Nic Nats Report: Tribunal - Still pathetic/soft/inconsistent

[freo1]

The fact that Nic Nat has been offered 1 week for this:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-07/nic-nat-whacked-star-eagle-facing-ban
is pathetic, soft and inconsistent. What seriously is this 100+kg ruckman meant to do when laying a tackle, at speed, from behind, on a bloke that is probably half his body weight?. Amon wasn't seriously hurt (that i'm aware of) and it is simply part of the game! It was definitely a free kick for in the back but that's it. So frustrating that the tribunal still wants to turn our game into a game of touch!
Still some amazing decisions this year at the tribunal. It doesn't help when you have a peanut who works there!

 

[pantskyle]

One week for this?

 

[Adz2332]

One week for this?

free kick for sure but 1 week??
but then when you see some of the bumps that gets weeks im not shocked any more at the piss poor suspensions

 

[quotemokc]

I am not a fan of Nic but that is pathetic, the tribunal should be facing the tribunal for that.

 

[Yeti]

Horrible decision.

Should have been a free to West Coast.

 

[nurries]

That is a crap report

 

[Beutbrute]

Amon played out the game, so the medium impact grading is puzzling.
Naitanui didn't pin Amon's arms either and there was no slinging motion.

A perplexing decision

 

[Eaglespur]

That is a highlight I would have showed my mates when I lived in Canada as a representation of our hard game. Disappointing

 

[Flyin Brian Taylor]

Weird that thats a week with some of the bumps they've ok'd this year

 

[Coaster2012]

We will repeal that tripe. Terrible. Was a great tackle. Accidents ******* happen.

 

[pantskyle]

Amon played out the game, so the medium impact grading is puzzling.
Naitanui didn't pin Amon's arms either and there was no slinging motion.

A perplexing decision

Paid as an in the back free at the time, I was actually spitting chips and booing my TV at that call.

 

[Dazzler9]

So, you can bump and accidentally hit someone's head and that's ok.

But you can't tackle and accidentally allow someone'ss head to graze the ground a bit.

Righto.

 

[kane249]

Horrible decision.

Should have been a free to West Coast.

Clear in the back so have no troubles with Port getting the free

But that's worth a week? Might as well resort to using dirty looks now instead of making contact with the opposition.

 

[Beutbrute]

Watching the replay, at the time Nic Nat put his head down to tackle, it looked like he would be tackling Amon's side, not his back. I can understand the in the back call, but a 1 week suspension is baffling.

 

[Adz2332]

was defiantly in the back!

but good to see the one man system is working.... would have to fight it!

 

[Cincinnatus]

AFL will keep doing it until fans across clubs band together.

 

[tigs2010]

Disgrace he didn't get 2 weeks

 

[Beutbrute]

Disgrace he didn't get 2 weeks

He'll come out breathing fire if he has to take the week off

 

[fnerd]

Bout time he got punished for his dangerous tackles.
Did another one , think in the Sydney game.
Preventions better than cure

 

[Scotland]

Fair bump play on.

 

[tigs2010]

He'll come out breathing fire if he has to take the week off

Scared the week off will do him good

 

[pantskyle]

Doesn't even ping the arms... Being punished for attacking fairly and being bigger and stronger.

 

[schmuttt]

Utterly ridiculous this was even looked at...

 

[Beutbrute]

Bout time he got punished for his dangerous tackles.
Did another one , think in the Sydney game.
Preventions better than cure

Yeah I remember it, that was the one where he won a free kick for a legal tackle.

 

[bluengold89]

Bout time he got punished for his dangerous tackles.
Did another one , think in the Sydney game.
Preventions better than cure

He got a free kick for holding the ball for the Sydney one. Great part of his game, would hate to see him be made to change the way he tackles.