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.
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!
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.
Last edited by KTigers; 14th September 2019 at 12:28 PM.
Hawkins offered a week....interesting and correct. Lucky not to get two.
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.
Last edited by stevoswan; 14th September 2019 at 07:16 PM.
Great atmosphere here at the Gabba. I've been asking around about Lewy Taylor. Nobody seems to know why he's not getting a game except it seems that Christenson might be keeping him out.
The crowd is booing every Giants shot for goal and cheering their misses.
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