MRP / Trib. Mitch Duncan cleared by MRP for alleged "rough conduct" with Luke Hodge

[dazbroncos]

Cats fans:

It has been widely reported that Mitch has been reported for some contact with Luke Hodge.

There was a free kick paid and Hodge got right up and did not leave the ground.

However, post match, it was reported and confirmed that Hodge has a broken arm from that event and will be out for 6 weeks or so.

Discuss this here and if/once the official word comes out this thread title will be ammended according.

GO Catters

 

[Seeds]

Disagree if he goes. Will not be surprised if he does though.

 

[bigblackboz]

Hodge should be reported for diving. Nothing in it.

 

[hbk_aus]

Pavlich got let off today because he hit Wood on the shoulder and not the head. Case closed. But it is Hawthorn, and it is Hodge. So who knows.

 

[Turkey Tom]

3AW are saying it was the incident where Hodge broke/hurt his arm. The hit didn't do the damage, but landing did.

Chris Scott said something along the lines that he didn't think there was much in it, and if those type of incidents are reportable then Hodge would have been reported 50 times in the past. Normally coaches deflect, but not this time.

I think he may get a 'please explain' from Gil.

 

[Sttew]

Umpire took both numbers so pretty sure Dubxan was reported. Looked to me from a long distance that Duncan was trying to spoil. As this was not head contact I cannot see Mitch getting rubbed out.

 

[Gavin Excell]

He broke his arm that incident? Really?

Afl are a joke so will look at result rather than action. 3 weeks.

 

[Catastic82]

If he gets reported and suspended for that then the AFL House needs to be burnt to the ground

Wouldn't surprise me as they have always got it out for a GFC player.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Who was the howk player who coat hangered Lang?

 

[Sttew]

If he gets reported and suspended for that then the AFL House needs to be burnt to the ground

Wouldn't surprise me as they have always got it out for a GFC player.

Only while we had Stevie J.

 

[Baby Duck]

Give Hodge 5 weeks on top of his time off with injury for kneeing Bartel in the temple. If Duncan goes for what he did, Hodge goes for more as his actions were far more dangerous. Guaranteed though that not a word will be said about what Hodge did, being a great bloke and all.

 

[i_need_a_pencil]

Can you be suspended for bumping someone in the arm. The intent was the head, but he missed so that is ruled out.

Does the rule only apply for head high contact? I would freakin hope so, cause there would be heaps of arm on arm contact every single contest!!!

 

[betchsta]

Nothing in it at all & he didn't even make contact with his head on the way through going by the camera angle on Foxtel...

 

[Glassjaw]

He was reported because the umpire thought he made contact with the head. He didn't so it'll be thrown out like Crouch and Pav. The arm had nothing to do with the report.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

It seems his lower arm is where the break is. That's nowhere near where Duncan hit him. So how did he cause the break? Did Hodge land on it when he fell?

 

[card20]

Give Hodge 5 weeks on top of his time off with injury for kneeing Bartel in the temple. If Duncan goes for what he did, Hodge goes for more as his actions were far more dangerous. Guaranteed though that not a word will be said about what Hodge did, being a great bloke and all.

Spot on mate and he has been doing it for years.

 

[romeohwho]

Looks to me like the damage was done in the air by Duncan's body? Thought it was already hurt before he landed, so hard to tell what will happen. Going for the ball in a contest and just bad luck?

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Duncan must be made of some amazing sort of metal because not only did he not hit his arm but he certainly didn't hit anything else either.
But, hodge.
So 19 weeks and the lose of his first born.

 

[sk8er_in_town]

loved it stepped up for the club, cleaned one up and slowed down the play when they were streaming away.

 

[Mahlepi]

Geelong need to make a stance
Hodge nearly separated chads head from his body and the afl was ok with that
Did Mitch hit him in the head, no

Afl piss off and move on

 

[Cataholic]

Looks to me like the damage was done in the air by Duncan's body? Thought it was already hurt before he landed, so hard to tell what will happen. Going for the ball in a contest and just bad luck?

Duncan went hard. Hodgey went Lite & Easy

 

[dazbroncos]

Report came from the field umpire not a MRP decision so it has pretty good grounds for the Ump in question to have been plain wrong and for it to get tossed.

However, its a GFC player.
And it involves Hodge as a HFC player.

All bets are off...

Go Catters

 

[romeohwho]

Dncan went hard. Hodgey went Lite & Easy

Except when Bartel's head was concerned!

 

[STP18]

 

[STP18]

Missed his body completely and bumped his arm. Injuries happen, you can't be held accountable for every little contest, otherwise Mitch Brown would be on the sidelines for rupturing Thurlow's ACL.