It’s beyond doubt that Tex pushed him. The amount of force is up for argument, but not whether he did or didn’t. This is like the Woz 9m free kick, a fair bit of denial around.
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It’s beyond doubt that Tex pushed him. The amount of force is up for argument, but not whether he did or didn’t. This is like the Woz 9m free kick, a fair bit of denial around.
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There’s as much force in both incidents. Consistency and the AFL - LOL
Not for me - Tex made contact and had influence in the way the contest ended up going - but not a push.
I actually think they need to clarify this.
Are the AFL saying that any contact before an impact you will be liable for the result? Asking for non-contact in hindsight seems confusing in these situations.
Saying you can’t push people is very different to what is happening in these incidents.
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So you’re saying he influenced the contest whilst behind him, clearly had his hands on his back, but wasn’t a physical cause towards the outcome? In what way did he influence the contest then?
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There was a worse push by brisbane defender on gold coast very late in the game...and gc player came off.... yet not a word from commentators...what the????
No - I’m agreeing he had influence - but in no way did he push him into the contest. You can see they difference right?
If the rule was you cannot have physical influence on any outcome that results in a collision … that’s the end of AFL.
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As I said Walker will probably fail to get his appeal overturned as he plays for Adelaide and we have rather passionate supporters. But he (Walker) is not going to be around forever this season or next season will be his last.
And as a club we need to be prepared for more ridiculous suspensions. And trust me we have had a few in recent years.
As challenging as this season has been at times and I knew from the start that 2026 was going to be huge challenge especially when it is trying to get back to the finals, the obstacles like expectation, the key players been injured, we need to stand up and fight every week. Fighting to win these games. It's going to take many more failures before success. There are many out there who oppose us but I am starting to see a turn in attitude. They are desperate to win every week. Every loss has vented their anger. Hopefully this suspension (if it stands) gets our players even more angry next game.
And as a club we need to be prepared for more ridiculous suspensions. And trust me we have had a few in recent years.
As challenging as this season has been at times and I knew from the start that 2026 was going to be huge challenge especially when it is trying to get back to the finals, the obstacles like expectation, the key players been injured, we need to stand up and fight every week. Fighting to win these games. It's going to take many more failures before success. There are many out there who oppose us but I am starting to see a turn in attitude. They are desperate to win every week. Every loss has vented their anger. Hopefully this suspension (if it stands) gets our players even more angry next game.
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Mitch Owens just did the exact same thing as Tex in the Sydney saints game so I expect him to be suspended as well. And if not they should use the Owens vision to get tex off.
Mitch Owens push identical to Tex.
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It happens constantly. Need to draw the line somewhere otherwise it’s going to get stupid.
That's way more force than in Tex's case
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They have drawn a line. It was what Taylor walker did and as such it is going to get stupid if that meets the requirements for a suspension. There's probably going to be 1 a game. Sydney v st.kilda has already had 2.
His hands were on his back and they moved forward, he clearly pushed him and I can’t see how it could be in any direction other than toward the marking contest. So no, I can’t see the difference in this scenario.
Re the rules, the AFL made very specific rule regarding pushing players into marking contests. Like they had previously with tunnelling. Every push or impact isn’t being made illegal, but some actions in specific circumstances have or otherwise legal actions that cause certain damage. This rule has been a thing since at least last year, the game is still going.
Was it pushing a player into others in a marking contest?
Similar, not identical. Main difference is that Owens pushed to remove his opponent from the marking contest so he could take it. Tex just pushed his opponent in as a cannonball. But, if the rule is about danger to cause injury, then he should probably be cited as well. Tex is copy book citable, argue about grading and force for sure, but not that the act wasn’t what they deliberately are trying to remove from the game.
Another one who does it so he can take the mark. I’m not saying it matters, but they are contesting the mark when executing the dangerous act. Would be nice if the AGL could provide a clear and concise explanation if those 2 aren’t at least looked at.