Changes Vs Fremantle

[Alan Smithee]

What would be an acceptable result this weekend...assuming we won't take the 4 points?

Kicking more than 1 point in the first half like our game against Freo over in Perth last year.

 

[jackess]

Using the Goodes incident as precedent I guess there's no issue with grabbing people on the penis but Crowley got a fine for pinching Harvey.

 

[BL_dobsmob]

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-r...04&eventType=free&seek=3315&videoQuality=high

here's the incident - I think

They replay it just after Pearce Hanley's free kick.

 

[Tairy Greene]

That sort of defeats the purpose.

Stef goes to bump and accidently elbows neck, Buddy goes to bump and accidently makes contact to the head.

Tippett punches a guy in the head 'accidentally'.

I have no idea what Martin incident you are talking about but the one he was charged for he walked up & elbowed Brown in the throat whilst resting up forward and the ball was up in the middle for the centre bounce. Just dumb from Stef and to be honest I'd be pretty pissed as a fan if it was the other way round.

Tippett's was his forearm too, not a punch and even watching the footage it looked like it may have bounced up off Grimes' shoulder into his head, plus the whole thing being in play and all.

 

[jackess]

I have no idea what Martin incident you are talking about but the one he was charged for he walked up & elbowed Brown in the throat whilst resting up forward and the ball was up in the middle for the centre bounce. Just dumb from Stef and to be honest I'd be pretty pissed as a fan if it was the other way round.

Tippett's was his forearm too, not a punch and even watching the footage it looked like it may have bounced up off Grimes' shoulder into his head, plus the whole thing being in play and all.

It wasn't a deliberate elbow though. He goes to bump, Brown backs off and to Martin raises the elbow to try and make contact. It's not like he walked up to him to elbow him in the throat.

 

[jackess]

Weller only got 1 week for punching Bewick in the face off the ball because our medical report put the impact as low instead of medium. I know which one looked worse though.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-02/mav-weller-offered-one-week-suspension-for-off-the-ball-hit

 

[Bucking Beads]

3 weeks for that is pathetic. * the AFL what a waste of our time it is becoming.

 

[alscotoz2]

Using the Goodes incident as precedent I guess there's no issue with grabbing people on the penis but Crowley got a fine for pinching Harvey.

Not in the GayFL...oh c'mon it had to be said, it was too good an opportunity to be ignored!!

 

[dlanod]

Not in the GayFL...oh c'mon it had to be said, it was too good an opportunity to be ignored!!

To be honest, no it didn't really need to be said.

 

[alscotoz2]

To be honest, no it didn't really need to be said.

Lighten up, mate.

 

[iBeng]

Lighten up, mate.

Lighten up over using someones sexuality in the contest of an entire AFL code being "soft".

Sure, lets "lighten up".

 

[luthor]

Just when I thought Leppa got the use of Stef and Luey in tandem just right, this happens.

Doesn't look like much really but if you play in the MRP Chook-lotto, anything can happen.

Still find it hard to fathom how Martin's action can be assessed as 50 per cent worse as both the Buddy and Tippett incidences.

The Tippett one in particular looked really nasty and verging on premeditated.

Bondi Billionaire discounts???

 

[Bucking Beads]

The Crows medical staff stitched us up. I am guessing Luke Brown spat out his adams apple.

 

[Ceebee]

Oh dear lord.
Can this season get any worse.???
Stef has been awesome for us and now we lose him against two of the best two teams in the comp.
$&*+)*45+%$+%

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

So Buddy runs past the ball while eyeing off his opponent and hits his man forcefully enough to the head that he hits the ground like a sack of spuds and lies momentarily stunned on the ground and it is graded negligent and medium impact. I get that.

 

[kozi]

MRP are a f*#$@# joke! Feel sorry for you guys (and my dreamteam too).

No way is that 2-3 weeks. 1 at most. How Buddy cops 1 week for what he did and Stef cops 2 absolutely bewilders me. You should appeal and appeal hard!

 

[pulpdriver]

MRP are a f*#$@# joke! Feel sorry for you guys (and my dreamteam too).

No way is that 2-3 weeks. 1 at most. How Buddy cops 1 week for what he did and Stef cops 2 absolutely bewilders me. You should appeal and appeal hard!

I'd agree in principle but I doubt the penalty would be overturned or reduced if we were to appeal. We'd most likely end up without Stef for the 3 weeks. The MRP always seems to use the smaller or less fashionable clubs when they want to make an example of someone for something.

 

[iBeng]

MRP are a f*#$@# joke! Feel sorry for you guys (and my dreamteam too).

No way is that 2-3 weeks. 1 at most. How Buddy cops 1 week for what he did and Stef cops 2 absolutely bewilders me. You should appeal and appeal hard!

Ah s**t, my Supercoach...

s**t.

 

[Sanchez365]

This Martin rubbish is last years Rockliff s**t all over again. Absolute joke.

 

[BuntonRules]

Lighten up over using someones sexuality in the contest of an entire AFL code being "soft".

Sure, lets "lighten up".

With your avatar, the saying glass houses doesn't come to mind?

On the Stef penalty - what a joke.

 

[iBeng]

With your avatar, the saying glass houses doesn't come to mind?

On the Stef penalty - what a joke.

Um, how?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Suspended for being to good looking. harsh

 

[royboys4eva]

I hope as a club we are appealing this disgraceful decision. This smells of the AFL saying we will make an example of a behind the play incident and punish a club down the bottom. Meanwhile Swans players get 1 week each. Gibbs got 2 last week for a tackle! Another club down the bottom.

Last year we had Rocky stitched up twice and since then every week we see a player sucker punch his opponent and i haven't seen one player suspended for since Rocky got done.

What's more Bewick got smashed by Weller off the ball and he gets a week! I still remember Christensen getting decked behind player by Firrito (round 2) way off the play and tribunal looked at it and said no issues!

AFL integrity is zero.

 

[CarloLion]

Stunning decision. How can Franklin take his eyes off and run past the ball and iron someone out head high and get 1 week and Martin gets 2 for this?

 

[Toffee Lion]

Well boy, how will we ever beat Fremantle now?