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TDP and Water Symbolism

With Book 5 all but being confirmed as Ocean, it made me want to take a look back at what water represents in the series in general. Most prominently, of course, for Rayla for obvious reasons, but also where and how water symbolism pops up for some other characters, such as Ezran and Callum, scattered throughout the show.

Water often symbolizes healing and rebirth, rivers with pathways, destiny and drowning (particularly for women, such as Ophelia from Hamlet and the Lady of Shalott) and the Ocean unpredictability, power, chaos, and the depths. The Ocean is also often the site of obsession (Ahab and Moby Dick) as well as desire (siren myths) and the struggle to find your way home (Odysseus). There are some tenets of all of this throughout TDP, but we’ll work our way through as well as discuss the limited specifics of what we know of the Ocean primal from Tales of Xadia and additional information from Callum’s Spellbook.

Water as Reflection

Lujanne: This is the Moon Nexus. It reflects the moon perfectly. When the moon is full, its light completely fills the lake.

This is the one that’s most overtly related to Aaravos, perhaps, as well as in line with Ocean and Moon’s direct connection in show. Water/ice reflects, mirrors reflect, and tether the two together. The characters who are most heavily associated with reflection in this manner are Viren and Callum, of course, with Rayla as well, although Claudia, Soren (with his sword), and Ezran (with his father’s sword and eventual crown) have their moments as well.

Moreover, all of this moments of reflection for Rayla are moments where she feels like she’s failing, or has failed. “I guess I was just afraid of being afraid” / “But you didn’t run. They have it all wrong” “Does it matter?” / “I’m not good enough and I never will be.” While many other characters are tied to reflection as noted above, Rayla (and Ethari and Callum with her) are the only characters we see be reflected by water in this way.

However, there are even more ways water is woven into Rayla’s arc, so let’s talk about it

Water as Fear, Bravery, and Shame

Rayla’s first test as an assassin takes place in the rain, but she is unable to go through with it. This is a ‘failure’ that haunts her even into season four, perhaps best summed up in how she mirrors Runaan in these conversations from 1x01 and 1x08 respectively.

Rayla: The human looked up at me and I saw the fear in his eyes. Runaan: Of course he was afraid! But you had a job to do!

Ezran: Yeah, but then you saw he was scared, and you knew he was a person, just like you. Rayla: That shouldn’t have mattered. I had a job to do.

Rayla’s relationship to fear reaffirms the idea that recognizing personhood - her own or anyone else’s - is also a signifier of weakness (laid out more directly, perhaps, in the S1 novelization), and is incredibly Moonshadow of her: “Moonshadow elves aren’t supposed to show fear, ever.” Which is why Rayla is typically confronted with the water-shame duality when she is trying to either ignore someone else’s personhood, or is having her own erased, best seen with her crossing the river in 1x02 on her way to try and be a proper assassin.

Which is why 1x05 is when the shift between what she’s supposed to be - an assassin - and who she truly is - a hero starts to transform water as only a weakness to a showcasing of bravery.

C: That was brave, Rayla. R: No, I already told you, I’m afraid of water. C: I know. That’s why doing what you did was so heroic. R: Oh... Thanks.

And why the assassin pool bearing the literal symbol of shame - the symbol of her just surviving when it was dictated that she shouldn’t have - is what justifies literally erasing her, and turning her into a Ghost. Which, we’ll return to the pond more later, don’t you worry.

If you’d like more thoughts on Rayla with water in this specific trifecta (+ bonus Callum feels), I’d recommend checking out this old but very worthwhile meta I wrote on the subject a couple months after S3 came out and back before I had a water motif tag (like a fool). Through the Moon adds some layers to this, with Rayla being driven into the portal out of fear, primarily, that Viren is still out there, as well as out of love for her family and Callum. But again more on TTM as well later, because I want to talk about the real kicker, I think, which is

The River As A Symbol of Destiny

This is something that ATLA actually used beforehand (mostly purely as a metaphor) that was then brought more directly to TDP as both a metaphorical and now literal/motif thing.

Destiny? What would a boy know of destiny? If a fish lives its whole life in a river, does it know the river’s destiny? No! Only that it flows on and on, out of his control. He may follow where it flows, but he cannot see the end. He cannot imagine the ocean.

