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[beelzebub 23,313]

Probably when given the all clear by the medicos.. possibly requiring independent eval as well.

Hed have to be available for selection. Arguably posibbly open to some abuse I concede.. but it would make for a longer time out than present..

If the normal judgement was that his injury would have him out for 6 weeks. then possibly start it from then.

[Kit Walker 225]

Ben Johnson got 6 weeks for his hit on Bell last year, which was a deserved punishment for a very dangerous hit.

What Hall did, to me, is far more serious and was not even in play, yet he gets 7.

Bemusing to say the least.

Two things here:

Firstly, the in/behind play distinction was removed because of the previous Barry Hall case.

Secondly, I disagree with saying the Hall hit was "far more serious" than the Ben Johnson one. It looks much worse on footage but look at the potential for damage, and the actual damage caused by the respective incidents and tell me which one has had or will have more impact on the victim. Staker may play this week, and almost certainly will the week after.

7 weeks is well within the range for mine.

[leucopogon 1,519]

What I feel ought to be happening here is the penalty should only start when he's deemed fit to play..otherwise its really no penalty at all.

Good idea, but who would decided when he's fit to play.

Everyone's favorite footy medico, Dr Peter Larkins (sp?) of course.

Still think this penalty is soft as butter. He should have his wages docked as well.

At least karma dished out that brute some serious pain and inconvenience because the tribunal sure didn't!

[mauriesy 7,261]

I would have liked to have seen 10 weeks, 3 suspended. Any further transgression, and he really pays.

The suspension was for 10 weeks. He got 25% off for a guilty plea.