Trent Cotchin bump on Dylan Shiel

[LukeParkerno1]

He can tackle or go for the ball. He went the man.

This. Pretty obvious.

 

[Deep]

Would love to see the poll if Tiger fans can't vote. Wish there was a way to ban certain supporter groups from voting depending on the team/player involved

 

[Skeppersap]

Of course he'd prepare for contact. There's a player there. Do you want him to let the player just get the ball ahead of him?

The player who chooses to bump has a responsibility to ensure it is not high. Been that way for a long time now....

 

[Marcus DuQuesne]

No it wasn't, Sloane and Danger front on contact going for the ball.

Cotchin trying to set a physical example for his young team mates like he did in their last game when he got Danger, this time he flushed Shiel in the head. He has to be gone.

Tucked his arm in and cannoned straight into Shiel, I'm not sure he could even see the ball with his head tucked in. At no stage leading up to contact did Cotchin have an arm / hand out to try and grab the ball.

Wrong...Dangerfield had the ball. Sloane needed to tackle or corral Danger. He went into survival mode and took PD high.

 

[James Colorado]

Just scream INJUNCTION

Why not? An injunction's worked for us

 

[Power Raid]

he'll be fine

 

[AM]

Two down to one if it was during the year. That is what should apply here but I doubt the MRP has the balls to do it.

 

[Grockadoc]

At the exact moment of contact, cotchin also had a hand on the ball. He went for the ball, braced for contact.

IF the MRP deem he went for the ball, he will get off. If they deem he went for the bump, he will get weeks.

He will miss games imo.

 

[Kingsfoil]

1 week or a fine. Won't take part in the Granny regardless of the outcome of this match.

 

[JOELY]

He tucked the shoulder for a bump and followed through hoping to hit the body but hit him in the head. Didn't mean it, but chose to bump, hit the head and caused concussion. Has to be at least a fine which means he misses. But he'll get off somehow.

 

[Saint12]

Reckon it will be minimum a fine and subsquently out next week.

He gets a fine he is out due to his previous indiscretions

 

[Burgarama]

I think you could argue it's cotchin's back that makes contact to the head, not his shoulder.

Would that mean it's not actually a "bump" according to the MRP rules?


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[Deep]

A poor mans Sam Mitchell

 

[Garry Barry]

Times like this you should be able to bring in a sub/emergency

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Looking at the vision posted earlier in the thread, Shiel, if you can say lucky, was probably lucky that he took the brunt of the contact to the head, if he didn't, I reckon there's half a chance that his knee may have been wrecked instead.

 

[Black white]

They won't suspend him unless Richmond lose as AFL makes rules up as they go to suit themselves.

very true

 

[Marmozet]

Remember when Barry Hall was free to play in 2005?

If GWS win then there's nothing to worry about but the AFL won't have the guts to rub Cotchin out for a GF.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Shiels also played on. How do we know he didn't receive another head knock after that incident?

 

[DemonTim]

If he doesn't get a week then it will be an absolute joke. At the very least it will be a fine which equals suspension but it should be a week anyway. Hit a player in the head and they get concussion means you are gone.

Bye bye Sloane

 

[nutstar]

During the season.. Gone. If they win and make the grand final, there's no way they suspend him. If they lose, he gets suspended for round 1.

 

[Membling]

Shiels also played on. How do we know he didn't receive another head knock after that incident?

Unless he got a knock in the race goi g down for a medical test.... he didn't

 

[Lsta062]

The fines have to be from the same offence 3 times in order for him to cop a suspension according to AFL rules. If it is a different offence, then the suspension won't apply.

This hit is not the same as his other two offences.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Only Collingwood players get rubbed out for GFs, but in saying that there wasn't much in it, no case to answer IMO.

 

[joselol]

Should be suspended based on precedent. Bit is every hit dirty these days? Get off it

 

[kingswood71]

Watched it a couple of times and I think Cotchin didnt even try to bump...more was like a dive toward the ball....
Incidental contact??.....
I dunno....the MRP is a chook raffle....