MRP / Trib. The Jeremy McGovern TRIBUNAL Thread

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G'day Michael you arsehiole!

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Cant find the thread on the main boards Umpires and MRP.

It was getting heated so maybe deleted.

I would like a fair and just hearing and outcome.

But we all know the chance of that is as likely as the AFL going one off season without changing the rules.
 

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I still cant help but feel Michael Christian came up with his penalty assuming the Essendon player was hurt. And then when he was cleared by the medical report, he altered his findings so a penalty could stand regardless.
 
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If you want to know why the Tribunal threads have such a fond place in the hearts of Eagles fans, a sample of some of our favourites:

Begin with the big Q stick, charged with a knee in the back and cleared by a frame by frame picture created by a bigfooty poster, referenced in the case by our QC

In 2015 you had the explosive Chris Masten biting incident, as jaw mechanic experts stared down lying testimony and barnacle Suban to get a strange result

In 2017 Clayton Oliver squirted around on the floor after a phantom elbow, ensuring the players code was no more as an incredulous Will Schofield faced the kangaroo court

In 2018 Nic Nat failed his biomechanics exam, failing to take into account weight differential in the easiest decision ever made by Michael ‘Literally Hitler’ Christian

And also in 2018, the much more unsavoury but no less fun Gaff Brayshaw kerfuffle, including an impossible golf game and a lot of heated Twitter posts

Somewhere along the line in 2012 Shuey got charged with elbowing Lindsay Thomas in the groin, and our defence was basically to call him a diving bitch. Which he is and was. Can’t track down the thread though.
 

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If you want to know why the Tribunal threads have such a fond place in the hearts of Eagles fans, a sample of some of our favourites:

Begin with the big Q stick, charged with a knee in the back and cleared by a frame by frame picture created by a bigfooty poster, referenced in the case by our QC

In 2015 you had the explosive Chris Masten biting incident, as jaw mechanic experts stared down lying testimony and barnacle Suban to get a strange result

In 2017 Clayton Oliver squirted around on the floor after a phantom elbow, ensuring the players code was no more as an incredulous Will Schofield faced the kangaroo court

In 2018 Nic Nat failed his biomechanics exam, failing to take into account weight differential in the easiest decision ever made by Michael ‘Literally Hitler’ Christian

And also in 2018, the much more unsavoury but no less fun Gaff Brayshaw kerfuffle, including an impossible golf game and a lot of heated Twitter posts

Somewhere along the line in 2012 Shuey got charged with elbowing Lindsay Thomas in the groin, and our defence was basically to call him a diving bitch. Which he is and was. Can’t track down the thread though.
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Hopefully he goes before Sonny too if they challenge, because we know the tribunal can’t let two players off on the same night.
Hopefully walters somehow goes mental in there headbutting people and they double his suspension.

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I think the AFL love giving us the bad decisions because we don't often appeal, screw them we should make it a point to argue every suspension from now on.
 
In 2017 Clayton Oliver squirted around on the floor after a phantom elbow, ensuring the players code was no more as an incredulous Will Schofield faced the kangaroo court

Clayton Oliver squirting, with Bachar Houli feat. Waleed Ali on the undercard. Genuine contender for best night in MRP history.
 

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I think the sticking point, the one we will win it with, will be the "high contact" charge.
As McGovern didnt even touch his head, how could it be high contact?
 
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