Sabre, this is the saddest part in the affair, no doubt. I think I'll be watching something else.
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oh poor persecuted us
It's supporters like you private-schooled boy that give our club a bad name
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Fair enough. But it has to start somewhere...you cant use the 'he has never been suspended before' thing forever...otherwise noone would ever get suspended
Its a fair point. NOONE knows what happened. Rohan, you are assuming Tarrant is the innocent party here. For all you know, Tarrant could of kinghit Graham.
So what if he said nothing was in it. Everyone says there was nothing in it. I bet Peter Caven said to the tribunal there was nothing in it when Lockett broke his face. Why should Mark Graham be believed when everyone knows there is the secret players code of not dobbing in players??
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Originally posted by Magpie Miracle
oh poor persecuted us
It's supporters like you private-schooled boy that give our club a bad name
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Last name Coventry buddy, my name gave Collingwood a good name.
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hmmm - Rocca gives evidence, then on the video at the time of the incident is seen watching the ball, which was 40 metres away.
You just cant trust the players.
I didnt see it - so I cant comment on it. Unless anybody clearly saw it, I dont think they are fit to comment either.
You just cant trust the players.
I didnt see it - so I cant comment on it. Unless anybody clearly saw it, I dont think they are fit to comment either.
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All i've got to say is that i don't see what's to gain from suspending a player for an incident that:
a) the public never saw
b) the players say there was nothing in it, and
c) to come to a verdict, is totally reliant on what the umpire thinks he saw.
What is to gain?
I believe the other players opinions on any tribunal incident should never be ignored. They are the ones playing the game - they are the ones in the best position to judge whether there was something in it.
The only time they should be ignored is if video evidence suggests otherwise.
But suspending a guy for 2 weeks purely on the "evidence" of the umpires word is ridiculous. Especially when the opposition players say there was nothing in it.
Too many players these days are being suspended/fined for trivial bullshhit little reasons.
a) the public never saw
b) the players say there was nothing in it, and
c) to come to a verdict, is totally reliant on what the umpire thinks he saw.
What is to gain?
I believe the other players opinions on any tribunal incident should never be ignored. They are the ones playing the game - they are the ones in the best position to judge whether there was something in it.
The only time they should be ignored is if video evidence suggests otherwise.
But suspending a guy for 2 weeks purely on the "evidence" of the umpires word is ridiculous. Especially when the opposition players say there was nothing in it.
Too many players these days are being suspended/fined for trivial bullshhit little reasons.
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Just like Rocca, who gave evidence then the video showed he wasnt even looking at the incident?
Like Hay who said "there was nothing in it" then later admitted to watching the ball and didnt actually see the incident.
Read the report.
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a)I saw it, Rohan, Daics & that bloke they were with saw it, and 1000's of others saw it.
b)well there's a surprise. The players really never saw anything? Not even Puffing Billy Rocca?
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Mcleod's won two Norm Smith Medals and his clubs B&F, played 150 games.
How many games has Tarrant played? How many Norm Smiths has he won? B&F's?
Comparable? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
you twit... i was refering to Tarrants/McLoeds tribunal record..
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Norm Smith doesnt mean you are a fairer player. Afterall Rhys Jones won one.
If you are going to fish, get you're facts right.
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So will Rocca be fined for lying ?
I think Ross Smith is still the only player ever fined over his evidence at a tribunal hearing.
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So Collingwood are the hookers of the AFL.
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No. Why ask me that when i stated that the players statements should be ignored if "video evidence suggests otherwise"?
No.
To combat that, they should make sure that players are 100% sure of what they are saying in their statements, and if video evidence pops up that showed they were lying, then give them a week.
Perhaps players would be more wary when it comes to making statements like the ones you mentioned above, but at least we'd be more likely to see an end to decisions like these, which are based on the what the umpire thinks he saw, and nothing else.
What if the umpire was wrong?
They've been known to be wrong occasionally......
its clearly a conspiracy against collingwood... i think the AFL is trying to pay eddie back for his verbal stoush against the AFL.
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O for sure...
Garranteed to get the biggest game of the year every year.Massive gate takings and exposure garranteed.
How many games are you playing out at optus oval this year?
How about how many games do you guys have to travel this year?
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Originally posted by Magpie Miracle
Am I the only Collingwood poster that can post without swearing??
You are not a Collingwood poster, you are a stupid troll. Goodbye
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Get the same amount of people guaranteed through the gate and you might too.
Don't have a go at us coz we can pull a crowd. What is that???
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Hoggy, I reported you already. Leave it alone.
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tarrant had no previous record, and matera the little slime ball got off when the camera was right on him and what about fat boy pluggers record, yeah real great the tribunal needs a big ****ing major overhaul, because this has happened on to many occasions , not only to collingwood but to other teams as well ,where is the evidence ? what a disgrace, wake up to your selves you ****in idiots!!!!!
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Sabs,
I know why macca argues with you so much.
No idea, is Matera aborignal or south american?
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