Umpire treatment of our key forwards

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Bannister also says that "he was going for the ball and you've taken his head off" which again refers to his right arm, not the arm he spoiled with.

If he thought that second contact was accidental, it would still be a free. If you are spoiling with one arm and your other arm makes contact with the head it should be a free.*

* Does not apply to Riewoldt or Bruce

I agree 100%
which makes the non=decision to Sinclair even more puzzling.

It was interesting watching Fox Footy's Close Encounters this morning _Saints vs Geelong 2011 to see the 'old interpretation' of 'ducking the head' being rewarded with a 'too high contact' free kick.

I just watched the Sam Day incident. Totally accidental just like the Sinclair one. No free kick paid and not one of the commentators even mentioned the possibility of a free kick.