MRP Round 8

[bornadog]

Brett Goodes can accept 1 game, rough conduct on Matt Jones.

Goodes should have tripped him instead of bumping.

[soupman]

Not surprising. Leaves the ground and collects him high.

[Scraggers]

Broke his arm or wrist didn't he? Take the one week

[whythelongface]

Brett Goodes can accept 1 game, rough conduct on Matt Jones.

Goodes should have tripped him instead of bumping.

I thought it was a legitimate bump. Might as well outlaw the old hip and shoulder altogether.

Interesting to hear what the reasoning is behind this decision - is it because he left the ground to make contact.

[whythelongface]

Not surprising. Leaves the ground and collects him high.

But did he collect him high?

[Happy Days]

Brett's just stiff that he's not in contention for the Brownlow I guess.

[soupman]

Heres the clip, I don't know how to post GIF's:
http://zippy.gfycat.com/ScaryValuableElephantbeetle.gif

Definitely high.

[bornadog]

Not surprising. Leaves the ground and collects him high.

I don't believe he collected him high, but I could be wrong. The charge is rough conduct. As I said should have kicked him in the legs and he gets a fine instead.

[whythelongface]

Heres the clip, I don't know how to post GIF's:
http://zippy.gfycat.com/ScaryValuableElephantbeetle.gif

Definitely high.

Thanks for the link but that is inconclusive. If it was slow mo or freeze frame it may tell a different story but to me it just looks like he has collected his shoulder.

[Ozza]

Disappointing that Jeremy Cameron only got a $1000 fine.

[Axe Man]

Brett Goodes, Western Bulldogs, has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Matt Jones, Melbourne, during the third quarter of the Round Eight match between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne, played at the MCG on Sunday May 24, 2015.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Melbourne Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as careless conduct with medium impact to the head. The offence was classified as a two-match sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a one-match sanction.

Also of interest incidents involving GWS players:

Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants, has been charged with making forceful contact from front-on against Kyle Cheney, Adelaide, during the first quarter of the round eight match between the GWS Giants and Adelaide, played at Spotless Stadium on Saturday May 23, 2015.

In summary, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Adelaide Crows Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as careless conduct with low impact to the head. The offence was classified as a $1500 sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a $1000 sanction.

Phil Davis, GWS Giants, has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Luke Brown, Adelaide, during the fourth quarter of the round eight match between the GWS Giants and Adelaide, played at Spotless Stadium on Saturday May 23, 2015.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Adelaide Crows Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as careless conduct with medium impact to the head. The offence was classified as a two-match sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a one-match sanction.

Jeremy Cameron very lucky, that could have been a nasty incident but fortunately seemed to get mostly shoulder rather than head.

[always right]

If Phil Davis takes the week, we should play Tom Boyd.

[Throughandthrough]

Goodes deserved a week for that. You can't pick blokes off, anymore.

[1eyedog]

That's a great bump. How footy has changed.

[SonofScray]

Rough conduct is a bullshit charge. Its the little disclaimer at the end of any venue's Condition of Entry which "reserves the right to remove you from the stadium at the Managers discretion," an asterix rule to give an organisation scope to make an arbitrary call to appease political pressure.

If you apply the laws of the game to Goodes bump, it is a fair play. Within 5m of the ball, shepherding the ball carrier. The contact was not high. If anything it was marginally late. Just another example of the AFL crucifying blokes for executing a skill of the game and making excuses for deliberate, dirty acts on the other. The logic is so messed up, I find it infuriating.