Trial by Media! - Sidebottom

[AN_Inkling]

He left the ground to compete for a high ball though. There have been two or three heavier bumps than his, over the last few weeks, that have resulted in no suspension because the bumper was competing for the ball. Based on those it would not be at all inconsistent if Goodes gets off, in fact, the reverse would be true.

[5150]

[HAL]

I know you are but what am I.

[Hiss]

Verdict in the Corio Courts' = Not Guilty He is a champion and must be praised not charged.

[yin-YANG]

As mentioned by the Mick Molloy recently... - Sidey to receive the electric chair - and Goodes to get the 'Ablett' treatment...

[Neil Appleby]

Many people including Leigh Matthews and Matthew Lloyd declared the Sidebottom hit as Deliberate & High Impact. Surely it was medium impact? I would argue High Impact would be a classification for serious injuries such as a broken nose, fractured cheek-bone or broken leg in the case of a Lindsay Thomas slide. Sidebottom was careless and will get weeks, but surely it must be on the lower end? Two weeks looks about right to me. If he is offered something silly like 4 weeks, the pies should challenge.

[mandy]

[Pies4shaw]

[GoWoodsmen]

[Breadcrawl]

Conspiracy theorist reckons Sidey was due a mid year break and Bucks decided he could earn it.

First minute of game (get it out of the way and then you can concentrate on your last game for a while, mate) and very much out of character. Almost clumsy, except for the fact that HE NAILED HIM heh heh heh heh.

And it was Pendles' tagger yeah?

Makes sense to me.

You folks believe what you like

[Pies4shaw]

Problem is, BC, he was actually trying to nail Macaffer - and missed by some considerable margin.

[qldmagpie67]

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[MJ23]

With these sorts of incidents I think you need to take the first impression at speed into account.
He ran in off the wing and the ball was headed his way. It was a race to the ball at that point and the ball hit its point and bounced up high as the aust rules footy can do. Sidey, eyes on the ball jumped up in pursuit and while in the air realised he would be second to the ball. He could have shirt fronted Weller with his arms outstreched for the ball as Goodes did and done considerably more damage or he could protect himself as happened.
There was never any intent.
First impression was clear. slowing it down and looking frame by fram always makes it look worse.
Macca didn't think there was intent. Should be a week downgraded to reprimand.

They cannot wait though to hand out a big penalty after what happend to Viney. I think he will get 4 and if so we should challenge.

[3rd degree]

Hopefully 3 with a 2 guilty plea , tom harley and the rest of the panel on 7 were sickening as the court, but then again how unsuprising. Good to see that both coaches were very cool in their thoughts about the incident.