The AFL should send off players for violent actions that take a player out

They have whole ground cameras

No extra sub. The offending team pays a penalty.

Spot on Virgil. As i mentioned in another post, follow the example of Rugby and the manner in which they use yellow & red cards. The quaint notion that the offender's team is or could be punished by playing a man down is total rubbish and that the undermanned team will automatically lose is again rubbish. Over the next couple of weeks, starting tonight, watch the Rugby Tests between Australia & England and see how these cards are used, if needed. Also contrast the high definition video which is used to determine incidents, doubtful tries etc direct from the ground compared to the low-fi rubbish and the bunker feed which the AFL use.

My view...if a field umpire (including the reserve) determines that an incident is reportable and the impacted player needs to leave the field then the offending player can be ordered to also leave the field until, if able, the impacted player returns. The medical sub cannot be used but the interchange can.

Where does it say he or she blamed them for the loss?

Prez, it is funny that you mention the 10 min sin bin rule. When League first brought that rule in 20 years ago, fans were divided. Some stated it was too harsh & some stated it was long overdue as professional penalties were being given away far too frequently by teams defending their own try lines. Now, League fans accept it as a no-brainer. No one advocates it’s too harsh, people would just laugh at them.

Good work, you obviously watched the game closely & saw that Qld were getting penalised repeatedly for being offside near their own goal line & they kept ignoring the referee’s instructions. So, after the 3rd penalty, the referee blew his whistle, stopped the game & elevated the penalty to the next level of 10 mins in the bin. If the referee is not given the option of awarding the 10 mins in the bin, then Qld would have continually infringed without any real consequences. Being a long-time fan of both sports, I do not believe this any other logical way dealing with repeated professional fouls in League. In our game, 50 metres & a free kick for goal resulting in 6 points reduces a team’s likelihood to commit professional fouls, so we do not need send offs for professional fouls. Queensland were hoping that NSW would just take the 2-point penalty. NSW continued to attack & Qld conceded both the try & lost a man for 10 mins in the bin. That was nothing to do with foul play, it was just Qld rolling the dice & making a bad decision whilst under pressure. In a lower scoring game like League, the difference between 2 or 6 points can be quite significant. Players getting sent off for the entire match due to violent play is a very different scenario.

does the AFL tribune ever make a mistake and they don't have any time pressure on them? Does the NRL bunker always get decisions correct? A card in last nights NRL Origin had a massive influence on the game. Was there not a better way to handle repeat infringements.

Obviously, these decisions do not have to be made in a fraction of a moment like paying a mark or interference in the ruck. Are you honestly saying we do not have officials in the stand watching replays whilst Prestia was being escorted from the ground & determine whether this incident meets the criteria for a send-off? After watching the replay once I was sure that Prestia would not be playing next week & that Tom Stewart will be getting 4-6 weeks for this ugly act. Maybe I was wrong with my early call but let’s just see how it pans out. If we set the benchmark for our game as the AFL needs to get 100% of the things right 100% of the time, then we would not have a game.

I'm not sure how Rugby, NFL and football referees manage with red cards and send-offs but AFL umpires can't manage. Are AFL umpires being recruited that are not the full quid.

Haha l wore the same underpants until my wife deems they should head for the bin

Already the hardest game in the world to umpire and now you are going to ask semi professional umpires to adjudicate incidents on the field to determine if a red card should be issued? Talk about setting up someone to fail. Even when we disagree with the umpires it rarely affects the result. But using a red card would have a massive influence on the game and I don't trust the AFL to get it right consistently.

Nice to see you recognise mate l heard you were looking for me so l reverted back to where it all begun :stoked:

Football has got to understand that there are two separate issues here when addressing on field violence. I think we all realise that we are never going to fully prevent players having brain snaps & committing these acts. Yes, we can increase the post-match penalties for these offences but that does nothing to remunerate Richmond for a 3-point loss playing without one of their best players for virtually the entire game. Under the current rules, Geelong was advantaged over Richmond on Saturday night by keeping their full squad intact. Explain the logic of that to me? If Tom Stewart was sent off on Saturday night & the Geelong Club felt any frustration by the send-off rule, I would advise them to take a good hard look at Dion Prestia lying on the ground & focus their frustration at Tom Stewart. Virtually every contact sport in the world has the send off rule. Tell me that they have all got it wrong & we are the only ones that have got it right.

The problem is the Monday night is weak. Stewart won't get 6 he'll probably get 3 and so the disincentive is weak. If he did get 6+ it would be stamped out of the game.

Nah, not convinced the players would agree as they're all a bit daft (I suspect). The administrators should be on top of this, with or without the support of the players.