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At least Tom Hawkins should learn from this... APPEAL

anchorman wrote: LS, it would have cost him TWO weeks had he appealed.

Yup never question AFL mrp or umpire decisions, cos if ya win, ya lose in next years fixtures, or whatever.

anchorman wrote: Please explain Unka.
How so.

You üpset"the big Cohuna (AFL) and you will be punsished, you just accept it and smile. They are all powerful and very vindictive. Just look at the way the have protected Essendon in the drugs saga. IF it was Noerth or Saints etc, i have litttle doubt they would have been like savage dogs. BUT as the bombers are all powerful and a huge money spinner the AFL wanted as hard as they could/can, to protect both the Essendon brand and the AFL brand. They AFL are dictators, and you know what happens to people etc who challenge dictators.

anchorman wrote: Unka, I am still bemused by you comment.What has your response got to do with Hawking getting two weeks down to one!
Had he appealed there is no doubt he would have still been guilty, and copped the original two.
It has nothing to do with any other club.If Hawkins was stupid enough to do what he did, after several weeks of the AFL telling players, and clubs, the jumper punch and the tummy tap was not going to be tolerated any more then , bigger fool him.
Seems like a bit of Geelong mania here.

Err the risk of 2 weeks by appealing wasnt worth the risk, simple as that A/man. Only one to be suspended in the last 2 years for a jumper punch was hawkins. Do i have a problem with that NO. Do i have a problem with others gettin off YES. Did the punch to the guts that sent a player from melb off the ground dry wretching get a suspension NO?? Strange that. And to quote Wayne Carey on Mon night, in repect to the findings of the MRP i suspect both Hawkins and Chris Scott would feel a bit peeved. Not my words a/man, but Careys.

anchorman wrote: But Unka, remember the AFL and MRP TOLD players , no more jumper punches.Hawkins was stupid enough to do the stupid thing and jumper punch.A jumper punch is no different to a punch thrwon with out holding the jumper.
The AFL should have suspended more since Hawkins, not so much for jumper punches, but for punchin in general.
Scott Thompson should have been suspended for his elbow to Reiwoldt on the weekend.Another cowards attack on an unsuspecting player.
Still rules for some and not for others.

Yup as i mentioned a/man no dramas with the Hawkins suspension, but INDEED some others ( as you mentioned) were deemed all ok, or gotten off through some bizarre ruling. How the hell did shuey get off, but NOT going for the ball, running past the play, the MRP said high contact to the head, but no suspension, a pi55ant $1000 fine. and yes Selwood should have gone too