Croad

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Hawthorn
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#26
Can't we keep him? He's a constant reminder of what we should strive never to become. A feral in footy gear.
Speaking of which, do the Hawk players appear to have a better grasp on dealing with the media? They tend to be pretty well spoken and give interesting comments. Far beyond the usual "yeah na the boys are just happy wif a win, n we jus godda take it one game ada toirm" fare.

Yeah na... i hate it!!!
 

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Silvagnis

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#28
Adelaide Hawk said:
You have a wonderful future as a journalist. No research, and never let the facts interfere with a good story.
Here are the facts for you.

Wrong charge by review panel frees up Croad

Wrong charge by review panel frees up Croad

By Craig Hutchison
April 30, 2006

THE AFL'S match review panel has admitted it had no knowledge of a medical report that almost certainly would have led to Hawk Trent Croad being suspended from today's game against Essendon at the MCG.

The panel found Croad guilty of striking Carlton's Jordan Russell in the round-four match but he escaped with a reprimand after an early plea.

Croad's action was assessed as reckless conduct and high contact, but low impact, and although the charge attracted 125 demerit points and a one-match penalty, the 25 per cent discount for an early guilty plea meant Croad escaped a ban.

But The Sunday Age has learnt that Russell received concussion and was in hospital because of the clash. Despite playing out the match, it is understood he was delirious afterwards and could not find his vehicle in the car park.

He was taken to hospital in the middle of the night after extensive vomiting.

Match review panel chairman Peter Schwab said he had no knowledge of Russell's plight until contacted by The Sunday Age. He said it would have affected the panel's findings.

Schwab ruled out reopening the case but admitted a medical report would have made it difficult to assess the impact as low.

"If we knew he was concussed and spent time in hospital, it would have affected how we rated it," Schwab said. "We worked on the fact that he got up and kept playing."
 
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