—Avatar: The Last Airbender, 1x15, the Deserter

V: Life is like a river. R: Oh great. That’s exactly what I was afraid of. V: You can’t see too far ahead. I can’t see at all, as I might’ve mentioned before. You don’t know where the river of life will bend and turn. You don’t know where it will go at all. R: How is that supposed to helpful? V: Don’t try to control where the river goes. There’s one thing you can know and control: yourself. Look at yourself. Who are you, Rayla? What do you stand for? Once you know that, then wherever the river takes you, you’ll be right where you were always meant to be.

We see Rayla seemingly answer this question for herself by using something Callum told her as a basis for a new worldview: breaking the cycle. “Saving that dragon doesn’t just feel like the right thing to do, it feels like the right thing for me to do. It’s where I’m meant to be.” However, this is precisely the choice we see her walk back in 4x05.

So the River is tied to Destiny as a concept and having choice and self actualization for what you can control. This is tied, then, to Callum helping to give her a path forward for the choices she wants to make, tethering this to their relationship in general and the importance of giving each other agency.

But this specific connection to the River of Destiny, per se, is imo solidified in Bloodmoon Huntress with these panels.

There’s a few in-universe reasons for this panel/callback, of course. The first is show that Rayla wasn’t always afraid of water and that nearly drowning in BH is what likely created that fear. It’s the first instance in the graphic novel of Rayla’s heroism and loyalty, her desire to protect/save other people before Suroh, a Skywing boy in big trouble, comes barrelling into her life - even if it’s just a tiny Adoraburr who is basically her best friend in an increasingly peerless childhood.

And, of course, at the time of BH’s release, we all assumed this was largely a reference and setup to Rayla’s choice to leave at the end of Through the Moon in order to, in her eyes, ultimately protect him (even at great cost to herself and their happiness together). This is because, of course, Callum is famously her best friend with a big speech in 3x01 all about it: “He’s my friend... My best friend.”��

This has taken on an even deeper meaning thanks to season four, though, following Aaravos taking control of Callum, his worry over a path of darkness, and Rayla’s associations with light. Because, of course, there is every implication that Aaravos’ prison is 1) under the water in the Sea of the Castout and 2) that Callum already tends to get swept up in things unintentionally / without thinking.

All of this to say, of course, that Aaravos and his prison are the river that Callum has already been swept up by, symbolized by all of the above as well as the Ocean rune on the Key of Aaravos being displayed at particularly opportune times.

So Rayla, here, is not just speaking of her future desire to protect him in Through the Moon, but not even necessarily to keep from playing into Aaravos’ hands (which is what killing him would do) but to guide him and keep him safe, no matter what it takes. Which reflects the framing of the shots when she arrives: “Then take another path, dummy!” The River of Destiny is fast, but she won’t let him get swept away.

Even if choosing Rayla (and subsequently breaking out of the brainwashing) may not be enough to fully stop Aaravos’ plan (as he still has to get out, after all — this is one river that’s inevitable).

Drowning

Of course, alongside destiny and shame, etc. there is also the dark side to water, re: drowning. We see this most prominently featured for each of the trio, with Ezran almost dying in 1x06, Callum’s dark magic dreams in 2x08, as well as Rayla nearly drowning in both BH and TTM, anchoring her childhood and much of her subsequent present day trauma tied together with a neat little bow, ready to unravel at a moment’s notice.

The fact that Callum’s use of dark magic also ties itself to drowning, directly, when it could’ve been anything (something choking him, perhaps, to hammer home / foreshadow Aaravos’ future grip over him) is also interesting to me, precisely because it ties the two so together. And that, thus far, we haven’t seen this drowning motif extended to anyone outside of the main trio, either.

The fact that both in and outside of the dream scape, Callum smashing the primal stone is what causes him to at first metaphorically, and then literally begin drowning, is particularly apt, symbolism wise. Down to Berto, a winged creature, lifting Villads from the wreckage only for Callum to realize that he is the wing once he has a guiding presence in Sarai. This is a lovely parallel between the boys as well, with Sarai guiding Ezran under the ice in the book one novelization, and makes me think about love as a guiding force through the storm; Sarai for her sons, Rayla on either side of the storm for Callum, and Callum for her in TTM, and how this may be repeated in Book 5, whether it’s Rayla’s parents saving her somehow, Callum, both, or something else entirely.

