Review Round 17, 2024 - Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide

[martinson]

You speak in absolutes about someones intention. In the heat of the moment, he may or may not have intended to do that. No one but Rankine knows that

Well, yes.

To rephrase just from the body language and how the incident evolved my interpretation is that it wasn't his intention.

And if it was it'd be a really silly thing to do , out of character with anything else he's ever done on he field.

 

[Perrip]

Lol 4 week ban for Rankine upheld. Get rekt

 

[beardancer]

Why should Starcevich have protected himself running back to his position given it was a stoppage to man up Rankine.

Don’t know why people are having such a hard time calling out Rankine’s gutless sniping act and putting any of this on Starcevich which your post and Whitings pathetic summation are attributing some of this back on Brandon.

Call Rankine’s act for what it is, simple.

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

 

[FLVanLandingham]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

Fages should have eyes on the back of his head during his quarter time address. I think Chris Scott wants to coward hit him :O

Come on fages, you gotta be aware.

 

[beardancer]

What made it worse was Rankine, instead of getting out of the way or bracing for contact. He instead choose to jump into Starc.

You see this all the time, players are looking to hurt players if given an opportunity.

Sometimes it comes off. Other times you FAAFO.

Just reverse things.

Do you think Linc McCarthy( one of the toughest and fairest players in the league) wouldn't have put a solid bump on an unsuspecting, unaware backman is just wrong. The difference is Linc would have bumped fairly.....low and guarding his space whereas Rankine launched himself off the ground and high. Rankines bump was illegal but Starce has been bumped like this before and it shows his unawareness and his lack of defensive self preservation.

 

[p4p1]

Don't agree at all. Rankine isn't that kind of player. It was just a conglomeration of circumstances that looked bad but really wasn't his intention.

I didn’t mean to kill him when I punched him but I didn’t expect him to hit his head on the concrete and die…..

 

[p4p1]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

When I used to play footy I was really successful at coward punching people, nobody ever saw it coming. It’s their fault really for not expecting expecting contact and focusing on the game rather than watching me like a hawk. They were completely unaware, you just can’t do that on the footy field.

 

[M Malice]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

The play had stopped and the ball was not even in play, Starcevich was looking over his shoulder at the impending stoppage. IMO Rankine knew this and decided to catch him unaware and bump, he concussed him so full responsibility is on him.

 

[werdna78]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

You shouldn't have to prepare for yourself for illegal off the ball hits.

 

[Dalions]

The play had stopped and the ball was not even in play, Starcevich was looking over his shoulder at the impending stoppage. IMO Rankine knew this and decided to catch him unaware and bump, he concussed him so full responsibility is on him.

He diverted his line to get in front of Starce, stopped, propped and pushed back at him with a forceful bump that contacted him high. And add to that, it was off the ball 30-40m from the play.
4 weeks is justified.

 

[Nuggo]

The four weeks is justified but as he is in my supercoach team and I am running low on trades perhaps we can let him serve his suspension next year?

 

[dlanod]

The four weeks is justified but as he is in my supercoach team and I am running low on trades perhaps we can let him serve his suspension next year?

Or in finals.... Oh wait...

 

[Iron Turtle]

They should change multiple week suspensions to include one of the weeks for the next time that player plays that team.

E.g. Rankine gets 3 weeks off plus the next game he is scheduled to play Brisbane (in season). The punishment then helps the team that was infringed next time.

 

[Gadzorks]

They should change multiple week suspensions to include one of the weeks for the next time that player plays that team.

E.g. Rankine gets 3 weeks off plus the next game he is scheduled to play Brisbane (in season). The punishment then helps the team that was infringed next time.

I really like this logic. But that's the problem, it's logical so has no place in the AFL.

 

[Gadzorks]

Not enough weeks if you ask me in light of the amount of the players being forced into retirement due to concussions and that it wasn’t in the course of play and off the ball irrespective of whether Rankine intended or not to cause concussion to his opponent which he did. Deserved a minimum of 12 weeks.

Seems a bit much for me ATM, but if starce is (mother nature forbid) a forced retirement it will be nowhere near enough.

In that case I'll be supporting a new dog act category (off the play deliberate with career ending ramifications) penalty be the dog must retire with the victim. That seems fair to me.

Edit I just can't stand to watch another Justin Clark style retirement press conference. Damn near tore my heart right out of my chest.

 

[luthor]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

Weird inverse victim-blaming logic

 

[Gadzorks]

Just saw that 23yo Carmichael from the pies is retiring from head knocks. He is the fourth such retirement this year (according to news.com. they do get it right sometimes).

dog acts causing concussion have to be treated differently and extremely harshly.

 

[buttermuffs]

Just saw that 23yo Carmichael from the pies is retiring from head knocks. He is the fourth such retirement this year (according to news.com. they do get it right sometimes).

dog acts causing concussion have to be treated differently and extremely harshly.

Brayshaw, Murphy, Carmichael and O’Driscoll.


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[luthor]

Wonder how Starc is doing?

Haven't heard anything about his health since the incident occurred.

 

[Gadzorks]

Wonder how Starc is doing?

Haven't heard anything about his health since the incident occurred.

The weekly injury update just said not playing this week, didn't make any comment about returning schedule.

 

[knaf]

Wonder how Starc is doing?

Haven't heard anything about his health since the incident occurred.

Yes generally a message/photo from the club/player on social media. I hope it doesn’t indicate something bad.

 

[beardancer]

When I used to play footy I was really successful at coward punching people, nobody ever saw it coming. It’s their fault really for not expecting expecting contact and focusing on the game rather than watching me like a hawk. They were completely unaware, you just can’t do that on the footy field.

When you walk across the road at the traffic lights do you look for cars or do you just trust that the cars will stop?

You try to lessen the danger, don't you.

 

[Nunez]

I'm not down playing rankines act but everone on the field has to be aware that at any moment contact can happen......legally and illegally. Starce was completely unaware....you just can't do that on a footy field.

Bizarre take.

 

[dlanod]

When you walk across the road at the traffic lights do you look for cars or do you just trust that the cars will stop?

You try to lessen the danger, don't you.

I can't watch for cars because I'm too busy walking backwards in case someone tries to bump me when I'm not looking.

 

[Nunez]

Personally I hire BRAB to look out for cars for me and just walk forward.