?

2 was fair.

I've only seen the incident twice on reply (and not at normal speed mind you) but ...

flower me!

would've thought even if guilty they wouldn't have given him 3 ...  ::)

this should be a Viney type appeal!!!   >:(   ;)

[GoLions]

I don't get why you are all so surprised. He chose to bump. He got Rocky in the jaw, knocking him out cold. Rocky may not play this week because of it.

Did he intend to make high contact? No. Does that matter? No.

I think for me it comes down to the comparison with Lewis, and the malicious intent in that incident

Lewis probably should have gotten 3 weeks, and if May didn't challenge he would've only received a 2 week suspension, which is a lot better. I honestly have no idea why May challenged, he was gone from the moment he made contact with Rocky's jaw.

[j959]

I don't get why you are all so surprised. He chose to bump. He got Rocky in the jaw, knocking him out cold. Rocky may not play this week because of it.

Did he intend to make high contact? No. Does that matter? No.

I think for me it comes down to the comparison with Lewis, and the malicious intent in that incident

Lewis probably should have gotten 3 weeks, and if May didn't challenge he would've only received a 2 week suspension, which is a lot better. I honestly have no idea why May challenged, he was gone from the moment he made contact with Rocky's jaw.

I didn't see it as a bump but maybe only seeing it twice in replay isn't a fair indication of the incident??

I saw it as him contesting for the ball and Rocky comes in last minute from his point of view ...

saw commentary indicating tribunal directions to jury saying if he had no other alternative as in he could've picked up the ball ... from what I saw that's what he was about to do and then Rocky is there so he braces for impact, but again, maybe the replays aren't quite in total context??  ???

[PiPies]

Two weeks for Lewis is rubbish, how that was classed as careless and not intentional is beyond me. Three weeks for May is too harsh. If Hodge gets 3 the consistency/fairness of the MRP is a joke, again.

[GoLions]

I don't get why you are all so surprised. He chose to bump. He got Rocky in the jaw, knocking him out cold. Rocky may not play this week because of it.

Did he intend to make high contact? No. Does that matter? No.

I think for me it comes down to the comparison with Lewis, and the malicious intent in that incident

Lewis probably should have gotten 3 weeks, and if May didn't challenge he would've only received a 2 week suspension, which is a lot better. I honestly have no idea why May challenged, he was gone from the moment he made contact with Rocky's jaw.

I didn't see it as a bump but maybe only seeing it twice in replay isn't a fair indication of the incident??

I saw it as him contesting for the ball and Rocky comes in last minute from his point of view ...

saw commentary indicating tribunal directions to jury saying if he had no other alternative as in he could've picked up the ball ... from what I saw that's what he was about to do and then Rocky is there so he braces for impact, but again, maybe the replays aren't quite in total context??  ???

May's case was that his only option was to bump Rocky before going for the ball. Jury said he could've gone for the ball without bumping. So he clearly knew Rocky was there :P

Don't get me wrong, he's extremely unlucky, but you just can't make contact to the head any more and expect to play the next week, whether it's accidental or not.

[Woppa15]

Two weeks for Lewis is rubbish, how that was classed as careless and not intentional is beyond me. Three weeks for May is too harsh. If Hodge gets 3 the consistency/fairness of the MRP is a joke, again.

Common sense says that the severity of the penalties should be Hodge/Yarran equally as bad then Lewis then May.

I would have thought anyway. Also I thought you couldn't take a discount for a guilty plea under the new system but the AFL council seems awfully happy to hand out reduced sentences.....

[tmac16]

hodge 3 weeks...