Sylvia Incident (March 2012)

[Bluelegs 36]

Butcher stuck his arm out jumped and turned his head away. Not even looking at the ball. He may not have gone up to hurt Sylvia but he didn't have any regard for his actions. It is the very definition of reckless.

Last year Sylvia slightly stuck his arm out while going for a bump and got two weeks.

[WhateverItTakes 17]

A little bit shocked that Butcher didn't get at least one week. He clearly knew the collision was coming and could have avoided it.

The melee that followed immediately after shows that the players saw something too, which I think is a little more reliable than a camera.

Also, just saw the incident that got Jones reprimanded (from 3 different camera views). He sat on the guy, and it was called striking. Whoops. Lucky he has a good record!

[RalphiusMaximus 6,048]

Me personally, don't think he should've been suspended but should've been given a reprimand and given a stern warning. I don't think there was any malice, but it was extremely reckless and has seriously injured Colin. Who knows what ramifications he could have in later life because of this? Neck and backs are always bad news.

Was there Malice in Trengove tackling Dangerfield last year? In that case they took the supposedly serious nature of the injury into account and declared it illegal anyway. The same should apply here. This is yet another case of bias in the administration. Certain clubs get away with murder (or close to in this case) while others can't even breath on the opposition without being penalised.

[Webber 10,465]

Hi 'Webber', do the fractured bony hooks displace? Do they sometimes need aligning? What stops the muscle ligament attachment from pulling them apart from alignment?

cheers, DL.

Sorry for the delayed reply......these bony extensions are largely held 'non-displaced' by the massive ligaments attaching to them. There is no singular force pulling them this way or that....it's multidirectional, thus they stay in place. In answer to another query, if his pain subsides well, and he is able to move completely freely and with full force, he COULD be back sooner, but the fractures won't be united. Thus, if he were to get another impact/s in that area, it would perpetuate the non-union, and that's a problem. They'll be conservative I would think, given the season's start, and keep him out minimum 6 weeks from the injury date, which would mean round 5 return.

[TheVoice 33]

"One player Maxwell may have been due to mind this weekend, West Coast forward Quinten Lynch, is also set to be missing after receiving a one-match ban for charging, which cannot be downgraded because of his bad record.

The Eagles may choose to fight that verdict at the tribunal tonight because Lynch does not risk a longer ban if the challenge is unsuccessful, just additional carry-over points.

While his impact to the back of Scott McMahon on Sunday came just after the Roos defender had taken a mark, Fraser reckoned Lynch's forceful approach breached his "duty of care as a player".

"If you go into the contest . . . knees-first like that, even though there's an attempt to hit the ball right at the end there, we think that's worthy of a charge of charging," Fraser said.

"Going into a marking contest like that . . . has the potential . . . that you break somebody's back."" (The Age, 11/09/12)

Pretty sure Scott McMahon's vertebrae are all still in place.

Makes me laugh.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Geez. I'm certain I am not the only one who saw a thread called 'Sylvia Incident' on the forum and thought [censored], what has Colin done now. Thank god it was just this one bumped.

[TheVoice 33]

Oops! Sorry guys.

Didn't think of that.

[monoccular 17,427]

"One player Maxwell may have been due to mind this weekend, West Coast forward Quinten Lynch, is also set to be missing after receiving a one-match ban for charging, which cannot be downgraded because of his bad record.

The Eagles may choose to fight that verdict at the tribunal tonight because Lynch does not risk a longer ban if the challenge is unsuccessful, just additional carry-over points.

While his impact to the back of Scott McMahon on Sunday came just after the Roos defender had taken a mark, Fraser reckoned Lynch's forceful approach breached his "duty of care as a player".

"If you go into the contest . . . knees-first like that, even though there's an attempt to hit the ball right at the end there, we think that's worthy of a charge of charging," Fraser said.

"Going into a marking contest like that . . . has the potential . . . that you break somebody's back."" (The Age, 11/09/12)

Pretty sure Scott McMahon's vertebrae are all still in place.

Makes me laugh.

But we all know that the MRP is an absolute joke. This disparity just proves it yet again.