How many weeks for cotchin's dangerous tackle?

[Lavender Bushranger]

Cotchin's tackle was a high tackle that was punished on the ground.

No it wasn't.

 

[backtozero]

Disgusting act. Needs to get a week. AFL are absolutely taking the piss if he doesn't.

 

[SunshineBoy]

 

[Cosmic Energy]

How much does it take Hawkins or Danger to get suspended?
I think they would have to murder someone in front of the umpire

Are you not aware that Hawkins missed the prelim against Richmond last year because of suspension?

 

[Bald]

Anyone else remember Hayden Croziers suspension earlier in the year?

This is comfortably worse..

 

[sobrave]

A few here need to watch some netball to harden up, and progress to basketball, then watch some AFLW, then perhaps then watch a contact sport called Aussie Rules that men play...

Can see it's mainly Port and Cats kb warriors... surprise, surprise...

Lynch just plain stupidity, as much force as a butterfly landing on you, opposition player didn't even flinch or realise...

Cotchin's tackle was a high tackle that was punished on the ground. There are many wrong hard tackles in a game, they get officiated. No arms were pinned to render opposing player unable to protect himself, ie free or 50 metres at worst. The field umpires didn't feel it was anything more...
Stop hating and stop sensationalising that is the medias job, called clickbait

The field umpires didn't see it. Hence not paying 50 metres.

Find me another high tackle like that. You can't because most players realise when they go high, instead cotchins went through with it and tried to break his spine, even though play had stopped. Complete dog act

 

[Mr B]

Perhaps being a little cynical, but my guess is that Cotchin (and Lynch) will both play next week. Past experience shows that big name players do not get suspended during finals.

 

[Some Idiot]

Deliberate cowardly act and not the first time he's done it. Deserves a week. Probably won't get looked at.

 

[_RT_]

Port fans are hypocrites if they believe that Lynch deserves to be suspended for a tap to the shoulder with the knee, but have no issue with Dixon doing this.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Cotchins should of been a 50m penalty, just a high tackle.
Lynch well nothing to see there.

 

[DT_35]

Cotchin's tackle was a high tackle that was punished on the ground. There are many wrong hard tackles in a game, they get officiated. No arms were pinned to render opposing player unable to protect himself, ie free or 50 metres at worst. The field umpires didn't feel it was anything more...
Stop hating and stop sensationalising that is the medias job, called clickbait

Punished on the ground? How so?

 

[Lsta062]

Port fans are hypocrites if they believe that Lynch deserves to be suspended for a tap to the shoulder with the knee, but have no issue with Dixon doing this.

This is a very similar incident. Doesn’t make sense to suspend Lynch and not Dixon

 

[Cleavy]

******* hell, I've seen intentionally dangerous moves in wrestling not look like they're trying to hurt someone that badly.

the slingblade!

 

[Spearman]

Are you not aware that Hawkins missed the prelim against Richmond last year because of suspension?

ssshhhh you'll bust his bubble that Hawkins is untouchable.

 

[Drought Break]

Perhaps being a little cynical, but my guess is that Cotchin (and Lynch) will both play next week. Past experience shows that big name players do not get suspended during finals.

Anthony Rocca disagrees with this. Jason Cloke also (yes, not a big name)

 

[Warhorse]

Should be 1 week. Will be nothing

 

[Lsta062]

Tigers fans and their hypocrisy shining through once again.
Crying it’s only coz we are good that you want blood, I can’t believe the level of hatred “wah wah wah”
Yet they have been dishing out the same level of tall poppy syndrome for the whole 13 years I’ve been on Big Footy.
You reap what you sow.

Most sooky fans in the league it seems, just needed the shoe to be on the other foot to realise this.

Or are Richmond fans dishing what opposition supporters dished out to them during their own periods of success?

 

[Lsta062]

You really are dumb as fu** if you think those two incidents are remotely comparable. Show me where Stratton could have had his neck broken.

I know that this is the Cotchin thread, but the poster was talking about Lynch’s incident with Howard and not Cotchin’s incident. Dixon’s was indeed a very similar incident to Lynch’s.

 

[Mister Carlton]

He won't be playing round 1 next year. 2 weeks minimum.

 

[Lyttelton Ranger]

I want to see another angle. Did it slip off the shoulder because the Saints player raised the arm to try to shrug the tackle? No injury and played out the game has to work in Cotchin’s favour.

Are you referring to Zak's head?

Yes....yes I think it did

 

[_RT_]

You really are dumb as fu** if you think those two incidents are remotely comparable. Show me where Stratton could have had his neck broken.

You're right that they aren't comparable, Dixon dropped his 105kg weight straight on to Strattons head whereas Lynch barely made contact with Howard who didn't even flinch.

 

[backtozero]

You're right that they aren't comparable, Dixon dropped his 105kg weight straight on to Strattons head whereas Lynch barely made contact with Howard who didn't even flinch.

Fwiw I don't think much of the Lynch knee. Sitting on his head is worse.

 

[Whiskers]

Or are Richmond fans dishing what opposition supporters dished out to them during their own periods of success?

There is that also. You copped it a lot but don’t act all shocked when people react this way.
Lynch is Hawkins
Cotchin is Selwood to a lesser degree.
The success is what brings this out, it’s a huge compliment.

Lynch was worse on the GC but no one cared as he had to show leadership haha.
Lynch in his 1st year at the Tigers was remarkably calm, I could not believe how well behaved he was. Now he is slowly creeping back.

Neither one will get suspended and that’s ok but it comes off the back of Long’s potential to injure.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Anthony Rocca disagrees with this. Jason Cloke also (yes, not a big name)

Add Phil Carman in 1977, and Gordon Coventry in 1936. There’s a clear anti Pies pattern emerging here.

 

[tigs2010]

Lynch had no eyes for the ball and took out Paton with an elbow to the back of the head and split it open

Could have kept his arms up to mark or spoil but he dropped his left arm, bent it and took out the back of Patons head instead with the point of his elbow

No intention to play the ball every intention to take Paton out

Was a great hit. Love to see blood spill in a final. Next time the little bloke will know his place and get out of big bad bustling Tommy Lynch’s way