another nail in the mrp coffin (i hope)

Do the crime, do the time. Regardless of whether the rules are stupid or not, he [censored] up and deserved a week. Useless as usual, the whole system is a farce.

Wow...The system has left itself wide open now....

Lawyers will be busy next week clearing players for a Grand Final!!!

you have a funny definition of crime

lot of worse stuff doesn't even attract a charge

The point is the inconsistency is an absolute joke for a so called "professional" sport.

Simple fact is he CHOSE to bump a player 7 meters from the ball with the intent to throw him off balance and prevent him from impacting the game's next contest. He elected to jump off the ground and as a result made contact with the head and caused Selwood to bleed. This action took Selwood out of the game for at least 5 minutes, during which time North capitalized with a goal.

And this sniping little turd, great a player as he is, has form. Got no sympathy for him whatsoever.

But as usual the AFL just make the rules up as they go.

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by Lamashtu

you have a funny definition of crime

lot of worse stuff doesn't even attract a charge

The bump lives, long live the bump !!!

The point is the inconsistency is an absolute joke for a so called "professional" sport.

Simple fact is he CHOSE to bump a player 7 meters from the ball with the intent to their him off balance and prevent him from impacting the game's next contest. He elected to jump off the ground and as a result made contact with the head and caused Selwood to bleed. This action took Selwood out of the game for at least 5 minutes, during which time North capitalized with a goal.

And this sniping little turd, great a player as he is, has form. Got no sympathy for him whatsoever.

But as usual the AFL just make the rules up as they go.

Agreed!! Especially "sniping little turd,"

Just the AFL. Is anyone surprised?

After the drug saga, it is pretty clear that the AFL just do what they want.

There is no structure or integrity.

I know a lot of demonland aren't boomer fans but really I personally don't want to see quality players rubbed out of finals for incidents like that

I know a lot of demonland aren't boomer fans but really I personally don't want to see quality players rubbed out of finals for incidents like that

[censored] him!!!

This was always going to happen. The form of the tribunal is that he will appeal and be let off.

You are a seriously gifted individual GNF.

I know a lot of demonland aren't boomer fans but really I personally don't want to see quality players rubbed out of finals for incidents like that

Finals shouldn't matter.

Star players, finals, old players, finals.. It should not matter.

Rules should be rules.

The AFL has clearly shown over the past couple of years why it will only ever be an Australian Sport.

Anyone know the reason for the judgement? Was it downgraded to negigible impact or something? We know he chose to bump and contact was high. Then again it is impossible not to get Selwood high no matter what you are doing so maybe that was the reason?

I'm looking on the bright side of this. It'll bring much greater joy to see Norf go down with the TV cameras honed in on the little sook.

Finals shouldn't matter.

Star players, finals, old players, finals.. It should not matter.

Rules should be rules.

The AFL has clearly shown over the past couple of years why it will only ever be an Australian Sport.

Okay, correct, blokes should not be suspended for that because it was little more than a fairy tap and did about as much damage as being hit by an ice cream

I would have thought it would be classed as insufficient force to constitute a report. Didn't give him a concussion, didn't sit him on his arse.

Sure Joel Selwood bled all night but his eye brow would be paper thin, he's been cut there so many times

Just throwing it out there, but this is pretty much exactly what happened

I bet if he had a Sydney jumper on he wouldn't get a week no matter his past record!

The bump lives, long live the bump !!!

Only till someone less high-profile does it.

Anyone know the reason for the judgement? Was it downgraded to negigible impact or something? We know he chose to bump and contact was high. Then again it is impossible not to get Selwood high no matter what you are doing so maybe that was the reason?

Insufficient force and Selwoods testemony and medical records saying that he goes off with the blood rule so often and has so much scare tissue on his eyebrow that would cause it to bleed for way longer then a normal person. Well that's the jist of it anyway

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by Hellfish

Only till someone less high-profile does it.

youre probably right

I know a lot of demonland aren't boomer fans but really I personally don't want to see quality players rubbed out of finals for incidents like that

I don't want to see ordinary players rubbed out of any games for incidents like that.

I bet if he had a Sydney jumper on he wouldn't get a week no matter his past record!

I liked what one bloke on big footy said.

If Harvey was in a Sydney jumper, Selwood would've been reported for headbutting.

I don't want to see ordinary players rubbed out of any games for incidents like that.

True, he shouldn't of been suspended in the first place. I have no problem with it

If he played for Melbourne he would appeal and get 2 weeks instead.

#demonlyf.

Common sense prevails despite the lack of love for Boomer.

Kudos Selwood.