Review Geelong defeats Hawks by 5 points

[goyoucatters]

True, and therein lays the cause of frustration for people like me.

Their governance has about as much method as russian roulette.

Has way more method than Russian Roulette, though. The all-powerful AFL leaves nothing to chance. Every single decision is manufactured and manipulated to within an inch of its life.

 

[Ricketz]

Except the Rohan suspension came as a result of the Brisbane medical report which indicated issues Neale was having as a result of the hit from Rohan, such as sore jaw and difficulties eating - hence the high contact and medium impact

So the claim would be that there was an impact from the hit by Rohan and that justifies the suspension

That is the funny thing though, isn't it?

"Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain condition that's thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head and repeated episodes of concussion."

So it's not just about whether the impact caused medically identifiable injuries like concussion, but can be the result of repeated hits to the head.

 

[Cataholic]

Has way more method than Russian Roulette, though. The all-powerful AFL leaves nothing to chance. Every single decision is manufactured and manipulated to within an inch of its life.

Very true...... I was referring to their governance through the MRO as being shambolic

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Some opinions are unpopular for good reason.

The 50 was sufficient imo. Powderpuff hit not worthy of a week

 

[Nankervis brothers]

Exactly as you said, the bolded is likely what saved Hartigan from a holiday

Same as last years encounter between Geelong & Hawthorn with the tackle by Burgoyne on Dangerfield - it was a heavy tackle, didn't look good but Dangerfield got back to his feet pretty quickly & play out the game. Clearly looked to be a heavier tackle than the one on Kreuzer that saw Dangerfield miss a game

Not sure if our guys are too tough, but their want or desire to play on & to not go to the bench for treatment unless necessary etc, does seem to help the opposition when it comes to the MRO

Imagine for a moment that Dangerfield didn't get up from his bump on Jake Kelly, that he too sustained an injury. With the two of them lying prone on the turf, I bet the commentary would have centred on selfless acts, putting the body on the line, 'bravery', blah-blah-blah. But Dangerfield got up, so there is a victim.

I am all for the AFL protecting the head and pleased that the thuggery of yesteryear is gone. But we are reaching a point where we penalise an action's outcome rather than the act itself. Hartigan is a good example. He punched Hawkins in the back of the head, but there is no penalty as no injury was incurred

 

[Burro]

The penalty system needs to be run on presidents and expert evidence. It also needs to be independent. This is the only way to get a fair system and identifiable standards. The AFL just want everything to be unclear so they can manipulate the outcome. Even this new man on the mark rule can be manipulated by the umpire as to when he calls play on.

 

[bombersboy]

Disgraceful.

A blatant and deliberate fist to the head. To say it wasn't intentional is laughable. It could be argued that it was worse than Rohan's indiscretion..

Rohan's though was behind the play. Hartigan's was late.

Hartigan deserved a week in my view. It wasn't a good look.

My reference point is more with Dangers. Dangers was rated as intentional whereas Hartigan was rated as Careless. I thought Hartigan was much later than Danger and was clearly intentional. He went for the head, Danger did not.

 

[cats_09]

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Unpopular opinion: Watching it live, the replay on the big screen and again at home. Saw little worthy of a suspension.

It's not gut feel though, there's a gradings chat you have to follow.

Was it in the head? Yes
Was the impact worthy of the lowest possible grading? Yes
Did he intend to hit him? Yes. Or if you're the MRO apparently, no

Chart says the above is one week, unless you're the MRO, then it's a couple weeks rent

 

[Art Vandelay_]

It's not gut feel though, there's a gradings chat you have to follow.

Was it in the head? Yes
Was the impact worthy of the lowest possible grading? Yes
Did he intend to hit him? Yes. Or if you're the MRO apparently, no

Chart says the above is one week, unless you're the MRO, then it's a couple weeks rent

Should have been negligible contact. I seriously cannot believe so many on here are baying for a suspension given the low threshold Hawkins has been suspended for and has resulted in mass outrage at him getting done for virtually nothing. That IMV should not be suspendable, and glad it wasn't. A 50m penalty was more than sufficient for that.

 

[Strange Cat]

Should have been negligible contact. I seriously cannot believe so many on here are baying for a suspension given the low threshold Hawkins has been suspended for and has resulted in mass outrage at him getting done for virtually nothing. That IMV should not be suspendable, and glad it wasn't. A 50m penalty was more than sufficient for that.

I think people are just angry because

a) if it was a Geelong player you know that they would had been suspended and given a big lecture in the media

b) you just know that the next Geelong player that does this will get a holiday

 

[Ricketz]

I think people are just angry because

a) if it was a Geelong player you know that they would had been suspended and given a big lecture in the media

b) you just know that the next Geelong player that does this will get a holiday

Just like the jumper punch. Now three intentional hits to the head get off with a fine this year. The players just aren't getting the message. The AFL will need to make an example out of somebody (looks over towards Geelong team)…..

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Should have been negligible contact. I seriously cannot believe so many on here are baying for a suspension given the low threshold Hawkins has been suspended for and has resulted in mass outrage at him getting done for virtually nothing. That IMV should not be suspendable, and glad it wasn't. A 50m penalty was more than sufficient for that.

That's all fair but there's no such thing as negligible contact. I think it's more recognition that every year, once the example has stopped being set, they back off the strict interpretation. A head clash is deemed intentional because a strict interpretation is taken for intending to make body contact so chart says 3 weeks. A clearly intentional hit to the head, which I agree probably isn't much to look at, has the grading set to careless because 1 week fails the pub test.

 

[Cataholic]

Should have been negligible contact. I seriously cannot believe so many on here are baying for a suspension given the low threshold Hawkins has been suspended for and has resulted in mass outrage at him getting done for virtually nothing. That IMV should not be suspendable, and glad it wasn't. A 50m penalty was more than sufficient for that.

Agreed. To preserve some sensibility and old style play the 50m penalty should've sufficed.

BUT!

It was the AFL who made sweeping statements about 'the head being their highest priority', and noises about concussions and brain injuries.

It was the AFL who made an example of Rohan by suspending him - though virtually no contact was made - for his action being near enough to the vicinity of the head to offend their sensibilities on the matter.

It is now the AFL who've contradicted all that by deeming a deliberate and direct blow to the head as minor.

They made a rod for their own back by preaching from their soapbox and then changing their interpretation.

 

[cats_09]

We challenged the MRO decision - didn't work though

 

[thecatattack]

why challenge a fine

 

[STPer18]

How did Siri define 'misconduct'?

 

[cats_09]

why challenge a fine

To keep his pocket money...

Maybe he didn't believe he had done anything wrong, or to save his fine accumulations for later in the season

 

[cats_09]

How did Siri define 'misconduct'?

No idea

I believe contesting a fine is done via written submission, rather than to a tribunal panel

 

[Hello Kitty]

If Robbo weren't at least half-cut, he would realise that a sure-fire way to get Whateley's, errr, attention is to randomly mention Winx.

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[Hello Kitty]

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[allrighty]

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[Hello Kitty]

How was your promenade along Glenferrie Street this week in your Geelong gear?

 

[allrighty]

How was your promenade along Glenferrie Street this week in your Geelong gear?

Oh that was years ago Kitty