Gourdis suspended for 5 weeks

[one-eyed]

Gourdis gets five
richmondfc.com.au
Thu 21 Jul, 2011


Richmond defender David Gourdis has been suspended for five matches by the VFL tribunal on two charges arising from last Saturday’s Coburg-Geelong game at Skilled Stadium.

Gourdis, who played full-back for Coburg on experienced Geelong forward Cameron Mooney, was charged with making an obsence gesture to the field umpire and then making contact with the same umpire.

The incident occurred in the last quarter of the match after a free kick was awarded against Gourdis to Mooney.

A frustrated Gourdis subsequently made the gesture to the umpire, who responded by awarding a 50-metre penalty against him.  As Gourdis was running back to stand the mark, he made contact with the umpire.

The VFL tribunal, which sat on Tuesday night, heard character evidence for Gourdis from Richmond’s Football Operations Manager Ross Mongahan and the Club’s psychologist Kim Stephens.

“Once David viewed the footage he realised the seriousness of the charge, and that he’d done the wrong thing, so he pleaded guilty,” Monaghan said.

“The tribunal took everything into account, but still considered the charges serious enough to suspend David for a significant amount of time.”

Richmond considered appealing the suspension, but after examining all the facts, decided against it.  

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/119109/default.aspx

[Coach]

hahahaha stuff, way to go out with a bang.

[WilliamPowell]

Yep season over it would seem

[Jackstar is back again]

Yep season over it would seem

career over you mean

[WilliamPowell]

Yep season over it would seem

career over you mean

Season over

Career? I think you will find he is contracted for next season. Remember he was promoted to the senior list from the rookie list at the end of last season and I think they have to be given 2 year deals (happy to stand corrected on that)

If that's the case unless he is traded he stays. Unless of course they are prepared to pay out his contract and de-list

[TigerLand]

Yep season over it would seem

career over you mean

Season over

Career? I think you will find he is contracted for next season. Remember he was promoted to the senior list from the rookie list at the end of last season and I think they have to be given 2 year deals (happy to stand corrected on that)

If that's the case unless he is traded he stays. Unless of course they are prepared to pay out his contract and de-list

Can stay another year if he continues to bring Jessie Habermann to the B&F nights

[Dice]

Charged with making contact with an umpire ? Well if he wasn't suspended then he comes straight into the seniors coz at least he made contact with someone. That's more than any of the players in the senior team managed last week

[gerkin greg]

 

Reckon he'll be on the list next year fwiw

[Jackstar is back again]

Yep season over it would seem

career over you mean

Season over

Career? I think you will find he is contracted for next season. Remember he was promoted to the senior list from the rookie list at the end of last season and I think they have to be given 2 year deals (happy to stand corrected on that)

If that's the case unless he is traded he stays. Unless of course they are prepared to pay out his contract and de-list

seen enough of him to say he wont make it.
waste of time having him on list next year

[Smokey]

Charged with making contact with an umpire ? Well if he wasn't suspended then he comes straight into the seniors coz at least he made contact with someone. That's more than any of the players in the senior team managed last week

 

[cub]

I like his attitude and certainly of the build we are screaming out for, would definately keep for a year or 2 more.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I like his attitude and certainly of the build we are screaming out for, would definately keep for a year or 2 more.

Up to two years CUB? He had better get his skates on next year.

[cub]

Only 22 in his second year, a lot of players spend 2 or more years at VFL level before cracking it.

[WilliamPowell]

Only 22 in his second year, a lot of players spend 2 or more years at VFL level before cracking it.

It's his 4th year CUB

Drafted in 2008 in the pre-season, delisted and then roookied for 2009 & 2010, promoted to senior list this year

In his first 3 years he's played only 3 games

Given our lack of key backs he really should hjave played more this season IMO

[cub]

I stand corrected