James McDonalds Hit

[jono2707]

Can we stop this Sydney is picked on and hard done by crap. I didn't see a lot of outrage when Goodes was going around belting people and getting off or complaints when Bazza punched Maguire in the guts and got off. Fact is all clubs have been on the receiving end if strange decisions by the MRP because consistency is something they have yet to achieve.

Also the AFL view Sydney as a vital market place for them and the Swans are an Intergral part of that strategy so why on earth would the AFL or Demetriou be out to get us.

+1 - I am over this 'world's out to get us' stuff too. We should remember that we are the number 1 team in Sydney, and we have history and pride and the bloods ethos on our side. We shouldn't act like the hard done for underdog anymore - we are the Swans and we are bigger and better and tougher than all that.

(ok you can shut off the dramatic and inspiring soundtrack in the background now).

[aardvark]

Of course, if there was no high impact, there is no case to answer at all.

Report in the Hun says Parker having scans on jaw today which has been wired before in his junior days. So my guess is it was high.

[iigrover]

I would have thought the most he could get for it would be only one game as follows:

Conduct - Negligent = 1 Activation Point
Impact - High Impact = 3 Acitivation Points
Contact - High = 2 Actiivation Points

Which make its a Level 3 Offence and 325 demerit points.

Maybe I should be on the MRP...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/131461/default.aspx

[R-1]

Had to be given. Kind of unfortunate really, Goodes' handpass to Parker was a shocker and caught Junior out.

[Primmy]

Maybe I should be on the MRP...
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...1/default.aspx

Me too.....

[31 hard at it]

So he can accept a 2 match penalty with a guilty plee.

A high hit where he chose not to go for the ball.

No free kick from the umpire at the time ranks with the mauling to Reid and the laying full lenth on top of Mummy and he gets "holding it in " !
What happened to the in the back rule.......

[liz]

I am glad the Cornes one was thrown out. It looked accidental but players have been sanctioned for similar actions in the past.

[Dan]

I like how no one has mentioned McVeigh's hit on Coniglio about 60m from the play, I think that was more of a dog act than the McDonalds shirt front.

[Nich]

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/131466/default.aspx

We know this kid is tough and he has shown it again - hair-line fracture to the jaw and will be out 2-3 weeks. Get well Luke.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I like how no one has mentioned McVeigh's hit on Coniglio about 60m from the play, I think that was more of a dog act than the McDonalds shirt front.

Yeah nah.

[liz]

I like how no one has mentioned McVeigh's hit on Coniglio about 60m from the play, I think that was more of a dog act than the McDonalds shirt front.

I have seen no vision of it, but comments over on BF suggest it was a push to the chest that slipped a little low and winded Coniglio, rather than anything malicious. How did you see it?

[Dan]

Actually after watching a replay the McVeigh incident doesn't seem as bad as I first thought, my initial thoughts were probably a bit off. However I don't think a captain of the club should have hit/shoved like that so far off the play as it served no real purpose.

[satchmopugdog]

The match review panel looked at it but dismissed it

[wolftone57]

I thought it was a good hit.
The fact he made contact with the head could go against him.
Would not like to see him get suspended for that.

Scott you really want to have a good look at it again. McDonald lined Parker up and had absolutely no intention of going for the ball. The ball had already past by the time McDonald even gets near Parker, he could have pulled out but chose to go for the hit. Parker now has a hairline fracture to the jaw that was the result of an upraised elbow or forearm. Not sure which actually hit him but McDonald raises the arm as he is about to collect Luke.

This stinks of a Sheedy HIT! Luke was too dangerous and Sheeds told McDonald to clean him up, simple! The guy by rights should get 10 weeks for that hit!

[Big Al]

Scott you really want to have a good look at it again. McDonald lined Parker up and had absolutely no intention of going for the ball. The ball had already past by the time McDonald even gets near Parker, he could have pulled out but chose to go for the hit. Parker now has a hairline fracture to the jaw that was the result of an upraised elbow or forearm. Not sure which actually hit him but McDonald raises the arm as he is about to collect Luke.

This stinks of a Sheedy HIT! Luke was too dangerous and Sheeds told McDonald to clean him up, simple! The guy by rights should get 10 weeks for that hit!

Maybe you prefer the players to wear skirts Wolfie. McDonald hit him high so he needs to pay the price (2 weeks is spot on IMO) but a couple of inches lower and it's a perfect hit.

As for your 10 weeks, I guess if he'd raised the elbow you'd want a life ban.