Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 2 - Swans v Bombers Sat March 23rd 7:30pm AEDT (SCG)

[Teen Wolf]

No such thing as an accident on the footy field in the eyes of the Sydney theatregoers, unless it involves playing with extra men on the field or climbing goalposts.

 

[maskmcgee]

Have you heard of a rule called high contact?

So if you put a knee in someone's head in a marking contest it's a free kick right? Wait, it's not?

 

[YeoShuey]

That is not touched.

Legendary goal by Langford.

 

[Stax on the mill]

He can just use the Maynard excuse “footy act” and may get off.

Nah! More lucrative to employ Cripps’s lawyer. He’ll get off and end up winning a Brownlow into the bargain.

 

[TY24]

Petes eyes were on the ball the whole time. Nothing wrong with that. Just an accident.

Didn't take his eyes off the ball

Had his eye on the ball the ENTIRE time.

Eyes for the ball the entire time. Sports cooked if he gets anything for that.

Still waiting for someone to explain how having eyes for the ball allows you to put your shoulder through someone's head

 

[Elixuh]

Gresham and the bow and arrow guy from Port. Did Essendon take everyone’s fringe spuds again?

 

[YouBeauty]

People celebrated too hard when the rule got changed for Maynard. Any accident should never get weeks.

 

[PieLebo87]

Why was the soft call a behind?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Lol..

Always Rampe

 

[maskmcgee]

how did Cunningham not even get a free kick?

Because it's not a free kick. No high contact in a marking contest.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Tell us how you really feel virgin

He's in his Sydney bubble. Only watches Sydney games and thinks all physical contact is thuggery.

 

[RUNVS]

is booing players racist or not Sydney? make your minds up!

Always fun seeing racists pretend not to understand when booing is racist or not.

 

[Gavin Excell]

He can just use the Maynard excuse “footy act” and may get off.

What a joke that decision is

Embarrassing for the league

 

[SC_Power]

Wright isn't a thug, and that wasn't a thug act.

But if anyone thinks that Peter Wright would have gone through a teammate (let's say Zac Merrett) in the same manner if it were Merrett running back with the flight of the ball, is kidding themselves.

Wright knew Cunningham was there, all this talk about eyes on the ball and a last half-second unavoidable contact.... just not the case.

Wright would have realised he was late, and chose to bump as he didn't want to pull out. Football act, 1-2 weeks seems right to me.

 

[TY24]

Because it's not a free kick. No high contact in a marking contest.

Have you ever watched this sport before?

 

[FreoGirl]

People celebrated too hard when the rule got changed for Maynard. Any accident should never get weeks.

there's been too many lives changed, so the AFL have to keep protecting the head

 

[Gavin Excell]

Maynard rule, left the ground , hit the player in the head , doesn't matter if he was going for the ball he is getting weeks

Maynard rule is getting off if playing for Collingwood

 

[ozaddy]

Of course he was. He would have marked it comfortably had Cunningham not cut across.

Imagine the outrage if he pulled out of the contest of a ball that was kicked to him on the lead!?

Couldn't mark without arms up to mark

 

[sherb]

So if you put a knee in someone's head in a marking contest it's a free kick right? Wait, it's not?

Rules can have exceptions. As you have just demonstrated.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Still waiting for someone to explain how having eyes for the ball allows you to put your shoulder through someone's head

Cunningham needs to protect himself as well. Wright had no intention to even make contact with him. Pure accident. 0 weeks.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Toby Greene

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Toby Greene

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

was allowed to kick a player in the face (from a handball). Wright should get off.

 

[Mesc]

how did Cunningham not even get a free kick?

Theyre still bugging you arnt they.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Still waiting for someone to explain how having eyes for the ball allows you to put your shoulder through someone's head

Once upon a time it did because it was thought to signify intent.

The change in the AFL is they don’t care about intent any more.

 

[Elixuh]

If you zoom in and enhance the imagine you can see one of 2 meter Peter’s eyes is on the ball and the other is looking down at his victim

 

[SC_Power]

Still waiting for someone to explain how having eyes for the ball allows you to put your shoulder through someone's head

Never seems to be a team mates head, does it?