MRP / Trib. How many weeks for Gaff? LIVE Tribunal Thread

[new breed]

Hamish might need to move on I reckon ...as good a bloke and midfielder he could be , the whole media circus and Nisbett press conference might not be worth all the reminders .

Might be best for both parties if the family situation is what it sounds like .

 

[HoneyBadger35]

You were sitting on that all day i bet.

Made it half way through the hearing and could not wait to pull the trigger. Stayed at work just to make sure I didn’t miss it.

 

[garlic munchers]

eagles will appeal. 8 is manifestly excessive compared to priors such as Lewis

7 about right and I wouldn't be quibbling given if we appealed and got it reduced, there is more chance he will be lining up against us next year.

 

[MWPP]

Only consolation is that if he goes .... 1-3 of those weeks will be at his new club

 

[mitchzz]

Was always going to happen after the media shitstorm this past few days

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Do the crime do the time . Gaff knocked someones teeth out with a punch even if it wasn't his intention .

Lets move on we have a finals campaign to prepare for .

At least we have a few weeks to prepare a gaff replacement and try combos before finals

 

[Balls In]

If the AFL were ever going to draw a line in the sand it would be a player from a genuinely contending west coast team. Media basically blackmailed the tribunal. More games than Hall? Pathetic.

 

[boondy]

I think it was a mistake to show footage of being checked off the ball. I think it was a bigger mistake to claim he wasn't frustrated by the attention. I think it's obvious he was checked off the ball as he always is, and it's obvious he was frustrated because he's never had an incident like that in the past.
He made a mistake, he meant to whack Brayshaw but obviously didn't mean to get him in the mouth like that.
I would've simply done the character references and explain being sick with guilt over doing it. And just mention he meant to whack him but not hurt him like that. Leaving it at that would have been more effective.
People are now claiming he's a liar etc. And imo that's unfair.

Its bullshit. Everyone who punches should get 8 because it can go wrong . This isnt justice its a mock up .

 

[whatis]

I hope he stays at the Eagles. Embrace the hate.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

8 ****en weeks

Had enough of the AFL andatheir bullshit

From Hall and Cotchin being cleared to play a GF. Fyfe allowed his Brownlow.
Maxwell ok to break Ginners jaw.
Hodge and Mitchell ok to snipe.
Lewis gets 3 for the same thing as Gaff

Get ******

Oh stop your whining. Perhaps excessive by 1 or 2 games but does that really warrant your response?

 

[DirtySandman]

there is more chance he will be lining up against us next year.

Hmm....thinking about it this way, maybe we should have hoped for more.

 

[Aarick13]

I feel like 8 is fair for this incident. But it also shows how much of a shitshow the afl has been with previous incidents.

 

[Avalor]

Getting more than Big Bad Baz and Bugg is a bit of a joke, 8 weeks is tough

It's a big whack, but we are in different times to the Hall hit.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Its bullshit. Everyone who punches should get 8 because it can go wrong . This isnt justice its a mock up .

It's pretty clear that the outcome/injury has a say in the suspension. It's been clear for a long time, you just need to get it in to your head.

 

[Egga]

its 8 tho

I’d be satisfied with that under the circumstances. I was worried he would be made an example of.

 

[SloppyJoe]

8 weeks is fine with me.

The outrage on here is, imo, unjustified.

 

[Forward Press]

Don't understand those wanting to appeal, take off the blue and gold glasses and realise with all this media storm and what happened to Brayshaw that getting single digit weeks is fortunate enough. Very real chance he could've copped 12.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Oh stop your whining. Perhaps excessive by 1 or 2 games but does that really warrant your response?

Im not allowed to melt on tribunal night

 

[DickDunn]

Longest AFL suspension this century. Rediculous.

Steven Baker got nine weeks in 2010

 

[MWPP]

8 is the largest penalty this century - no way was it the worst incident this century
Oh well , at least only 5-7 of those games will be at the Eagles

 

[Seadog]

Probably a week or two more than fair but whatever, hope young Brayshaw is back on the track soon and doesn't suffer too many after effects. Go Eagles

 

[MWPP]

Steven Baker got nine weeks in 2010

For 3 separate incidents combined with a bad record .

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Eight weeks seems reasonable if you consider that there is clearly some juice from the media storm that added 1-2 to the final count.

 

[MWPP]

Might as well appeal - what’s there to lose ? The $$$ and missing more weeks at his new club ?

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Don't understand those wanting to appeal, take off the blue and gold glasses and realise with all this media storm and what happened to Brayshaw that getting single digit weeks is fortunate enough. Very real chance he could've copped 12.

What do we have to lose by appealing? No Nic next year so next year is irrelevant anyway.