Ryder suspended for some reason

[Eagle87]

This is one of the most shambolic decisions ever by a shambolic system. A complete ****ing joke.

I hope you appeal and it is correctly reversed.

 

[warney7]

Challenge and get off. He was right near the ball and should have expected contact.

 

[SM]

Have him in my DT, I agree you should definately challenge.

But seriously, that's rediculous.

 

[BrunoV]

There was a greater risk that the Dangerfield 'headbut' on Ryder's write/elbow region could have broken Ryder's wrist.

Hopefully Dangerfield will be disciplined as well.


The match review panel/tribunal is always good for a laugh.

 

[George Washington]

Re: Ryder Suspended

 

[red+black]

Relax guys, we have the bye next.

 

[danielgb123]

Good to see he's put on some weight

Btw, I heard Boots is going to be playing in the ruck.

Dangerfield came back on shortly after. I agree, its soft as butter. How you can give that 1 week and Gardiner, who has history, gets a week for a deliberate elbow to the head!

How about Mooney haymaking that defender in the head a few weeks ago, he only got one from memory.

 

[magtrev]

Wow. Obviously will be challenged and get off, but that's just a laughable decision by the MRP.

 

[Jilly]

From what I can remember, the bump was fair, it was just unintentionally a bit high on Dangerfield. Possible free kick, but definitely not reportable. I don't support Essendon, but this is just ridiculous.

Hopefully Ryder will get off and be all clear for next week and we can forget this hiccup by the tribunal.

 

[BrunoV]

They have f***ed up the rules.

It is not about whether it is fair or not.

I can remember the furore around the Maxwell bump.

The rule works to deem any contact to the head as negligent. You can't argue that it was fair (which it was).

It then comes down to a question of the force of the contact and they have deemed it forceful contact on the basis that Dangerfield was concussed. In real time (these things should never be slowed down) Ryder barely seems to hit him. I think Dangerfield hit his head on the ground.

We really have to congratulate the people who have made rules penalising players for being taller than their opponents while at the same time rewarding the incompetence of a player (the player who is not able to adequately protect himself when common sense and footbal nouse demand that he protect himself - that is not to have too much of a go at Dangerfield, he is a gun, but if you don't protect yourself in a contact sport then you will get hurt).

 

[srv23]

Thought it was a pretty fair bump. Maybe a touch high but most of the damage to Dangerfield was caused by his head hitting the ground. Free kick at the most. The MRP are a joke. Ryder is a great (and fair) player and I hope he appeals and gets off.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

We must challenge it and he should get off. Hooker's hit was worse than Ryder's hit.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

We must challenge it and he should get off. Hooker's hit was worse than Ryder's hit.

Maybe we should offer them Hooker in exchange for Ryder's freedom.

Daniher at full back is better than Jetta in the ruck.

 

[BrunoV]

Fair bump, may need to call the QC Collingwood used as it is totally differnet to Maxwell's bump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsf-qADsO3E

Maxwell wasn't looking at the ball in that contest where as Ryder was laying a legitmate bump and looking at the ball video footage would help

You're missing the point.

Fairness/legitimacy/intention are not relevant because contact was made to the head. This is why talk back on SEN went ballistic. Noone knew that head contact had this impact.

 

[AndyLesPaul]

You're missing the point.

Fairness and intention are not relevant.

Maxwell's intention was evident.
Ryder's wasn't.

Maxwell's the same height as McKinley,
Ryder's taller than Dangerfield.

I'm picturing one of those "same age, same income sort of things."

 

[Bombertastic]

This is tragic. Maybe just get Lucas and McPhee to alternate and try and make the opposition ruck man pay for it around the ground.

 

[gdaytiger2001]

So Ryder receives the same penalty as Gardiner, when Gardiner raises his elbow with what can only be described as a cheap shot to someones head!
The AFL is a joke!
No wonder people are leaving this game in droves, im so sick of this crap!
It seems these days you can pretty much do whatever you want to a player in this game as long as you don't bump your opponent!

 

[Enki]

We must challenge it and he should get off. Hooker's hit was worse than Ryder's hit.

I thought the same thing. When I saw Hooker's fend off I couldn't believe the umpire didn't pay a free against him, and I thought Paddy's bump was much cleaner than that one.

 

[lamaros]

The AFL is a complete joke.

 

[banta]

what a joke. the game is so soft these days it might as well be touch football. i dont like what football is becoming.
we might as well put no one in the ruck and have an extra rover in there to try to shark the opposition ruckmans taps. by the look of bock, he cant play afl.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Poor call by the MRP, bloody useless they are. Hopefully you guys appeal it because really it was not reportable and danger should have seen him coming. The inconsistencies with the MRP is really befuddling.

 

[Windas_Magic]

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[George Washington]

I reckon we might cop the week, considering its Melbourne next round. There goes any hope of getting a % boost against Melbourne. Ryder has been playing some fantastic footy as well.

 

[toddy104]

WTF? how is that not a legal bump. What a disgrace to even be talking about it.

love the music by the way haha

 

[Big Blow Hard]

We have to appeal it. It is just a bad, bad decision.


If we tape Rhys Magin onto someones shoulders, will anyone notice?