Is he backCan the Gull be the saviour of us Stewart owners?
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Is he backCan the Gull be the saviour of us Stewart owners?
Nice team, no tradesHave 4 trades and $53.5k but can’t see anything worth doing really.
Bont, Steele and Hall are the 3 players I would be interested in. No Bont is really killing me.
Posting the team in case anyone has any awesome ideas.
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I reckon the AFL have the gradings back to front too. Should be intentional (His intent was to bump and got him high, so don't get how it is careless), but the impact could be argued as high, not severe. Not sure what that would look like in terms of 'normal' suspension grading.If we're going with that precedent, Jake Kelly was knocked out and received a broken nose. Prestia was concussed, but could walk off the ground without anything broken.
SC aside, I think its right that Stewart gets 3+ weeks, especially given Prestia will be out for a couple. Targeting the head of a player without the ball is ****ed up.
But if we're using the precedent of the Dangerfield incident, which was classified severe - that impact was higher than this one.
He dominated mate. Will play seniors this week for sure. 17 possies, 2 goals and about 30 hit outs from limited TOG. West Coast will go pretty well over the next 2 months.Anyone know how Nic Nat went in his WAFL return?
I actually think Danger should have got less though. The head contact was from his own head. I think that's more of a "careless" act than what Stewart did.
I reckon the AFL have the gradings back to front too. Should be intentional (His intent was to bump and got him high, so don't get how it is careless), but the impact could be argued as high, not severe. Not sure what that would look like in terms of 'normal' suspension grading.
Maybe though, whatever they graded it at wasn't enough weeks, and that is why it has been sent straight to the tribunal so they can add some fat to it and give him 4-5 weeks?
Yeah, I don't think Stewart is a dirty player whatsoever, so don't think his intention was to bump him in the head. However, his intent was to bump, when he could have avoided contacted altogether, so I also don't think the action is careless personally.Yeah so two separate issues here.
As you say, there's a case to be made that Stewart intended to bump Prestia in the head. But there's been a reluctance for the AFL to rule that these kind of bumps are intentional. Presumably because its harder to prove that Stewart's motive was the break the rules than to just point to the damage he has caused. Could we see them change approach this time around? Maybe. Wouldn't count on it.
Then, there's the impact. So what was the outcome of the action? Prestia got concussed, and walked off the ground in the arms of trainers. If they're going with precedent, we've had bumps on head that've knocked players out and broken bones and the offending action has been classified high, rather than severe. IMO that does give Geelong leeway to seek a downgraded impact classification. (On the flipside, we don't know what long term damage has been caused to Prestia's brain, and presumably we won't know for years to come, which is the nub of this whole issue.)
Have 4 trades and $53.5k but can’t see anything worth doing really.
Bont, Steele and Hall are the 3 players I would be interested in. No Bont is really killing me.
Posting the team in case anyone has any awesome ideas.
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This is the key point, and why they'll throw the book at him.Yeah, I don't think Stewart is a dirty player whatsoever, so don't think his intention was to bump him in the head. However, his intent was to bump, when he could have avoided contacted altogether, so I also don't think the action is careless personally.
Agree on the impact, although it did take Prestia quite a while to get up to his feet and was very wobbly when he did.
Will be an interesting one to watch and see what happens.
Yeah. If I was Geelong, a premiership contender with a lot at stake, I'd be looking at the fixture and thinking about how the absence of Tom Stewart, who's probably their most important player, is going to affect their standing going into finals.Yeah, I don't think Stewart is a dirty player whatsoever, so don't think his intention was to bump him in the head. However, his intent was to bump, when he could have avoided contacted altogether, so I also don't think the action is careless personally.
Agree on the impact, although it did take Prestia quite a while to get up to his feet and was very wobbly when he did.
Will be an interesting one to watch and see what happens.
I wouldn’t do anything. Full premo with great bench cover… save your trades for league finals & luxury upgrades or risk tempting fate.
My best 22 is relatively weak, but 23-25 is pretty strong. If I avoid injuries I will get Bont in in a couple of weeks maybe
No trades, but it's fun seeing what my projected looks like if I tell the stick insect to GAGF.
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A fair few teams will be disappointed when the real scores kicks inNo trades, but it's fun seeing what my projected looks like if I tell the stick insect to GAGF.
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You traded Brodie? Why?Looks like I'm getting Brodie back in....MRJ -> Uwland, Butters -> Brodie
Leaves me with:
D: Sicily, Sinclair, Doch, Hew, Crisp, Short....Sinclair getting tags now, Short is not reliable in that role, don't have Dawson...stuck with this now
M: Oliver, Neale, Crae, Touk, Brayshaw, Cripps, Merrett, Spudtracca.....mids are absolutely woeful. Outside the top 3, everyone else is a fraud. No Laird, No Walsh, no hope
R: Witts, Darcy....Witts should be good, Hodor is a hopeless oaf. Getting easy match ups and still not going as big as I expected him to
F: Bont, Cogs, Brodie, Dunks, Parker, Cameron....after adding Brodie this week, this is the only line I'm happy with. If Grundy ruins Cameron, then I should be able to easily do Cameron -> English in one trade.
Main weakness is midfield and I don't have the trades to fix it...disaster
You traded Brodie? Why?
A fair few teams will be disappointed when the real scores kicks in
"I was projected X but now I've got X-200, X-300, X-400..."
You should trade Fyfe inLooks like I'm getting Brodie back in....MRJ -> Uwland, Butters -> Brodie
Leaves me with:
D: Sicily, Sinclair, Doch, Hew, Crisp, Short....Sinclair getting tags now, Short is not reliable in that role, don't have Dawson...stuck with this now
M: Oliver, Neale, Crae, Touk, Brayshaw, Cripps, Merrett, Spudtracca.....mids are absolutely woeful. Outside the top 3, everyone else is a fraud. No Laird, No Walsh, no hope
R: Witts, Darcy....Witts should be good, Hodor is a hopeless oaf. Getting easy match ups and still not going as big as I expected him to
F: Bont, Cogs, Brodie, Dunks, Parker, Cameron....after adding Brodie this week, this is the only line I'm happy with. If Grundy ruins Cameron, then I should be able to easily do Cameron -> English in one trade.
Main weakness is midfield and I don't have the trades to fix it...disaster
My round 14 bye was so ruined...team needed major surgery just to field 18 with about 6 rookies. Brodie was coming off some poorer scores and I thought Fyfe would eat into his mid time.You traded Brodie? Why?
Fyfe would probably outscore at least one of my dud premo mids per week. Unfortunately I just don't have the trades to do anything about my midfield. After 2 trades this week, and 1 needed for Cameron when Grundy returns....I will only have 2 trades left, which will be for injuries to Darcy and somebody elseYou should trade Fyfe in