MRP

[Alfonz]

Predictable and disgraceful that Parker's bump and accidental head clash with Hurley was not even looked at. Basically a carbon copy of what happened with Fyfe.

 

[slicedndiced]

Having popped my ear drums a number of times in the past, I was just as disgusted with the ear slaps SJ was hitting Crowley with during one bit of push and shove... as with the elbow on Barlow. Nothing mentioned there either by the MRP. Some pretty creative misconduct there. If Balla had tried that on I'd guarantee he'd have gotten a reprimand for misconduct.

Lucky for SJ, there was so much other dodgy stuff that he did during the game that it was swamped amongst the tide of bastardry, and ignored.

FFS Strobey, stop trying to sanitise the game even further.

A couple of bitch slaps to the ears is nothing.

As for the rest, I'm damn sure that Crowley is laughing his head off about it.

Yeah, we cop it in the neck from the MRP from time to time, but this constant "poor bugger me attitude" is tiresome. It's crying victimisation and is weak imo. Just get on with it.

Fair bump, play on.

 

[strobe00]

Predictable and disgraceful that Parker's bump and accidental head clash with Hurley was not even looked at. Basically a carbon copy of what happened with Fyfe.

Pretty standard preferential treatment for Sydney. The other protected species at the MRP and tribunal.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Where's the cut-off between l"ow impact" and "insufficient force"? Is there definition?

 

[strobe00]

FFS Strobey, stop trying to sanitise the game even further.

A couple of bitch slaps to the ears is nothing.

It's an ugly look. And something I personally hate. Shouldn't be happening. But to each their own.

As for the rest, I'm damn sure that Crowley is laughing his head off about it.

But this is true enough. Crowls is a good sport.

Yeah, we cop it in the neck from the MRP from time to time, but this constant "poor bugger me attitude" is tiresome. It's crying victimisation and is weak imo. Just get on with it.
Fair bump, play on.

We all whinge about things we perceive as unfair. If every team copped it in the neck there'd be less complaint. Some clearly don't, which is my gripe.

Some of us are squeakier wheels about certain things. The inconsistency at the MRP p*sses me off.

 

[slicedndiced]

Crowley, Ballas and to a lesser extent Suban and Fyfe get away with things which could be considered against the rules every week.

And not everyone's got perforated eardrums. It's just footy mate.

 

[slicedndiced]

It's like the Clarke non-free kick. If the roles were reversed, and we lost the game, there would be blood all over this board about it for days on end. But we, (some), try and justify it as a non event, even though it is paid 99% of the time.

The Crowley interchange infringement is still being harped on about with only a very few acknowledging that SJ was bloody clever to try it and get away with it. If Crowley did we would be giving him the keys to the city.

It's perspective and balance which some need here.

 

[Freo Dr]

I thought I had come to a vague understanding of the electing to bump and head clash thing versus bracing for contact after Viney got off.
But somehow when Sandi is bumped by Guthrie and there is a resultant head clash which 211 had to go off for with a blood snozz which really was very similar to Fyfe's (Guthrie elected to bump as a shepard and head clash was enough to have to leave the field) - that incident is not even looked at?

 

[Nothing]

I thought I had come to a vague understanding of the electing to bump and head clash thing versus bracing for contact after Viney got off.
But somehow when Sandi is bumped by Guthrie and there is a resultant head clash which 211 had to go off for with a blood snozz which really was very similar to Fyfe's (Guthrie elected to bump as a shepard and head clash was enough to have to leave the field) - that incident is not even looked at?

The MRP review incidents involving players not mountains. It's also the reason he doesn't get arm chop frees, the umps don't see him as a player but a topographical anomoly on the field.

 

[Freo Dr]

The MRP review incidents involving players not mountains. It's also the reason he doesn't get arm chop frees, the umps don't see him as a player but a topographical anomoly on the field.

Deserves both a like and a not like (since I think it is sadly close to the truth) for that post - no button for that.

 

[Crippa]

Where's the cut-off between l"ow impact" and "insufficient force"? Is there definition?

http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/...aws_of_the_Game/0959_AFL_Tribunal_2013_LR.PDF

IMPACT

There are four categories of impact – severe, high, medium and low. Low impact requires more than just negligible impact. Most Reportable Offences require at least low impact and a collision or incident involving negligible force will not ordinarily result in a charge.

In determining the level of impact, regard will be had to the extent of force and in particular, any injury sustained by the player who was offended against. Regard will also be had to the potential to cause injury. For example, contact to the head will generally have more impact than contact to the body if the force used is similar. The potential to cause serious injury is also relevant, such as in the following cases:

• any head-high contact with a player who has his head over the ball, particularly when contact is made from an opponent charging from a front-on position;
• forceful round arm swings that make head-high contact to a player in a marking contest, ruck contest or when tackling;
• spear tackles;
• driving an opponent into the ground when his arms are pinned.

In determining the level of impact regard shall be had not only to the impact between the offending player and the Victim Player, but also any other impact to the Victim Player as a result of such impact. By way of an example, where a Victim Player as a result of the impact from the offending player is pushed into the path of a fast-moving third player, the impact to the Victim Player may be classified as high or severe, even though the level of impact between the offending player and the Victim Player was only low or medium.

