The appeal process

[grayham]

The current tribunal appeal process is a joke. The $16K (or whatever it is) price for an unsuccessful appeal simply means that rich clubs appeal everything, and poor clubs dont.

Why not make the penalty for an unsuccessful appeal a further weeks suspended sentence on said player.
eg. Player A hits someone. Gets 2 weeks. Appeals, Fails, gets a 1 week suspended sentence on top of his two.
Later that year player A gets a one week suspension, then also has to serve his suspended sentence : 2 weeks.

Fair for all, and stop us wasting tribunal time with stupid appeals.

 

[Pevers-Legend]

Well if the tribunal wasn't such a joke - maybe it wouldn't be used so often.

My suggestion is to make the appeals board the actual tribunal and get rid of that other lot.