steven baker banned for life

[mighty_tiger_79]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6607554667

[Sky Pilot]

Too bad. Rules are rules. If they don't suit change them. Play on...

[Booney]

I thought it said "banned from life"...tough, I thought, at first. But not unwarranted.

[valleys07]

Too bad. Rules are rules. If they don't suit change them. Play on...

Tad harsh considering the three field umpires stated they never saw anything and a lack of video evidence.

Sounds to me like a suspension based on reputation. Innocent until proven guilty as far as im concerned.

[Dogwatcher]

I know they halved his AFL suspensions to 14 for lower grades - but to me, that's still too harsh.
Much of the stuff you get done for in the AFL wouldn't even attract a free in lower grades - due to the different rules, interpretations and video evidence availability.

[hottie]

Dont know how it happened in this case,but the good things now that some of the leagues around the country are taking cases more seriously and are making clubs more accountable to the point where if they have no control over players with undisciplined acts the club can be taken out of that competition.

[Spargo]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

[valleys07]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

You have video evidence of this incident do you? The punch was pretty clear yeah?

[Q.]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

Accidental head clashes can do that.

[Spargo]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

Accidental head clashes can do that.

Broken jaw, must have been a reeeeeal unlucky head clash.

[RustyCage]

The umpires didn't see it, no footage, was the suspension just based on who it was?

[Q.]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

Accidental head clashes can do that.

Broken jaw, must have been a reeeeeal unlucky head clash.

Craniums are heavy as ****.

[kneedeepinthehoopla]

Dont know how it happened in this case,but the good things now that some of the leagues around the country are taking cases more seriously and are making clubs more accountable to the point where if they have no control over players with undisciplined acts the club can be taken out of that competition.

If only true in all country leagues. Ugly incident in kntfl last year where a young fella was hit from behind, 80m off the ball. Out cold before he hit the deck, broken jaw and facial injuries. Offender copped only 3 or 4 weeks cos the rep game was coming up and the mug was in line to be capt. Very weak. And not that It's right, but god help him when the two clubs line up this year.

[Spargo]

He's a dog, always has been, always will.
The kid he sniped, who was shepherding had to have emergency surgery.
Have a look at his record, rid our game of this scum!

Accidental head clashes can do that.

Broken jaw, must have been a reeeeeal unlucky head clash.

Craniums are heavy as ****.

And full of ignorance and shit at times.

[Q.]

Accidental head clashes can do that.

Broken jaw, must have been a reeeeeal unlucky head clash.

Craniums are heavy as ****.

And full of ignorance and shit at times.

That's why they're so heavy.

[Gozu]

Tad harsh considering the three field umpires stated they never saw anything and a lack of video evidence.

Of course they didn't, just like the umps in WWE never see the guy pull a knuckle duster out of his boots.

[Lynwood]

Harsh given there is no evidence

[lincolnsdirtysecrets]

Would have got away with it if he had used a machete

[dedja]

karma ...

[Lightning McQueen]

I know they halved his AFL suspensions to 14 for lower grades - but to me, that's still too harsh.
Much of the stuff you get done for in the AFL wouldn't even attract a free in lower grades - due to the different rules, interpretations and video evidence availability.

The 9 for the Stevie J incident was apt, I can't recall the Farmer one though.