Anyone seen if Laybutt has been cited...

 

FFA Rules and Regulations: Article  21 - Exceptional Misconduct.

 

Section D.

 

ALL incidents of misconduct which occur during a game and which are brought to the attention of the FFA after said game may be subject to disciplinary action. There will be no exceptions to this rule, except in situations where:

 

a)      Incidents of misconduct by Newcastle Jets players which have been dealt with by the administration of a caution by match officials in the course of the game. This covers relatively minor incidents such as striking Assistant Referees in the knackers or urinating  in the referee�s mug of tea at half time. (N.B. Fondling the breasts of female match officials is also exempt under these circumstances)

 

      b)   Old, overweight, bald Newcastle Jets players who are seen to strike opposition

             players will be exempt from the disciplinary process. This exemption will be

             made on the basis that he didn�t mean it, particularly if the act of violence has

             been perpetrated against a player from the New Zealand franchise

 

c)       All incidents of misconduct by any player registered with the FFA, and which

       have been missed by our half-blind match officials, will be  severely

       punished. This, of course, does not apply to Newcastle Jets players,

       where said misconduct will be regarded as high spirited larking about and

       will, therefore, be ignored and, when occurring against New Zealand teams,

       will be actively encouraged

 

"Wellington Phoenix striker George has been cited by the FFA Match Review Commitee for Head-Butting the elbow of Newcastle Jets defender Stephen Laybutt and could find himself suspended for up to 3 weeks. The Head-Butt was so severe that it forced Laybutt to remain on the pitch for the remainder of the game.

 

Ricki Herbert said before departing for Fiji with the All Whites that it would be unlikely that the Club challenge the possible ban as television evidence shows Georges nose clearly making contact with Laybutt's elbow.

 

It is the second such head-butt incident by a Wellinton Phoenix player on an opposition player in consecutive weeks after Steven O'Dor was also cited for making his face come into contact with a Queensland Roar players boot resulting in the Roar player having blood on his bootlaces"

 

http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=9

 

 

Unbelievable.Laybutt a former rugby player apparently!check it out!

 

Don't know why fouls like that are distinguished by being called 'professional' fouls. Nothing particularly professional about them in my book.

 

As for the elbow on George, one of the most deliberate fouls I've seen all year.   

 

Are we to assume this is a no then???

 

They don't play again here in Wellington unless we meet them in the play-offs [  next season and we won't forget]

 

He will be long gone by then....no way he will be playing in the A-league...unless Auckland get another team.