Adam Simpson

Now, in the guidelines, there is a reference to forceful...

But when someone is on the move, it doesn't require much of a push in order to be potentially forceful.

And O'Sullivan was off balance, and that's why the danger was elevated from low to medium.

The behind-the-goals vision was also crucial in this, which further led to the decision to give Tex Walker one week.

Ryan Mansell was given a week for a similar incident last year.

And the key is, if you are trying to mark the ball...

and you have your eyes on the ball, the MRO will look favourably on that.

If you are simply at the front of the pack and maybe trying to create space between you and your opponent and push your opponent into the ball, that's when you're more likely to be given a week, and that's the reason the Tex copped a one-game suspension.

I agree.

I don't think you'll find anyone disagreeing with the decision to give it one week.

Jared Healy said last night it should be two.

But if O'Sullivan was seriously injured, then it would be two or three.

Or Dawson.

Or Dawson.

Or Dawson.

He put two players in danger.

You get two weeks for hurting your own player.

So this has been something that's actually been a bugbear of many senior coaches for quite a while at Adelaide Oval, a couple that I've spoken to in the last couple of days.

And I think Chris Scott was very diplomatic there.

He spoke to the security guard.