(It should also be noted that Callum and Rayla mutually save each other in TTM as well. Callum goes in after her when she’s in danger, but loses the phoenix feather to guide them back on the way down. He manages to help Rayla grab it, and then she goes back for him, and they swim out together, toward the light.)

The Ocean Arcanum

(Almost) last but not least I want to talk about the associations given canonically to the Ocean arcanum in the series’ extended material from both the Primal Source quiz, Callum’s Sketchbook, and Tales of Xadia.

Like all rivers flow to the sea, you know everything and everyone is connected. A peaceful soul, you value friendship, love, and family above all else in life. Empathetic and outgoing, you make friends easily, and people are drawn to your personality. In life, you’re willing to go with the flow, and you can adapt to pretty much anything and keep a cool head. You wear your heart on your sleeve, and with love so easily given, betrayal and lies strike you deeply — you are icy and unforgiving only to those who dare strike at your big heart.

Flexibility, Transformation, Flow, Awareness, Navigation, Surface Level V.S. Depth

This is reflected in the magic that Ocean mages wield: dynamic, forceful, reaching everywhere and anywhere, within and without. It can also become surprisingly powerful in rain, giving this primal a powerful synergy with the Sky primal. Ocean magic also includes ice magic, giving mages another powerful offensive and defensive tool.

All of these were released years apart (the primal quiz shortly after S1 in 2018, Callum’s Spellbook after S3 in 2020, and Tales of Xadia in 2021) but they all have similar common threads. There is an emphasis on connection, ice magic, flexibility (change), as well as tantalizing teases regarding the Sky arcanum. And of course as previously touched upon, the Moon famously affects real life tides.

But like, how do we know that this stuff is going to be consistently carried into the show, and it’s not just padding for supplementary material? Well, that’s because It Already Has.

Navigation and Transformation

Are perhaps the most direct ones we’ll see in S5, building upon prior associations with water the show has displayed, particularly in S2. The Ocean is tied to Callum’s journey of discovering sky magic, as he learns the winds from Villads on the ship of the Ruthless, and then later is directed into his own consciousness by a similar manner. He’s learning how to navigate and Villads’ advice to Callum mirrors the exact advice he gives to Rayla about the river, too.

Don’t try to control where the river winds go. There’s one thing you can know and control, yourself your sail.

This is jointly reflected by a con skit performed in 2019 to hype up S3 by Callum and Rayla’s VAs. While again this would be easy to write off, I hesitate to for three reasons: 1) we know thanks to TDP’s production schedule they were already working on S4 at this time, 2) the skit is called Written in the Stars and although silly, some of what is discussed matches up thematically and helped me call the Rayllum “light and darkness” motif months in advance, and 3) there are things from the S4 star chart referenced in the skit, such as Garlaf and his bandolier of skulls, the mama / baby banther, etc and most notably, the South Star, which Callum says:

What about that? Brightest star in the sky. A single point of light. We call it the South Star. Humans used it to navigate, you know, to find their way in the endless darkness of the night.

So it seems pretty clear that Season Five, with Callum and Rayla now getting to navigate their relationship, in addition to water’s ties to Rayla’s emotional state (the surface vs depths reflecting both her and Aaravos’ possible pasts, his watery prison, etc) all being compounded together. Either Aaravos or Rayla (or maybe both of them) will be his South Star in S5. And, in addition to Callum’s Spellbook, this is the only real time navigation is brought up in series, so I’m gonna take it.

Now that that’s ‘settled’, let’s look at Ocean / water as Transformation. This is of course seen in how Callum goes into the water in his dreams in 2x08, but then resurfaces with help from his mother and is reborn in a sense, literally filled with new breath, as he comes to understand the Sky arcanum. We also see this idea of Transformation being tied to the Ocean and Moon arcanums an equal amount in something like Phoe-Phoe, and as well as in TTM in general.

The Moon Arcanum is all about change.

Phoe-Phoe is reborn on the water. The water transforms Rayla’s fear to bravery. Rayla’s talk with Villads helps give her direction as much as he gives it to Callum, each unlocking how they are going to break the cycle; for Rayla, it’s being a protector and defender (even if still at cost to herself, but that’s a meta for another day). For Callum, he becomes a sky primal mage.

