Someone on the Umpiring board said that Gibbs smirked when he let Gray go but Schulz looked remorseful so that may have contributed to the difference
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Someone on the Umpiring board said that Gibbs smirked when he let Gray go but Schulz looked remorseful so that may have contributed to the difference
Was that person's username Darren Goldspink 32???
Let's do drugs too! And act like we did nothing wrong. We can hire some annoying little flog campaigner to coach our team.Is it just me or does anyone else agree that due to bumbling efforts as a club over the past 15 years, we really are a soft club that toes the AFL line unquestionably. Other clubs make a stand eg Essendope* with Baguleys MRP. We rolled over with Gibbs case. We didn't cause any waves with lack of compensation when we lost Waite and Betts to FA.
We need to be represented as a tough, staunch organisation again. I don't feel that the CFC is respected at any level within the industry. It is time that we once again became a force.
C'mon BLUES, let's get our schizen together and learn how to flex our muscle like old times.
Go BLUES!!
No, not really. Drugs and all that other crap has nothing to do with backing your player against the MRP.Let's do drugs too! And act like we did nothing wrong. We can hire some annoying little flog campaigner to coach our team.
And! Let's have a sash.
Want to use a better example next time, NC?
Don't think we really have a supporter end do we? Aph will let you know where the cheer-squad are located. HBF will have fallen off his milkcrate, I'll be under my seat in the fetal position and MEB will be throwing Level 9 glares atop her seat on the top deck Aisle 31.Just a quick one folks.
heading over for the blues v hawks game in a couple of weeks at etihad.
What end are our supporters usually based? Any tips on best place to sit.
I watched the Shulz tackle several times, he tackled Richards, got swung around, planted his feet, lifted and swung Richards around and drove him into the ground. Shulz should have gotten the same result as Gibbs.To be fair to the MRP (a one-way indulgence regrettably) Gibbs steadied himself by skipping on his toes before he brought Gray down in the tackle. Otherwise the only differences favoured Gibbs that is, less damage to Gray who still had the ball. Shultz probably didn't know Richards had dropped the ball - for which Ted should have been penalised.
It has been argued by some that by skipping in preparation for the tackle Gibbs engaged in a 2-step movement and that for this reason the tackle constituted a sling-tackle. This is nonsense. To constitute a sling-tackle there must be step 1 a tackle followed by step 2, a slinging release from the tackle. A sling tackle is obviously dangerous because of the significant acceleration force imposed on the victim upon release and the uncontrolled manner in which the victim might land.
The 2 steps of the Gibbs tackle was clearly not a sling tackle. No sling was involved. This is demonstrated by recognising that the whole way through the tackle (from go to whoa (or woe)) Gibbs is bound to Gray by his enwrapping arms.
To make any sense of the MRP decisions it must be accepted that 2 step tackles involving steadying and then grounding (irrespective of head injury) if done with sufficient force is illegal. But Gibbs only gave the 2 step because he thought (correctly in my opinion) he could only ground a strong player like Gray if he 2 stepped in order to get him off balance. According to the MRP presumably Gibbs' option was to just cuddle Gray standing up and hope whilst holding him he would not be able to break free.
More importantly the MRP changes the rules in favour of bigger, stronger players. Tony Lockett would have been able to take Gray to ground without the 2 step Gibbs required and would have been able to (and probably would have) knock Gray out a la Shultz on Richards without MRP penalty.
IMO we were wrong not to appeal the original decision to save the MRP from looking like what it is: a joke.
They definitely aren't the same tackle but what's got me annoyed was the BS reasoning Evans gave, only to effectively backtrack on it 2 weeks later.
The incompetence in this industry sometimes...
Neither Gibbs nor Schultz was reported by an umpire, and neither tackle drew a free kick. So there are rules during the game and then rules after the game. Only the AFL could dream that one up.
Was it a stick of dynamite?Two tackles, totally different in the eyes of the AFL, but same result.
So, to draw a real long bow;
Two murders are committed one with a gun and one with a stick-same result- which is worse?
Was it a stick of dynamite?
Is it just me or does anyone else agree that due to bumbling efforts as a club over the past 15 years, we really are a soft club that toes the AFL line unquestionably. Other clubs make a stand eg Essendope* with Baguleys MRP. We rolled over with Gibbs case. We didn't cause any waves with lack of compensation when we lost Waite and Betts to FA.
We need to be represented as a tough, staunch organisation again. I don't feel that the CFC is respected at any level within the industry. It is time that we once again became a force.
C'mon BLUES, let's get our schizen together and learn how to flex our muscle like old times.
Go BLUES!!
haha...yeah I am little worried about this one as well.Don't think we really have a supporter end do we? Aph will let you know where the cheer-squad are located. HBF will have fallen off his milkcrate, I'll be under my seat in the fetal position and MEB will be throwing Level 9 glares atop her seat on the top deck Aisle 31.
Depends what sort of view you'd prefer. Level one is good because you're really close to the action and you can hear them yelling out instructions etc, level 2 is too ******* expensive but the view is the best, level three you can see all the plays being set up and pay attention to a lot more action off the ball.Just a quick one folks.
heading over for the blues v hawks game in a couple of weeks at etihad.
What end are our supporters usually based? Any tips on best place to sit.
Cheers, I grabbed some tickets on level 1 yesterday.Depends what sort of view you'd prefer. Level one is good because you're really close to the action and you can hear them yelling out instructions etc, level 2 is too ******* expensive but the view is the best, level three you can see all the plays being set up and pay attention to a lot more action off the ball.
The Blues are playing, you are sitting next to your fiancé and you are checking out blokes in the crowd? Wow, multi-tasking masterclass!Depends what sort of view you'd prefer ....... level three you can see all the plays being set up and pay attention to a lot more action off the ball.
The Blues are playing, you are sitting next to your fiancé and you are checking out blokes in the crowd? Wow, multi-tasking masterclass!