Gawndy the Great

No way in hell will that happen but I still agree with you 😂

The correct term for conduct is intentional and the ball was in play (he could have tackled him) so it can only be ruled as careless. You can take that to the bank - anything else is contrary to the actual definition. The only aspect up for discussion is impact. Is it low or medium. If it’s graded low I believe it’s now a 1 week (last year was a fine) and a medium is 2-3. If Kozzy gets medium, then Buddy has to get high as the player was concussed and will then likely face a 4+ week suspension. But I have zero faith in Michael Christiansen as i don’t have the highest opinion on his integrity given his track record.

Not sure whether the guidelines talk about the contact in stages ie initial vs subsequent. Kozzy clearly hit Smith shoulder to shoulder initial impact, this is what he intended and can control. The subsequent phase of the contact was that his body rolled around and made contact with his head. When you break it down like that you could assess the incident in two stages - the initial stage you have assessed correctly. I think it’s the subsequent phase where the isssues arise and it can be graded as Careless, low impact, head contact. With the rule tweaks and the the AFLs need to make a statement I’d expect the impact to be upgraded to medium, which is then in the 2-3 weeks. Buddys assessment has to be a higher ruling in the impact as the player was concussed, so that’s my barometer on whether the MRO has ruled correctly.

my 3 word analysis: bang, bang, bang!

I can’t say I remember the Eagles too well but I think Kerr and Embley were also a worthy 4 & 5. but back to your point, right now they are almost on par, but who knows in another 2-3 years with as many premierships it could be a different convo. If Gawn keeps this up for another 2 seasons, he’ll go down as the best ruckman to have ever played the game. Having Trac, Oliver and Viney as your rovers has the potential to be legendary, but it’s a bit early to call just yet.

Yeah that substitution off was not a good sign for him.

Browsing the media outlets and Kozzy headlines everywhere. Let’s see if Buddy gets the same attention given Collins was take off due to concussion.

Kozzy will be better than Cyril, you watch. We need to keep him.

You watch this be made an example of not being about outcome but potential to cause serious damage. I can just see that we’ll cop a whack again and then every other similar case will be half of what Kozzy gets. He should get 2-3 games but others will walk away with fines - 1 week.

Great performance. Grundy will get better with more games as he learns the tap locations. Just sour to lose Kozzy for a couple of weeks.

6 Gawn 5 Trac 4 Kozzy 3 Lever 2 Oliver 1 Brown

What’s been the most surprising is that we are also going to win the [censored] count.

I’m calling all those Tommo non believers out. He can hold his head high tonight.

Love how the doggies player gets the warning from the ump that they are over the mark. We got 2 50m penalties against. edit: spoke to soon.

McVee showing some incredible poise on the wing there. You only want to see 1-2 elite things a game in first year players to know you have something.

Pay Kozzy whatever he wants!

How is that HTB. FMD

Don’t know why they have Clayton rotating through HB.

Better patch of play from the boys. Went to sleep there for 10 mins. Got to maintain that rage. Liam Jones going out will cause a shift in their forward line so now we should exploit the inexperience of Darcy in the forward line.

Watch the afl make a case out of Kozzy. 5 weeks

Harmes a witches hat there

Little worried around the contest so far, but it’s looking more like a Melbourne game than a Doggies one.

Until it’s a Doggies player then there is a special clause in the rules of the game.

Umpires as usual having a stinker already.

Surely Dunkley has got a concussion? That looked nasty.