Well then how did Wicks get reported for the swans? Not one of our players got above a jog on Friday night?
How many weeks for Mackay?
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The Tribunal is supposed to be independent of the AFL.
So if Naughton's knee collides with a GWS player is that now a suspension too?
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exactly.. the whole system is rigged... but oh well, no mookay for a few weeks will allow a young player a chance.
the big blow up will come when a guy like Martin or bont etc is involved in an incident the same as this the week before a GF..
then watch the toads in AFL HQ back peddle at a rate of knots!..
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No no no, blow up not necessary. Stars don't get suspended at finals time for any action considered a football incident. They use lesserlights to send that message and just hope the stars will change their habits accordingly.
Mate the game is already completely effed.
Precisely.
Why a GWS player? Even if it is (was) his own player it could be suspension worthy under what the AFL muppets are arguing.
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Hocking should be brought before the tribunal for bringing our great game into disrepute.
The guy is a clown who just keeps ruining our game.
Anyone with a brain knows this was an unfortunate unavoidable football accident. Change suspensions from where there is intent to where it is an accident, our great game is stuffed!
BTW, I don't want Mackay in our side when rebuilding, but this is about saving our great game.
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definitely - it’s unreasonable to go for the ball
I feel like some Saints fans want to see him rubbed out as punishment for hurting one of our own. It's ridiculous - it was clearly a contest between two players and one of them came off second best. It easily could have been the other way around.
You can't legislate against every single potential for injury or else you might as well shut down the sport. These things happen, it's not nice - but a part of what makes sport so exciting is there is an element of danger.
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Liam Ryan should have been suspended for his MOTY over Gawn a few years back
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It's now unreasonable to compete for a loose ball & accidentally cause an injury...
Changes the game as we know it.
Can't be suspended under this.
Didn't break any rule, and there is no possible way his 'conduct is unreasonable in he circumstances' - he did nothing wrong; I can't see how they can possibly argue that his conduct was unreasonable in any way.
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The only unreasonable conduct here is by Steve Shocking.
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Should be none. It was a complete accident, two players attacking a contested football and the contact wasn't avoidable at the point of no return, which was before the Saints player had taken possession.
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I felt it was just s**t luck that Clark got a broken jaw.
0 Weeks it should be or Rest of the season if you are a McKay hating crows fan.
0 Weeks it should be or Rest of the season if you are a McKay hating crows fan.
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It all feels very contrived to me.
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Imagine this going to an independent court.
Judge: what are the charges
Prosecution: player Mackay conducted himself unreasonably in the circumstances
Judge: oh, ok. And what were the circumstances?
Prosecution: player Mackay ran full speed with outstretched arms to win the loose football. He arrived at the contest at the same time as his opponent Hunter, they collided. Hunter sustained an injury to his jaw
Judge: and what would have been a reasonable action in the circumstances?
Prosecution: for player Mackay to run at full speed with outstretched arms to win the loose football
queue Benny hill music...
If it was Dustin Martin instead of Mackay they would be saying no suspension, love the way he goes about it shame about Clarke but that's footy.
If the AFL suspend Mackay then come preliminary final weekend if something like this happens then they also have to suspend then even if it's a star player, you can't have one set of rules for some and another set of rules for others.
This is a line in sand moment, Football will change forever if they decide that they'll be consequences if a player in injured while "Contesting the ball" which is the whole fabric of the game
It looked in the contest to me, with intent to win the ball.
However, every now and then they pull out the "duty of care" argument once a player braces to bump - even if he was practically over the ball at the time of impact. And these things are sometimes decided by result rather than action. Should be zero, could easily be 3-4.
However, every now and then they pull out the "duty of care" argument once a player braces to bump - even if he was practically over the ball at the time of impact. And these things are sometimes decided by result rather than action. Should be zero, could easily be 3-4.
The afl have no problem throwing the book at journeyman players for borderline incidents.
If this happens to a big supastar in the finals watch them tie themselves in knots to excuse it.
If this happens to a big supastar in the finals watch them tie themselves in knots to excuse it.
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