Farmer is a great example Morgan, great talent, universally hated outside of Fremantle and slipped up from time to time with relatively minor things. He played great football for Freo and Connolly managed him well.
To suggest Connolly may have come undone for the way he handled Farmer is a stretch. Players are not stupid.
Fine him, suspend him, drop him to Peel or make him do community service, hell I don't care. Just don't sack him. He's too good.