Player Watch Izak Rankine Part II

[OzSparrow]

If he gets 4 / 5 games the Victorian media will move on. It will still get a mention but won't dominate the discussion.

And what if he doesnt but only gets 3 which I understand is what the Crows want?

The Vic media want him gone for the entire Finals. Full stop.

Anything else will cause chaos in their tiny brains for not only next week but the entire Finals series.

That is the optics that the AFL is grappling with.

I firmly believe that this still has a lot to play out yet especially if the Cluib does not get a compromise from the AFL.

The club would not have gone this far, and the AFL would not have let this go so far, if the Club has not got something else in its kit bag that has not yet been made public.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Yes, the AFL is giving the Crows ample time because they know how shit they've handle these offence. I'm surprise the AFLPA didn't step in when they started to hand out 5-6 weeks suspension which costed players nearly a quarter of a season for using an F word or maybe they did and the all mighty AFL ignored their concerns.

The AFLPA is like being flogged with a warm lettuce. They are less than useless.

 

[adelaidecrows]

There's report the AFL will change how they hand out suspension for these offence next year, it will be brought up again then.

but thats the point isnt it. They are hinting at it which is digging their own hole. Unfortunately waiting until next season is unsatisfactory. So what, they ban Rankine for 5 games, they go away change all the rules, go for an educational model next year and the next player gets 2 games, education and a fine perhaps? This is not good enough.

 

[Crow till I die]

The AFLPA is like being flogged with a warm lettuce. They are less than useless.

or worse, a wet lettuce...lol

 

[BunjiMC]

or worse, a wet lettuce...lol

Or worse, a warm, wet lettuce...lol

 

[Cranky Bear]

The club would not have gone this far, and the AFL would not have let this go so far, if the Club has not got something else in its kit bag that has not yet been made public.

My current train of thought. Like others have already stated, I think they will release the verdict very close to the ball up tonight in order to distract the masses as much as possible.

 

[Boundryump]

 

[adelaidecrows]

or worse, a wet lettuce...lol

What I dont understand is why the AFL seem intent on catering for a small minority. Im not talking the gay community either. Im talking those who feign the backlash, pretend their is a big public outcry for the what is obvious, their own narrative.

 

[Crow_68]

So which Media plonker is going to be the first to break the decision and claim it as an ‘exclusive’?

 

[suburpy]

In the vilification policy it says words to the effect that the punishment must consider the impact on victims (or group of victim in this case). I have someone in my family who is Gay, he is a mad crows fan and his favourite payer is Izak Rankine

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Izak Rankine

Age

26

Ht

179cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

5star

CL

1.7

4star

. I reached out to him concerned for his welfare after all this.

I asked him specifically how this incident made him feel as one of the "group of victims". His response ... "dissapointed... a bit of a dick move... then I got on with my day" he followed this with I have lots of gay mates who in that context and setting would use that exact word. We then both laughed about the hilarious reverse uno card it would be if Rankine did say he was gay. And this is the balanced response of most people including the group of victims (yes I know small sample size, but I am so close to this person it is very very personal to me). So how does the punishment under the vilification code consider the impact on the group and how is that gauged and determined. Neither of us thought it should be no punishment. I just cant work out how the AFL quantifies the impact and then determines it into a crime fitting punishment. and dont give me the glib, its harmful to all homosexual people. It is not equal, some believe it or not, wouldn't even know footy exists ffs. The idea of a crime affecting all is as lacking in nuance as the others who say there is no role for woke awareness raising.

 

[J_Crow]

So which Media plonker is going to be the first to break the decision and claim it as an ‘exclusive’?

Scoops

 

[moogerfooger]

The longer this goes, the better the outcome for us IMO.

Only reason for this to drag out so long is there is a significant legal stumbling block. If we're getting a better outcome than 5 weeks, the AFL will wait until 5pm Friday to dump the press release so it gets swallowed up by the weekend's matches.

The all-knowing McChins media tour could be an attempt to pressure the AFL to keep it at 5 and not yield. But the lack of movement suggests he's wrong.

 

[GameofSloanes]

There's report the AFL will change how they hand out suspension for these offence next year, it will be brought up again then.

Rankine will get 5 weeks, then the new guidelines the AFL will come up with will result in a first offence being 2 games, and the Crows will (rightly) be extremely p*ssed off. Almost certain to happen this way

 

[Crow_Magnon]

The AFLPA is like being flogged with a warm lettuce. They are less than useless.

The President of said AFLPA is none other than Darcy Moore, who likely pursued this to make it public in the first place. There'll be zero assistance provided to Rankine on that front!

 

[Trigger13]

Just when I was getting confident we can cover him. Yikes.

 

[Geoffa32]

3pm Vic time... no word from the AFL?

They gonna drop it after 5 so it can be part of the nightly tabloid cycle?


Caro going to link it to Tex being racist and The Camp?

 

[Geoffa32]

Or worse, a warm, wet lettuce...lol

Fridge or pantry?

 

[GameofSloanes]

3pm Vic time... no word from the AFL?

They gonna drop it after 5 so it can be part of the nightly tabloid cycle?


Caro going to link it to Tex being racist and The Camp?

Both of those things have already been mentioned earlier in the week.

 

[Mattrox]

Hope so.

 

[Betts are off]

Rankine will get 5 weeks, then the new guidelines the AFL will come up with will result in a first offence being 2 games, and the Crows will (rightly) be extremely p*ssed off. Almost certain to happen this way

Totally. They would probably have the audacity of calling it the Rankine Rule too.

 

[GameofSloanes]

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Just when I was getting confident we can cover him. Yikes.

Geez that isnt great for us

 

[BRL121]

Fridge or pantry?

Definitely the fridge, in a plastic bag. They sell these at Woollies, and they are brillaint. The lettuce stays crisp and lasts forever.

(I know it's a joke, but I thought I'd pass this on.)

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Oh well, we will know the result in a second then. AFL just shredding the latest AFc submission first

 

[Betts are off]

Hope so.

'Case Resolved' is an curious phrase to use in that post. I might be clutching (lets face it, I am clutching), but if there was never ever any change to the original decision I would imagine the 'Rankine decision to be handed down' would be a more accurate description.

I would only use 'Case Resolved' when a solution is worked through and agreed upon by both parties.

But anyway, make with the 5 weeks so I can stop checking BigFooty every 10 mins.

 

[adelaidecrows]

I think the fairest outcome for all is 3 weeks and include a fine and counseling.

North Melbourne.
1st Qualifying
Semi or Preliminary Final

That to me covers all the mitigating circumstances the Crows are offering, the AFL embarrassment of the hyprocrisy it has found itself in i.e. weighting of finals, being verbally abused by opponents etc, punishes Rankine and forces him out of two of the biggest games the Crows have played in a decade. Anything over and above that has no merit other than an AFL PR backslapping exercise.