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Port01
2 Apr 2003, 16:24
Are we going to appeal the Burgoyne suspension?

If not, why are we the only club that never does? Is Cunningham too tight-fisted? ;)

Porthos
2 Apr 2003, 16:26
Because for us its a waste of money.

_espoir
2 Apr 2003, 16:52
if they appeal its a waste of our money... you know how many season tix money they would use? .........

anyways peter got done for a smiliar thing before and they appealed and didnt get off...

mic59
2 Apr 2003, 17:19
What's the reason the charge was made? Because an umpire read more into a video than it showed. What was the reason for the two game suspension? The AFL are trying to sanitise the game. This is not a case of appealling, it's a case of whether you want to bang your head against a brick wall or not.

topjars
2 Apr 2003, 17:25
Originally posted by Porthos
Because for us its a waste of money.

For anyone its a waste of money.
The tribunal will not admit they were wrong in handing down a decision that is so cut and dried.

Porthos
2 Apr 2003, 17:31
Originally posted by topjars
For anyone its a waste of money. Not if you're Carlton (although that may also be a thing of the past).

ThePowerFromPort.com
2 Apr 2003, 17:42
Originally posted by mic59
This is not a case of appealling, it's a case of whether you want to bang your head against a brick wall or not.

We must be on a similar wave length tonight, I just said nearly the same thing at my message board and around the same time too. :eek:

mic59
2 Apr 2003, 17:57
Originally posted by topjars
For anyone its a waste of money.
The tribunal will not admit they were wrong in handing down a decision that is so cut and dried.

Finish your sentence after "wrong" and you've got the real answer to why an appeal won't work. As far as I can remember, only 2 appeals have succeeded, one where Jonathan Brown was originally given 3 matches for knocking Fabian Francis into la-la land and another Brisbane one that escapes me at the moment. I think it was Leppitsch and I can't comment on that one because I never saw it.