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Yes you are correct that there is no automatic discount for a good record in the current system. Re your Point 1, what counts as a good record and what doesn't is open to opinion. No definition in the hand book. No suspendable offences in 10 years qualifies as good if you ask me. I'll refer...

Point was that this supposed “good bloke tax” stuff has been a part of the system for over 15 years and people have only cottoned onto it this week.

Full Tribunal Decision - https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/charlie-cameron-afl-tribunal-suspension-result-brisbane/65acfc87759132cc196b0983 See Parts in Bold in quote below They specifically say that the character references alone are not enough to downgrade! This point has been...

Discounts for good records at the tribunal go back years and years Here's an extract from the 2009 Tribunal Handbook: This whole "good bloke tax" thing is a beat up, the rule has been there in some form for over 15 years

Facebook and Insta comments on this story are very toxic, unsurprisingly.

hard to disagree

For most of the week yes but at the bounce Dogs were favs

This is a good old fashioned coach killer.

i put money them

No more St Kilda in prime time for the rest of the season please.

Sons of the umps, red white and blue...

I'll take those odds on Brisbane if you're offering.

This is embarrassing.

It had previously been a thing for a long time where an incident was graded to a certain number of points, and they'd get a discount if they have no previous record of suspension. Often that discount would take it from a suspension to a fine. This would all happen before a hearing took place...

I'll preface this by saying I'm a Brisbane supporter. I pay barely any attention to the footy media on TV and I had a glance this week and I reckon this is a good example of why. It's just outrage bait for clicks. Other parts of the decision from the AFL article everyone has suddenly forgotten...