I was at the game and was wondering why Shannon Boyd wasn't walked? I thought it was the rule that if you punch someone you are off for the remainder of the match? It was a clear punch that Nate sat down for so the video ref could view it. Manly even got a penalty for it.
ref's called it 'lashing out' so when you hit a manly player it's just lashing out so no penalty needed. Of course, everyone else in the footy world knows it was a punch. media will prob remain quiet.
rules are you spend 10 in the bin for a closed fist into the head he should have been binned simple as that. Refs must have got the call from Toddy to change the rules
