HOW MANY WEEKS FOR BIG BAD BUSTLING BARRY?

[evans01]

Onya Bazza should never have been reported in the first place......!!!

i reckon it was self defence.....

[heater31]

7 = SOFT !!

What a message the AFL is sending...this will be the precedent for all further cases.

not really agreed it was reckless, high and off the ball but Staker is still a fair chance to pull the jumper on again this week. if he had a broken jaw on the other hand then its a different story.......

[NO-MERCY]

Thought 8 first up, then the more i looked at it, he should of got 10.
I like the bloke as a footballer but he didn't send a good message to the young kids in particular.

[Wedgie]

Thought 8 first up, then the more i looked at it, he should of got 10.
I like the bloke as a footballer but he didn't send a good message to the young kids in particular.

You weren't far off the mark first up then as he was 10 points away from 8.

As long as he got more than 6.5 I was happy.

[Mr66]

if he had a broken jaw on the other hand then its a different story.......

Why?
It was only good fortune that Staker didn't suffer a break of some kind.
A punch like that should be punished severly regardless of the injury (not)inflicted.

[Rotter]

think you will find it was adam hunter rotter

Quite correct, I was getting my Adams, Kingleys & Hunters confused. Regardless, I bet you the West Coast boys had a laugh at his submission to Hall during the post match video review.

[westozfalcon]

I think that in all cases where multiple-week suspensions are handed down the offending player should be forced to serve one of those weeks when his team next plays the side against whom he committed the offence - even if it carries over to the next season.

This way at least the 'victims' team receives some benefit.

In Barry Hall's case this won't matter as due to the quirky draw the Swans play the Eagles in 6 weeks time anyway.

Still I reckon it's something the AFL should consider applying in future.

[sydney-dog]

IMO he should of got 10-12, considering he will miss 8 weeks due to his injury

[carey18]

When is Barry up before the united nations? With the media beat up i had the feeling he was up before them

[redden whites]

bloody hell ,If you get your appendix taken out during a suspension does that get added as well.I have never heard such rot.

[RustyCage]

Seven is too soft, should have been 10. At least.

[bazza1]

Onya Bazza should never have been reported in the first place......!!!

i reckon it was self defence.....

Im with you mate!

[CUTTERMAN]

All in all I reckon Baz has handled himself pretty well in all of this, if only he had the same thought earlier.

[bazza1]

All in all I reckon Baz has handled himself pretty well in all of this, if only he had the same thought earlier.

i think he hates the BBBB tag, and he is truly remorseful for what he has done. He hasnt been done since 2002, he is no angel, but he regrets his actions.

[SCD]

IMO he should of got 10-12, considering he will miss 8 weeks due to his injury

Sydney play the Crows in Round 17....

It's quite clear he should have got 13 weeks

[Psyber]

IMO he should of got 10-12, considering he will miss 8 weeks due to his injury

Sydney play the Crows in Round 17....

It's quite clear he should have got 13 weeks

it is obvious the suspension should be applied after he has recovered from the broken wrist - they should be consecutive, not simultaneous otherwise he has gotten off scot free. The victim should take civil action too. And isn't a trained boxer assaulting someone a criminal offence?? If it isn't it should be.

[smac]

IMO he should of got 10-12, considering he will miss 8 weeks due to his injury

Sydney play the Crows in Round 17....

It's quite clear he should have got 13 weeks

it is obvious the suspension should be applied after he has recovered from the broken wrist - they should be consecutive, not simultaneous otherwise he has gotten off scot free. The victim should take civil action too. And isn't a trained boxer assaulting someone a criminal offence?? If it isn't it should be.

Why should they be consecutive? If he was only injured (and not reported/suspended), would they create an extra 6 weeks in the season to compensate for the injury?

[Psyber]

..Why should they be consecutive? If he was only injured (and not reported/suspended), would they create an extra 6 weeks in the season to compensate for the injury?

Only 'cos that would then add up to about what I think he really deserves, and 'cos I am a Crows supporter and agree with Scaffidi!
[I thought that motive was obvious when I quoted him.]

[smac]

My bad then.

[The Big Shrek]

IMO he should of got 10-12, considering he will miss 8 weeks due to his injury

Sydney play the Crows in Round 17....

It's quite clear he should have got 13 weeks

it is obvious the suspension should be applied after he has recovered from the broken wrist - they should be consecutive, not simultaneous otherwise he has gotten off scot free. The victim should take civil action too. And isn't a trained boxer assaulting someone a criminal offence?? If it isn't it should be.

I said before on this thread Psyber that there is an assumed consent to contact in contact sports. When the kind of contact is outside of what can be expected then there is an assault.

Interesting that there was a similar hit in the Hills league last week. The majority of posters in that thread are in favour of legal action whereas most people here are against it. Perhaps people identify more with the person hit in that circumstance but why should the level of football played make a difference.