Hayden Ballantyne

[Claret]

The player opposition supporters love to hate can accept a two match ban for his strike on Chappy. As a Swans supporter who wants the 4 points, I'm happy, but at the same time I'm a little disappointed. I love watching the little fella play and reckon people are kidding themselves if they claim not to want him on their team.

Ps. Scarlett can accept three weeks for his strike

[jono2707]

I'm glad - without him and Razor hopefully it will be a much less stressful event this Saturday...

[Big Al]

AFL on twitter:
Players are "entitled to have a view" and won't be sanctioned for tweeting support of Scarlett's punch on Ballantyne http://t.co/yl13ikao

I would imagine they'd be overwhelming support for Scarlett within the player group. Probaly some support from Fremantle players as well.

[Triple B]

As a Swans supporter who wants the 4 points, I'm happy, but at the same time I'm a little disappointed. I love watching the little fella play and reckon people are kidding themselves if they claim not to want him on their team.

Agree entirely...

[mcs]

I have little respect for him and his antics... if he stuck to just playing football (which he is very good at), then I'd have respect as he is a fine footballer, but his niggly twattiness takes that all away for me, and I dislike him immensly. Glad he is not playing on Saturday

[giant]

AFL on twitter:
Players are "entitled to have a view" and won't be sanctioned for tweeting support of Scarlett's punch on Ballantyne http://t.co/yl13ikao

I would imagine they'd be overwhelming support for Scarlett within the player group. Probaly some support from Fremantle players as well.

I know I celebrated Scarlett's efforts on FB with widespread "likes" from my community.

[Sandridge]

I have little respect for him and his antics... if he stuck to just playing football (which he is very good at), then I'd have respect as he is a fine footballer, but his niggly twattiness takes that all away for me, and I dislike him immensly. Glad he is not playing on Saturday

Ditto.

[707]

I have Ballantyne in the same basket as Milne but for different reasons.

Glad we don't have to put up with him this week, not only an annoying little @@@@@ and not sure if the stats show it but he seems to get soft/non frees at crucial times. May have got a Swan suspended too so roll on Balantyneless Freo.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Let's face it, no matter how much you dislike him his ability to do what he does is remarkably valuable. Certainly not admirable or something any young footballer should aspire to be, but his ability to majorly piss opposition players off has probably won Freo a few games. Not least of all the one on the weekend. That and his ability as a footballer make him a coaches dream player. Ross the Rat would be having him over for dinner as we speak, probably a Rib eye.

[Dosser]

Huzzah!

[Velour&Ruffles]

I have little respect for him and his antics... if he stuck to just playing football (which he is very good at), then I'd have respect as he is a fine footballer, but his niggly twattiness takes that all away for me, and I dislike him immensly. Glad he is not playing on Saturday

What MCS said.

[johnno]

Come Brownlow night, Andrew Demetriou reading out the votes for round 1 will be something like this...."round one, Fremantle vs Geelong, 3 votes, Matthew Scarlett". hehe.

[Wardy]

Hv just got home so am not up to speed (and I'm watching James Mays man lab yes even girls watch it) so has the little twerp benn suspended?

[DLBIA14]

Hv just got home so am not up to speed (and I'm watching James Mays man lab yes even girls watch it) so has the little twerp benn suspended?

Yep 2 weeks. Seems an injustice they look over his obvious diving. When you really think about it, he's a nasty piece of work. I tend to think Milne is twice the person Ballantyne is and really, that's not saying much.

[Wardy]

Good I won't be a screaming wreck on Saturday then ( I hv to save some of it for the Sharks v dragons game I have to dash to after this game) still reckon Scarlett should have been given a prize for having done it