Steven May Suspended for 1 Match

[daisycutter 28,452]

it really boils down to impact to head being judged as medium before he hit the ground (not impact to chest/shoulder)

it wasn't, he gets downgraded to a fine.....qed 

[Gunna’s 1,775]

1 hour ago, chookrat said:

 

Also if we do appeal i believe the rules have changed so that May does not risk a longer suspension but instead the club have to pay a fine in the event we are unsuccessful. 

If there is no risk to the Geelong game in rd 2 then we have to appeal. 

Stupid act....but not worthy of a week. 

20 years ago berry would have braced and got back up. They (the afl) want free flowing footy from yester year, with that, i would like the bump back from yester year (albeit legal hard hits not to the head)

[daisycutter 28,452]

3 minutes ago, Gunna’s said:

If there is no risk to the Geelong game in rd 2 then we have to appeal. 

Stupid act....but not worthy of a week. 

20 years ago berry would have braced and got back up. They (the afl) want free flowing footy from yester year, with that, i would like the bump back from yester year (albeit legal hard hits not to the head)

the risk i think is coffing up $10k for appeal

[Dr. Gonzo 22,398]

2 hours ago, Paulo said:

Exactly what I thought, it also seemed a long time to allow berry to avoid may, I mean why should may get done for Berry's lack of awareness, may was stationary berry was moving, may is allowed to hold his ground and brace for impact.

 

It's a ridiculous suspension but all those saying May was stationary are blind. He clear moved towards Berry to initiate contact with him. Shouldn't get suspended due to the minimal impact but he definitely initiated contact

[Diamond_Jim 11,676]

17 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

the risk i think is coffing up $10k for appeal

if it is only the 10k risk then appeal.

Does this come out of the salary cap or the soft cap

[beelzebub 22,225]

1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It's a ridiculous suspension but all those saying May was stationary are blind. He clear moved towards Berry to initiate contact with him. Shouldn't get suspended due to the minimal impact but he definitely initiated contact

Anyone bracing themselves will lean forward.

The Brisbane player is clearly negligent to his own position and awareness.

[Damo 2,969]

Many people seem to forget what its like to be hit up and down when you arent braced against someone leaning into it.

Id say many dont remember or (more likely) just dont know. He got him a good one.

Very good chance of AFL making a martyr here and a possible 2 weeks if we go on to appeal.

I also thought Clarry was lucky to escape with a fine after what AFL had said about punches to the gut.

 

[Wiseblood 24,636]

1 minute ago, Damo said:

Many people seem to forget what its like to be hit up and down when you arent braced against someone leaning into it.

Id say many dont remember or (more likely) just dont know. He got him a good one.

 

No doubt he got him a good one, but was it high?  I don't think so.  You could argue he was winded more than anything as he got up and jogged off the ground. 

[Damo 2,969]

Just now, Wiseblood said:

  You could argue he was winded more than anything as he got up and jogged off the ground. 

Getting up and jogging off doesnt really mean much in my experience. In my day there was no concussion test.

I understand it was a true story that a tall Richmond forward came off wobbly after being lined up and Slug Jordan said to Tommy, he doesnt know who he is. Tommy said "Tell him he is Royce Hart and put him at centre half forward".

[beelzebub 22,225]

May can be a gorilla ( bless his little heart )

We know he can inflict hurt ( see above )

This wasn't that. He stood his ground.

If this club has any gonads it will too and back the player.

Otherwise...what are we

[DubDee 20,338]

I Thought they changed the rules so you don’t get punished for appealing? 

Thought you can appeal and not risk a game. 

No idea why May bumped him tbh.

[rjay 23,852]

14 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Anyone bracing themselves will lean forward.

The Brisbane player is clearly negligent to his own position and awareness.

Come on 'bub'...the Brisbane player wasn't negligent, he just didn't expect May to be so stupid.

It was a dumb act, a bit of a brain fade.

...but as 'Gonzo' said, minimal impact. A fine and move on.

[Dr.D 1,771]

3 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Sigh.

I hate the stupid off the ball bumps and sniping, but this was a 20-times-a-game shephard that just happend to hit awkwardly.

I don't see how a near-stationary player turning their body to receive the contact of someone running right at them (even if the opponent was just running stupidly rather than intentionally) can be a suspension offence.

