Others are finally catching on

[saynta]

"https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ ... f4e1329b49

"Taylor Walker believes there was preferential treatment given to Trent Cotchin by the AFL’s judicial system after the premiership Tiger was only fined for his kicking incident.
Sam Landsberger

Tex Walker FILTHY at Trent Cotchin...

AFL: Adelaide Crows veteran Taylor Walker was enraged by a rogue boot from Richmond Tigers stalwart Trent Cotchin.
AFL News

Trent Cotchin deliberately kicked Taylor Walker and was then given preferential treatment by the AFL’s judicial system, according to the frustrated Adelaide spearhead.

Walker couldn’t believe that match review officer Michael Christian only fined Cotchin $2000 for the incident which left the power forward furious at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

Walker immediately remonstrated with Cotchin and appeared to point at the nearest umpire, saying: “He kicked me!”

Commentator Chris Dittmar said on radio on Monday: “You can’t go around kicking blokes”, to which Walker added: “Especially when it’s deliberate”.

Christian graded the incident as intentional conduct, low impact and body contact, triggering a $3000 fine as a first offence or a $2000 fine with an early plea.


“If the shoe was on the other foot I would’ve been missing the next month,” Walker said on Triple M.

“(If it was Toby Greene) he’d be suspended for the whole year.”

Walker and Cotchin captained Adelaide and Richmond to the 2017 Grand Final, although Cotchin had a close call in the lead-up to that drought-breaking premiership.

In the preliminary final he left Greater Western Sydney midfielder Dylan Shiel concussed, which was also scrutinised however ultimately the MRO decided not to lay a charge.

But under the matrix for grading classifiable offences there was little room to move for Saturday’s incident.
Should Trent Cotchin have been suspended for the incident with Taylor Walker?
Yes
No

The incident was clearly intentional conduct and body contact.

It would’ve been a stretch to grade it as ‘medium’ contact and suspend Cotchin for one match, given Walker didn’t even stumble to the ground.

Cotchin raised his leg as he fell to the ground when the pair tangled, with Walker almost tripping over because of the stray leg.

A contact grading of ‘high’ would’ve triggered a two-match ban, which, again, seemed inappropriate.

The only other possible way Cotchin could’ve been in hot water was if he was charged with serious misconduct and sent straight to the tribunal."

[Yorkeys]

I think it widely known Cotchin, Selwood, Hawkins, others? get very favorable treatment whereas others incl. Greene & Ryder get harsh treatment.

Not sure why. It undermines further a pseudo judicial system that is highly inconsistent and demonstrably unjust, tying itself in excruciating knots trying to explain the inexplicable by reference to an artificial not fit for purpose matrix that is treated by the AFL as if it was handed down from the mount in stone.

Tex is right but was stone quiet on Mackay's hit on Clark. Goose/Gander Tex.

Also don't understand why the Players Assoc. doesn't demand a sensible, consistent, fair system because only a few and AFL HQ benefit from the current fiasco.

[saynta]

Kicking used to about as low as you could get on a footy field. Next to spitting.

[Toy Saint]

and if Toby Greene gets 12 months, Steven Baker probably gets a life ban.

[saintbrat]

I think it widely known Cotchin, Selwood, Hawkins, others? get very favorable treatment whereas others incl. Greene & Ryder get harsh treatment.

Not sure why. It undermines further a pseudo judicial system that is highly inconsistent and demonstrably unjust, tying itself in excruciating knots trying to explain the inexplicable by reference to an artificial not fit for purpose matrix that is treated by the AFL as if it was handed down from the mount in stone.

Tex is right but was stone quiet on Mackay's hit on Clark. Goose/Gander Tex.

Also don't understand why the Players Assoc. doesn't demand a sensible, consistent, fair system because only a few and AFL HQ benefit from the current fiasco.

speaking of Cats-

Incident assessed:
The incident involving Geelong Cats’ Tom Hawkins from the third quarter of Monday’s match between Hawthorn and the Geelong Cats was assessed. Hawkins is pushed by Hawthorn's Sam Frost as he jumps for the ball and a free kick is paid. It was the view of the MRO that Hawkins exaggerated the contact but that his actions did not constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

Joke- 2 weeks in a row he has 'Exaggerated" and walked away with a free goal.

[saynta]

just a joke

[B.M]

Steven Baker got 9 weeks for an incident no one saw

He then got twelve for hand smacking while Johnson got 4 for a swinging elbow which fully connected and split Bakes open!

[meher baba]

I think the free kick was there for Hawkins on Monday.

His swan dive was one of the most pathetic I have ever seen. An official warning might have been appropriate.

Are umpires permitted to refuse free kicks for “exaggeration” or only for total simulation?

[saintsRrising]

Cotchin is a well known (except to MRP) dirty player.

[saynta]

Cotchin is a well known (except to MRP) dirty player.

And Hawkins is a well known cheat. Whether its diving or pushing his opponent in the back.