Campbell Brown - How many weeks should he get?

[GVGjr]

Over his career Campbell Brown has been known as a tough player. Yesterday certainly wasn't his finest game with two nasty and cheap shots. What has amazed me is the media really hasn't gone as hard at him as I thought they would.

If it was Hall that had delivered the same contact the same media would be curtailing his career and recommending a 12 week holiday for him. I know Hall has done worse but I do believe Brown has gotten off lightly so far. I wonder if there is a code in the media to cut the GC players a bit of slack and not to hang them out to dry.

Anyway, how many weeks should Brown get? I'll go with 5.

[Ghost Dog]

Good observation. If roles had been reversed, would have been all over the papers
Barry showed great self restraint.
5

[The Doctor]

Brown is a sniper and a dirty cheap shot. Likes to think he's the tough guy but he hits guys when they are unsuspecting or can't defend themselves. His father was equally pathetic.

I hate him. Give him 8.

[bornadog]

The one on Callan (second week in a row for Cal), was a gutless act, and the one on Hall, well he went in pretty hard and it could have been really nasty. I agree 5 weeks minimum but knowing the AFL 2 weeks.

[SlimPickens]

At least 4-5wks for the Ward hit and an extra 2 for Bazzas hit.

[Ghost Dog]

At least 4-5wks for the Ward hit and an extra 2 for Bazzas hit.

Only by missing Barry's head ( copped him on the shoulder ) means they will probably only dish out a week. I sincerely hope he gets 2

[ledge]

4 all up with the carry over and no % off.

[OLD SCRAGGer]

Should get 6 weeks! anything less than 4 will be a joke

[LostDoggy]

Not sure how many weeks but the first hit on ward lifted their spirits and possibly stopped the game from being a real massacre.

[BulldogBelle]

Not sure how many weeks but the first hit on ward lifted their spirits and possibly stopped the game from being a real massacre.

And now for all his heroics, he'll spend 3 - 5 games on the sidelines.

[LostDoggy]

And now for all his heroics, he'll spend 3 - 5 games on the sidelines.

He did exactly what he was recruited for, the joke is what what they paid for and Hawthorn got for him.

If he gets only 3-5 then it might be worth it in the team sense by making the kids stand taller. They were definetely a better side after it.

[Flamethrower]

He should get at least 8 weeks for the assault of Callan Ward and 2 for the dangerous hit on Barry Hall. An inch to the left and he could have ended Bazza's career.

It is a disgrace that the AFL has no send off rule.

[LostDoggy]

It is a disgrace that the AFL has no send off rule.

What good what that have done as they missed the Callan Ward incident anyway and penalised the retaliators even though we had the ball. Its not in the AFL's interest for GC to get pumped every week and umpiring yesterday showed that.

I was surprised they actually paid a free to Barry, must be 3x before he gets one.

[KT31]

The one on Callan (second week in a row for Cal), was a gutless act, and the one on Hall, well he went in pretty hard and it could have been really nasty. I agree 5 weeks minimum but knowing the AFL 2 weeks.

5 to 6 weeks, but it is the AFL's new project team and that will reduce his sentence.
I'm predicting 2 or 3 weeks.

[mjp]

Not sure how many weeks but the first hit on ward lifted their spirits and possibly stopped the game from being a real massacre.

I agree. The game was only shown on delay over here - 4:30am, thanks Fox and Channel 10 - but it was an absolute massacre up until the melee. Brown picked his target, we reacted and the Gold Coast players found that they do have a bit of passion for one-another.

2 weeks for the Ward incident (low impact), 1 week for the high contact on Hall. 3 weeks - maybe only 2 with a guilty plea to both charges.