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| David wrote: | | I agree, Rudeboy. Love Varcoe and hate that he’ll miss the Indigenous round game, but if he didn’t get Phillips’ head then what the hell happened to him? The angles we saw on replay didn’t clearly show contact, but they didn’t clearly not show contact, and one doesn’t have to be a genius to work out how the St Kilda player ended up dazed on the ground. |
What happened to him was his brother.
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David
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...who was behind him at the time, and couldn't possibly have made contact with his head.
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Presti35 
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Very unfair that Varcoe will miss the game against Sydney. A game where he would have worn a top designed in his sisters memory. I think it's very suspect that certain players are getting off whilst Varcoe cops a week.
I mean if it deserves a week, then fine. But why are other offences being let off?
I expect Collingwood will request to wear the indigenous top later in the year? A home game at the MCG, possibly against the Dockers the following week? With Freo in their white top, it wont clash.
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Question for me was it worth a week —I have doubts and sure it was medium impact at worst it was regulation hip & shoulder (do we still have that) IMO
This new Match scrutiny and consequent penalty delivered is extremely flawed
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I thought it was about right - reckless but not malicious. Could have done some serious damage especially with his brother on his back.
He played a good game but it wont hurt to rest his legs on a trip to Sydney
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swoop42
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Varcoe was always going to be suspended for that hit IMO.
The opposition player was vulnerable, he was bent over with his head over the ball and Varcoe elected to bump.
This is exactly the scenario that has the potential for disaster and why any contact made to the head is generally not ignored by the MRP.
While I agree the most forceful and initial impact was shoulder on shoulder no doubt the momentum of Varcoe's body saw his hip/buttock area make contact to the head of Phillips also.
One week seemed about right to me given it thankfully didn't result in any serious injury or concussion.
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BazBoy
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Gee that’s interesting if he feels hard done by and it affects his relationship with club
Hope it doesn’t cause a rift
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| swoop42 wrote: | Varcoe was always going to be suspended for that hit IMO.
The opposition player was vulnerable, he was bent over with his head over the ball and Varcoe elected to bump.
This is exactly the scenario that has the potential for disaster and why any contact made to the head is generally not ignored by the MRP.
While I agree the most forceful and initial impact was shoulder on shoulder no doubt the momentum of Varcoe's body saw his hip/buttock area make contact to the head of Phillips also.
One week seemed about right to me given it thankfully didn't result in any serious injury or concussion. |
Spot on. One week did seem like the right outcome with this. It's the inconsistencies both with Chrisso as the MRO and the tribunal that make it hard to accept.
Had Varcoe still played for the Cats....we probably see a different outcome. |
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Presti35
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| BazBoy wrote: | Gee that’s interesting if he feels hard done by and it affects his relationship with club
Hope it doesn’t cause a rift |
It won't.
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BazBoy
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Varcoe doesn’t strike me as vindictive
Hope we are all mates
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Presti35
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I've been led to believe that we'll be wearing the indigenous jumper Vs Fremantle. But I've seen nothing "official".
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Bucks5 
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Buckley said that 'Trav will get to wear it the following game' on the Whatley podcast.
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swoop42
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| Bucks5 wrote: | | Buckley said that 'Trav will get to wear it the following game' on the Whatley podcast. |
So if we have a good win tonight, Wells goes alright and any of de Goey, Adams and Moore are right to return we drop another player just so Varcoe can wear this jumper.
Not sure I like that philosophy.
Smells of hubris when selection should be all about picking our best side and deciding next week whether Varcoe is in that side out of those available.
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swoop42
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| Bucks5 wrote: | | Buckley said that 'Trav will get to wear it the following game' on the Whatley podcast. |
So if we have a good win tonight, Wells goes alright and any of de Goey, Adams and Moore are right to return we drop another player just so Varcoe can wear this jumper.
Not sure I like that philosophy.
Smells of hubris when selection should be all about picking our best side and deciding next week whether Varcoe is in that side out of those available.
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