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[Sweetback]

I've got a lot more confidence in the MRP with Luke Ball sitting on it.

 

[leungtl]

Imagine this day if Walters had gone too !!

Glass half full kinda guy, aren't you

 

[Dockernut]

Yeeeeeeeuw.

 

[Dockernut]

I've got a lot more confidence in the MRP with Luke Ball sitting on it.

Why?

 

[Righteo]

Why?

As someone who only recently retired he's more likely to be able to relate to the current game and as someone who had such a kamikaze attack on the ball he's more likely to be able to realise that incidents like Fyfe's bump on Ritchitelli (as an example) are an unavoidable result of the lightning speed the game is played in. You always prefer someone in-touch with the modern generation of players which is why someone like Kevin Bartlett was hated by most footy fans. A relic from yesteryear has no business controlling rule changes of a game he'd been retired from for 30 years.

I'm just guessing that's the sentiment SB is feeling.

 

[Dockernut]

As someone who only recently retired he's more likely to be able to relate to the current game and as someone who had such a kamikaze attack on the ball he's more likely to be able to realise that incidents like Fyfe's bump on Ritchitelli (as an example) are an unavoidable result of the lightning speed the game is played in. You always prefer someone in-touch with the modern generation of players which is why someone like Kevin Bartlett was hated by most footy fans. A relic from yesteryear has no business controlling rule changes of a game he'd been retired from for 30 years.

Fair.

I'm just guessing that's the sentiment SA is feeling.

EFA

 

[Sweetback]

As someone who only recently retired he's more likely to be able to relate to the current game and as someone who had such a kamikaze attack on the ball he's more likely to be able to realise that incidents like Fyfe's bump on Ritchitelli (as an example) are an unavoidable result of the lightning speed the game is played in. You always prefer someone in-touch with the modern generation of players which is why someone like Kevin Bartlett was hated by most footy fans. A relic from yesteryear has no business controlling rule changes of a game he'd been retired from for 30 years.

I'm just guessing that's the sentiment SB is feeling.

That and I think he's smart enough to remain objective about his role, especially being a former AFLPA president. There's a lot of cliquey bullshit in footy and Ball always seemed to cut through it.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I've got a lot more confidence in the MRP with Luke Ball sitting on it.

The major difference is FRAZER not being on the panel now.

 

[yoong]

I can be wrong here. But I don't recall the phrase "force used is below that to constitute an offense" ever being used by mrp on a freo player...

 

[Taylor]

I can be wrong here. But I don't recall the phrase "force used is below that to constitute an offense" ever being used by mrp on a freo player...

Might have been on the Pavlich v Schofield collision a few years back.

Or that might have been Pav turning to protect himself and Will running back collided. You know the moment.

 

[Tonga Bob]

I can be wrong here. But I don't recall the phrase "force used is below that to constitute an offense" ever being used by mrp on a freo player...

Judd on Pavlich.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Judd on Pavlich.

Just short by 3 stitches.

 

[UFO Tatsu]

Why?

He has got to be better than Joel Bowden.

 

[Docker82]

Why?

Wasn't he players association president last year? Obviously knows what the players want if he got voted into that position. Can't imagine players would want each other banned except if players genuinely deserve it. So far the tribunal is very lenient compared to last year or more correctly the way it should be. Honestly there's probably at most one suspendable offense every two weeks on average (well imo). Hopefully that's what happens this year.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Wasn't he players association president last year? Obviously knows what the players want if he got voted into that position. Can't imagine players would want each other banned except if players genuinely deserve it. So far the tribunal is very lenient compared to last year or more correctly the way it should be. Honestly there's probably at most one suspendable offense every two weeks on average (well imo). Hopefully that's what happens this year.

So far, it looks promising.
The problem has always been once the season is under way, the MRP is then corrupted by other considerations.
FIFA has nothing on the AFL.

 

[Docker82]

So far, it looks promising.
The problem has always been once the season is under way, the MRP is then corrupted by other considerations.
FIFA has nothing on the AFL.

I'll stay positive until there's a reason not to be. This system was brought in for a reason. Too many players missing games for next to nothing. Whether it removes the double standards of recent past years is yet to be seen.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I'll stay positive until there's a reason not to be. This system was brought in for a reason. Too many players missing games for next to nothing. Whether it removes the double standards of recent past years is yet to be seen.

Why do you think they will not allow precedent ?
It is because they lose control of a mechanism to determine ladder positions that suit the AFL's business plan.

 

[masai]

Pav ( President ), has had a natter in Mr Ball's ear.

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink , say no more.