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Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bump
Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bump
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Seems rather odd to me !!!
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Hard to see how they got to "high high" from that vision.![]()
Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bump
Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bumpwww.foxsports.com.au
Seems rather odd to me !!!
Not odd at all. We damaged Bulldogs final 4 prospects and in 2 weeks time had the opportunity to do the same to Essendon. The AFL know what they are doing. Going to make more money if a big Vic team goes deeper into finals. The fact that from minimal footage they determine high and high shows they are a bunch of corrupt campaigners.![]()
Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bump
Swans to appeal co-captain’s ‘surprise’ ban for off-the-ball bumpwww.foxsports.com.au
Seems rather odd to me !!!
Couple of things. If you honestly think you can clearly see a raised elbow in that footage then you must have the eyesight of a Hawk because to mere humans, it doesn't show shit.There's certainly an argument to be made that McNeil could have sustained the delayed concussion from contact other that from Rampe, but I suspect that it is unlikely. The most likely scenario here is that he was going to receive a fine because of a post-match report provided by the umpires and when it became apparent that Lachie McNeil suffered delayed concussion, their hand was forced.
As it stands though, the footage shows Rampe raising an elbow, whether it hits McNeil or not is difficult to say but the player that was hit is concussed (albeit delayed) and if you raise an elbow and a player ends up with any sort of injury, then you put your fate in the hands of the MRO.
You can’t see him raising an elbow? Damn. Ok. I don’t know what to tell you there. Plenty on your team board have acknowledged it’s even there.Couple of things. If you honestly think you can clearly see a raised elbow in that footage then you must have the eyesight of a Hawk because to mere humans, it doesn't show s**t.
Swans need to challenge it because if the tribunal is a proper legal process there is no way a wild assumption that this incident has caused a delayed concussion holds up. How do we know the player didn't go home, have a few drinks and pass out, hitting his head? How do we know he didn't bump his head in a tackle later in the game? The suspension is a joke.
If I walk through a carpark and brushed the mirror when I walked past it, does that make me liable for the 3mm deep and 5cm long gauge out of the paintwork that's in the same general vicinity? Should I be expected to pay damages because I was in the area and it maybe could have been me but could just as easily have been someone else over the 8 year lifespan of that car? This is a joke of a suspension and everyone should be calling it out for what it is.
Ok first of all, one person on the board has said it was silly and they can understand it being sighted. One, not plenty.You can’t see him raising an elbow? Damn. Ok. I don’t know what to tell you there. Plenty on your team board have acknowledged it’s even there.
In my post I’ve literally said that it’s a perfectly good argument to make that the injury could’ve been caused elsewhere, but raising the elbow unfortunately places Rampe in an awkward situation.
Finally, the MRO is required to assess incidents. Once a finding is made it’s not on the MRO to prove anything any further. The tribunal allows the team and player to argue their case to a body independent of the MRO.
So the MRO assessed the incident. Now they have minimal footage,
It’s more the point that due to the concussion(delayed) injury report Christensen stated his hands were tied and had to impose the 2 match ban.
Sydney can challenge the result and fact that McNeil played out the game but I don’t like Ramps chances of getting off as the AFL takes a hard stance on concussion due to pending legal cases. In absence of the concussion report it wouldn’t even have been mentioned
So my question is does the tribunal operate under the same rules as a court of law. If so, the swans walk in, ask the question is it beyond reasonable doubt that this specific incident cause the concussion
Inconclusive at best.
Does the McNeil change direction slightly as well with ball coming back towards him and Rampe?
Did they take into account Rampe's remorse?
Joel Selwood once got 4 weeks for a hit on Guerra with grainier footage than the moon landing. If the narrative fits what the AFL wants they'll find a way.You can't suspend someone on that vision. Pure guesswork and they know it. I hope we challenge it.
MRP have been biased agains essendon all year (Merret suspension, Mitch Duncan cleared to play essendon, etc, etc). If anything they'll reduce it to one week so Rampy is clear to climb the goalposts against essendon in 2 weeks.Not odd at all. We damaged Bulldogs final 4 prospects and in 2 weeks time had the opportunity to do the same to Essendon. The AFL know what they are doing. Going to make more money if a big Vic team goes deeper into finals. The fact that from minimal footage they determine high and high shows they are a bunch of corrupt campaigners.
If this report happened to the likes of Darcy Moore, it is all we would be hearing about tonight and the fans would be tearing the league apart on social media. Instead, being a non-Vic side, the fans are apathetic.... until it happens to them.
Yeah, I'm not confident to be honest.Joel Selwood once got 4 weeks for a hit on Guerra with grainier footage than the moon landing. If the narrative fits what the AFL wants they'll find a way.
Swans would have to provide another plausible knock to use that as a defence. This is what richmond did in the 2017 PF Cotchin/Shiel incident.So my question is does the tribunal operate under the same rules as a court of law. If so, the swans walk in, ask the question is it beyond reasonable doubt that this specific incident cause the concussion. No jury or court could say it did considering various other impacts that happen during a match and it gets thrown out. I get protecting the head but the video evidence and presumption this is what caused it is drawing a long bow in legal terms.
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After seeing what happen to Paddy McCartin, any collision where there is even a hint of a knock should be considered plausible.Swans would have to provide another plausible knock to use that as a defence. This is what richmond did in the 2017 PF Cotchin/Shiel incident.