Junior Paulo - 9 weeks

[Disco]

Just to be a little crazy, how about we talk 2015 footy?

Now we are all one eyed fans who saw Paulo put Matty Ballin in a dangerous postion............but does anyone else think 9 weeks is way over the top?

3-4 weeks for mine

 

[The Royal Soup]

Nope

T. rex got 7 for one that wasn't as bad

 

[Disco]

Is that T-Rex's vs Cronulla a few year back?

I thought that one was worse tbh

 

[globaleagle]

Loading is as loading does.


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[Vyssini]

He still got off lighter than 4 years at the Tits or squeels.

 

[mosto]

Grade 3 was a bit harsh IMO. I thought he would have got a downgrade. However, he doesn't play for Manly so I couldn't give a rats.

 

[Daddycool08]

Compare that to the 7 weeks the scapegoat of the Melbourne slime got for breaking Newcastle's McKinnon's neck.

A bit harsh?

 

[mjb136]

Compare that to the 7 weeks the scapegoat of the Melbourne slime got for breaking Newcastle's McKinnon's neck.

A bit harsh?

Matty Ballin was put in a horrendously dangerous position. The spear tackle and anything close to it needs to be out of this game. It is not needed. I feel no sympathy for a player who puts an opposition player in a dangerous position. So the 7 weeks was warranted.

 

[IQofalimabean]

Not harsh at all, when a tackle like that could potentially end a players career. Just have to put things into perspective to realize 9 weeks is a slap on the wrist.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

I did think it was over the top, especially compared to the weak charge handed to the storm player who could have snapped Marshall's leg by diving at him

 

[Daddycool08]

Matty Ballin was put in a horrendously dangerous position. The spear tackle and anything close to it needs to be out of this game. It is not needed. I feel no sympathy for a player who puts an opposition player in a dangerous position. So the 7 weeks was warranted.

Sorry MJB136 if my comments were seen as inappropriate and in hindsight a bit callous. They were not meant to be. I just wanted to point out the inconsistency of the entire thing when a bloke gets his neck broken and ends up in a wheel chair and the scapegoat gets seven weeks compared to Matty Ballin's throw who is not injured and he get's nine weeks.

I do think 9 weeks is suitable and I agree with your comments.

 

[mjb136]

Sorry MJB136 if my comments were seen as inappropriate and in hindsight a bit callous. They were not meant to be. I just wanted to point out the inconsistency of the entire thing when a bloke gets his neck broken and ends up in a wheel chair and the scapegoat gets seven weeks compared to Matty Ballin's throw who is not injured and he get's nine weeks.

I do think 9 weeks is suitable and I agree with your comments.

No need to apologise @Daddycool08. I agree that the inconsistency in the tribunal is poor.

Case in point, Mitchell Moses getting NOTHING for a swinging arm.

 

[Chip and Chase]

9 weeks was fair in my book. Horrible tackle and could have ended up a lot worse than it did.

 

[Fluffy]

He did not get 9 weeks he got 5 weeks plus loading

loading was 75% again

 

[The Who]

I thought it was an extremely harsh penalty as it was intended as a 'bear hug' and went wrong. It certainly ended up dangerously, but it was careless rather than reckless. He gets nine weeks yet Brooks/Moses (?) gets nothing for a coathanger because it was 'careless'.