Which is to say, if you’ve been keeping track, Sky and Moon are uniquely tethered in series to the Ocean in ways none of the other primals currently seem to be. Sky and Ocean share overlap in spells and associations (drowning, navigation, breath, travel). Ocean and Moon likewise share overlap in association (transformation, reflections, depths, etc). So it would be exceedingly fitting if S5 is when Rayla and Callum end up fully reconciling, given that Ocean seems to, magically, be where Sky and Moon meet halfway. The water and experiences at the Nexus is what broke them apart, so of course water will also be what brings them together.

Water as the Cycle

More generally, due to its varied associations, Water is tied to Life ad Death throughout the series. In some ways, it is probably associated with the Cycle directly as much as Moon is, both tied to inherently cyclical things that may change, but always come back to themselves. TTM makes this connection overt

But it is there in other places as well. An assassin’s flower, placed in a circular pond of water, floats so long as they live and breathe. Rayla leaves and returns, consistently, like the tide, leaving over and over again, but also returning whenever she can (or whenever Callum chases after her to bring her back from the brink).

In a lot of ways, Callum and Rayla both do this to each other, leaving and then returning, always circling back to one another or moving in patterns.

Every time they walk away (die) they also return (live). This element of perpetual ebb and and flow and rebirth is also seen in other characters like Sol Regem, and even indeed the longstanding associations of boats and the underworld in Greek and Egyptian myth in particular, ferrying people to the afterlife (Greek myth a cited inspiration for the series, with the Egyptian mythos more sneakily woven in).

Seen perhaps most prominently in Callum reckoning with his stepfather’s death and reading Harrow’s letter in the belly of Villads’ boat.

Conclusion

Book 5: Ocean is gonna Slap, and I cannot wait, thank you goodnight.

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp rayla #rayllum #tdp callum #water motif #tdp meta #analysis series #analysis #multi #the cycle #parallels #might honestly be some of the most fun i've had working on a meta #bc they surprisingly/unsurprisingly worked their way in #personal fave #every separation is a link #devil and the lovers

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz, ill. Stephen Gammell) "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a collection of short stories, written for children. The stories themselves are pretty standard stories that are just spooky enough for kids, but the illustrations are what most people remember. Each story is accompanied by a picture that are still unnerving to look at as adults, let alone as kids. Growing up with this book, it felt like a test of bravery just to turn the page. It reminds me a lot of the Season 4 TMA episode, in Callum Brodie's domain - an avatar of The Dark planting images of monsters in kids' heads and letting their imaginations do the rest of the work in scaring them."

Stolen Sun (Korney Chukovsky) "A Russian children's poem that narrates how the crocodile consumed the Sun and how the bear gave him a proper pummeling and forced him to release the star back into the sky. No, it doesn't make sense in context either, but it does take on the motifs of Slavic myths about a dragon stealing the Sun and imprisoning it for thirty-three years, cueing global night and cold."

#dark poll #the dark #poll #the magnus archives #leitner tournament #Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark #Alvin Schwartz #Stephen Gammell #Stolen Sun #Korney Chukovsky

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jimmyxobrien-blog · 7 years

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TASK ONE

BASICS

Full Name: James Patrick. O’Brien Nickname(s): Jimmy Age: 35 Date of Birth: April 10, 1981 Zodiac Sign: Aries Place of Birth: Nashville, TN Ethnicity: Irish American Nationality: American Gender: Male Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Romantic Orientation: Heteromantic Religion: Catholic / non-practitioner Occupation: Bar Owner Language(s) Spoken: English Accent: Southern

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Face Claim: Charlie Hunnam Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Height: 6′1″ Weight: 181lbs Build: Fit Tattoos: Several. Back, arms, chest. Piercings: None. Distinguishing Characteristics: Boyish grin. Baby blue eyes. Sleek blonde hair.

