I still think if his cheekbone wasn't shattered against Warriors and Parra didn't take out Patten and a few others with knees to the back... We would have made the GF that year.
KD - I wish you hadn't reminded me of the Parrascum taking out Patten in that game.
That was 100% deliberate. He was on the ground prone and a couple of extra players went in - Hindmarsh among them. Knees forcefully to the head.
I talked to the General the next week at the Dogs' Reggies game at Leichhardt. He was very down about what happened.
Same game that (now) convicted criminal Hayne took out Bryson Goodwin with knees in the back too.
No charges or suspensions - nothing for 2 illegal, obvious and deliberate acts of foul play.
A bit of karma that the scum lost the GF the next week - defeated by a team that cheated the cap. No premiers that year.