Tex Walker's vicious act

[spirit of norm smith 16,443]

Wake up MRP 

WALKERs act was unduly rough play and deserved at least 2 weeks reduced to one week on guilty plea ... FFS AFL wake up to these dog acts

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Only reason I wanted a week was because we are playing them this weekend. Never really thought it would happen. If Hogan did it I'd be annoyed if he missed a week so we can't really complain. 

[Elwood 3184 1,301]

Walker's action was so bad that it obviously knocked Johannisen so senseless that he's re-signed for 5 more years at the Bulldogs.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,048]

Walker and Cotchin both get away with fines?  Who'd have thought? 

[samcantstandya 1,045]

38 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

Walker and Cotchin both get away with fines?  Who'd have thought? 

I reckon the commentators try and influence the verdict by downplaying it when the highlight it. I thought both should've gotten a week

[samcantstandya 1,045]

Just now, samcantstandya said:

I reckon the commentators try and influence the verdict by downplaying it when the highlight it. I thought both should've gotten a week

My daughter agrees with me 2

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,753]

I reiterate what I said above. In this particular incident, a fine is the only wrong answer. He's either guilty or he's not. If not guilty, no penalty, and I could live with that. But if he's guilty, it must warrant a suspension. 

[Akum 2,660]

On 10 July 2017 at 8:03 PM, RalphiusMaximus said:

Walker and Cotchin both get away with fines?  Who'd have thought? 

Don't have to see the incident, can reliably predict the penalty just by knowing which players are involved.

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,819]

On Saturday, July 08, 2017 at 0:20 PM, brendan said:

I think he should be in trouble as it's a very danderous act and no different to pushing someone into the fence, will he get suspended? Im not convinced the AFL Has a way of protecting high profile players, will be interested to see how it plays out most commentators and so called experts are already putting it in the accident basket 

I've rarely seen players get any punishment, free kick against or anything for this act.  Granted, some of these are on the low end, but I think it's potentially so dangerous, completely gutless and outside the spirit of the game... instead we'll all get carried away with a young red head who has a bit of a chat back to the dick spectator who just sledge him.

I'm not so sure about Tex's case.  At first we I viewed it I took his word that it was more or less accidental, but even time I watch it, it looks less and less unintentional.  I keep coming back to how skilled AFL players can be when they have the ball, evading a player or kicking a goal as an objective, but then how down right clumbsy they get in incidents like this one.

Edited July 11, 2017 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter