3 weeks for Wellingham is a joke!

[beelzebub 22,349]

get with it....He's COLLINGWOOD !!!!! different rules apply

[Pates 9,537]

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

That was my thought as well, there are incidents that are deemed too much for MRP and can't have discounts attached to it. That should've applied here and it should've been minimum 4 weeks. The bloke has a fractured jaw and will be out for four weeks.

With the Frawley incident, the footage on the AFL website is the first i've seen it again, and apart from it looking worse than what I thought at the game I've got to give credit to Riewoldt for staying with and clearly being concerned about Chip.

Edited July 9, 2012 by Pates

[daisycutter 28,691]

That was my thought as well, there are incidents that are deemed too much for MRP and can't have discounts attached to it. That should've applied here and it should've been minimum 4 weeks. The bloke has a fractured jaw and will be out for four weeks.

With the Frawley incident, the footage on the AFL website is the first i've seen it again, and apart from it looking worse than what I thought at the game I've got to give credit to Riewoldt for staying with and clearly being concerned about Chip.

I certainly think double discounting (as in this case) should be discretionary

He should have only got one of the discounts

[Demon2 58]

i an't believe his hit has been graded the same as trengove's tackle last year......the MRP and AFL are making a mockery of our game.

[beelzebub 22,349]

i an't believe his hit has been graded the same as trengove's tackle last year......the MRP and AFL are making a mockery of our game.

theyve been doing that for a long long time. Muppets.

[Mono 454]

i an't believe his hit has been graded the same as trengove's tackle last year......the MRP and AFL are making a mockery of our game.

It wasn't:

Wellingham: 5 weeks, reduced to 4 because he has played long enough for a clean slate, reduced to 3 with early plee.

Trengove: 3 weeks, hasn't played long enough to earn a clean slate, challenged finding, no reduction

Having said that, should have gone strait to tribunal; dog act was deliberate.

Ed.: bold highlight

Edited July 9, 2012 by Mono

[Guest lambtotheslaughter]

Poor old Wellingham

If he had gotten Colin he would have been free to play next week

[picket fence 15,568]

Get over it people. Some of you have played Footy would know about intent and split second decision making in football so I'll give yas all a lesson "Fence style" from my experience!

Commitment to contest? Wellingham was committed and he would have been dragged if less committed!

Launch into air? Yeah well maybe only aspect which was unfortunate! Well we sanitise the game so much these days and Footy today is nowhere near like it was in the seventies or Eighties.The old fashioned shirt front was a thing to behold!

Busted Jaw? Yeah well unfortunate and by Wellinghams admission not the desired outcome, but footy is a tough game!! I copped the same injury in similar circumstances when I played and cracked one or two myself in heat of battle.Unfortunate but part of a tough sport.. Or at least it used to be!!

Real Question would we be spewing as much if Wellingham was one of our own??

Yeah I thought so

I would gladly have Wellingham at the Dees and in this instance in heat of battle things do happen! I am prepared to give Wellingham the benefit of the doubt this time.

I really love watching Rod Grinter and Byron Pickett' running around in the Red and Blue. What I would give for a reincarnated version of these two today! Might just give us a touch of intimidation, something we sure do lack, eh?

Edited July 10, 2012 by picket fence

[45HG 1,539]

Cameron gets off and is still eligible for the Rising Star Award.

[Chook 14,616]

If the penalty is over a month, you should get no dispensation for good behaviour.

[TheVoice 33]

Get over it people. Unless you have played Footy some of you "Keyboard Hero's" would know Sheeite about intent and split second decision making in football so I'll give yas all a lesson "Fence style"

Commitment to contest? Wellingham was committed and he would have been dragged if less committed!

Launch into air? Yeah well maybe only aspect which was unfortunate! well we sanitise the game so much these days quite a few players I used to love watching in the Red and Blue were no less "Gun Ho" but gees we used to love the end result.. Now don't tell fibs you loved it as I did!

Busted Jaw? Yeah well footy is a tough game!! I copped the same injury in similar circumstances when I played and cracked one or two myself in heat of battle.Unfortunate but part of a tough sport.. Or at least it used to be!!

Real Question would we be spewing as much if Wellingham was one of our own??

Yeah I thought so

Gees I used to love blokes like Byron Pickett and Rod Grinter running around for us

Didn't you?

Wish we had em back !! Now like the sound of that!!

Ok I'll bite. Split second my arse! The guy ran 40m to a marking contest and still didn't get his hands anywhere near the pill.

Instead this gutless wonder tucked his arm in and launched into the air breaking a truly brave ball player going back with the flight.

Tough sport? Well it still is. Just wonder if Kade Simpson was your son would you still have the same opinion on that being just part of the game.

I've played footy too. I'm sure many on here have. Have been on the receiving end of plenty and done a few things I'm not proud of but I still know that Wellingham's act was against all tough football is about.

Be interested to see if he has what it takes to go back with the flight next time against Carlton.