Jesus I'm kidding, hence the

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smileys. I'll have to start putting massive disclaimers on posts in the future in 72 point font
As far as wire fans defending bridge goes, the few that have been have been pretty cringe worthy to read - As a very best case scenario in Bridge's favour you could argue that it was simply reckless as opposed to deliberate/hot-headed/thuggery. But that doesn't exonerate him and it's still behaviour that should result in a ban (After all, most high tackles that result in a ban are reckless technique as opposed to deliberate)
For me, I think he lost his head, ought to be 2 games, but will probably be reduced to 1 with an early guilty plea.