MW wrote:I am not trying to be smart here, but why did he get such a large suspension for punching someone in the pec?
We didn't want to go to the tribunal, he only had 1 game to deregistration, we were willing to accept the prescribed penalty offered.
In my head initially I thought it would be around 6 + 2 for the flop. I was thinking it was intentional - Body - Medium 4-6 weeks.
The end result was top end of each penalty - guess that's the trade off for not going to the tribunal - but whether it was 1, 5, 10, 20 didn't matter in regard to his playing days.
10 games for the strike - Intentional > High contact > Severe Impact / Circumstances
4 games for rough conduct
Total: 14 games
Also worth noting, is the AdFL take into consideration potential to cause injury which also jacks up the impact rating (fair enough too).
I will say this, the AdFL are the front runners in this space, and have been leaders for a long time.. people rag on the league, but one thing that has been revolutionary is how they manage indiscretions on / off field.. how they handle matters like dangerous tackles, striking etc with high end penalties... how they reduced their dereg to 12 games. It's all for the better.