My point is that just getting a head high knock is not in itself an automatic suspension. Last weekend alone there were two horrific head injuries to Brown and Selwood that were much worse than Waite's, and the perpetrators, quite rightly had no case to answer.
Rance's case had to be judged on its own merits, and studying the blurry split-second and far away footage that was shown ad infinitum on the news was inconclusive evidence in itself for such a stringent penalty.
You could argue for hours about who got in who's way, whether the arm was raised, whether it was accidental or clumsy or intentional, and on that footage alone not be able to prove anything conclusively. Yet we have a damning piece of clear footage of Waite throwing his leg back and making forceful contact with McGuanes groin, and he has no case to answer.
It's this baffling inconsistency from the MRP that frustrates fans. And by the way, I sit in the cheer squad, the incident with Rance happened in front of me too, and my initial feeling was he'd have no case to answer. I should have known that these things ALWAYS go against us.
Both brown and selwood were in possesion of the ball, Selwood tapped the ball forward 1 second before collison and Brown was in a marking contest.
The waite incident happened 30 metres off the ball, BIG difference
