Abblet high contact again

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Any Geelong supporters think Ablett should have gone for this incident?

Nah, didn't think so.

Big Footy never changes. :)
I thought last week was correct call. This week thought he might get a week because it was late but apparently the insufficient force overrides that and it didn’t surprise me that he got off.
 
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A forearm block and a coward punch? You people are clutching at straws. I can taste your salty tears but calm down ffs
That is not a 'block'. It is a deliberate strike to the head with a forearm.

Christian has basically defended the decision by saying that given there was no major injury, there was insufficient force to warrant a penalty. It wasn't that the action itself was the issue.
Hence I can whack you behind play. As long as you don't suffer a major injury or concussion etc... its all ok. (as long as I'm considered a star player that is)

The decision is absolutely ridiculous and indefensible. This goes for both Ablett and Fyfe (who I don't want suspended given I just upgraded to him in SC). Given the action they both should have been suspended.
 

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I agree Cockarfitt and am not umire bashing but rather trying to make it easier to umpire/understand and explain so everyone knows the rules....these are the rules that are making the game harder to umpire and should be made clearer:
The protected area rule should be the first to go, 9 out of 10 times has no effect on the play and it could be paid 100 times a game ??.
With the holding the ball rule I would take the prior opportunity out, so if you can't dispose of the ball by either hand or foot it's holding the ball. It rewards the tackler is easier to umpire and keeps the game moving.
Remove below the knees rule, it's totally against what we were taught as kids to do get in first to the ball....teach them to keep their feet.
The deliberate out of bounds rule also remove, the interpretations change from week to week and it infuriates spectators. Possibly change to last player to touch the ball a free goes to the opposition ??, keeps the ball in play and everyone knows who's kick it is.
These are a few of the top of my head, sorry for the rant !!.
 
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There was another incident where Ablett hits a north player’s back out of frustration as the north player was bending down.
It was highlighted during the game when they were going to show the forearm.
The hit didn’t bother the north player as the hit was quite meek.
Is this also a suspension based on ‘action’ It would be a shocker if it were.
I wonder if anyone remembers it?
 

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I think its more the whole situation is a farce.
The AFL needs to suspend on the action first and foremost.
Last week i was ok with him getting off because it seemed out of character and a little clumsy
This week they needed to say enough's a enough have a one week break

As much as that one annoys me, the Nat Fyfe one was 10 x worse
 

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Remove below the knees rule, it's totally against what we were taught as kids to do get in first to the ball....teach them to keep their feet.

This is counter-intuitive. The below the knees rule rewards the guys keeping their feet- you cant give away a penalty if you keep your feet. Removing it will reward guys diving on the ball against a guy keeping his feet.
There have been some shocking interpretations over the time, mostly when a guy is already on the ground and essentially stationary, the ball spills out and he lunges for it as another guy comes in over top. IMO this should never be a free.
However the more I see of it, the more I think it should be retained to reward the guys keeping their feet to contest a ground ball rather than those diving in and cause potential leg injuries. Get the silly ones out of it like described above and I think its not a bad rule.
 
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I think its more the whole situation is a farce.
The AFL needs to suspend on the action first and foremost.
Last week i was ok with him getting off because it seemed out of character and a little clumsy
This week they needed to say enough's a enough have a one week break

As much as that one annoys me, the Nat Fyfe one was 10 x worse

It’s the same action and you want a different outcome.
That’s not how the system works.
You can’t be ok with it one week and not the next Robbo.
 
It's a shame that this is how GAJ will ultimately be remembered.
By peanut brains maybe....

Will Chris Judd be remembered for the chicken wing and nothing else? Will Luke Hodge be remembered for shoving a player into the goal post? Is Gary Ablett Snr only remembered for decking Gary Lyon? Of course not
 
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Martin, mild contact, off the ball, high contact, no injury. 2 weeks. (down to 1 on appeal, but this question is about how it is graded to begin with).



Fyfe wasn't even looking at the ball, jumped and hit someone in the head.
Abblett hit 2 people in the head.

Now I don't mind which team you play for. My question is about what criteria they are using.

