Mason cox suspension - farcical

[justlookingaround]

Bullshit - guessing he wouldn’t win an appeal because of past suspensions though.

 

[Tex9798]

Tbh even if he did hit the head I'd consider it soft

Agree, he doesn't lean into it or anything, just blocks his run, wouldn't even call it a bump let alone rough conduct.

But now Michael Christian will be scratching his head, didn't suspend a bloke last week and upset people, suspends one this week and people still upset.

The dude should have been sacked last year.

 

[Plugger35]

Tbh even if he did hit the head I'd consider it soft

Hard for Cox not to make head contact when he's about 7 foot tall but if there was any head contact it was minimal at best and with very little force.

 

[BG32]

Grimes lifted his head to miss the shoulder and still acted KO

 

[Richard Pryor]

Might as well ban anyone over 6'8" is that's suspendable.

 

[FISTO]

What the **** is our game becoming

 

[Woody15]

Hard for Cox not to make head contact when he's about 7 foot tall but if there was any head contact it was minimal at best and with very little force.

Im applying more force to my keyboard typing this post than the force involved in the contact with Cox.

One of the great suspensions this one. Definitely up there.

 

[Tugga27]

Agree, a ridiculous suspension, nothing in it, Christian is a buffoon.

On the other hand Cunnington goes out of his way a long way from the ball and forcefully punches an opponent and cops a meaningless fine.

This.

Christian should be out of a job.

 

[maskmcgee]

You are wrong

Except I'm right, and the report proves it.

 

[manureid]

Lol. Well at least the MRO is consistent in its complete lack of common sense in line with current umpiring practises. If that is a week then football has finally become netball. Contact, week off.

 

[enobrien]

Whilst minimal, the contact with Grimes head is there.

Still just a fine though if Jones and Cunnington are just a fine. Chrisso is a flog

 

[__DaVE]

I've watched that 10 times and struggle to see what Christian was looking at. Even MRP was more effective than him, absolute spud!

 

[juss]

Grimes isn't really watching, runs into him, gets a bump from a bigger bloke and falls over. I don't think he took a dive, I just don't think he was expecting/ready and lost balance.

That being said, I can't really see much head contact there, so assuming there wasn't, that can't be a suspension at all. Even if there was some light contact, you've got to let that off. Surely.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

How the heck does Michael Christian justify Cox getting 1 game for that after explaining that Cunnington only got a fine for gut punching a guy because he didn't go off the field for very long?

Grimes didn't even leave the field at all and based on that video footage, Cox shouldn't get anything at all.

 

[eth-dog]

0/2 for Chrisso today. Cox is barely a fine, if that. Grimes should be 2 weeks straight up.

 

[Pepperlad]

Michael Christian is such an idiot it's funny.

Apparently it's ok to run up behind someone to elbow them in the head like Tom Mitchell did last season, but if you run into a player and knock yourself over, the other player gets suspended.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

I've seen some soft suspensions over the years but this is something else, absolutely dumbfounded how someone could pick a suspension out of that, i'd be furious if that was even paid as a free kick.

Christian, you are an absolute muppet.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

How did Liam Jones cop a fine for a worse incident (although still very soft) and Cox cop a week?

 

[masai]

This is the same moron who had NN suspended last year based on the premise that he should consider the weight differential between him and the blokes he tackles. He is an undisputed f^ckwit.

He came through East Perth, what did you expect !!.

 

[Matera92]

It's infuriating seeing such incompetent people placed in such influential positions within an organisation.

Is it any wonder the AFL is such a farcial entity, one big boys club that just looks after its mates with with cushy jobs that they have no real business doing.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Grimes should be suspended for diving.

 

[Woody15]

Does Christian still do the video explaining the suspensions on the AFL website? Does it come out at the end of the round?

 

[Pea Nut]

Does Christian still do the video explaining the suspensions on the AFL website? Does it come out at the end of the round?

Yes. This was round 1's version of events.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Grimes is a pissweak diver and ducker and always has been. Awful suspension.

 

[Woody15]

Yes. This was round 1's version of events.

Thanks.

Will be an interesting watch on Monday. Looking forward to it.