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He was one of my favourite players. His screwing around of gc put me a bit off but his gay hating, sniping and unfairly lenient treatment by the afl and subsequent whining that he is somehow getting a raw deal has put me right off.
Ablett this time a punch gotta get a suspension for that
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Congratulations you entirely missed the point. Well done
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Miles a week for staging!
Just kidding, that's a week
Just kidding, that's a week
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They can throw the Geelong teammate under the bus for causing the damage by throwing miles to ground
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Under current rules he should get 1 week. But I'm all for "non football acts" to go straight to the tribunal and not have a formula applied by MRO. All deliberate punches to the head off the ball should be 2 weeks minimum if we want to stamp it out. It's only luck that separates a punch to the head from causing a concussion.
Shepherds/late spoils/bumps in play are one thing... strikes off the ball are inexcusable.
How about we set aside the hysterics for a moment. Put aside the previous incidents.
It’s out of play (unlike the other 2). Clenched fist, connecting to the face. Low impact. Intentional. Anyone care to argue with any of those facts?
One week. I think level of impact doesn’t get him off when it’s off the play and intentional with a closed fist. There are enough precedents.
It’s out of play (unlike the other 2). Clenched fist, connecting to the face. Low impact. Intentional. Anyone care to argue with any of those facts?
One week. I think level of impact doesn’t get him off when it’s off the play and intentional with a closed fist. There are enough precedents.
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Quick look to the left to see which team you support and yep all makes sense.
It’s a week. It would be worth him getting off just to see everyone melt though. And then rest him anyway
Just want to put things in perspective.
This incident is worthy of a week yet two clumsy incidents, clearly not as bad as this also deserve a week?
I don’t think so.
Fines at worst for those two, obviously this is worse so it’s a week.
Scarlett also punched Ballantyne a bit harder and all I remember is applause. Scarlett was also a dirtier player in general.
The hate Ablett gets around here is hysterical.
This incident is worthy of a week yet two clumsy incidents, clearly not as bad as this also deserve a week?
I don’t think so.
Fines at worst for those two, obviously this is worse so it’s a week.
Scarlett also punched Ballantyne a bit harder and all I remember is applause. Scarlett was also a dirtier player in general.
The hate Ablett gets around here is hysterical.
In isolation, I expect he would have got off this one (not to say that is right).
But when you throw in the last two recent incidents, I struggle to see how he will avoid a week. Even though those other incidents should have no bearing, they will.
It just shows how strange the system is - this should be a week, but by itself, probably doesn't get one. Prior incidents shouldn't come into it, but they do.
But when you throw in the last two recent incidents, I struggle to see how he will avoid a week. Even though those other incidents should have no bearing, they will.
It just shows how strange the system is - this should be a week, but by itself, probably doesn't get one. Prior incidents shouldn't come into it, but they do.
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330 games and he’d never done anything worthy of suspension.
He’s come undone in game 331, ah well.
He’s come undone in game 331, ah well.
That's a strange take on this. Just last week Soldo goes for a jog back to the centre. Worpel steps in his path. Soldo lifts his arms to brace for impact. Worpel drops his knees to be collected a little higher. Soldo gets done for intentionally hitting Worpel because it was behind play! Go to the tribunal where it is upheld.
Now we have a punch to the face behind play in a definite intentional action. Sure it's not hard but given that Soldo got a week for that, Ablett should get at least a week if not 2 weeks for his action. That's if we want to be consistent....
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Which they never are and that's the cause of 99% of annoyance from fans
My guess on what this would have got in isolation is based on what we have seen in the past from the MRP with the big names.
Not saying that is right (I'd give this a week in any scenario).
Sorry to say that the MRP stumbled at the start of the season with your man Cunnington. If they had come down hard ( say a week ) for gut punching, maybe the clenched fist ythat connects would be an automatic one week.
As for Gazza, he is just a slow learner or protected, you choose the category. If he used a clenched fist and connected anywhere, a week is awaiting.
Clenched fist off the ball, is a no no.
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It's more to the player how dare you get in the way of my elbow/forearm/fist
This thread is going to be great if he gets off. Certainly possible for not enough force again, Parson pusing him over did him no favours to the visual of it and it would look a lot more tame if he kept his feet.
Its like Ablett is teasing us all by hitting opponents with 90% of the required force to be low impact. The man has great touch.
Its like Ablett is teasing us all by hitting opponents with 90% of the required force to be low impact. The man has great touch.
Just like ablett getting cited a week and Eric hipwood getting off for much greater force?
There are plenty of examples of no name players who get off. The difference is everybody wants the big star to get rubbed out and throws their arms around about it. They both get treated exactly the same
Agree completely. How he hasn’t been suspended is amazing.
Most likely a week but not a given. Umpire saw and only paid free kick so from the field up close it must have been milked pretty badly otherwise the umpire would have reported him on the spot.
Either way he gets a fresh rest and is right to go for Richmond as we don’t need him to beat Sydney.
Either way he gets a fresh rest and is right to go for Richmond as we don’t need him to beat Sydney.
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For 99% of players its a week. And no club would contest it.
It’s a strike. Should get suspended
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Unquestionably on both counts.
Thank you for your highly objective post.
I don't see a problem with it. Ablett is simply putting Joshua 10:19 into practice. "pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them".
Ablett has been doing a lot of smiting lately, and why shouldn't he be. Clearly doing god's good work. Miles looks like quite the fornicator to me. Almost certainly had it coming.
Ablett has been doing a lot of smiting lately, and why shouldn't he be. Clearly doing god's good work. Miles looks like quite the fornicator to me. Almost certainly had it coming.
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