Pendlebury

[HairyO]

A fine means it's legal for rich people.

There has been 2 sets of rules since the mid 90s.

This isnt new.

 

[Hollow Knight]

The decision is… whatever.

The coordinated media astroturfing campaign in advance was something to behold though. Talk about manufacturing consent.

 

[bzparkes]

Honestly, happy with that, he was never getting suspended.

Also let's be honest, you won't find many that wanted him suspended anyway.

I did.

Same reason I wanted Dangerfield suspended after the 2020 grand final when he rearranged Vlaustin's face.

Not because I particularly think they were malicious acts but because the entire tribunal system is complete and utter bullshit who make it all up on the fly at the AFL's directive and let star players off willy-nilly.

Nobody's forgotten Barry Hall getting off for a strike in the '05 prelim 50m off the ball that was deemed 'in play'.

Watch some other no-name poor sod do exactly the same thing this weekend and get 2 weeks off because suddenly the AFL will be 'serious' about protecting the head.

 

[fusion]

Regardless of Pendles or Toby Greene I don't think it is worth a week. To me that's a football accident Woz wasn't lined up from miles out, they both had eyes for the ball ad Pendles braced Woz didn't.

Totally agree. I don't even think it's worth a fine. If you watch it at real speed he just braces to protect himself. There's going to be accidents, and players shouldn't automatically be found guilty everything there's a head clash.

 

[VicBased]

Don't know why they bothered really, what a circus afl is.

 

[SSSSSS]

The basketball background defense lol.

 

[shintemaster]

CorruptFL.

 

[Xtreme]

Favourtism, jobs for the boys etc etc.
This should help Pendles try to recoup his lost billions!

 

[Digsby]

CorruptFL.

He’s gonna beat Boomer’s record mwahahahaha

 

[Digsby]

Favourtism, jobs for the boys etc etc.
This should help Pendles try to recoup his lost billions!

Collingwood hater logic lol

 

[All Australian]

AFL record for most games will forever have an *. Not to mention not playing majority of 1st quarters to protect him at the expense of his teammates. Poor leadership.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

You gotta laugh.

They have even manufactured an exemplary record for him.

The AFL has made it clear long before now it will stop at absolutely nothing to desecrate anything resembling a principle.

 

[SC_Power]

 

[Digsby]

AFL record for most games will forever have an *. Not to mention not playing majority of 1st quarters to protect him at the expense of his teammates. Poor leadership.

the guy is 38 it’s just good man management also how is it an asterisk when it was a iffy suspension in the first place? Pendles is a class act

 

[Shinboner roo]

He should of been deregistered years ago for animal cruelty trying to kill a seagull with the sherrin, smh jk. In all seriousness he was always getting off, plays for a big club and had a perfect record

 

[Digsby]

He should have been deregistered years ago for animal cruelty trying to kill a seagull with the sherrin, smh jk. In all seriousness he was always getting off, plays for a big club and had a perfect record

it was the pigeon wasn’t it?

 

[SC_Power]

How anyone thinks that this anything but a manufactured outcome is just bizarre.

How do I know that it’s not an accidental collision?
Ask yourself, how many times do you see a player knock their team mate in the head in the same manner? If it’s unavoidable, it should happen just as often, right?
Maybe it is possible that a player can choose not to bump and hence not hit an opponent in the head, but they do.

An insulting outcome to those who choose to bump and don’t hit the head and still get suspended.

 

[Digsby]

How anyone thinks that this anything but a manufactured outcome is just bizarre.

How do I know that it’s not an accidental collision?
Ask yourself, how many times do you see a player knock their team mate in the head in the same manner? If it’s unavoidable, it should happen just as often, right?
Maybe it is possible that a player can choose not to bump and hit an opponent in the head, but they do.

An insulting outcome to those who choose to bump and don’t hit the head and still get suspended.

the guy is 38 give him a break lol

 

[SC_Power]

the guy is 38 give him a break lol

Surprised he didn’t fracture a joint, you’re right.

 

[Shinboner roo]

it was the pigeon wasn’t it?

I stand corrected

 

[Coasters7]

Absolute joke. Different rules for the favourites.

 

[Digsby]

Absolute joke. Different rules for the favourites.

everyone loves Pendles lol

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I know I can’t post without bias…

But if you run at a player who’s standing still, they brace for impact and you get knocked out is the said player receiving weeks? I actually don’t know what Pendles was suppose to do?

Yes. Lance franklin got 2 weeks for it back in 2009, which started the whole "the head os protected" saga

 

[Coasters7]

everyone loves Pendles lol

Why does that matter? He broke the rules so should face the same consequences as everyone else.

An 18 year old gets a week or 2 for that 10 times out of 10.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

You gotta laugh.

They have even manufactured an exemplary record for him.

The AFL has made it clear long before now it will stop at absolutely nothing to desecrate anything resembling a principle.

Pendles is a clean ball player, he wouldn't hurt a fly, this whole process was a disgrace sullying the great man's sporting reputation