Stevie J Does it again.

[clivenator26]

Would be interesting to see Geelong fans talking about this incident if it were Ballaz... Nothing worse than the hypocrite footy fan.

He has dropped the knee, not great force but do we want this level of force to be allowed? The incident in isolation is a reprimand but it's the system we are under which causes the 1 week, he has to suck it up I reckon.

Who cares if an umpire didn't pay a free, he might not have seen it or might have used his judgment to leave it as the scuffle had ended.

 

[JimDocker]

What level of force did Crowley use to pinch Harvey ? Or did they take into account the 3000 times he did it ?

 

[Freo Dr]

Would be interesting to see Geelong fans talking about this incident if it were Ballaz... Nothing worse than the hypocrite footy fan.

He has dropped the knee, not great force but do we want this level of force to be allowed? The incident in isolation is a reprimand but it's the system we are under which causes the 1 week, he has to suck it up I reckon.

Who cares if an umpire didn't pay a free, he might not have seen it or might have used his judgment to leave it as the scuffle had ended.

Actually if you wander over to the Geelong board many (by no means all or even most) are quite aware and frustrated that certain players a basically only getting reported in the first instance becuase of who they are and then suspended because of a previous bad record which just becomes a feedback loop. They realise Stevie J and Ballantyne are basically the same in that regard. Sadly Fyfe now gets extra loading for a long time now which could also mean another suspension and continuation of his 'bad record' if he gets pinged for the slightest thing.

 

[se17enteen]

Kneeing people is a dangerous criminal act, if I kneed a pregnant woman I would be in jail.

 

[MadDocker]

Only if you got caught.... Bad, bad joke.

 

[Freodoc]

Geelong running scared?

 

[jedi mind tricks]

He may get off so don't hold our collective breaths. I can't believe he is challenging it.

 

[Ripper]

Geelong running scared?

Harry Taylor - "Freo are the team we hate the most!!"

From 84.12

 

[malpaso]

He may get off so don't hold our collective breaths. I can't believe he is challenging it.

They could win on the 'no force' argument. The vision though clearly shows Johnson's intent repeatedly, I don't know how or why force comes into it should be the act itself that is punished.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

They could win on the 'no force' argument. The vision though clearly shows Johnson's intent repeatedly, I don't know how or why force comes into it should be the act itself that is punished.

Yes the act = intent.

They must think they have a strong case otherwise they wouldn't risk appealing the suspension. Mind you so did Freo with Fyfe.

 

[se17enteen]

They must think they have a strong case otherwise they wouldn't risk appealing the suspension. Mind you so did Freo with Fyfe.

The Scott brothers will cook something up.

 

[yoong]

The plot thickens. Apparently, Thomson had a broken rib that the cats are no aware about and he gave reaction due to it, not because the force is great

 

[beetz]

Didn't Ballantyne get a week for dropping a knee this year?

Pretty sure, someone else dropped a knee this year as well?

 

[malpaso]

Didn't Ballantyne get a week for dropping a knee this year?

Pretty sure, someone else dropped a knee this year as well?

Yeah there's been about 2/3 this year but Geelong are arguing that SJ's force in dropping the knee did not necessitate a ban.

 

[leungtl]

The plot thickens. Apparently, Thomson had a broken rib that the cats are no aware about and he gave reaction due to it, not because the force is great

Apparently he "took a guard" covering his broken rib going into the game

 

[yakamoto]

The running commentary on the Geelong Board on the Stevie J case is hilarious.

 

[leungtl]

Not guilty. Damn.

 

[Simmofreo]

Surprise surprise

 

[beetz]

Stevie J free to play and get reported in the Freo game.

 

[Simmofreo]

He will be BOG now

 

[yoong]

Guilty of misconduct but insufficient force. Interesting decision.

 

[Ripper]

Good, We don't need any excuses this week.

 

[manboob]

The running commentary on the Geelong Board on the Stevie J case is hilarious.

What do you expect though? You'd be behaving the same way. Anyway game on! I hope we rest him though

 

[Clems Knee]

Guilty of misconduct but insufficient force. Interesting decision.

Weird decision. Should be one or the other. Misconduct is misconduct. Looks bad for the game and should be punished.
On the other hand, this is the kind of report that Ballantyne and Fyfe gets saddled with, a player like Murphy or Gibbs did the same or worse and it wasn't even looked at.

sack the MRP!

 

[Unique Name]

Good, We don't need any excuses this week.

This.
The game will be won in the midfield. Our mids and rucks are better than theirs. Bring it on. Sookie J to play Crowley into good form.