Bernie Vince Suspended for 1 Week

[JV7 2,368]

Bernie threw an elbow to the throat of Macmillan in the 3rd quarter. Was late and high contact.. The replay I saw initially I thought he was in trouble but haven't seen a replay since. Think he may miss the collingwood game, anyone else see the incident ? thoughts  

[whatwhat say what 23,072]

i still reckon he missed.

[picket fence 17,730]

Will be offered 2 reduced to an early plea for one! IMV

[jnrmac 20,205]

4 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

i still reckon he missed.

I agree

[Deecisive 1,709]

he may have missed by he was still wearing a Melbourne jumper they will give him 2 weeks

[Phadraig 760]

One week with an early plea I'm feeling, hopefully just a reprimand though

[mo64 5,881]

Insufficient force, no damage to player. Will get 1 week for stupidity, but offered a fine with an early guilty plea.

[Earl Hood 6,115]

He is Gawn for at least 2 looking at the video! 

[RalphiusMaximus 6,099]

I only saw it on a small screen, but from that footage it would be hard to justify a suspension.  Low impact, didn't really get him high.  I think he should be ok. 

[WhyAlwaysMe 237]

he's very lucky he missed

[Maldonboy38 6,406]

2 weeks for that. Almost 2 steps after the player kicked the ball, deliberate, high, and dont fool yourself that that didn't  hurt. 

[Forest Demon 4,681]

He might get lucky as it barely made contact. Stupid action though.

[monoccular 17,607]

1 hour ago, DemonAndrew said:

i still reckon he missed.

Moloney...........missed........2 weeks

but then the MRP so severely confused, compromised and inconsistent, who knows?

[DeeSpencer 26,091]

Hope for a reprimand but likely 1 week. 

Silly. 

We are a long way off mastering anti social football at the moment. Too many dumb down fields and silly incidents. Senior players involved in some of them. 

I guess sometimes you have to cross the line to find the right spot when for a long time we've been no where near physical enough. Just wish it wasn't Bernie!

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

I think 1 week for stupidity alone... 

Am i the only one thinking that Bernie has had a pretty average start to the season? 

Don't get me wrong... I have a man crush on Bernie, but so many times today I saw him just hack the ball forward on a 90deg angle without even raising his eyes...

I understand the whole "move it forward quickly" mentality, but this action more often than not ends up with the opposition defenders marking uncontested and beginning a foray forward...

Was actually really annoying me today... I think if he does get a week, then a part of me will be looking forward to seeing the team dynamic without him...

[Wrecker45 3,378]

1 hour ago, DemonAndrew said:

i still reckon he missed.

Historically we are the only club ever to have had a player suspended for missing. 

[DeeSpencer 26,091]

13 minutes ago, KrazyJay said:

I think 1 week for stupidity alone... 

Am i the only one thinking that Bernie has had a pretty average start to the season? 

Don't get me wrong... I have a man crush on Bernie, but so many times today I saw him just hack the ball forward on a 90deg angle without even raising his eyes...

I understand the whole "move it forward quickly" mentality, but this action more often than not ends up with the opposition defenders marking uncontested and beginning a foray forward...

Was actually really annoying me today... I think if he does get a week, then a part of me will be looking forward to seeing the team dynamic without him...

The hacked kick forward is a weakness in his game for a player so very capable of getting out of trouble and using the ball well on both feet but we won't be better without him.

He made a difference going in to the middle against GWS in the last quarter and he was involved in our best passages and ran more than most others in the slops of round 2. I'd say he's got room to improve but wouldn't quite go as far as saying average.

[mattjm 151]

Needs a haircut and needs to move from half back to the midfield 

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

10 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

The hacked kick forward is a weakness in his game for a player so very capable of getting out of trouble and using the ball well on both feet but we won't be better without him.

He made a difference going in to the middle against GWS in the last quarter and he was involved in our best passages and ran more than most others in the slops of round 2. I'd say he's got room to improve but wouldn't quite go as far as saying average.

I tend to agree that we will not be better without him, but I won't be too upset as I think we will convincingly beat the filth next week...

Vince is great and I only question his method of moving the ball forward as it has irked me so far this year.

I have found myself struggling with crazy thoughts so far this season.... Most notable being the voice in my head telling me we have the wrong guy as captain... 

I need a lie down as the roller coaster ride we have endured thus far is clearly causing me some head trauma!

 

 

Edited April 10, 2016 by KrazyJay

[hardtack 10,689]

For those saying he missed, it's time for a visit to the umpires' sponsor. Was low impact but the intent is what will get him a week's holiday.

[P-man 13,366]

Hopefully he gets off through sheer luck of missing.

Unbeliavably stupid thing to do. He had a while think about it. We need him against the Pies. BOG last time of meeting.

[FireInTheBennelly 4,099]

6 minutes ago, hardtack said:

For those saying he missed, it's time for a visit to the umpires' sponsor. Was low impact but the intent is what will get him a week's holiday.

Can you get done on intent even if you miss? Geez, I must've seen 100 cheap shots just as bad miss and nothing ever said.

I can't give you the match times but if you can check out Grigg on Fyfe in the NAB Challenge. I'll be v upset if Vince goes for that. If it connected however, he'd be screwed, and it had the potential to be extremely bad.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

It's a shame if he does go, 2 of his best games were against Pendlebury last year. 

[RalphiusMaximus 6,099]

32 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Can you get done on intent even if you miss? Geez, I must've seen 100 cheap shots just as bad miss and nothing ever said.

I can't give you the match times but if you can check out Grigg on Fyfe in the NAB Challenge. I'll be v upset if Vince goes for that. If it connected however, he'd be screwed, and it had the potential to be extremely bad.

Moloney was.  They admitted that he hadn't made contact and still gave him two weeks because he clearly intended to make contact. 

[What 18,810]

Nothing in it but the tribunal is corrupt/incompetent as shown by their Essendon verdict and what they've done to Viney and Trengove in the past

Edited April 10, 2016 by Petraccattack