3 weeks for Wellingham is a joke!

[Range Rover 1,935]

.... Lynden Dunn would have got 6 for the same hit.

[biggestred 4,398]

3 weeks!!!!!!!!!

in other words, that hit is as bad as trengoves tackle.

wow.

[biggestred 4,398]

dunn out for 1

frawley gets a reprimand for striking

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I agree it was a [censored] weak hit, but couldn't see him getting anymore than 3 or 4. I hate it when players have no intent to make high contact with a legitimate bump or tackle and for whatever reason there is contact to the head and gets the same suspension to someone who throws a deliberate elbow or in Wellingham's case attacks a player who is in a compromised position where his intention is clearly to flatten him.

[Diablo Deemon 220]

Better than what Wojinski got for the hit on Viney. Apparently byes are considered when giving a penalty

Tribunal is nuts.

[BAMF 3,812]

meh... i think a lot of people were baying for blood. the ball was in the air and he had a chance of marking. if he didnt bracevhimself for impact and didnt take his eyes off the ball it would have been play on.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

I still haven't seen footage of it. anyone got a link?

[jane02 3,490]

The MRC are a joke

[Range Rover 1,935]

[Forest Demon 4,681]

meh... i think a lot of people were baying for blood. the ball was in the air and he had a chance of marking. if he didnt bracevhimself for impact and didnt take his eyes off the ball it would have been play on.

But he did brace for contact and did take his eyes off the ball and took advantage of a player in a very vulnerable position.

There are numerous opportunities for hits like this every single game, but if you are not going to genuinely attempt to mark the ball, you simply have to pull up, everyone else seems to be able to. Would open pandora's box for huge cheap shots if they opened the door to that.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Cheers.

Well that looked pretty grim. 3 weeks hey? Trengove would have got 5 plus. I dare anyone to challenge me.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Can the AFL step in and overturn an MRP decision?

Blues must be seething. May have been out of character for Wellingham but that doesn't diminish what was an absolute dog act.

[Jaded No More 59,362]

Did I completely miss Dunn and Frawley smacking their opponent?

Probably too busy blowing a fuse in anger!

[jnrmac 19,351]

Wellingham left the ground as well. He jumped into him which was supposed to be a complete no no.

After Trengove's tackle on Dangerfield he came out and kicked 6 the following week - despite being 'concussed'.

So much for "impact" on a player affecting the MRP sentence. Simpson is out for at least 4 weeks with a broken jaw.

I've got it!! The MRP mistook Simpson for Colin Sylvia - the league punching bag!!!!!!!!

Actually we'd all be better of without an MRP. Useless joke.

Edited July 9, 2012 by jnrmac

[Mac7 309]

meh... i think a lot of people were baying for blood. the ball was in the air and he had a chance of marking. if he didnt bracevhimself for impact and didnt take his eyes off the ball it would have been play on.

But he never looks at the ball, tucks his shoulder in, jumps in the air and hits him high causing substantial injury.

Terrible decision and completely inconsistent with other rulings!!

[Viney12 196]

Cheers.

Well that looked pretty grim. 3 weeks hey? Trengove would have got 5 plus. I dare anyone to challenge me.

Wellingham did get 5, down to 3 with an early plea

Matt White's hit on Frawley was far, far worse - the outcome could've been very ugly

[71 Molloy 266]

Between this and the goal review failure not a good week for Mr Anderson. Any chance of anyone being held to account?

[biggestred 4,398]

Wellingham did get 5, down to 3 with an early plea

Matt White's hit on Frawley was far, far worse - the outcome could've been very ugly

he got 3 weeks too. but i disgree that it was worse! wellinghams was a disgraceful act

[daisycutter 28,704]

Change the post heading. He got 5 weeks

Misleading

Most here said 4-6 and he got 5

The issue really is the discounting

[Viney12 196]

he got 3 weeks too. but i disgree that it was worse! wellinghams was a disgraceful act

The outome was worse

But the position Chip was in, he could've ended up in a wheel chair

If you watch White, he actually deviates from his line to make sure he cops Chip in the head

[Range Rover 1,935]

Only a matter of when - not if - a player will be killed in one of these incidents.

[Radar Detector 1,339]

The only reason it's 3 weeks is his five year record of good behaviour. Trengove, for example, didn't have a good or bad prior record so really the panel assessed Wellingham's hit as nearly twice as bad.

[old dee 23,081]

Wellingham left the ground as well. He jumped into him which was supposed to be a complete no no.

After Trengove's tackle on Dangerfield he came out and kicked 6 the following week - despite being 'concussed'.

So much for "impact" on a player affecting the MRP sentence. Simpson is out for at least 4 weeks with a broken jaw.

I've got it!! The MRP mistook Simpson for Colin Sylvia - the league punching bag!!!!!!!!

Actually we'd all be better of without an MRP. Useless joke.

No I think you are wrong there Jnrmac

They would have charged Sylvia with recklessly trowing his head at an oncoming shoulder

[Mono 454]

But he never looks at the ball, tucks his shoulder in, jumps in the air and hits him high causing substantial injury.

Terrible decision and completely inconsistent with other rulings!!

I think it should have gone straight to the tribunial; no discounts.

[GolfBoyPro 43]

I reckon Wellingham should get (or any player) at least the equivalent time out of the game as the poor bugger he gutlessly crunched!!! I realise he got 5 reduced to 3, but no way would carltank think that is anywhere near compensation and i would agree with them!!!

Poor precedent set, AFL should step in on this one!!!