MRP / Trib. The Suspension Roulette - Tribunal Discussion

[Mop]

It surprises me we don’t have a dedicated thread for the roulette that is the AFL MRO’s wheel of fortune.

To break the new thread in:

Round 24, 2025.

Liam Baker

3

Liam Baker

Age

28

Ht

173cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

3star

CL

0.5

3star

D

14.4

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

has been offered a week for his slight catch on Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

.

The action was deemed medium impact which I’m not having at all.
He’s a lucky boy he pulled out though, he’d be missing a month of the new season

Thoughts lads and ladies?


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1401221

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Couldn't tackle because Warner didn't have possession. Warner then pulls up very suddenly, which results in Baker making contact with the head rather than the body.

I honestly don't know how differently Baker could have approached the contest, short of allowing Warner to freely pick up the ball.

At this stage the AFL should just make the bump completely illegal. Free kick for laying a fair bump, suspension if it's head high. Because the current system of allowing players to bump but penalising with a suspension if it is misstimed just doesn't make sense. The margin for error is so small we're seeing players suspended for head high bumps on a weekly basis.

 

[Ochre]

It surprises me we don’t have a dedicated thread for the roulette that is the AFL MRO’s wheel of fortune.

Liam Baker has been offered a week for his slight catch on Chad Warner.

The action was deemed medium impact which I’m not having at all.
He’s a lucky boy he pulled out though, he’d be missing a month of the new season

Thoughts lads and ladies?


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1401221

Head high bumps start at medium, this is best case scenario imo

 

[Quinz]

Remember when Harley got his tackle upgraded to medium impact because of the potential to cause injury and they never applied to any tackle again? Good times.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Looked a pretty cut and dry week to me.

 

[Smeg Head]

Its funny how any similar incidents that happen to our players never get cited. Christian is biased and corrupt. I mean look at that hawks scum not getting sent to the tribunal for a groin kick?

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Imagine busting your ass all pre-season while knowing you can't play Round 1...or 2...whatever the f*ck AFL are calling the real round 1 these days.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Yeah thought it was a week, have a challenge for the sake of it but I was very surprised it wasn’t a free. Only argument they could make is negligible contact I suppose, below that of a suspension? Gets people off punches to the head so why not.

 

[Bender_]

Round 1 without our captain, 2026 already gone to shit. /97% of this board

 

[Mop]

Yeah thought it was a week, have a challenge for the sake of it but I was very surprised it wasn’t a free. Only argument they could make is negligible contact I suppose, below that of a suspension? Gets people off punches to the head so why not.

That was definitely my thought process, insufficient contact and thus can’t be medium impact. Medical report would back it up, presumably.

He is very lucky though.

 

[archiemoses]

Our administration is a bunch of wet wipes so we'll probably send them a letter thanking them for the suspension.

 

[UseR2006]

Off to the Tribunal we go!!

Clubs fighting the Baker Ban.

 

[UseR2006]

 

[Chris_6678]

AFL's priority pick concession will just be letting Baker off for round 1.

 

[RookiePick]

You would think the argument would have to be force was below the required level to constitute a reportable offence.

No doubt we'll argue some nonsense where we say Baker smashed him in the head as our opening argument. Our tribunal performances have been diabolical in recent years, in line with the rest of the clubs performance.

 

[ziad]

I thought the swans player felt with head to draw a free.

 

[Mop]

Maybe Jack Graham

17

Jack Graham

Age

28

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

6.3

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.2

4star

D

14.0

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

7.0

5star

CL

3.2

5star

can give Bakes his mcsuspension discount voucher for this one.

 

[kerrazy]

Play the mental health card and get a week shaved off. Easy.

 

[flyinghi64]

Looked to me like Baker was expecting Warner to do what he normally does in that situation and pick the ball up with one grab and take off. Instead he fumbled it and stayed lower longer. Baker realized at the last second and tried to limit the contact.
Had Warner managed to one grab it and stand up it would have been a well executed bump.
Typical split second mistimed bit of play that results in no injury or free kick but someone is missing a game.

In one case it is outcome over action and in the next it is action over outcome.
MRO roulette at it's best.

 

[UseR2006]

Tribunals live

 

[TY24]

The Zit going crazy

 

[UseR2006]

 

[UseR2006]

 

[MeltMan]

man my niche sucks sometimes - zita, probably

 

[UseR2006]

Ban upheald