Martin was off the ball. Fyfe was with the ball near, but was not going for the ball.

Is the criteria how far away the ball is? Surely it is about hitting someone in the head?
Neither target suffered damage. Both were equally shaken for the same amount of time.

One incident is two weeks, one is not even a fine.

One was given additional penalty for "Potential to cause damage".

So, I think we agree that there is potential to cause damage when you jump and put an elbow into someone,s head. So the increase in penalty from zero...can't still be zero.
 

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By peanut brains maybe....

Will Chris Judd be remembered for the chicken wing and nothing else? Will Luke Hodge be remembered for shoving a player into the goal post? Is Gary Ablett Snr only remembered for decking Gary Lyon? Of course not
Damn straight about Judd.

Not only was he a thug, he was a coward too.

Chicken Wing Tackle
Eye Gouge
Pressure Points
Pav's nose

All done on either helpless or unsuspecting opponents. Those of us who saw it remember what really happened and what an absolute turd he was. Being good at football does not automatically make you a good person; no matter how much the media and club might like to tell you otherwise.
 
Martin, mild contact, off the ball, high contact, no injury. 2 weeks. (down to 1 on appeal, but this question is about how it is graded to begin with).



Fyfe wasn't even looking at the ball, jumped and hit someone in the head.
Abblett hit 2 people in the head.

Now I don't mind which team you play for. My question is about what criteria they are using.

Martin was off the ball. Fyfe was with the ball near, but was not going for the ball.

Is the criteria how far away the ball is? Surely it is about hitting someone in the head?
Neither target suffered damage. Both were equally shaken for the same amount of time.

One incident is two weeks, one is not even a fine.

One was given additional penalty for "Potential to cause damage".

So, I think we agree that there is potential to cause damage when you jump and put an elbow into someone,s head. So the increase in penalty from zero...can't still be zero.


Whateley is a disgrace the way he throws Dusty into a bus when you look at the footage,he hardly hit the other player,the same force as Abletts two hits,he plays the violin for lil Gaz yet makes out Dusty to be a mass murderer,he is a hypocrite.

“potential to cause serious injury” Whateley should take up politics.

“state of the game” also,just lol.

Protects his Cats to the hilt.

How’s Fox with the dramatic music like he murdered someone, playing their grand final.

#weareeveryonesgrandfinal
 
Damn straight about Judd.

Not only was he a thug, he was a coward too.

Chicken Wing Tackle
Eye Gouge
Pressure Points
Pav's nose

All done on either helpless or unsuspecting opponents. Those of us who saw it remember what really happened and what an absolute turd he was. Being good at football does not automatically make you a good person; no matter how much the media and club might like to tell you otherwise.
Let me put it another way:

Andrew Gaff will be remembered for breaking Brayshaw's jaw
Dean Solomon will be remembered for breaking Cameron Ling's jaw

You expect us to believe Gary Ablett Junior will be remembered for making innocuous contact with an opposition player's head that did absolutely no damage?
 

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Let me put it another way:

Andrew Gaff will be remembered for breaking Brayshaw's jaw
Dean Solomon will be remembered for breaking Cameron Ling's jaw

You expect us to believe Gary Ablett Junior will be remembered for making innocuous contact with an opposition player's head that did absolutely no damage?
Different argument there old son. People will remember, but it will not define him like Judd.
 
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Whateley is a disgrace the way he throws Dusty into a bus when you look at the footage,he hardly hit the other player,the same force as Abletts two hits,he plays the violin for lil Gaz yet makes out Dusty to be a mass murderer,he is a hypocrite.

“potential to cause serious injury” Whateley should take up politics.

“state of the game” also,just lol.

Protects his Cats to the hilt.

How’s Fox with the dramatic music like he murdered someone, playing their grand final.

#weareeveryonesgrandfinal
At least Robbo is generally consistent with his outrage. They were both constantly last year complaining about Mitchell's soft forearm into Goldstein. Now when Ablett is up, Whateley now says there needs to be some force behind it which is the opposite to what he was saying last year
 
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