The Report/MRP Thread

[Ochre]

More updates on Ihles backdrop please

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Are Geelong fans melting down over this "defence" the way we do?

 

[DanWCE]

Phew, so glad I just moved my spin bike out of my study and into my theatre room.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Triple M have said free to play, as has Mark Readings, but none of the journos covering the appeal and none of Fox Footy or the AFL site have anything. Still deliberating according the live blog.

Very weird.

 

[DanWCE]

Triple M have said free to play, as has Mark Readings, but none of the journos covering the appeal and none of Fox Footy or the AFL site have anything. Still deliberating according the live blog.

Very weird.

Going first based on the length of deliberation?

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Free to play confirmed according to 7AFL.

Weirdest announcing I’ve ever seen if this is correct.

 

[Ochre]

Free to play confirmed according to 7AFL.

Weirdest announcing I’ve ever seen if this is correct.

Fake news according to journos in the room

 

[woosha24]

Free to play confirmed according to 7AFL.

Weirdest announcing I’ve ever seen if this is correct.

Yeah the Arena app just updated 30s ago to say still deliberating?

 

[HoneyBadger35]

7AFL have deleted their tweet.

Seems Triple M went early and a few accounts followed so as to not be late.

 

[FreeTK]

Major stuff up.

A media outlet went early and now everyone is reporting that the suspension has been overturned.

Jurors still deliberating.

 

[Ochre]

If he is eventually found free to play, the fix is clearly in and there should be a retrial. Only fair.

 

[wadeallday]

Can’t wait to see Whateley’s face if he’s still suspended.

 

[squashface]

I would like to read more about how the neck isn’t above the shoulders please.

Where is Masto’s biomechanics expert?

 

[Ochre]

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Free to play confirmed. Body contact they call it [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[woosha24]

Meh, we've got Gov coming back fresh.

Let the heavyweight bout commence! Jeremy "Kitchen Mitts" McGovern vs Tom "Tommy's Fork" Hawkins!

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Magnificent work by the defence. Just to be clear throwing your elbow back at an opponent is fine as long as you hit his collarbone before you hit his neck.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Absolutely filthy that Andrew Gaff missed the Grand Final when apparently we could have just claimed that he tripped Brayshaw.

Body contact for that elbow, goodness me. Very surprised they didn't go down the insufficient force route, but body contact? Are we serious here?

 

[bombard]

Absolutely filthy that Andrew Gaff missed the Grand Final when apparently we could have just claimed that he tripped Brayshaw.

Body contact for that elbow, goodness me. Very surprised they didn't go down the insufficient force route, but body contact? Are we serious here?

No evidence of that so far champ.

 

[squashface]

Shouldn't have been suspended as there was nothing in it, Ryan played it up significantly but surely that isn't body contact? If I tackle someones neck thats a high tackle no? Of course it was high.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Another blow for the "The AFL don't want any head high contact so our players need to wise up" argument.

You can get suspended for pushing but not elbowing. If you elbow someone in the collarbone then head that's fine because the impact was collarbone first, but if you bump someone legally and then they hit their head on the ground you have a duty of care to their head. A raised forearm as your opponent runs past is fine provided its insufficient force.

The message that the head is sacrosanct has been muddied beyond oblivion.

I have no issue with Hawkins getting off due to insufficient force, but to green light that incident as body contact is opening yourself to a world of confusion down the line.

 

[RookiePick]

The neck is clearly not high. Why do those campaigners always include the neck with your frozen chook at the supermarket if it wasn't part of the body?

 

[Altum Volantes]

It was a bullshit suspension anyway, just like Yeo’s.

Time to get on with the game!

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Both yeo and Hawkins 1 week suspensions were the biggest load of crap . Glad both got off

Christian just looks like more of an incompetent fool than he was before .

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

The insufficient force is rubbish. Every media outlet shows the replay in slow motion. Anyone who thinks an elbow to the neck is insufficient force and not high should volunteer for some big brute like Hawkins to elbow them in that manner.