Bite or No Bite - that is the question

[lockyno1]

Lol 4 weeks exactly how soft can you get lol

 

[Dragon Slayer]

4 weeks is fair.

Now move the f**k on.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Lol 4 weeks exactly how soft can you get lol

Lol what did you want, when there is little evidence to suggest an actual full blown bite.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Lol 4 weeks exactly how soft can you get lol

I agree. Others on this charge got found not guilty or suspended as below.

• Chris Beattie - guilty, two weeks, 2001
• Luke Bailey - found not guilty, 2002
• Fuifui Moimoi - found not guilty, 2006
• Brad Morrin - guilty, eight weeks, 2007
• Jarrad Saffy - found not guilty, 2008
• William Zillman - guilty, 4 weeks, 2009
• Scott Bolton - found not guilty, 2010
• James Graham - guilty, 12 weeks, 2012

I don’t remember Zillman’s but do all the others. Always arguable to compare historical charges but given the debate here from all whether it was a bite at all.. and to get 4 weeks.. thats a brutally harsh term for mine. But in the age of outrage - not surprising to me.

 

[shear_joy9]

how many weeks?

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Lol what did you want, when there is little evidence to suggest an actual full blown bite.

I read that comment as the game has gone soft by suspending by that much, but could be meant differently ..

 

[Fangs]

And to you, Mr Proctor. I say goodnight.

 

[Glen]

Hopefully he can use the four weeks to recover from the sniffles that left him with no choice but to bite Johnson to stay alive

 

[Mr Angry]

Maude Flanders wins.

 

[Mr Angry]

I agree. Others on this charge got found not guilty or suspended as below.

• Chris Beattie - guilty, two weeks, 2001
• Luke Bailey - found not guilty, 2002
• Fuifui Moimoi - found not guilty, 2006
• Brad Morrin - guilty, eight weeks, 2007
• Jarrad Saffy - found not guilty, 2008
• William Zillman - guilty, 4 weeks, 2009
• Scott Bolton - found not guilty, 2010
• James Graham - guilty, 12 weeks, 2012

I don’t remember Zillman’s but do all the others. Always arguable to compare historical charges but given the debate here from all whether it was a bite at all.. and to get 4 weeks.. thats a brutally harsh term for mine. But in the age of outrage - not surprising to me.

I do wonder was the bloke who got bitten, prepared to leave it on the field?

My guess is no.

Job for @madunit

 

[Someguy]

I agree. Others on this charge got found not guilty or suspended as below.

• Chris Beattie - guilty, two weeks, 2001
• Luke Bailey - found not guilty, 2002
• Fuifui Moimoi - found not guilty, 2006
• Brad Morrin - guilty, eight weeks, 2007
• Jarrad Saffy - found not guilty, 2008
• William Zillman - guilty, 4 weeks, 2009
• Scott Bolton - found not guilty, 2010
• James Graham - guilty, 12 weeks, 2012

I don’t remember Zillman’s but do all the others. Always arguable to compare historical charges but given the debate here from all whether it was a bite at all.. and to get 4 weeks.. thats a brutally harsh term for mine. But in the age of outrage - not surprising to me.

you forgot Bromwich not guilty using same defence as proctor.

As for this incident, why was Johnson not also penalised? Some decently strong force to the face and possible to do neck damage with that sort of rubbish

 

[Quicksilver]

you forgot Bromwich not guilty using same defence as proctor.

As for this incident, why was Johnson not also penalised? Some decently strong force to the face and possible to do neck damage with that sort of rubbish

I don’t know where the idea comes from that there is some kind of excessive force from Johnson? Look at the video, his arm is actually quite loose.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/proctor-breaks-biting-silence!783136

 

[no name]

How did the 25% discount work?
Were they going to suspend him for 5.33 weeks?

 

[gerg]

you forgot Bromwich not guilty using same defence as proctor.

As for this incident, why was Johnson not also penalised? Some decently strong force to the face and possible to do neck damage with that sort of rubbish

I expect the DPP to launch an investigation of some sort, as this clearly goes beyond the NRL's investigative powers. Dr Meninga advised that poor Kevvie's life was in danger.

I guess we can now officially refer to poor Kevvie as a 'mouth breather'?

 

[The_Frog]

This was a decision to protect the reputation of the ref and bunker officials concerned.

 

[The_Frog]

How did the 25% discount work?
Were they going to suspend him for 5.33 weeks?

6 weeks less 25% is 4.5 weeks. Less .01 of a game for each minute after the send off leave 4.26 weeks. They round down.

 

[ACTPanthers]

I know but thats how I have always spelt it, so get over it. Go kiss Gould.

So you spell it wrong on purpose...? What special kind of f**ked up are you?

 

[Perth Red]

Seems about right for the crime.

 

[Aragorn]

All I see is SJ rubbing his arm against Kev’s teeth.

SJ should be charged as an accessory

 

[Captain Apollo]

I was alluding to how could Chiddy and Perenara correlate their individual evidence to come up with a send off.
I definitely agree that it should have went on report.
I find it astounding that he was sent off.
Especially after Johnson didn’t answer the question of whether he wanted to make an official complaint.

I dare say the Bunker got involved. Fox Sports were reporting on TV last night that when Perenara was first discussing it, and before he could ask Johnson if he wanted to lodge a formal complaint, the Bunker told Perenara it was a bite and Proctor should go. If that is correct, then its the Bunker that changed the expeced process.