Cazzesman wrote:
jimmae wrote:
Elbow was tucked in as much as possible, it's how they gauge his intent based on the fact he jumped into the bump.
http://www.afl.com.au/Portals/0/afl_doc ... l_2008.pdfPage 69. You chose to bump and you hit the head you are in strife. Has nothing to do with the elbow tucked in or not.
Regards CazzesmanI'm looking at 68-69, and that refers to a player bent over to reach for the ball, and an understanding that contact to the head in such a state is considered front-on contact rather than side on.
There's no question he contacted the face, but they were both upright, Jarrad made no motion to strike because his arm was tucked and the only thing that turned it into head high contact was his leap.
He'll more than likely do time, but it's a question of how the intent is assessed.
What we know is that he knocked down an opponent (striking offence was the report) and the contact was high (high/groin). According to
this, he's looking at 325 points initially if his actions are considered reckless (tallies to a level 4 offence), in so far as he foresaw the consequences of his jump, or negligent (tallies to a level 3 offence), suggesting that it is not reasonable to assume his jump had foreseeable concerns in regards to his opponents head.
Either way it's an additional 10% because he was suspended for 1 week in 2008, and then 25% off with an early plea. So:
Reckless: 268 points and a 2 week suspension with an early plea, or risking 358 and 3 weeks if he goes to the tribunal.
Negligent: 186 points and a 1 week suspension with an early plea, or 248 and 2 weeks if he goes to the tribunal.
You're complicating a simple issue Jim.
Did he have another option other than bump? Yes. (Unlike Kennedy, he could have tackled)
Did he choose to bump and collect the player in the head? Yes.
The rules say he is gone. It's just a matter of how many weeks.
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