Universal Love Giants ‘4’ Justice - The ‘Free Toby’ Vigil

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Morris reporting that the Giants were disallowed from presenting the Fritsch case as precedent because Kangaroo Court - correction, Tribunal - rules disallow current season examples being presented.

The appeal is going to be red hot.


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And the case up immediately afterwards showed 6 previous examples as part of their defence

absolute bulls#*t
 

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Hi everyone, just dropped in to say l hope he gets off. Toby seems to be a latter version of Dermot Brereton when he was playing. He's a great player and always attracts attention. To me he first hit Dangerfied in the chest and when Dangerfield slipped then his elbow went high...Good luck and l hope you make the finals..
 
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So if i am reading this right, the tribunal have allowed Franklin to cite the Fritsch incident as precedent, but haven't allowed Greene to do the same?

That absolutely stink to high hell

Your club will rightfully appeal and Greene will get off. Justice shall be done

Even funnier/enraging, the Very next case they ruled on they allowed precedent to be looked at.
 

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360 tonight

Whateley: This was a more experienced Judiciary panel and they’ve made a BETTER decision [re Toby].

King: No, they’ve made a DIFFERENT decision to all the others this year. What a mess. What a disaster. Another ridiculous matrix table utensil-up that will severely effect the finals.


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So if i am reading this right, the tribunal have allowed Franklin to cite the Fritsch incident as precedent, but haven't allowed Greene to do the same?

That absolutely stink to high hell

Your club will rightfully appeal and Greene will get off. Justice shall be done
Watching 360 tonight they mentioned GWS were allowed to show previous incidents this year but it was GWS choice they didn't. Completely different to what have been hearing. I am so confused.
 

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Watching 360 tonight they mentioned GWS were allowed to show previous incidents this year but it was GWS choice they didn't. Completely different to what have been hearing. I am so confused.
why wouldn't they show it if it would help? I guess they thought it wouldn't?
 

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Watching 360 tonight they mentioned GWS were allowed to show previous incidents this year but it was GWS choice they didn't. Completely different to what have been hearing. I am so confused.

Yes, confusion reigns on all fronts re the VFL’s Toby hunt.

Tom Morris reported the “Giants not allowed to show 2021 precedents” live on The Couch earlier this week and was then discussed by Brown, N Riewoldt, etc immediately afterwards.

So when Whateley tonight suggests that’s incorrect and N Riewoldt looks confused, that’s because it directly contradicts Morris.

Clear as mud.

It will be interesting to see what case is presented on appeal, and whether that draws in the Fritsch and Buddy precedents.

I imagine you can’t appeal by simply representing the exact same case for the defence of Toby.

So perhaps these 2021 examples become ‘new information’ that must be considered on appeal?

All that’s missing from this web of VFL intrigue is a full ‘12 Angry Men’-style jury wrestle.


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It’s very telling how all aspects of the ‘Toby Tax’ point back to the Cats CEO Hocking.

Who established the current MRO/Judiciary process?

To whom is Chrisso indebted to for his career at VFL HQ?

Reported this week that Dangerfield was prepared to give evidence for Toby, but blocked by who in management at the Cats?

Who signed off on Danger having no case to answer for his GF punch on Vlaustin?

Who oversaw the Judiciary member selection for the Fritsch and Buddy cases, which were different to those used against Toby?

Who was Chrisso really thinking about when he let Selwood walk and singled out Toby?

Who is Whateley’s favourite CEO?

The injustice of the ‘Toby Tax’ is a Cat-astrophe for the credibility of the AFL.

Last chance tonight for a new Judiciary panel to overturn this gross injustice, or the AFL MRO judiciary system is going to collapse.




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As the Herald Sun reveals, when VFL HQ want to apply the ‘Toby Tax’ they know exactly who to appoint to the Judiciary panel.

This outrageous suspension simply must be overturned on appeal.


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The Giants are now arguing there was an error in law with the Tribunal applying the "wrong test" to see if Greene was careless.


Giants pointing to the transcript from the Tribunal hearing, where the chairman says the jury decided that Greene chose to raise his elbow when contact was likely.

They then point to the rules around what 'careless' means at the Tribunal - "where his conduct is not intentional but is a breach of the duty of care to all other players". It also mentions a "reportable offence", and "to breach the duty of care, the conduct must be such that a reasonable player would not believe it to be prudent in the circumstances ... or to avoid acts which can be reasonably foreseen".


Giants are saying that the reason given by the Tribunal jury "discloses that it applied the wrong test" to determine whether the conduct was careless.

So this argument is really going into the wording of the rules. The jury said there was a "realistic probability" Greene would make contact. Giants arguing they shouldn't even be worrying about that, rather whether the conduct was a breach of the duty of care/was something a reasonable player would not believe to be prudent.
 
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