Fletch should appeal, I don't think there was much in that report. Judd was extremly lucky to get off.
MRP / Trib. Fletcher handed two-week sanction
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Sounds like we have accepted the decision.
Madness.
Madness.
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Bollocks.
Judd gets nothing for busting a guy open, and Fletch gets two for that?
Judd gets nothing for busting a guy open, and Fletch gets two for that?
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With his record, deserves it. Why the **** is he raising his knee into an opponent so far off the ball like that? FFS if it was in an actual contest he could maybe try justifying it by saying it was an accident. But that was just dumb and stupid.
Great player, but christ he's an idiot sometimes.
Great player, but christ he's an idiot sometimes.
Not sure why there is anger at the MRP, he kneed him.
Perhaps we're entitled to feel a little anger towards HFC who may well have brought some attention towards it I'm led to believe.
Regardless, Fletch only has himself to blame.
Perhaps we're entitled to feel a little anger towards HFC who may well have brought some attention towards it I'm led to believe.
Regardless, Fletch only has himself to blame.
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It was soft and intentional.
Judd's was firm enough to require stitches, to the head, and intentional.
I'm furious with the MRP because once again - and like the umpires - they show an extreme lack of consistency when it comes to their decision making.
Judd's was firm enough to require stitches, to the head, and intentional.
I'm furious with the MRP because once again - and like the umpires - they show an extreme lack of consistency when it comes to their decision making.
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Why all the hate for Muston.
From all reports he's a really nice guy
Anyhow back to the Fletcher incident, there is no doubt in my mind that Dustin knew what he was doing. I agree it was soft and if I had my way this kind of thing wouldn't be looked at. I think the game is sanitised to a point where it does detract from the spectacle. Though, with the rules the way they are, you just can't deliberately inflict pain on others in that manner anymore.
I understand your frustration, as we were deprived of Buddy for 3 games this year because of very soft suspensions. I don't agree with the way the game is going, but the MRP have made it pretty clear you can't do things like that anymore and get away with it, unless your Chris Judd...
From all reports he's a really nice guy
Anyhow back to the Fletcher incident, there is no doubt in my mind that Dustin knew what he was doing. I agree it was soft and if I had my way this kind of thing wouldn't be looked at. I think the game is sanitised to a point where it does detract from the spectacle. Though, with the rules the way they are, you just can't deliberately inflict pain on others in that manner anymore.
I understand your frustration, as we were deprived of Buddy for 3 games this year because of very soft suspensions. I don't agree with the way the game is going, but the MRP have made it pretty clear you can't do things like that anymore and get away with it, unless your Chris Judd...
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Have to agree.
Extremely soft but fletcher has too many priors.
Stuffs up the structure of our team - Probably means that Hooker plays on Tippett - Prefer Hooker on the half back line.
What a disaster !
they can argue that fletch went out of his way to raise his right knee... when he was turnng right n muston was running past fletcher(to the left). it does look like he stop for a split second.. corks him n then goes on his way
but even so its utter bullshit
but even so its utter bullshit
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I remember last time this happened.
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Chris Judd opens a guys face up and gets nothing.
Rance punches Buddy in the face and gets off.
Fletcher knees Muston in the leg and gets 2 weeks.
Judd also has a history of dirty tactics and lieing.
Think it's pretty clear why people are angry.
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It seems the Kennedy/Sylvia incident has created some sort of alternate universe that the MRP visit from time to time.
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You're right, it doesn't, but the frustrations of the viewing public are based on factual evidence that the MRP simply are not consistent.
If that Fletch one was bad enough, the one in rd 6 where Hodge blatantly whacked Welsh to the back of the head was worth 3 or 4.
It wasn't, should have IMHO been a few points tho - and so should this one.
Which is the real irritation. The guidelines they set allow a massive range of penalties, from insignificant points penalties for fairly insignificant incidents, to big 3-6 week holidays. There should be so, so many tiny little points reprimands every week, but there never is, and one or two of them seem to get picked out as worth a week or two.
It wasn't, should have IMHO been a few points tho - and so should this one.
Which is the real irritation. The guidelines they set allow a massive range of penalties, from insignificant points penalties for fairly insignificant incidents, to big 3-6 week holidays. There should be so, so many tiny little points reprimands every week, but there never is, and one or two of them seem to get picked out as worth a week or two.
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I'd argue it does. The others incidents were deemed to be of too low an impact. I don't see how in comparison Fletcher's was forceful enough to warrant a 2 week suspension. That's not even taking into consideration the part of the body where contact was made.
Fletcher's incident was deemed to be of low impact.
Had it not been carry over points and his bad record, an early plea would have reduced it to one.
He got three activation points for intentional contact and I'm not sure how we can argue that.
Had it not been carry over points and his bad record, an early plea would have reduced it to one.
He got three activation points for intentional contact and I'm not sure how we can argue that.
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Yeah, others. And plenty of them too.
Let's face it, the MRP is a lottery and as much as I'd like to think it's not the case, it seems it does matter who you are.
And problems continue. For the upteenth bloody time, all we want as supporters is consistency and fairness.
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No, the other two incidents were said to be under the 'low impact' threshold, effectively too low to qualify. I'm saying that means Fletcher's was also not forceful enough to qualify for points.
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So are you saying that Chris Judd had no intent !
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