Jellwood Suspended?

[nrich102]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144492/default.aspx
Far out

[TheMailman]

ahhhhhh

Geelong is likely to accept the reprimand offered to Joel Selwood by the Match Review Panel, which would guarantee his availability for Friday night's clash with St Kilda, although the Cats won't make up their mind until Tuesday morning.

[Gurans]

ummm wtf he's accepting a reprimand = not suspended.

[Fireballz]

I seriously don't reckon they should accept it. It's bloody laughable...

[Spinking]

I seriously don't reckon they should accept it. It's bloody laughable...

Totally agree, but I think the fear is that the tribunal is unpredictable that he might end up missing a game if things don't go well.  Truly sad if a player got rubbed out for something so minor...

[Ricochet]

Geelong Cats ‏@CatsInsider
The Cats have accepted Joel Selwood's reprimand for pushing over his brother. He is free to play this week.

[Ziplock]

what?

sorry, I watched the incident replay... a reprimand is exactly what he deserved, no more, no less. The call was defended on the base that adam (it was adam right?) was still on the ground and hadn't risen, which could have indicated he was seriously injured, and if you push someone down who's got lets say a serious head or spinal injury, you can really flower them up.

adam wasn't injured, and that's why he didn't get weeks, but it was still a dog thing to do, and potentially dangerous, completely out of play and unnecessary. He got what he deserved.

[Capper]

let their old man sort it out. In my day if one kid got hurt trying to hurt the other, it was his own fault. The fact that Joel did what he did might get him sent to his room for an hour an thats it

[Tominator]

he didn't deserve a reprimand, it shouldn't have been looked at.... the MRP is a farce

[Ziplock]

what about the montagna incident last year, when he bumped a player who had a broken collar bone and was trying to leave the field?
didhe get weeks for that? (honestly cant remember lol.) he deserved them anyway. Same situation, except this time the player wasn't injured. Just because their brothers doesn't mean flower all, an injured player is still an injured player.

[Capper]

Geelong confirm they will not risk contesting a charge against skipper Joel Selwood, despite strongly disagreeing with it.

[PowerBug]

what about the montagna incident last year, when he bumped a player who had a broken collar bone and was trying to leave the field?
didhe get weeks for that? (honestly cant remember lol.) he deserved them anyway. Same situation, except this time the player wasn't injured. Just because their brothers doesn't mean flower all, an injured player is still an injured player.

Ed Curnow is the name you want. :)

[LF]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144496/default.aspx

Article from Damian Barrett about the incident and he believes it should be overturned.

[Chelskiman]

what about the montagna incident last year, when he bumped a player who had a broken collar bone and was trying to leave the field?
didhe get weeks for that? (honestly cant remember lol.) he deserved them anyway. Same situation, except this time the player wasn't injured. Just because their brothers doesn't mean flower all, an injured player is still an injured player.

It's completely different.  The Montagna case the player was trying to leave the field.  The Selwood case he got up and went over right away and gave him the smallest of shoves.  No way it deserved a reprimand.  I don't even care if they're borthers or not, the decision is a poor one.  No wonder our great game has the label of "soft" these days.  A complete joke is all that situation was.

[Spinking]

Just my observation, but didn't Adam lay a heavy bump on Joel and come off second best?  Im not even sure Joel would have known that Adam was particularly hurt. 

Definitely against injured players being targeted, but surely common sense would say that Joel had no intention of further injuring or even hurting his brother.