{"id":373043,"date":"2024-03-05T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T09:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=373043"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:02:25","slug":"webster-hit-with-monster-ban-for-horror-bump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=373043","title":{"rendered":"Webster hit with monster ban for horror bump"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\ufefft Kilda<\/a>'s Jimmy Webster has been suspended for seven matches for his massive bump on North Melbourne's Jy Simpkin<\/a> in a practice match on Sunday.<\/p>\n

And his return game will almost certainly be a fiery affair \u2013 he will not be available until the Saints' round eight clash against the Kangaroos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After more than an hour of deliberations, tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson said Webster's bump on Simpkin was a "classic case of avoidable head-high contact".<\/p>\n

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"Simpkin was wide open, vulnerable to contact, and had no reason to anticipate being bumped after disposing of the football," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Jimmy<\/p>\n

Gleeson said the bump was "extremely careless" and Simpkin was in a "relatively defenceless" position.<\/p>\n

He said the bump was at the highest end of the definition of careless in the charging guide, but the panel accepted Webster's remorse as genuine.<\/p>\n

The hit inflicted Simpkin's third concussion in nine months. The Kangaroos ruled Simpkin out of its round one clash against the Giants only hours before the hearing began.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Webster pleaded guilty and asked for a fair but firm punishment for his action.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Jye<\/p>\n

He repeated several times he had no excuse for the bump, or why he left the ground in the first place.<\/p>\n

"I'm really sorry about what happened on Sunday. It's something I'm not proud of, I've let a lot of people down," he said.<\/p>\n

"I don't really have an excuse as to why. It's such a quick decision and clearly I got it wrong."<\/p>\n

Andrew Woods for the AFL had asked for an eight-week suspension, which would have been the equal longest since Andrew Gaff was rubbed out for eight weeks in 2018 for striking Andrew Brayshaw.<\/p>\n

But lawyer Adrian Anderson for St Kilda said such a long stint on the sidelines would have been "out of proportion", and compared this bump to Sam Powell-Pepper's on Mark Keane. that earned a four-week ban.<\/p>\n

In delivering his verdict, Gleeson rejected that argument, stating this hit was "considerably worse".<\/p>\n

\"Players<\/p>\n

In a statement confirming Simpkin had been pulled from the Giants clash, North Melbourne football general manager Todd Viney said: "Jy's health and well-being is our number one priority".<\/p>\n

He also suggested Simpkin could miss more than just this match.<\/p>\n

"Given Jy's concussion history, our medical team will take a conservative approach to his management and recovery as per the AFL's Concussion Protocols," he said.<\/p>\n

"Jy came into the club [on Tuesday], he's doing well and is in good spirits but his official return-to-play timeline is unclear at this point as it depends on his progress."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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