Yes, so the MRP will say that Eddie caught him high (they don't care whether it's Eddie's head or shoulder) and broke his jaw. Hasn't a leg to stand on.

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I agree with you on the finding im just over the rule... and more importantly i think he wouldn't have done what he did if some of the others showed some physical presence. in a stupid illogical self defeating kind of way, what he did was good for the team.

The rules aren't too bad in my opinion, but the penalties are screwed. e.g. Wellingham...for an act like that, there should be no reduction for good behaviour or a guilty plea.

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It's a fair decision. He didn't need to do it.

Needs to take his medicine on this and realise he's let the team down.

Challenge it and either get off or get 5? Not worth the risk in my opinion.

agree Techno - not sure why no one else can see it

I agree, obviously it was his shoulder that hit his jaw. It couldn't have been anything else. Only issue I have is the original penalty of 5 weeks before the good record & early plea comes in to it. Seems way to excessive to me.

@#$%&! this game

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The penalty of 5 only highlights how ridiculous Wellingham was to not go straight to the Tribunal and get possibly two months.

Isolated, 3 weeks in the end is fair for Betts.

did you have anything to do with his recruitment in the draft? You're acting very defensive.
This is a forum and Eddie used a hip and shoulder unfortunately it was high.

Lucas hates physicality and I know he wouldn't get into trouble laying any physical pressure on the opposition. He others to sledge.

I don't mind what Eddie did but he must cop the punishment for injuring the head.......

It's the rule.

But you are very defensive about Lucas seems like when they considered him you were nodding.
But don't take it out on me....

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Yep.

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5 weeks you're having a laugh, it's late: because it's a shepherd.
22% of a season as the penalty for a late shepherd.
Remember the Eagles/Pies NAB Cup game Nick Maxwell's bump on Patrick McGinnity and his broken jaw. Maxwell Cleared on appeal after five minutes.
Reckon the Drug cheats at Tullamarine won't even get a week.

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It saddens me even more how far our supporters accept the bullshit we get from the AFL. This club has gone down a long, long way.

Club have accepted three

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The Club can confirm that Eddie Betts will accept his three-match ban for rough conduct.

The only dumb thing to do here would have been to challenge it .

Every flower thinks they are victimised by the MRP.

If it had been Eddie on the end of that bump and a broken jaw we'd want the guy rubbed out for 5 weeks minimum.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Pretty costly night.

Lol

We should appeal eh Surrey?

Same as Ryder's three weeks

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A shepherd? The Saints had possession!

Changed my mind now that I've read the Tribunals reasoning...had his feet off the ground...shits me but I like that judgement from that perspective...it was always charging if your feet left the ground.

What I can't stand is to see Sylvia (the woman basher with plenty of tribunal appearances and bad record and probably carry over points) gets the same as Betts, 3 weeks, for deliberately going for the head and knocking out his opponent.

See something wrong with the penalties...maybe Betts is correct and sylvias is too lenient.

What did Wellingham get for Simmo? That'll do.

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