Player Watch Shane McAdam

[CrowToon]

**** me even Whateley and Barrett will have a hard time standing behind the AFLs arguments tonight...oh wait they will just ignore reality as usual and blame the concussion issues on the Crows.

 

[BACCS]

If the AFL is arguing the charge wasn't about high contact, even though it was graded high contact, then surely that's a textbook procedural error

Well if it isn’t high impact and even they have now admitted that, then surely this is downgraded?

 

[Crow till I die]

Can they appeal their own rubber stamp?

there should be room to do so

 

[pjcrows]

If the AFL is arguing the charge wasn't about high contact, even though it was graded high contact, then surely that's a textbook procedural error

Correct. It's a technicality even worse than Cripps'.

 

[BACCS]

When I read that, I raged and shut the live feed

You're hitting him for high contact, high impact.

So now you're like, but what about the chance for injury to the body?

IF THAT'S THE ARGUMENT, PING HIM FOR CONTACT TO THE BODY

It was there and then I knew they had already made up their mind (Or is that the AFL's lawyer arguing with the appeals board?)

It’s the AFL lawyer

 

[Bearded Clam]

If this doesnt get overturned now after that absolutely piss weak effort from the AFL then the crows should take it to the courts...

this is a massive fxxk up on the AFL’s behalf..

 

[jenny61_99]

The AFL are

 

[pjcrows]

AFL: "Just because the Crows disagree with the Tribunal's conclusions doesn't mean the Tribunal has been haphazard. This appeal dresses up as 'errors of law' matters that go to the heart of the expertise of the Tribunal.

Lawyer speak for "We're smart, you're dumb"

 

[Velvet George]

Wow, does the AFL lawyer know we were going to lose so didn’t even try? His argument was so flimsy and short.

 

[Mutineer]

This Payne bloke is an idiot

Not to many KC's are idiots....Mark Dreyfus the exception...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

If this doesnt get overturned now after that absolutely piss weak effort from the AFL then the crows should take it to the courts...

this is a massive fxxk up on the AFL’s behalf..

Absolutely!

I was thinking exactly the same.

It does not pass the pub test & just AFL dodginess at it's finest.

 

[whitey_1975]

AFL: "Just because the Crows disagree with the Tribunal's conclusions doesn't mean the Tribunal has been haphazard. This appeal dresses up as 'errors of law' matters that go to the heart of the expertise of the Tribunal.

Lawyer speak for "We're smart, you're dumb"

I know right, but I mean isn't that the whole point of appealing. It inferrs they have got it wrong. It's the stupid primary school level of argument that is staggeringly ****ed

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

AFL: "Just because the Crows disagree with the Tribunal's conclusions doesn't mean the Tribunal has been haphazard. This appeal dresses up as 'errors of law' matters that go to the heart of the expertise of the Tribunal.

Lawyer speak for "We're smart, you're dumb"

Because their lawyers have no actual rational argument.... it's about the vibe.

 

[CrowToon]

there should be room to do so

But if Andrew Dillon signs off on the MRO then who is left to appeal? Gil?

 

[whitey_1975]

10 minutes deliberating, what's the hold up, the game has started perfect way to escape your incompetence AFL. Admit it you got it badly wrong

 

[dogs105]

I love this reply by Duggan

Crows (Duggan): There is an expectation amongst both players and fans that there will be consistency in terms of the penalties that are metered out by both the Tribunal, the Appeals Board and the MRO.

Yes, but meted

 

[Crow till I die]

10 minutes deliberating, what's the hold up, the game has started perfect way to escape your incompetence AFL. Admit it you got it badly wrong

absolutely right..I suspect its 'deliberating' the use of mental gymnastics to sustain the ban

 

[ams4crows]

10 minutes deliberating, what's the hold up, the game has started perfect way to escape your incompetence AFL. Admit it you got it badly wrong

The longer it goes more likely the ban is up held AFL don't want to look like fools.

Meanwhile Hawkins just whacked someone in the face bet the potential for injury won't be upgraded to severe if they do a HIA test

 

[CrowToon]

10 minutes deliberating, what's the hold up, the game has started perfect way to escape your incompetence AFL. Admit it you got it badly wrong

Their verdict was printed this morning. Right now they are just watching Netflix to pass a reasonable amount of time.

 

[Scorpus]

They need to have the time to receive the call from the AFL telling them what to do

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Simply stepping an an AFL field has 'potential to cause injury'.....

What a slipper slope rubbery shit argument.

 

[Mutineer]

The longer it goes more likely the ban is up held AFL don't want to look like fools.

Meanwhile Hawkins just whacked someone in the face bet the potential for injury won't be upgraded to severe if they do a HIA test

Haha, it was only an open handed slap to Weiterings face...

 

[Crow till I die]

Haha, it was only an open handed slap to Weterings face...

could have lost an eye or needed a nose reconstruction..the potential for injury there was horrific stuff

 

[Dirty Bird]

Haha, it was only an open handed slap to Weiterings face...

but that could've dislocated his jaw

Intentional, high contact, and it has the potential to be severe impact.

That gets him 2+ more weeks than McAdam's original ruling.

 

[Samcro24]

This reminds me of the goal disallowed by Tex, because “his foot carried the ball over the line”.