2nds 2016 Adelaide Crows SANFL season

[Scorpus]

Sumner pleaded guilty and received 3 matches.

Otten was charged with making "intentional contact with an umpire". He has pleaded not guilty and is currently giving evidence. Now I think it can be argued strongly that it wasn't intentional contact with an umpire considering the circumstances.

3 matches is a light suspension.

Waiting for Otten to receive 18 weeks now

 

[Mattrox]

3 matches is a light suspension.

Waiting for Otten to receive 18 weeks now

If Otten gets more than 3 when being on the receiving end of a concussion then we know how the SANFL rates concussion to AFL listed players.

I'm preparing for a reaming.

 

[Pdub]

Sumner pleaded guilty and received 3 matches.

Otten was charged with making "intentional contact with an umpire". He has pleaded not guilty and is currently giving evidence. Now I think it can be argued strongly that it wasn't intentional contact with an umpire considering the circumstances.

it should be because you can see in the video he moved to the left to go past the umpire and the umpire moved in the same direction to stop him getting past, so otten moved to the right and the umpire followed to stay in his path. when the umpire is trying to stay in his path and refusing to get out, he needs to lose a little bit of his protection.

 

[NikkiNoo]

The SANFL Tribunal has been deliberating for over 10 minutes on the decision.

 

[Brentmeister]

The SANFL is desperate to stymie the Crows in the sanfl. If he gets less than ten games I'll be surprised.

 

[Mattrox]

The SANFL Tribunal has been deliberating for over 10 minutes on the decision.

The SANFL is desperate to stymie the Crows in the sanfl. If he gets less than ten games I'll be surprised.

Uh oh.

 

[Cap]

I really feel for Andy Otten in relation to his career. Injury has really crueled what should have been a long career

 

[Cap]

The SANFL Tribunal has been deliberating for over 10 minutes on the decision.

They have to find a way to say guilty without looking dead set stupid.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

I really feel for Andy Otten in relation to his career. Injury has really crueled what should have been a long career

So true.

He could have been a big bodied mid but post injury lost a massive amount of athleticism/pace (not that he was quick but now he's slow).

 

[Mattrox]

Coming up to 20 mins now going by the tweet.

 

[Mattrox]

Sumner decision took 5 mins...... 5 mins for every 3 weeks? Uh ho..

 

[NikkiNoo]

Found Guilty and 2 matches. I think very much they knew there were extenuating circumstances and it being less than others for just a gesture says that to me as well.

 

[1970crow]

If Otten gets more than 3 when being on the receiving end of a concussion then we know how the SANFL rates concussion to AFL listed players.

I'm preparing for a reaming.

As we always should be.

 

[Mattrox]

2 matches....

START THE CAR...... START THE CAR!!!!

 

[chazwazza]

The SANFL is desperate to stymie the Crows in the sanfl. If he gets less than ten games I'll be surprised.

This is just about THE most stupid post I've read. I can only assume you're not serious

 

[Brentmeister]

This is just about THE most stupid post I've read. I can only assume you're not serious

What do you reckon ?

 

[Cap]

Found Guilty and 2 matches. I think very much they knew there were extenuating circumstances and it being less than others for just a gesture says that to me as well.

Appeal!!!!!!

 

[Cap]

2 matches....

START THE CAR...... START THE CAR!!!!

Rubbish. Appeal the shit out of that.

 

[chazwazza]

What do you reckon ?

I reckon that-
"That was just about THE most stupid post I've read. I can only assume you're not serious"

 

[Mattrox]

Rubbish. Appeal the shit out of that.

Umpire contact is always going to get weeks. He got lucky, he was trying to get at Sumner when contact occurred. That could be argued as a factor for more weeks. Being concussed at the time may have saved him.

 

[Brentmeister]

I reckon that-
"That was just about THE most stupid post I've read. I can only assume you're not serious"

Fill your boots.

Beware guys and gals this is a gag-free zone.

Jesus.

 

[Cap]

Umpire contact is always going to get weeks. He got lucky, he was trying to get at Sumner when contact occurred. That could be argued as a factor for more weeks. Being concussed at the time may have saved him.

The guy was removed from the field for failing a concussion test.

The SANFL must be the last bastion of people who don't take this stuff seriously.

I'd appeal and get the best concussion experts in and make the SANFL explain it's position.

 

[Mattrox]

The guy was removed from the field for failing a concussion test.

The SANFL must be the last bastion of people who don't take this stuff seriously.

I'd appeal and get the best concussion experts in and make the SANFL explain it's position.

It won't help. Umpire contact ALWAYS gets weeks. They will not set a precedent. Umpire contact is pretty much strict liability.

 

[Cap]

It won't help. Umpire contact ALWAYS gets weeks. They will not set a precedent. Umpire contact is pretty much strict liability.

I disagree. It's a typical SANFL outcome.

Appeal

 

[Huntercrow]

It won't help. Umpire contact ALWAYS gets weeks. They will not set a precedent. Umpire contact is pretty much strict liability.

In any appeal could his team argue that the SANFL already have set the precedent with a very soft penalty considering the serious nature of the original charge?