 

you cant be serious. may clearly stepped into him to bump him. and he got him high. 

you could argue low contact but he flushed him pretty damn well

[Moonshadow 16,109]

3 minutes ago, rjay said:

Come on 'bub'...the Brisbane player wasn't negligent, he just didn't expect May to be so stupid.

It was a dumb act, a bit of a brain fade.

...but as 'Gonzo' said, minimal impact. A fine and move on.

Agree. May has a history of intentionally  bumping. Wasn't a smart thing to do in a preseason game at a new club arguably on big coin.

He got him flush on the chin with the point of his shoulder

Edited March 11, 2019 by Moonshadow

[dieter 3,325]

15 minutes ago, Damo said:

Many people seem to forget what its like to be hit up and down when you arent braced against someone leaning into it.

Id say many dont remember or (more likely) just dont know. He got him a good one.

Very good chance of AFL making a martyr here and a possible 2 weeks if we go on to appeal.

I also thought Clarry was lucky to escape with a fine after what AFL had said about punches to the gut.

 

It's ok for a Hawhtorn player to gut punch then?????

[Dr.D 1,771]

6 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

May can be a gorilla ( bless his little heart )

We know he can inflict hurt ( see above )

This wasn't that. He stood his ground.

If this club has any gonads it will too and back the player.

Otherwise...what are we

he opted to bump and got him high. yes it wasnt a big shirt front but May knew exactly what he was doing. he just didnt mean to get him high

[Robot Devil 1,895]

Y’know.... it’s really not the fact that May got 1 week for this that bothers me.

It’s that I am certain that in 5 to 6 rounds time this will not be applied to the same standard of consistency and the AFL will just ignore the difference. 

[Megatron 834]

1 hour ago, jnrmac said:

Actually you aren't allowed to do that at all. You are allowed to bump if the ball is within 5m but they cracked down on taking out a player that does the old give and go.

I’m not saying taking someone out intentionally. You can stand in their path and block their run. That’s all May was doing. He stood his ground and braced for contact. Berry did nothing at all to move out of the way of where May was standing. May turned to brace for contact and that’s it. You can see after contact, the momentum of May’s body went backward. If May had’ve lined him up and had his body weight going toward Berry, May would’ve end up standing over Berry or even falling over Berry after contact. 

Even Goodwin said he expected May to be right for round one. So I’m and many others on here are not the only ones to be slightly miffed about the decision.

[Dame Gaga 2,453]

8 minutes ago, Robot Devil said:

Y’know.... it’s really not the fact that May got 1 week for this that bothers me.

It’s that I am certain that in 5 to 6 rounds time this will not be applied to the same standard of consistency and the AFL will just ignore the difference. 

Exactly. It will be interesting to see if they apply the same criteria to a favourite player at another club, or a Brownlow favourite if he does a similar bump. Or will he be praised for being a hard player at the ball?

[Dr.D 1,771]

10 minutes ago, Megatron said:

I’m not saying taking someone out intentionally. You can stand in their path and block their run. That’s all May was doing. He stood his ground and braced for contact. Berry did nothing at all to move out of the way of where May was standing. May turned to brace for contact and that’s it. You can see after contact, the momentum of May’s body went backward. If May had’ve lined him up and had his body weight going toward Berry, May would’ve end up standing over Berry or even falling over Berry after contact. 

Even Goodwin said he expected May to be right for round one. So I’m and many others on here are not the only ones to be slightly miffed about the decision.

lol fancy the coach expecting his player to get off.

May knew he was bumping. Gee, we weren't born yesterday! 

[Megatron 834]

2 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

lol fancy the coach expecting his player to get off.

May knew he was bumping. Gee, we weren't born yesterday! 

Coaches know when a player is in trouble but Goodwin was confident about May having nothing to answer for. 

Difference between bumping and bracing. If May was bumping, Berry wouldn’t have woken up yet.

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 3,925]

No extra week for a failed challenge just a fine.

[Megatron 834]

49 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Anyone bracing themselves will lean forward.

The Brisbane player is clearly negligent to his own position and awareness.

I’m with u 110%

[Megatron 834]

2 hours ago, dieter said:

Also, play it at normal speed. 2 Brisbane boys offered token and very short-lived objections, no free kick awarded...

And May’s right foot seems to be planted firmly on the ground at the point of impact.

[Diamond_Jim 11,676]

There was nothing smart about that bump.

The area above the shoulders not just the head is protected if an earlier poster is correct and to me that sounds logical.

If there is doubt the club will appeal