September 16, 2014: A head made of tissue paper...

Late on the scene, airborne and dangerous. Brent Harvey will tonight front the AFL tribunal in the hope that this weekend will see him take part on a preliminary final, rather than spending his fourth week in the last five as a bystander; a man deemed too dangerous to take the field.

In his corner, we learned last night, will stand the only casualty of his crime. Joel Selwood confirmed that he will attend the hearing, giving evidence that - despite an expletive-laden diatribe given to the umpire at the time - the hit was an accident: "Those collisions happen throughout the night, we've all seen it, it was very minor" he told Footy Classified.

It is in that description that we find the only realistic defense available to Boomer. Though - as Nat Fyfe's naked neck on Brownlow Night will be able to attest - an accidental head clash is no defense, if it can be deemed minor, that is below the force required to constitute a report, Boomer can walk.

Of course, that requires one to ignore the claret that streamed from Selwood's head. The vibe on that seems to be that that particular part of Joel Selwood is made of the same tissue paper they use on the banners, and that a strong breeze could be enough to see him bleeding. One has to suspect it will be unsuccessful. The rules as they stand are pretty damning.

But this is not a court of law, and public opinion will weigh heavily on the judiciary. With Chris Judd among the many names vocally in support of Harvey, who knows?

In the news...
18 year old Saint Blake Acres has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club for the next four years.

Bomber Thompson has revealed he is likely to stay at Essendon next year - as soon as they find a job for him. The Premiership coach will step-aside to allow James Hird to return to the top job, but could prove an asset as a tactically minded waterboy.

And for the technologically minded footy fan, Etihad Stadium has announced it will install a new high-tech wifi system for fans. "(The AFL is) determined that AFL fans remain at the forefront of new technology to access our game in every way possible" said Gillon McLachlan of the decades-old wifi technology, which will allow fans to post more angry tweets about the price of everythign at Etihad stadium.