PERSONALITY

Label: The Charmer Positive Traits: Charming. Approachable. Dependable. Negative Traits: Quick to anger. Private. Workaholic. Goals/Desires: See his siblings thrive. Fears: Becoming his father. See any of his siblings go down the same path as their parents. Pigeons—don’t ask. Hobbies: Drinking. Driving his Harley. Watching sports—and betting. And what many don’t know: keep a close eye in everything NASA, aerospace and engineering related. Quirks: Lives off cigarettes and black coffee when something’s troubling him, he’s stressed or worried. Border anarchist. Routinely works out. Likes: Harley Davidson, Nascar, Football, Marlboro Reds, Jim Beam, Them ladies... Dislikes: Half of the population and bad tippers.

FAMILY

Father: James O’Brien — deceased. Mother: Rebecca O’Brien Sibling(s): Five. Callum O’Brien (28) @calxobrien; Sister/Brother (#); Sister/Brother (#); Erin (10); Conor (6) Pet(s): He’d like to say Callum—But at the moment, none of his own. Financial Status: Okay. His finances are straight. Not too bad, not great either. He’s still dealing with student loans and raising two kids. It could be better.

TESTS

Myers-Briggs: ISFJ — The Defender: Very dedicated and warm protectors, always ready to defend their loved ones. Enneagram: 8 — Protector: Protectors believe you must be strong and powerful to assure protection and regard in a tough world. Consequently, Protectors seek justice and are direct, strong and action-oriented; they also can be overly impactful, excessive and impulsive. Temperament: Choleric — short-tempered, fast or irritable. Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw — values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit.

DIGGING DEEPER

What would your character consider to be the defining moment in their life? His parents death. While Jimmy’s decision to go after his dreams once given the opportunity to study aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leaving his family behind had been utterly selfish. With the notice of his parents’ death, he made the most unselfish decision to date: to leave everything behind and put his life on hold so that his family stayed together. He rose above, to some extent, and he hasn’t regretted it to this day. Not entirely, at least.

If things would only ever go their way, where you they like to see themselves in ten years time? Still in Nashville. Still close to his family. His youngest brother, Conor, would be just sixteen years old and, hopefully, en-route to High School graduation. Although he hasn’t had the chance to give it too much thought, his hands too busy and his life too complicated to even entertain the idea of it, maybe he could have a family of his own by then. Part of the reason why he doesn’t think it’ll happen, though, is because he dreads becoming his father. After all, he didn’t have a great example and doesn’t think he’ll make a good one.

Who is their favorite person? Why? His brother, Callum, but if he hears Cal mentioned him in this question too he’ll deny it for fear of sounding like a chick flick moment. Cal is his best friend and confidante. Jimmy admires him greatly, his bravery and his strength. He doesn’t only see his brother as a national hero but his own personal one too.

If your character could change one thing about themselves, what would it be? To be able to free himself completely of the ever-lurking shadow of his father. Every time he picks up a glass of whiskey or smokes a cigarette, he can see himself turning a little bit more into the man he despises, and yet he can’t stop. Being stripped of the opportunity of fulfilling his capacities and sharing some of his intellect with the world left him in some sort of shell of the man he could be. Unfortunately, he doesn’t feel like he has the right to be that person anymore.

What would your character most like to be remembered for? For taking care of his family and defending them to his dying breath. Maybe, just maybe, he may still have the chance to change the course of history with some transcendental discovery or theory pertaining aerospace and astronomy—though not many people are aware of his vast knowledge on the topic.

MUN QUESTIONNAIRE

This section is optional, but will give us an opportunity to get to know each other a bit better!

Name/Alias: D Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Book(s): Madame Bovary Favorite Movie(s): Across the Universe Favorite TV Show(s): Vikings Favorite Fictional Character(s): Golden Girl’s Rose Nylund (she’s me. I’m her!)

3 Random Facts About Yourself: - I love musicals. - And hummus. - And the New England Patriots.

Why did you choose to create this character? Is there a story of how you came up with them or what you hope to accomplish with them? I had just finished watching Shameless’ most recent season and I wanted to desperately write a hybrid between Fiona and Lip. And voilá, so was Jimmy born. Ultimately, what I want for him is to realize he’s so much more than his father, and that he can still have the life he dreamed of without it meaning abandoning his family.

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Melbourne’s Tomas Bugg punch on Swan Callum Mills labelled a ‘dog act’

Sydney midfielder Luke Parker has slammed Tom Bugg’s hit on Callum Mills as a “dog act”.

