Tyler Sonsie punch (VFL) - how many weeks? (poll added)

[Meteoric Rise]

2-3 weeks? You're saying that this incident should have a comparable stint on the sidelines to most of the dangerous tackle suspensions this year?

If he gets any less than 6 for this then it is official that the AFL/VFL aren't taking protecting the head anywhere near as seriously as they are trying to make us believe.

If the player is largely uninjured then yes, medium impact, deliberate, high contact - 2 weeks.

If he is concussed or has more than a superficial injury, high impact, deliberate, high contact - 3 weeks.

These are well established gradings and penalties.

Most of the posters on here are posting as if it is a severe impact case, and if it was severe impact then I would be in total agreement 4-8 weeks. I am not trying to defend Sonsie, what he did was indefensible. But it still needs to be punished at the correct level for the action. To me that level is as set out above. It was not a very forceful blow.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

... which is around about the time his suspension will end

This is what I like about you CC, you get it.

Richmond players get persecuted as a matter of course.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Yeah, because it's a wildly different punch/situation. It isn't comparable to what Sonsie did.

You need to retract your incorrect statement that squaring up to a player and punching him in the head will ever be graded less than high or severe impact. If you concede that after it has been shown to be wrong, then I am happy to carry on debating the differences and similarities with you, otherwise, no.

 

[Chadwiko]

You need to retract your incorrect statement that squaring up to a player and punching him in the head will ever be graded less than high or severe impact. If you concede that after it has been shown to be wrong, then I am happy to carry on debating the differences and similarities with you, otherwise, no.

Let me make this simple for you;

Tyler Sonsie squared up and punched a player.

Lance Franklin didn't.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Let me make this simple for you;

Tyler Sonsie squared up and punched a player.

Lance Franklin didn't.

What?

The MRO found Franklin deliberately struck Cotchin high. How is he deliberately striking someone high without "squaring up?" What exactly do you mean by squaring up? They both approached a player off the ball and deliberately struck them to the face.

I can see we are not going to get any sense from you on this.

 

[hawkman]

Should be 6+

 

[Chadwiko]

They both approached a player off the ball and deliberately struck them to the face.

If you look at the two pieces of vision and think they're comparable, then you are simply an unserious person.

 

[chris_h_11]

What was the damage to the guy he hit??

It shouldn't make any difference, but it does. If the other player is concussed or copped a broken jaw, it's 6-8, but if he brushed it off and played out the game, it's probably 4-5

 

[Mitchell Madness]

The walk towards the opponent means its highly unlikely to get a light judgement.

They'll probably still argue it's a push though

 

[Chadwiko]

Told you so, Meteoric Rise

 

[Strange Cat]

Appalling and should easily get 6+

If it was up to me it’ll be 8 weeks

 

[TheCatStevensExperience]

I reckon that's legitimately grounds for ripping up his contract. What a scumbag.

Yeah, but Richmond don't have many good young players and no first round pick this year - can't just go ripping up the contracts of the ones you have left.

 

[TheCatStevensExperience]

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Told you so, Meteoric Rise

Should be double that. Will probably land 6-8 weeks though.

 

[TheCatStevensExperience]

The walk towards the opponent means its highly unlikely to get a light judgement.

They'll probably still argue it's a push though

Didn't Lynch (successfully) argue that on Sam Collins of the Suns? Dog act then too.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Been graded severe impact so I am presuming a broken jaw and bad concussion.

 

[Chadwiko]

Been graded severe impact so I am presuming a broken jaw and bad concussion.

That's not how grading works, mate.

 

[MisterMarcus]

We all know Old Mate is a notorious troll and shizen-stirrer.....but trying to laugh off and troll someone being literally coward punched behind the play is a bit much.

 

[Saint]

What a stupid thing to do. He now knows he'll miss finals and also get the pleasure of doing pre-season with everyone else, but not be allowed to play pre-season games or the first couple of rounds of next year, regardless of how well he trains. He'd want to tear it up in the internal match-sims!

Deserves everything he gets, though.

 

[kriles76]

Stupid boy.

I'm glad the Hawks went with Connor MacDonald rather than Sonsie despite Sonsie playing a few good games at Box Hill in this draft year.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

14 weeks is what it deserves

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

This is what I like about you CC, you get it.

Richmond players get persecuted as a matter of course.

Stop whining. Richmond and Tylett Sonsie are not the victims here.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Stop whining. Richmond and Tylett Sonsie are not the victims here.

You're a battler Elmer.

 

[Muddiemoose]

You're a battler Elmer.

Wait until they see what Sonsie got

 

[hotchilli]

Crazy to think that the suspension for intentionally punching someone in the jaw is the same as Jordan Boyd's tackle and Nankervis' bump...

 

[largebus]

3 weeks for clocking someone in the jaw. So much for protecting the head. I note the VFL is under the AFL's control as well