Retired #3: Paul Chapman

[Jaymin]

What's the likelihood of him getting off? I haven't seen the incident closely enough, not many get off when challenging though and will then have points hanging over his head for the rest of the season.

Deledio somehow got his suspension downgraded from intentional to reckless last week so anything is possible.

 

[Halftimehero]

None, nada, nil. Take it and run. Give him 2 weeks to freshen up with the bye as well.

Can't see what the can argue it down too anyway, it's obviously high impact, it was graded as low impact and reckless conduct.

 

[Halftimehero]

Deledio somehow got his suspension downgraded from intentional to reckless last week so anything is possible.

This is already reckless, pretty much the same as Deledio's and he got 1 week.

 

[eth-dog]

Maybe get it down to negligent?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Can't see what the can argue it down too anyway, it's obviously high impact, it was graded as low impact and reckless conduct.

The only chance is negligent but jeez you are pushing it! If anything he is dead lucky to not get both incidents combined. Was utter stupidity from Chappy. Already laid a dumb bump, decides to do another one just to make sure he gets suspended!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Maybe get it down to negligent?

Love to know HOW that is negligent, as it is he got the lowest grading I'd hope for. I was thinking 2+ weeks!

 

[rines]

I love how, yet again, players have been suspended for bumps that weren't even called free kicks on the field..

 

[Halftimehero]

Maybe get it down to negligent?

Would that escape suspension with his carry over points? sometimes its better to just take the penalty and wipe the slate clean

 

[Halftimehero]

I love how, yet again, players have been suspended for bumps that weren't even called free kicks on the field..

This wasn't the bump though, it was for striking Zorko.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Would that escape suspension with his carry over points? sometimes its better to just take the penalty and wipe the slate clean

Don't think so, negligent is 70 odd and he has 60 odd carry overs so that is week, unless you then get the 25% discount for a guilty plea?

 

[Halftimehero]

Don't think so, negligent is 70 odd and he has 60 odd carry overs so that is week, unless you then get the 25% discount for a guilty plea?

Well it cant be an early guilty plea if you challenge it lol

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Well it cant be an early guilty plea if you challenge it lol

Then he'll get a week. Have to be found not guilty.

 

[astrowizzle]

Can't see what the can argue it down too anyway, it's obviously high impact, it was graded as low impact and reckless conduct.

i honestly thought he would get off for insufficient impact. there was absolutely nothing in that. ****ing Merret nearly knocks someones head off and get 2 weeks. This is a joke. It was stupid but it is a joke

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Same suspension as Le Cras, what a ****ing joke.

That's twice West Coast have dodged massive MRP bullets, first with Glass.

 

[Halftimehero]

i honestly thought he would get off for insufficient impact. there was absolutely nothing in that. ******* Merret nearly knocks someones head off and get 2 weeks. This is a joke. It was stupid but it is a joke

He elbowed him in the head, gotta get a week for that

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Same suspension as Le Cras, what a ******* joke.

That's twice West Coast have dodged massive MRP bullets, first with Glass.

Wrong, Le Cras got charged at a level 3 offence. Has a 6 year good record.

 

[Halftimehero]

Same suspension as Le Cras, what a ******* joke.

That's twice West Coast have dodged massive MRP bullets, first with Glass.

Le Cras did originally get 2 but down to 1 with an early plea, Chappy got 1 but no early plea because of his record.

 

[Zach Package]

which is why the system doesn't work

 

[Bomberblitzer]

Same suspension as Le Cras, what a ******* joke.

That's twice West Coast have dodged massive MRP bullets, first with Glass.

Lecca nearly killed the poor bloke, and gets the same as Chappy who made a little bump with minimal impact. **** the MRP must hate Essendon.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Le Cras did originally get 2 but down to 1 with an early plea, Chappy got 1 but no early plea because of his record.

LeCras left the ground and poleaxed the bloke with his arm, not even his shoulder. He's lucky Hoskin-Elliot doesn't have a glass jaw, but how it wasn't deemed intentional and medium impact is ludicrous.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

which is why the system doesn't work

No it shows the system does work. If Chappy didn't have a prior he'd be playing this week. You deserve some discount if you don't have priors.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Lucky Dempsey didn't do what Chappy did. He would have been marched out of the club by some on this board.

 

[Whowants2know]

1 week for Chappy, we finally on the good side of the AFL, thought at least 2 weeks. Be fresh and ready for Richmond, which will be a very important game for us

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Lucky Dempsey didn't do what Chappy did. He would have been marched out of the club by some on this board.

Would have been the first thing Dempsey has done all season!

 

[BomberFan355]

Deserves a week for stupidity. Twice in one game is just dumb.