#AFL Finals week 2 weekly discussion thread

[MattW]

Danger has plucked em !

Smashed it. But it was far from a lone hand. Fair play.

[Sandridge]

It's an intriguing game. All on the line for Scott. West Coast don't say die and believe. Surely Dangerfield will come.

He certainly did!

[dimelb]

It's an intriguing game. All on the line for Scott. West Coast don't say die and believe. Surely Dangerfield will come.

He did.
And Hawkins may go.

[stevoswan]

Great last quarter by Geelong, Danger WAS huge......but Hawkins could be in a bit of trouble.

[barry]

Another big test for the MRP. Hawkings head punch to Scofield off the ball, and Stewart hip to the head of a west coast player. Prior to July they were both suspensions.

[0918330512]

Hawkins could be in a bit of trouble.

Hope so. Comes across as pretty nice much of the time, but is always crossing the line with his high hits. Give him 2 weeks and teach him a lesson he’ll never forget and forever regret. It might be the only way that guy will learn

[Sandridge]

Great last quarter by Geelong, Danger WAS huge......but Hawkins could be in a bit of trouble.

Anyone else have a flashback to 2005 when they saw what Hawkins did?

[barry]

In my opinion, I think hawkins's punch is more suspension worthy than Toby Greene's face rubs, so we will see the full extent of the Victorian media bias on display this week. I expect a "poor Tom" campaign.
Personally I hope hawkins's gets a fine only as well.

[KTigers]

Anyone else have a flashback to 2005 when they saw what Hawkins did?

Yep. Maybe Geelong will use the Hall defence ("I thought it was OK to hit guys who were annoying me") to get the Tomahawk off.

[707]

Behind the play hits to the head have to attract a suspension. This is the type of act the AFL said over the off season were going to be cracked down on, but as we know clear and fair decision making is thrown in the bin by the corrupt AFl to suit their own agenda.

If Hawkins gets off then it sets a benchmark going forward ........ unless over the off season the AFL has a crackdown on punches!

[Blood Fever]

In my opinion, I think hawkins's punch is more suspension worthy than Toby Greene's face rubs, so we will see the full extent of the Victorian media bias on display this week. I expect a "poor Tom" campaign.
Personally I hope hawkins's gets a fine only as well.

Hawkins will get rubbed out. Intentional, behind the play, high contact which left Schofield stunned. Barry Hall luckily got off in 2005 because the fact he was motioning for the ball to be kicked to him just before he whacked McGuire in the stomach, meant it was deemed to be in play. Hawkins has no such leg to stand on. Even the AFL can't spin a way around this one.

[KTigers]

Behind the play hits to the head have to attract a suspension. This is the type of act the AFL said over the off season were going to be cracked down on, but as we know clear and fair decision making is thrown in the bin by the corrupt AFl to suit their own agenda.

If Hawkins gets off then it sets a benchmark going forward ........ unless over the off season the AFL has a crackdown on punches!

Yep, the AFL will be cracking down on these punches to the head during the cricket season. No player will escape the wrath of the AFL
whilst on the end-of-season trip to Hawaii. They've had enough, and it's time play hard ball against this thuggery.

[stevoswan]

Hawkins offered a week....interesting and correct. Lucky not to get two.

[stevoswan]

Just watching the Storm v Raiders.....it's like watching the umpiring of the Swans in our league. Raiders getting everything....and the commentary's much the same.

The Storm are just the Swans of the NRL.

[Mel_C]

Just watching the Storm v Raiders.....it's like watching the umpiring of the Swans in our league. Raiders getting everything....and the commentary's much the same.

The Storm are just the Swans of the NRL.

Totally agree about the commentary. They couldn't control their excitement when the Raiders scored a try.