MRP / Trib. Pickett elbow on Soligo

[maskmcgee]

We as a football public have been conditioned by the AFL to look at outcome only because that is what they preached for the last decade or so

Its whats been preached in the real world legal system for the last 500 years. Egshell head rule.

 

[Fitzey]

In that case Fitzey, 3-4 weeks is about right.

Didn’t even end someone’s career and got a week, pretty stiff!!

 

[010203]

Isn't this just an attempted smother ?

Collingwood fans are well placed to enlighten us on this particular matter.

 

[010203]

Probably correct weight. Move on

No point trying to fight that suspension at the tribunal either.

 

[Anderson Brown]

You'd have to think Gus would be relieved not having to take to the field with this guy any more. Total liability.

 

[Fitzey]

You'd have to think Gus would be relieved not having to take to the field with this guy any more. Total liability.

He’d be more relieved to not be taking the fields against a select few Grubs. That’s more like it.

 

[Testekill]

Probably correct weight. Move on

Now will he learn from it or will he hit someone high again in a couple of months?

 

[Stax on the mill]

Didn’t even end someone’s career and got a week, pretty stiff!!

Disappointing, but not surprising that you’d excuse the inexcusable Fitzey. The guy’s a serial grub.

 

[Drought Break]

He didn't raise the elbow give me a spell

It just kinda hung there in free space

 

[Fitzey]

Disappointing, but not surprising that you’d excuse the inexcusable Fitzey. The guy’s a serial grub.

A grub calling someone a grub. Classy.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Now will he learn from it or will he hit someone high again in a couple of months?

He is a serial offender. One day he will actually hurt someone with an illegal hit and the AFL will have themselves to blame.

 

[Stax on the mill]

A grub calling someone a grub. Classy.

That’s a bit hurtful mate.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Serial offender, just a dirty grub, same type of action with the same intention every time. Needs to forget about Uncle Byron

AFL has made it clear with King and now Pickett, hit the head even lightly and you'll do time. The correct ruling to stamp this unnecessary stuff out.

 

[Jibroni]

You don’t leave the ground and jump towards a player with the ball if elbowing them in the face is a likely outcome.

Then Maynard and Cripps were lucky or did the Tribunal miss something?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Then Maynard and Cripps were lucky or did the Tribunal miss something?

Maynard was the biggest farce in a long time. They changed the rules because of it.

Cripps got off on a technicality that had nothing to do with the incident.

I would argue they have already missed with Pickett twice. He just doesn’t learn.

 

[demondavey]

Needs a few weeks.

 

[HairyO]

Now will he learn from it or will he hit someone high again in a couple of months?

Twice last year and the season is still young. We all know the answer here.

 

[Testekill]

Twice last year and the season is still young. We all know the answer here.

To be fair he lasted twenty rounds between getting extremely lucky that he didn't knock Smith out and taking Cripps out. That's almost good behaviour for him.

 

[demondavey]

It’s the Maynard rule coming into effect here. What’s astonishing is that it took the Maynard incident to ‘realise’ this could be dangerous. It’s a bad look. We are also seeing him only getting one week because Soligo wasn’t hurt. If Soligo went down with concussion he’s getting 4. So what’s the difference? Clearly the outcome. Is that right? No. So he needs 4 if the AFL are serious. It was also avoidable.

4 weeks was warranted.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Seen him do it enough times now for me to want to see someone bump him into next week. Sniper.

 

[Sentinel]

Melbourne appealing, no doubt to get it reduced down from medium to low impact and turn 1 week into a fine.

IMO the AFL needs to bring back loading for repeat offenders. This is Pickett's 3rd incident involving a head high bump in the past 13 months, surely that should carry some weight when assessing any form of punishment.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Very disappointing that Melbourne of all clubs would be appealing this.

No hope of getting off on recent rulings.

The guy is a dirty sniper, only millimetres from knocking someone into next week. He's already had a lot of prior leniency in sentences. Time for the Dees to stamp out his behaviour not effing support it by going to the Tribunal

 

[Anderson Brown]

No surprises Melbourne are appealing this. They're a grubby club. What a slap in the face for Gus.

 

[Captivating]

Gus - gone and now forgotten

 

[Swanssince91]

Pickett is a sniper, needed to be rubbed out for a while