No Oppo Supporters Tom Stewart's targeted KO'ing of Prestia - 4 week ban

[Sterge]

Some of you need to chill out, be better than geelong supporters.

We dont need to wish injuries on anyone or hope someone evens it up.

Just be content in the fact we win when it really matters.

Also the thread is about Stewart and Prestia

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

I know he won't but wouldn't mind JR8 telling Wankley and Porkins to GAGF on behalf of all us Richmond fans on AFL360 players night tonight.

Jack has a future to consider

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

Beginning to understand why Hawthorn supporters hate these pricks too.

Well at least we share one thing in common with Hawks. We own those Cats bitches in finals.

 

[Karp3_dm]

I can’t ****en wait until we play Geelong again
Praying it’s this finals series

 

[4tune8]

So Gleeson is targeting the fact that Stewart intended to bump.......does that raise the possibility that the AFL bypass the MRO's grading of 'careless?'

 

[KJpie]

Sounds like the AFL tribunal are asking for 4 weeks on Stewart's hit on Prestia. Grossly inadequate for such an act of thuggery. What about potential lifelong lasting CTE effects on players. A sad day for our great game.

As someone who suffers from CTE and all to well knows the long term side effects associated I would be more than happy for the book to be thrown at Stewart so this shit is wiped from the game

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

I don't care anymore , the whole comp.is rooted
Discusting corrupt umpiring that manufacture results against us, now changing wording so Stewart can get less weeks fmd the Afl don't even try hide their corruption and agenda's
These campaigners can do whatever the **** they want and never be held accountable
And they wonder why crowds are down .

 

[4tune8]

I can’t *en wait until we play Geelong again
Praying it’s this finals series

We'll own them on the scoreboard again....it's all that counts, every team that's gone 'the man' in finals has lost. We are not that team, the Geeflogs are!!!!!

 

[Lacustrus]

I don't care anymore , the whole comp.is rooted
Discusting corrupt umpiring that manufacture results against us, now changing wording so Stewart can get less weeks fmd the Afl don't even try hide their corruption and agenda's
These campaigners can do whatever the * they want and never be held accountable
And they wonder why crowds are down .

reluctantly agree , it is not a fair and even competition, just about had enough...

 

[DickieKnee]

It will be but the AFL’s position should be set up so that 4 is the minimum, not the maximum.

If it was classed intentional it would be minimum 4 weeks. Thats why they classified it careless, penalty is 3+ weeks. By giving 4 weeks they can argue it's above the minimum penalty.

 

[beema limapep]

reluctantly agree , it is not a fair and even competition, just about had enough...

Just about done. Weekends fishing and following the world game beckon.

 

[4tune8]

Interesting point from Stewart's counsel, arguing that he only had 0.4 of a second from when Prestia tapped on to when he hit, 0.4 secs means he travelled around 5 metres past the ball to hit Dion.................

 

[tigersnag]

I can’t *en wait until we play Geelong again
Praying it’s this finals series

If the Cats fans felt unsafe in that final in 2017... lol this time they'll be like this...

 

[Meteoric Rise]

“Less than half a second.” FMD. I hope the Tribunal don’t fall for that. Less than half a second is roughly three times as long as an AFL player requires to react to what he sees, make up his mind on a course of action and carry out that course of action. All that shows is it is possible it was not a pre-meditated action, but it was certainly a meditated action, ie he summed up the situation and decided to bump Prestia to the head.

 

[dwwaino]

I don't care anymore , the whole comp.is rooted
Discusting corrupt umpiring that manufacture results against us, now changing wording so Stewart can get less weeks fmd the Afl don't even try hide their corruption and agenda's
These campaigners can do whatever the * they want and never be held accountable
And they wonder why crowds are down .

The entire league is designed that way. From match review definitions to game rules. It's all designed to be interpretation and that way the AFL is never wrong and never liable for any litigation. This season I've been moving from disinterest to actually starting to hate the game.

 

[Grockadoc]

They can **** right.off with the good character shit. It didn't work for Houli who is 100x the bloke and player that Stewart will ever be.

 

[DickieKnee]

Interesting point from Stewart's counsel, arguing that he only had 0.4 of a second from when Prestia tapped on to when he hit, 0.4 secs means he travelled around 5 metres past the ball to hit Dion.................

That would mean he was running at 45kmh to cover 5m in 0.4 seconds.

 

[Grockadoc]

“Less than half a second.” FMD. I hope the Tribunal don’t fall for that. Less than half a second is roughly three times as long as an AFL player requires to react to what he sees, make up his mind on a course of action and carry out that course of action. All that shows is it is possible it was not a pre-meditated action, but it was certainly a meditated action, ie he summed up the situation and decided to bump Prestia to the head.

Not to mention the favt he CHOSE to bump meaning he had alternatives.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

If it was classed intentional it would be minimum 4 weeks. Thats why they classified it careless, penalty is 3+ weeks. By giving 4 weeks they can argue it's above the minimum penalty.

When you say “they” we should be clear here.

It was specifically Brad Scot who classified this as careless. He just happens to be the Geelong coach’s twin brother. But of course, there is no conflict of interest issue for anyone to worry about.

 

[dwwaino]

Interesting point from Stewart's counsel, arguing that he only had 0.4 of a second from when Prestia tapped on to when he hit, 0.4 secs means he travelled around 5 metres past the ball to hit Dion.................

Superhuman reflexes from Selwood then who can be seen reacting to a change in direction of the ball in the time it takes Stewart to keep running towel up Prestia.

 

[docko911]

I for one don’t give a shit about the ban as it doesn’t take into account the context of the season. Ladder position/Top 4 has likely been altered as a result of this incident. The fact there is no penalty imposed on Geelong that benefits Richmond just shows how backwards our sport is.

For an incident like that it should be an automatic send off, Geelong play with 3 interchange, and two weeks to match concussion protocol. Instead, 3-4 teams have greater chance of beating Geelong, and whilst that could benefit us, it could work against us in multiple ways.

 

[beema limapep]

They can * right.off with the good character s**t. It didn't work for Houli who is 100x the bloke and player that Stewart will ever be.

Absolutely.

 

[4tune8]

That would mean he was running at 45kmh to cover 5m in 0.4 seconds.

Well a 100m runner covers 5m every 0.4 secs, so 2 players travelling in opposing directions could easily cover that..........

 

[docko911]

Interesting point from Stewart's counsel, arguing that he only had 0.4 of a second from when Prestia tapped on to when he hit, 0.4 secs means he travelled around 5 metres past the ball to hit Dion.................

But he bumped when he should have been looking to tackle/intercept… for me that makes it so much more intentional, he wasn’t bracing he was coming in to bump a player that may or may not have had the ball.

 

[k31th]

Well a 100m runner covers 5m every 0.4 secs, so 2 players travelling in opposing directions could easily cover that..........

Prestia was stationary

 

[Grockadoc]

But he bumped when he should have been looking to tackle/intercept… for me that makes it so much more intentional, he wasn’t bracing he was coming in to bump a player that may or may not have had the ball.

Exactly. Selwood went to tackle, saw Prestia tap the ball and managed to alter hisnthought process to target Graham. Why couldn't Stewart?

There were 5 players in and around the contest. 4 of them had eyes on the ball. 1 didn't. Guess who the one was?

You can't tell me it wasn't intentional.

And then Stewart comes out yesterday and says he did what he did to help the team.