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Yep could’ve been like the worner McCarthy incident last week, which was a horrific collusion. Where’s the duty of care then just goes out the window because McCarthy gets their a tad earlier and is able to mark the ball, seems like the afl are just using a player protecting themselves as reason to blame concussion on, to absolve the game from responsibility. It wasn’t the game, it was the player.If 2MP marks this ball and knocks out the swans player which I think would have been even worse if he hit him with his left shoulder rather than turning what is the tribunal result? And why would it be any different to both players getting to the ball at the exact same time as it happened.
Not wrong there. Well saidI’ll declare up front I hate the Bombers as I’m sure it’s mutual - mortal enemies. But I also come in peace.
I wanted to vent how this was a terrible decision to give Peter Wright a 4 week suspension.
I know some, even some Bombers supporters, felt it was worthy of a suspension whereas many others felt it wasn’t. I’m on the latter side of that opinion.
Peter Wright is not known for his aggression. If anything, rightly or wrongly, many have felt he lacked aggression and could throw his giant frame around much more than he does.
He has always been a ball player, very fair and I’m certain he always will be.
Until the last millisecond, he only had eyes for the ball and the impact between players and the ball was simultaneous.
Even if the AFL just wanted to make a statement, then give him a week, not four. I understand the AFL want to protect our players from head knocks but we mustn’t change the physical fabric of our game.
A bit more of the game we all love was killed today imo.
Happy to take the criticism if some disagree.
For me it's all about how they define "conduct". Technically, conduct is about the way in which actions are alway aligned with particular intentions/outcome/aims. Wright's intention was to avoid injuring himself, not to hurt Cunningham.I'm more interested in what constitutes the different grades of impact. Is that written down anywhere or is that where the AFL leaves themselves the out to just make it up as they go along based on outrage/the vibe?
Yep totally.If the AFL were serious Gary Rohan should have got weeks for the Jeremy Cameron incident
It is still a non intentional head knock.
I'm more interested in what constitutes the different grades of impact. Is that written down anywhere or is that where the AFL leaves themselves the out to just make it up as they go along based on outrage/the vibe?
More like Essendon hedgeFor all this talk of “Essendon edge” we’ve been weak as piss at the tribunal. First not appealing Redman, now this.
Exactly what I’ve been thinking - will the AFL come out and say the expectation here is that the player going towards the ball actually pulls out of the contes?We going to get a direction about what Wright should have done (I.e. pull out)?
Is he going to Dorevitch pathology?* it - get him in a moon boot and pretend he is injured for the next four weeks
I share this sentiment. If the players can be expected to play on the edge, the Club should have supported that by challenging the tribunal. To implore the players to demonstrate their commitment and then not support them when they do leaves a bit of a hollow feeling.Weak as piss by the club not to fight it on principle.
If a coterie was behind it he would’ve been out there impersonating Robbo. This reeks of a PR team getting involved way too soon.Our lawyer is a numpty, if he is part of the coterie then that goes to explaining quite a bit about the clubs failures if this is who they listen to.
Maybe there is no cash left in the footy dept soft cap for tribunal expensesI share this sentiment. If the players can be expected to play on the edge, the Club should have supported that by challenging the tribunal. To implore the players to demonstrate their commitment and then not support them when they do leaves a bit of a hollow feeling.
At least he would have questioned the ‘vibe’ of the proceedings…Was Dennis Denuto our lawyer?
Scott might be a complete masochist - surely he knows AFL House openly detests us more than any other club yet he still took on our coaching gigDoes Brad Scott play any part in the decision making?
He seems to have his AFL house uniform on a lot during his interviews.
I'm almost thinking he's still on their side of the fence.
Redman guilty, Wright guilty
When you get graded the way Wright did then yes. Severe and high impact has no longer got any room to manoeuvre such nice they changed the rules after Maynard / Bradshaw .So that's it. No point bothering appealing anything in the future then?
While we watch other clubs do the exact opposite, and can sometimes get a different outcome to your supposed no wiggle room take it on the chin result.
Either these other clubs are wrong, or you are...
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"This is one of those examples where it was possible for Wright to avoid forceful high contact and prevent injury," Pane said.