Ogilthorpe wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:Keyser Soze wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:
17yo standing up to a thug is hardly a "coward punch"
Not the way to react though, hence 4 weeks
Nice story though, where you from?
Perhaps just another coward not willing to say what their club is.
So he's guilty of a coward punch, can consider himself lucky to only get 4 weeks with some of the recent decisions at the tribunal.
No, guilty of a punch only and got the penalty it deserved.
However, a shattered jaw in finals got 5 weeks, a retaliation punch in this case got 4 - I would suggest this was quite harsh in comparison with recent decisions.
This incident happened directly in front of me and the kids at the northern end goals and did not look good at all. Did not see any provocation, Very lucky to only get the 4 games. Obviously all the coverage in the media regarding this type of assault has fallen on deaf ears. Worst bit was the youngest being in tears and now not wanting to have anything to do with footy anymore.
So this "assault" was so horrific and terrible that over two weeks passed before WLF or Ogilthorpe or whichever account you are going to log in with next suddenly had a bolt of inspiration that this "disgusting" event needed to be discussed???
A 17 year old kid is missing 4 weeks for retaliating following a number of incidents where he was targeted for intimidation with multiple punches to the back of the head and body. I am not condoning his response, but it was punished accordingly as it should have been. He is not the first player to do something wrong, and certainly wont be the last. If you had such an issue with it, then maybe you should have raised it at the time, rather than pumping it up over two weeks later as some sensationalist bullshit, even adding in the old "won't someone think of the children" rubbish.
...and what is with you Marion people not selecting that in your profile? Ashamed? No pride in your club?