Cotch reported and cops 4 weeks!!! [update: appeal fails]

[one-eyed]

Cotchin reported for charging Sam Wright during the second quarter. It won't help that Wright had to go off the ground.

How many weeks do you think Cotch will get?  

[the_boy_jake]

I reckon 2 matches.

It wasn't the bravest act out there. For whatever reason Cotch lined him up and wasn't interested in the ball at all.

[Smokey]

3 - 2 with an early plea and good record.

Not helped by the fact that Wright also got taken to hospital at half time.  Watching the replay I reckon he was starting to pull out before he hits him but it was just plain dumb - undisciplined, unprovoked and uncalled for - and it most definitely caused a huge swing in momentum in the game.  Very big learning curve was today's game for Cotch.

[wayne again]

at least two.

[Jacosh]

With the early plea and not having any carry over points (from memory) i think he will only get oe week. 

[bojangles17]

none, refer to any of david hilles recent form

[cub]

Nothing ur kidding right ??????

[WilliamPowell]

A week with an early plea

[TigerLand]

Any vision of this on the net, I missed it buying some drinks..

[one-eyed]

Richmond hopeful on Cotchin report
SAM LIENERT
July 18, 2010 - 7:24PM

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick hopes the AFL match review panel have Essendon's David Hille in their memories on Monday when they assess a charging report laid against Richmond young gun Trent Cotchin.

The exciting 20-year-old midfielder looks likely to miss Saturday's MCG clash with Collingwood, after being booked on Sunday over an incident which left North Melbourne's Sam Wright requiring a hospital visit.

Wright marked in the middle of the ground, before Cotchin arrived late and crashed into him, with the Kangaroos youngster helped from the field with concussion, before being taken to hospital for a check-up.

The Kangaroos goaled from the resultant 50m penalty, sparking a charge which gave them control of the match and coach Brad Scott said the incident had been a spur.

"The guys got a bit of a spark, no one likes to see one of their teammates go down like that," Scott said.

He added there was no lingering ill-feeling towards Cotchin, who he said was a "ball player" and had made a "split-second decision".

Hardwick also emphasised the short timeframe players had to judge whether to make contact.

"It is a hard one and the game is played at breakneck speed," he said.

"From our point of view, we'll just let the tribunal handle it, we just hope (the match review panel maintains) the consistency level that they've adjudicated that one over the course of the season.

"It's very similar to the David Hille incident earlier in the year, so we'll see how that one pans out."

Hille was surprisingly cleared by the panel, after being cited for charging Geelong's Jimmy Bartel in the opening round, one of three incidents this season in which he has been the subject of a match-day report, but reprieved by the panel.

The Tigers will already be missing fellow midfielder Daniel Jackson, as he serves out a suspension, while another centre square player Nathan Foley is out injured for the rest of the season, adding to the significance of the Cotchin decision.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/richmond-hopeful-on-cotchin-report-20100718-10fwt.html

[Ox]

Good stuff.

More of it.

stuff 'em.

WGAF?

We're not playing finals and really would benefit from the early pick.

I'm happy that the nth player went to hospital.
Better him than one of us.

[Damo]

It was peeweak.

And i think out of character.

He will learn and improve from it, he is a quality kid.

[Ramps]

hardly touched him and it was only marginally late- the Norf player should get a week for going to hospital and cotch should get off!

[one-eyed]

Tiger 'Hille' defence

  * Mark Stevens
  * Herald Sun
  * July 19, 2010

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has urged the match review panel to show consistency after onballer Trent Cotchin was booked for charging.

Cotchin made late contact to North Melbourne's Sam Wright in the second quarter of the MCG clash, forcing him from the ground with heavy concussion.

The fact Wright was sent to hospital for precautionary tests will not help Cotchin's cause as the Tigers prepare to confront the new competition benchmark, Collingwood.

It further soured a 50-point loss to the Kangaroos, but Hardwick was adamant Cotchin should be cut some slack for the heavy hit a split-second after Wright marked the ball.

"We just hope the consistency level that they have adjudicated that one over the course of the season (continues). Very similar I think (to the) David Hille incident, so we'll see how that one pans out," Hardwick said.

"It is a hard one. The game is played at breakneck speed. From our point of view, we will just let the tribunal handle it."

Essendon ruckman Hille was cleared despite making late contact to Geelong's Jimmy Bartel in Round 1.

The decision raised eyebrows at the time and continues to be raised by teams hopeful of getting players off charging reports.

North coach Brad Scott said Wright wanted to return after halftime, but was overruled by medical staff.

"Sam was telling everyone who would listen he was right to go back on the ground, but he couldn't quite tell anyone where he was," Scott said.

"Obviously, you can't risk a player like that. He didn't want to go to hospital, but we just had to err on the side of caution.

"When he got hit, I thought it might have been his shoulder or ribs. When I came in at halftime it was his head. Whether it was when he hit the ground or not, I'm not sure, or just the jolt."

Like Hardwick, Scott was supportive of Cotchin.

"No one likes to see one of their teammates go down like that, (but) nothing against Trent Cotchin. He's a ball player and he goes for the ball," Scott said.

"Sometimes it's a split-second decision whether you go or stay. We didn't think there was anything untoward in it at all."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-hille-defence/story-e6frf9jf-1225893668948

[Penelope]

If the Hillie defense doesn't work they could then try the Chewbacca defense.