Talking Footy

Ball tearing terror

May 2 2002


'Reflex action': Peter Filandia bites Chad Davis during Port Melbourne's clash with Springvale. Image: Courtesy of Channel 10.
Former Swans player Peter Filandia has been suspended for 10 matches for biting the scrotum of an opponent.

Filandia, Port Melbourne's captain and assistant coach, pleaded guilty to the charge, arguing he was provoked and that he bit Springvale opponent Chad Davis after his face became smothered.

Filandia told the Victorian Football League tribunal he could not breathe when he became entangled with Davis, and panicked and bit him as a reflex action.

Filandia said he did not know what part of Davis's body he had bitten. But a doctor for Springvale said Davis had suffered bruising to his scrotum and had lost a small amount of blood.

During last night's hearing, Filandia, who played 83 AFL games with Essendon and Sydney, apologised to Davis and said he was thankful that he was not badly injured.

AFL tribunal chairman Eddie Power also ordered Filandia to undergo player counselling before he resumed playing.
In Sydney, four players, including former Swan Craig O'Brien, were called to front the Sydney Australian Football League tribunal after a match on Sunday which left two players in hospital.

One player suffered internal and external injuries and had to spend the night in hospital, while another received 15 stitches to the face after things turned ugly midway through the match between St George and Balmain.

Thirteen reports resulted from the match, from striking to abusive language. Last night O'Brien was suspended for one match.

Another ex-Swan, Balmain's Troy Luff, said in his column for redandwhiteonline.com that former AFL players in the competition tended to be targeted by the opposition.

"I ... saw something that I haven't seen since I played under-16 football in Traralgon and that was seeing a player sent off, in this case it was Craig O'Brien," Luff wrote.

"You can't blame him, though, as there seems to be no protection for him, and being an ex-AFL player you are always going to get that extra attention.

"The second half is where all the action started, a few of [their] players were getting a bit frustrated ... a few brawls started with a few punches thrown, [taking] the focus off the game."

Raiderdave wrote:

penis biting >

drop into st killderhers mad Monday celebrations did ya :_<> :_<>

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/ ... 94369.html

Ball tearing terror

May 2 2002


'Reflex action': Peter Filandia bites Chad Davis during Port Melbourne's clash with Springvale. Image: Courtesy of Channel 10.
Former Swans player Peter Filandia has been suspended for 10 matches for biting the scrotum of an opponent.

Filandia, Port Melbourne's captain and assistant coach, pleaded guilty to the charge, arguing he was provoked and that he bit Springvale opponent Chad Davis after his face became smothered.

Filandia told the Victorian Football League tribunal he could not breathe when he became entangled with Davis, and panicked and bit him as a reflex action.

Filandia said he did not know what part of Davis's body he had bitten. But a doctor for Springvale said Davis had suffered bruising to his scrotum and had lost a small amount of blood.

During last night's hearing, Filandia, who played 83 AFL games with Essendon and Sydney, apologised to Davis and said he was thankful that he was not badly injured.

AFL tribunal chairman Eddie Power also ordered Filandia to undergo player counselling before he resumed playing.
In Sydney, four players, including former Swan Craig O'Brien, were called to front the Sydney Australian Football League tribunal after a match on Sunday which left two players in hospital.

One player suffered internal and external injuries and had to spend the night in hospital, while another received 15 stitches to the face after things turned ugly midway through the match between St George and Balmain.

Thirteen reports resulted from the match, from striking to abusive language. Last night O'Brien was suspended for one match.

Another ex-Swan, Balmain's Troy Luff, said in his column for redandwhiteonline.com that former AFL players in the competition tended to be targeted by the opposition.

"I ... saw something that I haven't seen since I played under-16 football in Traralgon and that was seeing a player sent off, in this case it was Craig O'Brien," Luff wrote.

"You can't blame him, though, as there seems to be no protection for him, and being an ex-AFL player you are always going to get that extra attention.

"The second half is where all the action started, a few of [their] players were getting a bit frustrated ... a few brawls started with a few punches thrown, [taking] the focus off the game."

Best to check before posting just in case your very own mob decided to go down this rout over a decade ago, you know, don't wanna look like an idiot.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

And he got 10 matches for it. What will happen with the penis bite? Two weeks tops.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Parraeels where is the evidence that he's been banned from the NRL? And what for if so?