Obviously Will deserves the suspension, although I wouldnât call it a âstrikeâ. He pushed the hurley into his face rather than delivering an absolute strike. Itâs a small difference but a lot less painful.
Who really cares if he misses a league game? Heâll take his punishment and weâll move on, no point whinging about it.
The issue about selective post-match justice is a different one but one that seems to rear its head after all of these type of issues. There is no âciting commissionerâ like in rugby; do they just look at what was replayed on the TV coverage and base it on that? Obviously this particular incident wasnât mentioned on League Sunday so they canât be blamed this time.
I suppose the inconsistency is the potential annoyance for managers. Particularly combined with the rule that if the referee âdealsâ with the issue and makes a complete hames of it, thereâs no additional consequences (for example, what Damien Cahalane did in the Kilkenny match was way worse than anything that happened in the melee).
Way way worse. Damienâs hit on Drennan deserved a game ban at least. Downeyâs probably was a red but a bit ridiculous that he was the one player singled out.
Mungret & Caseyâs appear to be doing all the damage again this year @ u15 and u17. Those clubs are an enigma. No adult success in nearly 2 decades for either club