Should Steve Johnson be penalised for retaliating against Steven Bakers provocation?
Couch said he thought it “was fair enough what Johnson did”. “It’s not in the spirit of the game and he (Baker) shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it,” he said. But St Kilda life member Peter “Spider” Everitt said Baker had no case to answer. “If you can’t handle niggles, you shouldn’t play the game,” he said. “I don’t think he can go for provocation. If he does then the game is stuffed.” Thompson said Johnson “snapped” after being harassed by Baker throughout the match and allegedly elbowed Baker in the face late in the second quarter. He said Baker’s attempts to harm Johnson’s broken hand deserved league scrutiny.”Maybe the umpires and the AFL need to fix it up or maybe just look at it,” he said. “You don’t really want that happening in the game. “It’s not great, not healthy.” Johnson was treated yesterday for a broken metacarpal bone in the hand, while Baker had a nasty eye injury. Baker released a photograph of his injury on Twitter yesterday. Thompson said St Kilda’s Grand Fina
