MRP / Trib. Hawkins escapes ban for elbow

[Cataholic]

Christian has too much power and yet, not enough scope outside the gradings, to make any informed calls. This is why Jimmy resigned from the tribunal - because it's a complete dog's breakfast

Christian also has very little feel for the game, and understanding of the rules.

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

Only stuff up here is yours.

Now I kindly ask you to actually contribute something to the board or piss off to the sh*t hole you call perth.

Steady on Champ - I'm a Melbournian but have been here for 20 years - Perth isn't a sh*t hole , it's actually a brilliant place to live

 

[Baudolino]

Can't believe a Geelong appeal actually worked. Shocked to be sitting here.

 

[BIGANT]

Cue the melts on the Eagles board & the main boards

 

[woosha24]

Cue the melts on the Eagles board & the main boards

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FWIW we aint melting. We largely dont care if he plays or not and most think he shouldnt have been suspended in the first place.

 

[r32godzilla]

Sanity prevails. Nice try Christian you goose!

 

[Cataholic]

Can't believe a Geelong appeal actually worked. Shocked to be sitting here.

It was the only outcome they could come to, if they based their decision on commonsense, available evidence, and impartiality.

The charge was just stupid.

 

[Seeds]

The what ? OK...


...Kantian ethics are deontological, revolving entirely around duty rather than emotions or end goals. All actions are performed in accordance with some underlying maxim or principle, which are vastly different from each other; it is according to this that the moral worth of any action is judged.

What did I say that you think resonates with that?

You may have to give me some examples cause id not heard of this before ....



but we are now fully of the danger that head damage can cause , reckless actions will be judged on potential , not just outcome. If Tom didnt hit , then he is lucky. As I said I felt the reaction was delayed ..but the throw of the elbow was far from a smart action in this day and age.

You are being all deontological rather than consequential. Penalising him for the action and ignoring the fact he didnt connect and hit him in the head. If you are consequential he should get off. Maybe tommy had great vision and knew he would not properly connect. You cant rule that out. Thus why deontology is wrong.

 

[nohairandfair]

He is keeping AFL front and centre in the media Gill would be wrapped in the job he's doing.

rapt

adjective

completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Pretty embarrassing for the MRO, I would think. Anyone with eyes can see he hits him below the neck.

Good on Freo for confirming.

 

[STPer18]

How can he get it so wrong? If the video clearly shows him not hitting high, why did he feel the need to cite him as making high contact? Amateurish stuff-up.

 

[nohairandfair]

Social media went early on the cleared verdict ... thankfully sanity prevailed and the hunch was correct.

Tommy to now kick six against the weagles

 

[Generalissimo]

Do you think Gleeson ever resents having to go before the tribunal to make arguments that he knows are complete bunk?

 

[Cataholic]

Do you think Gleeson ever resents having to go before the tribunal to make arguments that he knows are complete bunk?

Well, he does have to clean up after the Trump of the AFL.........

 

[Generalissimo]

Well, he does have to clean up after the Trump of the AFL.........

Man. Hawkins. Camera. Elbow. Suspension.

 

[Spearman]

How can he get it so wrong? If the video clearly shows him not hitting high, why did he feel the need to cite him as making high contact? Amateurish stuff-up.

maybe he watches the vision on his cell phone during happy hour at his office minibar?

 

[Sttew]

Was the most trivial charge one could imagine.

Clearly didn't get him high, nor hurt him.

Christian should be charged with time wasting.

Or at least issued a “please explain”

 

[Cataholic]

Or at least issued a “please explain”

Such a frivolous charge, that any unbiased person could see was unwarranted.

Yet he's tied up how many people and hourly fees tonight?

 

[Generalissimo]

Hawkins Free to Play

Tom Hawkins has successfully appealed his one match suspension.

www.geelongcats.com.au

He looks like he's about to eat Brad Close in that picture.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I'm astonished. He never should have been sanctioned but I did not think he would get off. My faith in the system just took a slight bit of restoration

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

It should've just been a fine to begin with, TBone hit the body under the neck. Good result.

 

[AM]

Christian also has very little feel for the game, and understanding of the rules.

Harsh. He has played the game at the highest level. Is currently heavily involved at community level. And his decisions have to be ratified by Steve Hocking who knows a bit about the caper.

 

[Cataholic]

Harsh. He has played the game at the highest level. Is currently heavily involved at community level. And his decisions have to be ratified by Steve Hocking who knows a bit about the caper.

Well, something is clearly amiss.

His calls have been confusing people for a while now...... ie Burgoyne slamming heads into the ground with impunity.

 

[AM]

Well, something is clearly amiss.

His calls have been confusing people for a while now...... ie Burgoyne slamming heads into the ground with impunity.

Then send Steve and email and ask him why he ratifies Chriso's calls.

 

[Cataholic]

Then send Steve and email and ask him why he ratifies Chriso's calls.

Nah. Would be a pointless exercise.

What did you make of Burgoyne slamming a guy into the ground and getting a fine, forcing the AFL to change the interpretation, then only weeks later he does it again and is cleared?

Christian has a habit of being very inconsistent.