1st - Hinchcliffe gets Lussick with the elbow, this then prompts Lussick to retaliate and slap/hit Hinchcliffe on the head. Referee gives penalty to Storm, for the retaliation (can't remember exactly), and you see some words, pushing and shoving which is not unusual. Then it gets a bit more personal as others around the two get involved trying to move everyone away. In the next instant its visible Blair appears and goes after Lussick and more drama. Stewart gets very involved after Blair does his bit.
2nd - Referee decides to punish Stewart and Blair. Sending both off. Obviously Stewart knew what was happening, he would have the heard the crowd when Blair got the direction to go, he even turned to look. This is where things get interesting. Blair was jogging hurriedly, and ironically stops as he gets to Stewart. So I ask this: Why did Blair stop as he got to him? Why pay anymore attention to your opponent? If, at this point Stewart said anything; Blair should have ignored him and kept going, but this is where it gets murky. He doesn't. He gets engaged with the situation, probably knowing full well he was riled up as was Stewart. It don't matter who said what, it was clear they wanted to have a go. From waht I saw it appeared Blair said something, Stewart had the snap and punched first. Blair threw one back and its all on.
3rd - Stewart (Brett), Foran, Roberston and Lussick all make their appearance. Stewart's attempt at whatever he was trying to do didn't look good. Was he trying to grab Blair by the head to stop him from swinging, or was he trying to hit Blaire. Either way it looked poor and was probably lucky he missed everything altogether. Now, it doesn't appear like Foran or Roberston did anything nasty, on footage it seems like Roberston was holding someone, but no hint of him hitting, and Foran looked like he fell ontop of the pile, but Lussick I think if he was the guy in 14? Was definitely throwing a few and looked the most guilty in the second fight.
4th - bench players, understandable the temptation to want to protect your mates you can't enter the field illegally that's the end story, the officials were probably the one ones and players in the field are the only ones allowed to enter a fight like this to break it up. No one else.
whatever the punishments handed out, hard to argue it is not deserved, both clubs made a poor display of sportsmanship on the field, and only made matters worse by thinking they could take matters into their own hands. All guilty and all need to accept it.
