MRP Round 8

[Bornadog]

Liam Jones, Western Bulldogs, has been charged with a Level Three engaging in rough conduct Offence (325 demerit points, three-match sanction) for engaging in rough conduct against Melbourne’s Dean Terlich during the third quarter of the Round Eight match between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne, played at the MCG on Saturday May 10, 2014.

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

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Melbourne Football Club, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct (one point), high impact (three points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Three Offence, drawing 325 demerit points and a three-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 243.75 demerit points and a two-match sanction.

[azabob]

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Two matches in the current environment is failrly lucky I would think.

[whythelongface]

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Two matches in the current environment is failrly lucky I would think.

Agreed - we would be silly not to accept it.

[always right]

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Two matches in the current environment is failrly lucky I would think.

Why lucky? They still have to assess it against the criteria and the penalty is formula-based.

[Bornadog]

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Liam hardest hit with all others only a one match suspension.

In my opinion, Liam tried to avoid the player but still clipped him with his shoulder. When you look at some of the others, they went straight for the man and only get one match.

[always right]

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His problem was it was deemed as high impact and he didn't qualitfy as having played long enough to be classified as having a good record.

[bulldogtragic]

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Take 2 and run.

Just not into another player. Or it will be another 2 matches suspension.

[Greystache]

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Two matches in the current environment is failrly lucky I would think.

Yep agree. It could just have easily been classified at reckless.

[Ozza]

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I don't have too much of an issue with him being suspended given that it was contact to the head. But he wasn't helped by Terlich turning at the same moment - probably made it worse.

I would assume we will have him take the 2 matches.

[Ozza]

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Liam hardest hit with all others only a one match suspension.

In my opinion, Liam tried to avoid the player but still clipped him with his shoulder. When you look at some of the others, they went straight for the man and only get one match.

I agree. In comparison to others, Jones' was more incidental, than say Lecras' for instance - who came in late to a player disposing of the ball - rather than the contact occurring in a contest.

[chef]

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Yep, take 2 and run.

Wasn't pretty and deserves a couple of weeks.

[FrediKanoute]

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He has no existing good or bad record

How can someone have no good or bad record. I would have thoughts its fairly binary. If his record is not bad, then it must be good or clean?

[comrade]

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It shit me that they kept making a big deal on the telecast of Terlich being knocked out cold. He clearly wasn't unconscious at any stage, none of that stiff arm paralysis that you see when they're truly hit hard, and he was up and about on the bench later in the game.

Pretty harsh for what was a split second reaction, with no malice intended.

[Bornadog]

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How can someone have no good or bad record. I would have thoughts its fairly binary. If his record is not bad, then it must be good or clean?

Dickheads

[Remi Moses]

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No issue with the decision.
Joke how Chappy throws the elbows and gets a week!