Ben Long

[bakes]

Love this guy. Aggressive. Hard. Crazy. Old school. Keep it coming Longy!!! Becoming my favourite player.

[Goose is king]

Hard not to love. Did he even get the guy in the head?

[Ghost Like]

Hard not to love. Did he even get the guy in the head?

He did and may be costly. Roberton, Savage & Webster, one will be the unfortunate beneficiary. Really feeling for Long & Ryder right now.

[The_Dud]

Hopefully the contact isn’t enough for a suspension, Dogs bloke basically got straight back up

[bigred]

Nothing to answer IMO.

That fifty penalty just another example. It was a s*** free kick. Umpire needs to be told.

[Linton Street Saint]

Pretty hard to get suspended when you don't make contact with the head.

[kosifantutti]

I’d like to see him focus on getting the ball.

[perfectionist]

Was there any damage to the guy he hit? If not, the rule these days in finals is that you get off. On the other hand, he is a liability on the backline.

[skeptic]

I love his aggro in one sense but can’t quite tell if the throw himself at every contest is a good or bad thing

The back 6 of Coffield, Clark, Carlisle, Howard, Paton and Wilkie is like a well organised machine

They zone really well, cover for each other, the right number of players go up to a contest etc

Long on the other hand is a bit like a wild animal... he’s just got this crazy mongrel, attack at all costs mentality that often results in him taking the play on and getting beaten with the team being exposed.

On the other hand... his desperation at the contest, don’t know if there is anybody else I’d rather have there with it all on the line

Confusing emotions

[DJ Higgins]

He will get a week but worth it. Gave no quarter but expected none back. Great performance

[skeptic]

Was there any damage to the guy he hit? If not, the rule these days in finals is that you get off. On the other hand, he is a liability on the backline.

I wonder if we’d be better of sending him back forward...
Kent was by far the worst tonight

[SaintDippa]

The angle from the pocket showed chest contact only. All clear.

[skeptic]

It’s one those ones where IMO a free would have sufficed

[The_Dud]

Pretty clearly hit his chin with the top of his shoulder, not really disputable.

Hopefully just a fine though. Does his earlier suspension this year come into it?

[stkfc1]

50 metres at best.

Not worth of suspension.

[portosaint]

He's the type of player that really makes you second guess when your head is over the footy.

He needs to be careful, of course... But he is a weapon in more ways than one. Yes, he is pointy and he hurts... But once he gets in your head, putting yourself over that ball at a center bounce becomes a lot more difficult.

Could have absolutely ironed McCrae out. Unfortunately, the MRP might not take the "could have" into consideration

[The Fireman]

Hard as a nut

[bangaulegend]

Plays hard but we all know how the system works Tom Hawkins fine,fine ,fine Ben Long 1 week with an early guilty plea don't agree with the system but that's just how it

[skeptic]

Plays hard but we all know how the system works Tom Hawkins fine,fine ,fine Ben Long 1 week with an early guilty plea don't agree with the system but that's just how it

Is this a social class flaw or a racial one?

[The_Dud]

But hey, how good was it seeing a bloke come off the square at a centre bounce and try clean someone up

[BadRossco]

Not sure if head high contact was made but Ben was certainly in Saints colours so will get at least a week

[bangaulegend]

Plays hard but we all know how the system works Tom Hawkins fine,fine ,fine Ben Long 1 week with an early guilty plea don't agree with the system but that's just how it

Is this a social class flaw or a racial one?

Don't know mate it's just how it is if you play for a club that means nothing to the AFL

[skeptic]

Plays hard but we all know how the system works Tom Hawkins fine,fine ,fine Ben Long 1 week with an early guilty plea don't agree with the system but that's just how it

Is this a social class flaw or a racial one?

Don't know mate it's just how it is if you play for a club that means nothing to the AFL

Social class then

[Otiman]

Two different angles with two different penalties. One is 2 weeks and the other is play on.

[bangaulegend]

Plays hard but we all know how the system works Tom Hawkins fine,fine ,fine Ben Long 1 week with an early guilty plea don't agree with the system but that's just how it

Is this a social class flaw or a racial one?

Don't know mate it's just how it is if you play for a club that means nothing to the AFL

Social class then

Yeah mate probably Lets just hope we can get a proper hearing based on the facts not the club you play for