Quote Originally Posted by dejavoodoo44 View Post
So, by the Tribunal's odd reckoning, when Sam Mitchell punches somebody in the head, is he exercising an appropriate level of 'duty of care', because he doesn't punch his opponents hard enough to be suspended?
Yeah, this.
If the AFL is set on making the game the kind of sport mums want their kids to play, it's hard to reconcile how the degree of force a fist to the face defines the penalty.
Then accidental, or 'lack of duty of care' incidents appear to be more frowned upon.