Conca cops a 3 week suspension [updated]

[Phil Mrakov]

Does this mean hes gone for round 1 or?

[one-eyed]

Yep JVT. That's 3 weeks with the early plea included. If Reece was to challenge this and lose then it would be 4 weeks.

Mrakov - yep will miss round 1 unless we were to make the NAB Cup Grand Final.


Conca offered three
By Matt Thompson
2:55 PM Mon 20 Feb, 2012


RICHMOND midfielder Reece Conca has been offered a three-match suspension for his off the ball bump on North Melbourne's Leigh Adams at Etihad Stadium on Friday night. 

If the 19-year-old fights the charge at the tribunal and loses he faces a four-week ban.

The match review panel assessed the incident as reckless conduct, high impact and high contact.

But it ruled the midfielder had intended to bump or block his opponent, not make high contact, and said his intent was reckless, not intentional, under revised guidelines form striking offences this season.

Conca collided with Adams about 40m off the ball in Friday night's NAB Cup opener.

The Kangaroos said Adams pulled up fine, and could have played the second game on Friday night.

As it stands Conca now appears likely to miss only round one of the home and away season.

The League's confirmed NAB Cup games count as 'live matches', meaning at least the first two games of Conca's ban will be served before the season proper.

The Tigers will have until Tuesday at 11am to decide whether to take the case to the tribunal or accept the suspension.

The panel also investigated why Conca left the field under the blood rule in the first half against North Melbourne, but found no reportable offence had occurred.

Conca played 17 games in 2011, earning a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination in what was his debut season.

In other cases reviewed by the match review panel North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas was offered a reprimand with 60 carry-over points for striking Conca, and Fremantle's Josh Mellington and Essendon's Leroy Jetta have been been fined $900 for wrestling. They can fight it, but risk $1200 fines if they lose.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/129239/default.aspx

[Phil Mrakov]

Lets make the granny then 

[WilliamPowell]

Just on SEN:

Conca has copped a 3 week suspension.

Is that 3 with an early guilty plea? 

Would think so and that's about right based on how they said they would grade behnd the play incidents.

Just take it tigers and move on - he will only miss round 1 of the H&A season so it's not a bad result 

[Phil Mrakov]

AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson confirmed yesterday the rule change also applies for the eight practice games in the final weekend of the pre-season series, and the NAB Cup final.

 

[JVT]

I hope Mrakov is correct, but somehow I doubt it. We need him in Round 1 

[Phil Mrakov]

Under new rules that allow players to serve suspensions for incidents in the NAB Cup during the pre-season, Conca can serve all three weeks of his suspension then line up against Carlton in the first round of the home-and-away season.

After the rules were clarified by the AFL, the Tigers don't even have to make the NAB Cup final - a highly unlikely prospect after they lost to the Roos in their first game - to take advantage of the new loophole.

Conca will sit out Richmond's next to NAB Cup fixtures, against Fremantle and Geelong, and a yet-to-be scheduled practice match on the same weekend as the NAB Cup final.

Will play round 1.



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/reece-conca-could-face-a-month-on-the-sidelines/story-e6frf9jf-1226275839968

[JVT]

Accept the ban, brilliant stuff! 

[WilliamPowell]

This "loophole" is an AAnderson rule (read: stuff up)

Don't be surprised if little AA comes out and says there has been a "mis-understanding and that's not what I meant" and changes it .... 

[tony_montana]

lol

[one-eyed]

Mrakov is right according to the RFC site as well  .

Under new rules that enable players to serve suspensions for incidents in the NAB Cup during the pre-season, Conca would be able to serve all three matches of his suspension and then be available to play against Carlton in the opening round of the 2012 home-and-away season.

The Tigers have two more scheduled NAB Cup fixtures, against Fremantle and Geelong, and a practice match, yet to be determined, on the same weekend as the NAB Cup final, if they are not playing off for the pre-season premiership.  That game will count as part of the NAB Cup, given the fact it will affect placings on the NAB Cup ladder used to decide prize-money in the pre-season competition.  The AFL will pay prize-money down to eighth placing in the NAB Cup.

Given Richmond is on an AFL Community Camp in Mildura until late Tuesday, it has been granted an extension, until Wednesday morning, to decide whether to take the case to the tribunal or accept the suspension.

Read full explanation at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/129252/default.aspx

[Phil Mrakov]

Mrakov is right according to the RFC site as well  .

I'm always right

[WA Tiger]

Well if he does miss round one we can only hope the same happens with a Carlton player next week, even it up a bit.

Love to see him play round one though.

[Loui Tufga]

Well if he does miss round one we can only hope the same happens with a Carlton player next week, even it up a bit.

Love to see him play round one though.

???? What are you smoking WAT? If he accepts the 3 games he will be available for round 1.
He would be a fool to challange it

[Eat_em_Alive]

Well if he does miss round one we can only hope the same happens with a Carlton player next week, even it up a bit.

Love to see him play round one though.

???? What are you smoking WAT? If he accepts the 3 games he will be available for round 1.
He would be a fool to challange it

If this is the case, it would be pleasing news.
Let's hope it stays that way