MRP / Trib. Taylor Walker

[Hank93]

Here's what Vadar posted earlier in the thread in relation to high contact.

Contact was high because Walker's actions directly resulted in Taylor's head making contact with the ground. The fact that Walker himself didn't make contact with Taylor's head is 100% completely and utterly irrelevant.

Which seems to differ with what the MRP state during the Nahas/Smith incident.

Nahas applies a tackle, without making high contact, and takes Smith to ground with the forward momentum of the Sydney player. Smith's head makes contact with the ground but it was the view of the panel that Nahas did not use excessive force or drive his opponent into the ground.

Surely then Nahas's tackle should be graded as high contact if Smith's head hit the ground due to a tackle from Nahas.

 

[BACCS]

It's the hypocrisy more than anything.

We could stomach it if other club's players were being wiped out for any tackles that cause injuries to the head.

When they pick and choose though, that's when the frustration sets in.

I know Priddis was subbed off in that game also, was it a result of the tackle? If so, it makes this decision even more infuriating.

 

[amer]

Nathan Lovett-Murray tackles a player into the ground face-first, giving him concussion and requiring him to be subbed out of the game. The case is thrown out. Walker does no damage to Harry Taylor and gets two weeks. Why?

****ing WHY?

For reference, here is NLM's tackle:

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[Ravenous Crow]

Just saw the Lovett-Murray incident.

Held Priddis up for several seconds and then drove him head first into the ground, knocking Priddis out of the game.

Cannot believe Walker's tackle is considered to be in 2 motions while that one is deemed legit. Infuriating.

 

[Crow-eater]

I believe it will be the NLM example that will help us if we appeal

 

[The Karma Bus]

NLM gets off for that but Tex gets 2 games??

Gold MRP

 

[Crows4Eva]

The dude from the MRP on the AFL website "Deemed medium impact because Taylor came back on the ground." WTF?! That just proves the impact was not serious, especially since Taylor wasn't even concussed.

 

[Hank93]

Nathan Lovett-Murray tackles a player into the ground face-first, giving him concussion and requiring him to be subbed out of the game. The case is thrown out. Walker does no damage to Harry Taylor and gets two weeks. Why?

****ing WHY?

For reference, here is NLM's tackle:

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Contact between Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray and West Coast's Matthew Priddis from the first quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Priddis has collected the ball and is tackled by Lovett-Murray. Lovett-Murray takes Priddis to ground and it was the view of the panel the Essendon player did not sling or drive Priddis into the ground with excessive force with his tackle, and that the pair fell to the ground together. No further action was taken.

What a load of garbage. There is no way Priddis "fell" with NLM. NLM initiated the tackle and forced Priddis into the ground.

I think Walker was more of a two motion tackle than NLM, but the reasoning the MRP have given for letting NLM off is just wrong.

 

[Smoooothy]

that is just plain ****ing stupid!! NLM's tackle drove him head first into the turf!!!

**** you afl!

 

[whitey_1975]

AFL = CLUELESS

Thought there was nothing to either tackle!

 

[Jars458]

I agree it should have been low impact and one week.

NLM should have been cited at least at medium impact.

The fact these clowns can keep a straight face when showing such inconsistency is beyond a joke. Incompotence.

 

[Crows4Eva]

As much as the hypocrisy and frustration wants me to say challenge the whole stupid thing, I think the Crows will play it safe and challenge the impact call and try have it lowered to one game rather than risk three.

 

[Crowfoot]

Harry Taylor said on the Sunday Footy Show that the only reason that he was off for that long is the club doctors wanted to do the full concussion test which takes 8-10 minutes and he obviously passed. Therefore his time off the field shouldn't even factor into it.

No sling tackle + No injury = A bullshit charge against Tex

 

[PykeDream]

Get f***** AFL. NLM's tackle was far clumsier and crude than this, and Taylor was even injured that badly. Should definitely challenge it, but I doubt the stubborn idiots will listen.

 

[Vader]

The AFL website quotes Walker with ' a previous poor record' and 'He has a bad record'. Does this terminology have basis in the regulations describing 'offenders' ?

To be fair, this is the 2nd time he's been cited by the MRP in the last month. He does have 93.75pts hanging over his head from his previous offence.

If that doesn't qualify as a "poor record" (albeit one which isn't bad enough to add a loading to his penalty) then I don't know what is.

 

[Stephen2]

Crossing my fingers they challenge completely to have this dismissed.

 

[ams4crows]

NLM = plays for big 4 Vic Club = gets off
Walker = plays for interstate side that's flying and plays 2 big 4 Vic clubs in the next 2 weeks = 2 weeks

We have to Challenge even if it's only to reduce it to one week we have to do something about this!

 

[The Karma Bus]

Nathan Lovett-Murray tackles a player into the ground face-first, giving him concussion and requiring him to be subbed out of the game. The case is thrown out. Walker does no damage to Harry Taylor and gets two weeks. Why?

****ing WHY?

For reference, here is NLM's tackle:

[YOUTUBE]-VLHe-5GGkY[/YOUTUBE]

They fell to the ground together guys, get over it.. Priddis wasn't trying to keep his feet as you can clearly see..

Says so in the MRP findings..

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/135770/default.aspx

Contact between Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray and West Coast's Matthew Priddis from the first quarter of Saturday's match was assessed. Priddis has collected the ball and is tackled by Lovett-Murray. Lovett-Murray takes Priddis to ground and it was the view of the panel the Essendon player did not sling or drive Priddis into the ground with excessive force with his tackle, and that the pair fell to the ground together. No further action was taken.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/135770/default.aspx

Look at Priddis just wanting that grass between his teeth trying to fall to the ground face first..

 

[BACCS]

NLM also had a PC today, most likely about the indigenous round coming up... not good if he gets suspended on the same day.

 

[smoovy]

He was reported last year also for a similar tackle for Norwood against North

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

I've come to the conclusion that the MRP uses a wheel of fortune to make decisions. It's the only reason to explain their incompetence.

 

[1970crow]

I actually agree

If you watch the full replay and not just the tackle it does appear that he stops Taylor's movement before taking him to ground. I made the point yesterday that the MRP would argue that Walker has stopped a standing Taylor before putting him on the ground and deem it as a seconary motion.

I love the guy and he is most probably my favourite Crow, but unfortunately he was always going to get done for this, I had just hoped that he was only going to get a game not 2

so it's now illegal to bring a player to ground during a tackle. if he'd done it after the ump had blown the whistle, i'd agree 100% with rough conduct. but i don't think that happened

 

[Racing To Win]

I have just unleashed on twitter about the decision. @thaylock

It is absolutely ridiculous. The worst thing is that I have to put up with this bias crap living in Victoria now!

 

[blackbird_RGB]

how in the **** does that NLM tackle barely get a look in, but tex gets a week??(the second week is due to his carryover points)

this is an unacceptable victorian bias

 

[1970crow]

absolutely ridiculous. how can the same group of people assess those 2 incidents and come to the polar opposite conclusion. i can understand games being umpired differently, because each game has different umpires. but this is the same people looking at the incidents coming up with this shit. it's either sheer incompetence or something much worse. but we've been on the end of this crap with the rendell situation, and we get effed over every time.