Grahaml wrote:I do believe the SWFC should have taken action years ago. I also believe the SWFC will benefit by this action now being forced on them by the league. However, it still seems unfair. They were given a penalty, which the tribunal deemed fair for their actions. To bring in another penalty on top of that one, which at the time was apparently enough, is just not in the spirit of the entire game IMHO.
A 12 game ban is a long time, and adding 12 months to that penalty means a lot of time to think about how they go about their footy in the future if another lengthy suspension means the end of their footballing days. Bear in mind that a drug cheat gets 1-2 years in most sports.
As I mentioned in my previous post, these blokes have had PLENTY of time to think about what they've done and at the end of the day,they have proven time and time again that the suspensions just dont work. What makes you think they're going to clean up their act because another years suspension is the penalty if they play up again? It means nothing to blokes like that..
Why should some poor innocent bloke who just wants to play footy, have to suffer at the hands of these blokes that can't do anything but headbutt and king hit? Do you think
that is in the spirit of the game? These blokes have been given a heap of punishments that have been deemed fit for their crime, and it doesnt stop them re-offending, so IMO its very fair..