Essendon\u2019s counsel Ben Ihle said the penalty for Shiel\u2019s actions should be, at worst, a fine. They then proceed to drill down into the semantics and meanings of rough conduct. <\/p>\n
He present a very legal-heavy argument. In short, he argued at the focus should be on O\u2019Connor, not Luamon Lual. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is clear in our submission that the evinced intention is the protection of opposition players, and therefore the invitation that the AFL has extended to the tribunal to look beyond O\u2019Connor and look at the incidental consequences by Shiel\u2019s conduct to another player is misconceived,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis a situation that the rules do not cover,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean in the consequences of this case? It means that when one comes to consider rough conduct, Shiel\u2019s conduct as against O\u2019Connor. And when one comes to consider \u2013 if the tribunal is of the view that that is unreasonable in the circumstances \u2013 what flows from it as a result of an appropriate classification according to a focus on O\u2019Connor, not Lual.\u201d <\/p>\n
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