Immediately after that incident on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval, the Cats captain remonstrated with Thomas. Joel Selwood and Thomas face one-game bans for striking each other in that scuffle.
Im shocked … our decision makers need to take the time to really dissect the vision, Scott said.
I cant say Im any less surprised, having looked at the vision.
As a football person, you look at it – independent of the fact that his brothers just been knocked out – and think is that worth a week?
Thats the question on my mind.
Under the new tribunal system, Geelong also do no risk an extra weeks penalty by challenging the one-game ban for Selwood.
I cant absolutely declare that we will challenge it, he said. But those smart people (at Geelong) would have to do a really good job of convincing me that I should roll over on it.
Lindsay Thomas clashes with Scott Selwood. Former Geelong premiership star Cameron Ling described the incident as "a dog act".
Photo: AAP
Scott and his twin brother Brad were a formidable duo in Brisbanes three-peat premiership team of 2001-03. The Cats coach said he would not have been as restrained as Selwood if that bump had happened to Brad.
I am proud of him – I played with my brother as well and if I saw that, Im not sure I would have been as controlled, Scott said.
He (Joel) honestly believes he didnt make any contact all – he grabbed his jumper and he had to remonstrate.
His blood would have been boiling.
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