Kerr say it was "an accident" (LINK)
April 28th 2008 01:13
The West Coast Eagles have been known to be a tough group of players. Heck, their Coach, John Worsfold and Assistant Coach, Peter Sumich, were about as aggressive as they came in their hayday.
And the current crop of players that come out of Western Australia are no different. But what is different is that the game has evolved from the days of old. A player cannot go up to an opposition and hit them for no apparent reason, and then claim it was "an accident."
This is what midfielder Daniel Kerr, is telling the general public after his alleged heabutt to Scott West early in the Eagles match against the Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Matthew Boyd had the job of tagging the former Brownlow Medallist out of the game, restrcting his influence on the match. But it was West, who according to Kerr, advanced towards him.
"I would go along the lines of accidental. It was behind the play. West came at me a little bit, so we will just leave it up to the match review panel," Kerr told Channel Seven's AFL Game Day.
"It is disappointing. Obviously I want to keep my Mondays free instead of talking to the match review panel."
Kerr could be faced with a suspension of anywhere between 1-4 weeks due to his less-than-impressive record at the AFL Tribunal. He already has 46 demerit points after an altercation in Round 15 last year.
Best case, the Tribunal could allot 80 demerit points for the headbutt being negligent and of low impact to the head, giving him a total of 126 points, and seeing him rest against Carlton and former team-mate Chris Judd's long-awaited return to Perth.
On the other hand, if the Tribunal do enforce the law to the full extent, the incident could be deemed as being intentional and of high impact to the head, which would result in a four-week ban.
Kerr's record at the Tribunal is not spectacular, being rubbed out six of the eight times he has been before it.
Will Daniel Kerr keep his Mondays free?
And the current crop of players that come out of Western Australia are no different. But what is different is that the game has evolved from the days of old. A player cannot go up to an opposition and hit them for no apparent reason, and then claim it was "an accident."
This is what midfielder Daniel Kerr, is telling the general public after his alleged heabutt to Scott West early in the Eagles match against the Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Matthew Boyd had the job of tagging the former Brownlow Medallist out of the game, restrcting his influence on the match. But it was West, who according to Kerr, advanced towards him.
"I would go along the lines of accidental. It was behind the play. West came at me a little bit, so we will just leave it up to the match review panel," Kerr told Channel Seven's AFL Game Day.
"It is disappointing. Obviously I want to keep my Mondays free instead of talking to the match review panel."
Kerr could be faced with a suspension of anywhere between 1-4 weeks due to his less-than-impressive record at the AFL Tribunal. He already has 46 demerit points after an altercation in Round 15 last year.
Best case, the Tribunal could allot 80 demerit points for the headbutt being negligent and of low impact to the head, giving him a total of 126 points, and seeing him rest against Carlton and former team-mate Chris Judd's long-awaited return to Perth.
On the other hand, if the Tribunal do enforce the law to the full extent, the incident could be deemed as being intentional and of high impact to the head, which would result in a four-week ban.
Kerr's record at the Tribunal is not spectacular, being rubbed out six of the eight times he has been before it.
Will Daniel Kerr keep his Mondays free?
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