I don't condone what SCOS did to Cripps, but I've got deja vu all over again.
Remember when Solly clobbered Ling at Geelong? Broken neck/jaw/mandible or something, reinforced by the Geelong Doctor. Ling would be out for months! Solly got 8 weeks, I think? Ling was back in two weeks.
According to afl.com.au, Cripps has 'a suspected broken jaw'.
The MRP will refer SCOS directly to the Tribunal, as they did with Adam Cooney last week. But, given the Tribunal will now be convinced that it stuffed up last week, SCOS can expect to have his long service leave start straight away. I think we can sign off on his 2015 stats right now.
Still, a good character reference from someone like Rodney Eade might help? It certainly did the trick for Cooney.