Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

[westdog54]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-18/match-review-panel-full-statement-round-seven

Nat Fyfe, Fremantle, has been charged with tripping Koby Stevens, Western Bulldogs, during the third quarter of the Round Seven match between Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 16, 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 Western Bulldogs Football Club, it was the view of the panel the incident should be classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the body. The offence was classified as a $1500 sanction. The player has no applicable bad record. An early plea can reduce the penalty to a $1000sanction.



Really? A deliberate trip, a dangerous, stupid act that has no place in our game, earns a $1000 fine?

Really?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

I hope they're sending Chris Grant his brownlow. Or do we need stars of minor teams like North & Bulldogs to lose brownlows to show that stars of bigger teams shouldn't have equal treatment.

If that was Lin Jong he'd be rubbed out. This is making me annoyed. A lot.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Not unexpected, don't know how low impact a leg swipe is that literally kicks a bloke off his feet and lands him on his arse. What is the escalation, medium he breaks his leg, high he kicks his leg clean off, severe............?

[boydogs]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

At least they recognised it was intentional

[Webby]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Not unexpected, don't know how low impact a leg swipe is that literally kicks a bloke off his feet and lands him on his arse. What is the escalation, medium he breaks his leg, high he kicks his leg clean off, severe............?

Everybody's very lucky Stevens had his weight off his left leg. Otherwise it could've easily caused serious damage. (I was there when Paul Dear kicked Peter Foster and it was almost identical - but for the fact that Fossie had his foot planted and supporting his body weight.)

Can't help but think this was a bit of a fix by the AFL. They're avoiding an awkward Brownlow scenario. Had Joe Bloggs been reported, he'd have copped a week.

Nonetheless, I'm quite happy for Norf not to face a Fyfe-less Dockers next week. He makes a 5 goal difference to Freo, so I'm happy that Norf will get them at full strength.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Everybody's very lucky Stevens had his weight off his left leg. Otherwise it could've easily caused serious damage. (I was there when Paul Dear kicked Peter Foster and it was almost identical - but for the fact that Fossie had his foot planted and supporting his body weight.)

Can't help but think this was a bit of a fix by the AFL. They're avoiding an awkward Brownlow scenario. Had Joe Bloggs been reported, he'd have copped a week.

Nonetheless, I'm quite happy for Norf not to face a Fyfe-less Dockers next week. He makes a 5 goal difference to Freo, so I'm happy that Norf will get them at full strength.

I agree 100%. The North board was going into meltdown at the prospect of not facing Fyfe next week

[merantau]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

If we are talking about certain players getting favourable treatment because of their high profile, the most damning case is Joel Selwood. I saw some stats on free kicks earned for head high tackles. He is NO. 1 - 2nd is light years behind him. Anomalies like that don't happen by chance. The shoulder shrug should be treated like diving in soccer - it's cheating. I think Joel Selwood would probably have to draw and quarter an opponent before getting reported. Gary Ablett Jnr is another - you can't touch him - but he's allowed to punch a bloke without being suspended. James Hird was another - got the inside running over an entire career.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Can we appeal to the CAS?

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

I posted in another thread that Riewoldt should have been reported. Another case of a high profile player getting away with it. Believe me Brodie Smith agrees with me.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

He is lucky in two parts. 1. It was in the back of the leg. 2. It was koby.

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

I posted in another thread that Riewoldt should have been reported. Another case of a high profile player getting away with it. Believe me Brodie Smith agrees with me.

A number of years ago I saw a Collingwood player (Tarpey I think) make a huge collision with his own team mate knocking him rotten.
I wonder if we will ever get to the stage that 'dangerous play' isn't necessarily limited to collisions with the opposition?
If it's dangerous it shouldn't matter.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

A number of years ago I saw a Collingwood player (Tarpey I think) make a huge collision with his own team mate knocking him rotten.
I wonder if we will ever get to the stage that 'dangerous play' isn't necessarily limited to collisions with the opposition?
If it's dangerous it shouldn't matter.

Riewoldt came in pretty hard and hit his head on Smith's and concussed Smith Why is this not reportable yet May from the Suns gets 3 weeks for a bump that was also accidental.

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Riewoldt came in pretty hard and hit his head on Smith's and concussed Smith Why is this not reportable yet May from the Suns gets 3 weeks for a bump that was also accidental.

Very inconsistent. May's was a very bad call.

[Ozza]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Riewoldt came in pretty hard and hit his head on Smith's and concussed Smith Why is this not reportable yet May from the Suns gets 3 weeks for a bump that was also accidental.

Not defending Steven May's suspension (which was quite ridiculous in severity) but the two examples are not at all similar.

Riewoldt came in to tackle and the players heads clashed in the process. Just unfortunate and incidental.

[soupman]

Re: Match Review Panel: Fyfe Fined $1000, cleared to play

Not defending Steven May's suspension (which was quite ridiculous in severity) but the two examples are not at all similar.

Riewoldt came in to tackle and the players heads clashed in the process. Just unfortunate and incidental.

Agree.

Aside from intentional headbutts headclashes are kind of exempt imo. Riewoldts tackle had an unfortunate result but it was not malicious or even particularly careless. Besides unlike the May case they can't do the whole "he had other options".