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Can I ask where are the these bans going from

Evan comerford 12 weeks
What evidence is there, Video footage? Or just take the refs word

Matthew Fitzpatricks year ban was a joke thankfully removed later

Philly McMahon Dublin for a 1 game ban for using abusive language towards the ref which of course should be punished but why 12 weeks for 1 and 1 game for another

Back a few years ago remember Mark McGovern was brain damaged and the player revived 96 week ban which of course was deserved but San Francisco chair man Joe Duffy said at the time that there has being cases where a life ban has being given out if an official has being injured

There needs to be some sort of consistentcy with these things

WW9 (Wicklow) - Posts: 109 - 30/05/2017 13:06:25    1992164

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How long will Mattie Donnelly get?. Its his 3rd striking offence this year.

HEREBENJI (Donegal) - Posts: 421 - 31/05/2017 19:29:07    1992793

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Replying To HEREBENJI:  "How long will Mattie Donnelly get?. Its his 3rd striking offence this year."
If it is indeed a strike then it will be a tough one on Tyrone. However I have watched it a few times and all I see is Mattie throwing shoulder at McKaigue and him going down as if he was punched. There isn't a mark on him and he's fit to argue with Donnelly afterwards - think it's a fallout from last year and handbags to be honest. Donnelly is a keen boxer I hear and if he had have hit mckaigue he wouldn't be getting up to argue.

IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 31/05/2017 19:56:05    1992803

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The referee and linesman spoke about the incident involving Donnelly and mc Keague. Apparently from those attending Mc Keague had been hanging out of Donnelly all day pulling his jersey, holding him back etc and Donnelly hadn't even got a free off him. Seeing he was getting away with it Mc Keague upped the the antics and Donnelly decided to stand up to him. Linesman had seen it all and that's why there was nothing done by the referee. That and the farce that happened a few weeks ago involving the Antrim player will make the powers that be think twice before they start suspending players. if the black card was doing its job then none of this would be happening.

border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 894 - 31/05/2017 20:42:51    1992822

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Replying To WW9:  "Can I ask where are the these bans going from

Evan comerford 12 weeks
What evidence is there, Video footage? Or just take the refs word

Matthew Fitzpatricks year ban was a joke thankfully removed later

Philly McMahon Dublin for a 1 game ban for using abusive language towards the ref which of course should be punished but why 12 weeks for 1 and 1 game for another

Back a few years ago remember Mark McGovern was brain damaged and the player revived 96 week ban which of course was deserved but San Francisco chair man Joe Duffy said at the time that there has being cases where a life ban has being given out if an official has being injured

There needs to be some sort of consistentcy with these things"
Whilst I don't disagree with you regarding the Mark McGovern incident I'd still love to know under what circumstance was the player given 96 weeks!!? What was the charge? What was the rule regarding that charge. There was no referee report, no video evidence, no witnesses, and no admission by the player. Was it a striking offense, violent conduct or something else? It seems like the GAA pulled 96 weeks out of thin air just because they had to be seen to do something.
Or does the ban reflect the extent of injury? For example is one strike more sever than the other if a player gets a broken nose rather than a black eye?

JamsieMac (Cavan) - Posts: 481 - 02/06/2017 18:54:10    1993663

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