The incident is gaining international coverage. Cost us $500,000 for bringing the game into disrepute and I doubt anyone outside Australia would have even known about our situation.

BANG,4 weeks,

Neeeeeta still doing the business sitting on tribunal panel.

Lake 4 weeks! Got of lightly I feel!

Does that mean he won't be in vs us?

If he appeals unsuccessfully does he get 5?

Been a bad week for Harrises.

Exactly what happened, prior to that he just had him in a head lock.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-07-04/wrestlemania-under-the-roof

Watch around the 23 second mark, Lake has Petrie in a bit of a head lock but it is not across his throat, his left hand is on the ground then Petrie goes for Lake's eyes. Lake then loses the plot and his left hand grabs Petrie's throat.

Petrie is has a lot of media mates and I reckon he has got off pretty easily here.

I agree and it is a pity that Lake didn't bring this up - that it was actually he who was the retaliator, not Petrie (other than the head slammed into ground tackle that preceded it all)

Not even mentioned in the media, even when they went back into the slowmo replay

Edited July 8, 201411 yr by monoccular

I agree and it is a pity that Lake didn't bring this up - that it was actually he who was the retaliator, not Petrie (other than the head slammed into ground tackle that preceded it all)

Not even mentioned in the media, even when they went back into the slowmo replay

It has been mentioned in the media (AFL360 were talking that angle up last night)... bit either way, that should be no excuse for what he did... they should both do time and I agree with the picket fence... he got off lightly.

Edited July 8, 201411 yr by hardtack

Ugly. What a numpty - he probably was only going to squeeze out one more year, but it was with a premiership contender. He'll be chopped for sure and they'll go after Chippa in a massive way.