Bugg, who is staring at a lengthy suspension, floored Mills with a punch to the face four minutes into Friday night’s game, prematurely ending his match. A groggy Mills left the field moments later and headed into the room for a concussion test, which he failed.

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The AFL Tribunal could be required for the second time in two weeks after Melbourne’s Tomas Bugg was reported for striking Sydney’s Callum Mills.

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Sydney are knocking on the door of the top eight with yet another solid victory over a disappointing Demons side.

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Steve Johnson says although Bachar Houli was lucky to escape the tribunal with only a two week ban, his clean record should account for something.

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Sydney’s epic after-the-siren win over the Bombers pricked ears in the USA.

FootyFix: Can the Dees keep it going?

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Hawk Mitchell helps ground the Crows, Swan Mills takes a ripper defensive grab, Roo Higgins does a ‘Charlie Dixon’, Dees break a western hoodoo and the final touch from Docker Walters delivers ecstasy for Chris Scott .

Bugg reported for striking

The AFL Tribunal could be required for the second time in two weeks after Melbourne’s Tomas Bugg was reported for striking Sydney’s Callum Mills.

While Bugg issued an apology to Mills on national TV, the Swans, who won by 35 points, are privately fuming with some at the club saying it was one of the worst acts they had seen on the field.

Bugg made a beeline for Mills after the match in an attempt to apologise but the Swans wanted little to do with him.

Sydney players remonstrate with Tomas Bugg of the Demons after an incident involving Callum Mills. Photo: Getty Images

The 24-year-old Demon had his number taken and if the hit is determined to be intentional, high impact and contact to the head, it is likely the Match Review Panel will refer the incident directly to the tribunal.

If so, it will be the second major case in as many weeks for the tribunal, which last week controversially handed Bachar Houli a two-game ban which was upgraded to four on appeal by the league. Bugg will be lucky to escape with anything less.

The incident sparked scuffles immediately after and at the half-time break as the two sides came off the ground. Bugg was on the fringes while his teammates flew the flag.

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It’s not the first time Bugg has raised the ire of the Swans. In the first round of 2013, he delivered a cutting sledge to Ben McGlynn by asking him “where was his premiership medallion?” McGlynn had missed the Swans’ 2012 premiership through injury.

Dirty shot: Tomas Bugg strikes Callum Mills.

Parker unleashed on Bugg after the Swans’ 35-point win.

“It was a pretty dog act, you don’t want to see it on the footy field,” Parker told Fairfax Media.

“It is what it is, I’m sure he’ll cop a bit of time for it.

“Things like that shouldn’t happen on the footy field. There’s a line and he’s gone way over it.

“You don’t like to see it, especially to one of our young blokes. It’s not tough, it’s not the way people should play footy. He’ll reflect on that and he’ll probably cop his whack for it and we’ll move on.”

Swans coach John Longmire said Mills, who is renowned for his bravery, told him after the game he was fine.

“But he says he’s ok all the time,” Longmire said.

Longmire was angry the Swans were left a player short for almost the entire game but stopped short of calling for the introduction of a send-off rule.

“Everyone saw it, the world saw it. We lost a player at the 4:30 mark,” Longmire said.

“The process will be as it should be through the AFL. We’ll wait and see what happens. We lost a player for 98 per cent of the game, which is disappointing.”

Bugg, who made headlines for a provocative tweet to the Western Bulldogs’ Jason Johannisen, said he was “embarrassed” by his actions.

“It looks really bad but my genuine intent was not to hurt Callum,” Bugg said.

“It was disappointing he couldn’t take part the rest of the game. Going forward I hope he’s OK.

“I tried to speak to him after the game but I could understand he didn’t want to speak to me too much but I hope for him and his family he gets better and he can play next week.”

“For me I’ll cop the consequences that come my way. The AFL don’t tolerate it, I don’t tolerate it either.”

Veteran Demon Jordan Lewis, who has been involved in his fair share of controversial on field incidents, said Bugg had a bad game after the punch. Bugg was held goalless, finished with six possessions and missed a goal from close range.

“I didn’t see the incident but he probably didn’t have his best game so you could link the two together,” Lewis said.

“I know from experience when you do something like that you tend to think about it all game and you find yourself out of position so it’s unfortunate. But he isn’t alone, a few blokes had poor performances tonight.”

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