...so head high contact which sends a player to hospital is no longer considered an punishable offence. Good to know.
McCartin v McAdams
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What alternate world gave we stumbled into where suddenly a player can elect to bump, crack an opponents cheek, and this is not a suspension?
Players from other teams are getting 3 weeks for dangerous tackles right now.
This was a suspension in 1996, let alone today.
Again, I'm not celebrating.
This should never have gone to MRP. Makes a laughing stock of the league.
And yes, I stick by the "idiot" tag of McAdams. At no justification is headbutting a shoulder a good idea.
The tribunal does not accept precedence in any cases to my understanding. Each case is judged on its own merits.
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I would agree with you completely, except he didn't elect to bump, so everything you write after that is moot.
Just when you think the scoring farce couldn’t be upstaged the AFL says “Hold my beer”
The MRO / Tribunal is an absolute shitfight….
It could not be more dysfunctional if it tried.
You’ve just gotta shake your head in bemusement
The MRO / Tribunal is an absolute shitfight….
It could not be more dysfunctional if it tried.
You’ve just gotta shake your head in bemusement
And, again, theres no evidence the cracked cheekbone occurred during this impact. Quit the victimhood.
Stop being a dickhead
Play the ball, not the man, friend
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It wasn’t a bump. He decelerated at 43%. Did everything in his power to not injure him a free kick was sufficient and was given
Don’t have dickheads as friends
If you’re going to post rubbish, don’t cry victim. It’s pissweak
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I don't see how you can run this v Duryea side by side and come to the conclusion that Duryea is the only one missing games
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Why did the MRO, employed by the AFL give him two weeks then? If they wanted to "fix" the outcome they'd quash it at that point, like saying Cotchin had no case to answer in the Prelim when he KOd Shiel while shiel had the ball.
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The Sydney get out of jail card used again. The AFL don’t even attempt to hide the bias.
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Where was the HIA then? Fox was injured in a similar one with Mitch Duncan.
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For optics so they could just overturn it later probably? We all know they need you firing for their mission to conquer NSW. You let them down big time in last years granny
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McAdam suspended for potential to cause injury, despite their arguably being no head contact and ball in dispute.
McAdam receives an actual facial injury from a player running past the ball and making contact to the head. No suspension.
Someone explain that for me.
McAdam receives an actual facial injury from a player running past the ball and making contact to the head. No suspension.
Someone explain that for me.
So wheres the HIA?
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McAdams elected to bump when he could have tackled. Not only did he elect to bump, he dangerously jumped at his opponent.
McCartin was just in the way when McAdams over ran a ball that Warnie would be proud of how much it turned.
Pretty simple
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Part of the same conspiracy which awarded us the win on the weekend
Is it illegal to bump someone? It's not.
McAdam laid a hard bump. To the chest. There was no injury. MASSIVE difference to a bump to the head that injured the player.
FTR I'm not convinced McCartin deserves a suspension, but out of the two, McCartin's was worse than McAdam's. McAdam remains the only player suspended for 'potential' to cause injury through a bump. I think it's fair to ask questions.
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Clearly AFC haven't worked out how to pay off Gil behind closed doors...
That's about as delusional as it gets. Poor McCartin was just standing around minding his own business when that horrible McAdam ran into him.
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Shows how farcical the tribunal process is.
Complete chook lotto.
They are not even attempting to be equitable to all.
