Not defending his action but this is a reactionary punishment based on the media outrage drummed up this weekend. If this happened a month ago? 4 weeks.

Just think of how many ludicrous punches ended up being fines or, worse, overlooked. How many elbows to the heads were even cited? Nothing to see when Selwood elbows Mitchell in the head as he's lying defenceless on the ground. Nothing against Schofield because the media decided Oliver was staging. Nothing against Cotchin's jumper punch because he plays for Richmond and he's a great bloke with lots of mates in the media.

4 minutes ago, willmoy said:

Even though they were dressed in Sydney F C jumpers it was the Media standing around Bugg in that photo with a shredded top he looked conspicuously like someone from that night of the Last Supper. Who are they to judge............ 

I look forward to Bugg's resurrection and ascension.

25 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Well he won't do that again.

 

Are you sure? Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

28 minutes ago, DemonWheels said:

Bloody hell thats a long time to train with your mates and not play - hope he can turn it into something positive.

Does he have any left?

2 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Not defending his action but this is a reactionary punishment based on the media outrage drummed up this weekend. If this happened a month ago? 4 weeks.

Just think of how many ludicrous punches ended up being fines or, worse, overlooked. How many elbows to the heads were even cited? Nothing to see when Selwood elbows Mitchell in the head as he's lying defenceless on the ground. Nothing against Schofield because the media decided Oliver was staging. Nothing against Cotchin's jumper punch because he plays for Richmond and he's a great bloke with lots of mates in the media.

The problem was that Mills got concussion. If it was just the punch and nothing else it might have been say three weeks.

The concussion meant poor Buggy had his penalty doubled!

Didn't Barry Hall get 7 weeks for his KO on Staker?

 

By my reasoning Buggs incident was (IMO) about 1/2 as bad as that was. Should have been given 4 - incident was no worse than Houli.

 

 

Trial by media. Six weeks is a joke when Houli received four. 

23 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

6 weeks ... ridiculous

 

Yes bb it should have been eight.

we have had many instances of players hitting players behind play, in play, in melees etc over the years.  buggs penalty seems excessive given the norm. I agree with others that this is a political thing to prove the afl is tough on violence at least for one match this week.  Still remember tingay getting his jaw broken and the eagle player did not get any sort of penalty. Oliver gets hit in the face nothing for his attacker, even though it ticked many of the same boxes as buggs.

6 is a touch harsh but it's time to move on. Bugg will be back to be a more disciplined pest for our September campaign.

1 minute ago, The Lobster Effect said:

The problem was that Mills got concussion. If it was just the punch and nothing else it might have been say three weeks.

Yet Houli got 4 for KOing a guy. Didn't resident AFL-thug-but-member-of-golden-club-GWS Toby Greene get 2 for a clearly late punch to the head?

We are consistently treated with a different set of rules to other clubs with suspensions, both in how our players are treated (Hogan, Lewis, Bugg) and how those are treated who instigate acts against our players (Schofield).

6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Trial by media. Six weeks is a joke when Houli received four. 

Did anyone think there would be some consistency with the tribunal???????

We always pay the price. 

Edited July 4, 20178 yr by DemonOX

The conventional wisdom, otherwise known as the media, said 6 weeks. So in light of recent events he was always going to get 6.

This passed week will be the making of us as a footy club. Time to learn the lessons and take them forward.

1 hour ago, No10 said:

I have a real problem with this, because on one hand it makes sense, if Brayshaw was concussed by a punch and was forced to retire then he'd have every right.  But can we really expect assault cases from a sporting field?

So is it ok to assault someone on a football field?

Not in my book.

19 minutes ago, willmoy said:

Even though they were dressed in Sydney F C jumpers it was the Media standing around Bugg in that photo with a shredded top he looked conspicuously like someone from that night of the Last Supper. Who are they to judge............ 

Must say ... the exact same thought struck me ... straight out of a Renaissance painting

4 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

Did anyone think there would be some consistency with the tribunal???????

We always pay the price. 

The only consistency is they never miss an opportunity to hit us with the fullest extent of their punishment scale.

They also never miss an opportunity to protect players on their protected species list (and we all know which players are on that one) with ludicrously inadequate punishments that border on farce.

Edited July 4, 20178 yr by SaberFang

Seems genuinely remorseful. Glad he and the club didn't defend the action or try to reduce the sentence. Cop it and move on. 

Has a long road back now. 

11 minutes ago, The Lobster Effect said:

The problem was that Mills got concussion. If it was just the punch and nothing else it might have been say three weeks.

The concussion meant poor Buggy had his penalty doubled!

Lewis broke Cripp's jaw and only got three weeks, the Friday night lights didn't help this penalty!!! 

 

Mills Le will play this week... he walked off the ground under his own esteem

4 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

Did anyone think there would be some consistency with the tribunal???????

We always pay the price. 

Unfortunately Bugg is paying the price for last weeks circus. 

5 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Now some guy named Nathan Jones is unfairly maligning Bugg for his innocuous act of self-defense!

Nathan Jones says Tom Bugg has burnt trust with the Demons following Callum Mills hit

Melbourne midfielder Tom Bugg has "burnt a fair bit of trust" within the club following his crude off-the-ball hit on Sydney defender Callum Mills, according to Demons co-captain Nathan Jones.

 

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/nathan-jones-says-tom-bugg-has-burnt-trust-with-the-demons-following-callum-mills-hit-20170703-gx41li.html

 

did you read the article? or just the bit the editor picked out... FFS  the headline could have just as easily been the bit about how they are going to help and work with Bugg...

 

 

For the record I am happy with anything up to 6 weeks and do not think the team Bugg plays for will make the slightest difference 

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

Seems genuinely remorseful. Glad he and the club didn't defend the action or try to reduce the sentence. Cop it and move on. 

Has a long road back now. 

It is hard to see him back before the end of the season.

His suspension ends with two games to go, he is not a good enough player to walk back in So needs a couple of games at Casey and that is the end.

He is lucky he has a contract for next year or it might have been sad.

1 minute ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

did you read the article? or just the bit the editor picked out... FFS  the headline could have just as easily been the bit about how they are going to help and work with Bugg...

 

 

For the record I am happy with anything up to 6 weeks and do not think the team Bugg plays for will make the slightest difference 

Calm down there tiger... and, yes I did.  Here's a few more snippets for you: 

 

"I didn't find it funny at all, I initially thought that he's in a lot of strife," Jones told RSN radio on Tuesday.

"Obviously it's not something we stand for as a footy club, it's a really terrible look for the game."

"I know Tommy is really remorseful and he's probably burnt a fair bit of trust with the playing group and the coaching group, but in saying that we'll help him through and give him all the support he needs and educate him as much we can and he'll be looking at a fair stint on sidelines and he's got a lot of work to do in that regard."

"There is no defending what he did," Jones said.

 

Is there something I've misrepresented..?

 

11 minutes ago, Wolfmother said:

Lewis broke Cripp's jaw and only got three weeks, the Friday night lights didn't help this penalty!!! 

 

Mills Le will play this week... he walked off the ground under his own esteem

lewis actually got 2 weeks. the extra week was added due to his carry over prior from 2016

Six weeks is fair, I just hope he now gets the Terlich treatment.

I really like Bugg. He will be missed on the ground.

But not nearly as much as Viney and Jones whose absences really concern me.

At least the 'bruise free' football era has well and truly been put to bed.