In addition to the effect on the Victim Player, the body language of the offending player in terms of flexing, turning, raising or positioning the body to either increase or reduce the force of impact, will be taken into account. The absence of injury does not preclude the classification of impact as severe.

Video depictions of incidents ranging in impact from severe through high, to medium and finally low, will be available.

Plenty of scope of here to accommodate the MRP's modus operandi - namely, determine in the particular case whether you wish to impose or withhold a penalty and work backwards.

 

[StingBitten]

FFS Strobey, stop trying to sanitise the game even further.

A couple of bitch slaps to the ears is nothing.

As for the rest, I'm damn sure that Crowley is laughing his head off about it.

Yeah, we cop it in the neck from the MRP from time to time, but this constant "poor bugger me attitude" is tiresome. It's crying victimisation and is weak imo. Just get on with it.

Fair bump, play on.

Have to agree with this; this eternal Vict(oria)imhood will do nothing to aid us in getting a flag.

 

[Nickos66]

Where's the cut-off between l"ow impact" and "insufficient force"? Is there definition?

I was going to ask the same thing. It's interesting how things like impact injuries that spill blood and require stitches can be deemed as insufficient force whereas clearly accidental contact where the victim flounders about and makes a scene yet plays out the game can be cited by the MRP.

 

[estibador]

Where's the cut-off between l"ow impact" and "insufficient force"? Is there definition?

As far as I can work out it's based on whether you're a Victorian media darling or not.

 

[caterina]

Got to love this article on the AFL website. Apparently Crowley was only nudged and fell to the turf. If I was him and knew a good lawyer I'd sue the author for defamation.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-19/please-explain-stevie-scott

However, Scott is adamant that Crowley, who fell to the turf after being nudged by Johnson, exaggerated the contact.

"There's a lot that goes on off the ball, and the player has obviously crumbled a little bit, so that makes it look a little bit worse," Scott said.

 

[electricfeel]

Meh - at the end of the day: Number of games Crowley will miss: 0 vs number of games SJ will miss: 1.

Steve Johnson's fault for being a w***er.

 

[Reginald Perrin]

Got to love this article on the AFL website. Apparently Crowley was only nudged and fell to the turf. If I was him and knew a good lawyer I'd sue the author for defamation.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-19/please-explain-stevie-scott

However, Scott is adamant that Crowley, who fell to the turf after being nudged by Johnson, exaggerated the contact.

"There's a lot that goes on off the ball, and the player has obviously crumbled a little bit, so that makes it look a little bit worse," Scott said.

It doesn't really matter what the impact was, the action of head butting is reprehensible and indefensible.

 

[Purple Suit]

The MRP review incidents involving players not mountains. It's also the reason he doesn't get arm chop frees, the umps don't see him as a player but a topographical anomoly on the field.

The umpires are only human after all, I also fall for this mistake. My youngest son is allowed to scrag his old brother all he likes but if the tables are turned, it's just seems unfair.

 

[estibador]

Looks like it's safe to consign the Fyfe suspension to the bin marked 'never to be seen again'.

Quite a few Freo case files have ended up in that bin now.

 

[gaskin]

It wasn't just Fyfe though. One of the Geelong players was done that week for the same thing as well.

 

[electricfeel]

It wasn't just Fyfe though. One of the Geelong players was done that week for the same thing as well.

Yeah that Taylor Hunt report was a joke. A massive blunder of a week for the MRP that week.

 

[go_the_dockers]

It's like the Clarke non-free kick. If the roles were reversed, and we lost the game, there would be blood all over this board about it for days on end. But we, (some), try and justify it as a non event, even though it is paid 99% of the time.

The Crowley interchange infringement is still being harped on about with only a very few acknowledging that SJ was bloody clever to try it and get away with it. If Crowley did we would be giving him the keys to the city.

It's perspective and balance which some need here.

Clarke did not touch enright until he had spoiled the ball, he did it perfectly by stopping in front of Enright.

 

[wild side]

It's like the Clarke non-free kick. If the roles were reversed, and we lost the game, there would be blood all over this board about it for days on end. But we, (some), try and justify it as a non event, even though it is paid 99% of the time.

The Crowley interchange infringement is still being harped on about with only a very few acknowledging that SJ was bloody clever to try it and get away with it. If Crowley did we would be giving him the keys to the city.

It's perspective and balance which some need here.

I'm with Bushie here. Clarke was lucky not give a free, and we would be celebrating if Crowley or Ballas did that to SJ.
Perspective doesn't come with purple coloured glasses.

 

[StingBitten]

Morabito was cleared by the way...

 

[Freo88]

FFS Strobey, stop trying to sanitise the game even further.

A couple of bitch slaps to the ears is nothing.

As for the rest, I'm damn sure that Crowley is laughing his head off about it.

Yeah, we cop it in the neck from the MRP from time to time, but this constant "poor bugger me attitude" is tiresome. It's crying victimisation and is weak imo. Just get on with it.

Fair bump, play on.

Yes, this! Im so sick of the 'we are victimised attitude' Makes our supporter base look like a bunch of whingers. Sooner people realise shit happens, the easier it is all to take.

I just cannot stand the chip on some freo supporters shoulders that the AFL have a vendetta against us. Just focus on the footy and accept that stuff happens in footy - we cant dwell on it.