MRP / Trib. Travis Varcoe reported for rough conduct.

[Robroy22]

They reviewed it during the Fox Footy post match with Jon Ralph. Opinion was careless, low impact, $1500 fine.

Would be happy to take that

Will the umpire pay the fine?

 

[BoxMatrix]

I think Rioli should be in trouble for ducking the head trying to gain a free kick while knowing be could injure himself very seriously.

Disgraceful.

 

[soreplums]

Rioli double movement. Nothing to see here

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Rioli kept his head down there purposely and then ducked once he saw Varcoe coming, shouldn't have even been a free let alone a report.

 

[Ketchup]

Shouldn't have a case to answer for. But he chose to bump and hit in the head so could be in strife.

 

[Kappa]

Rioli put himself in danger by ducking. Look at his head movement when he sees Varcoe coming towards him, instead of moving his head out of danger he ducks it lower to make sure he gets head high contact. EXACTLY the behaviour the AFL umpires are suppose to be stamping out, instead however, they give him a free kick and goal.

So keep putting ur head neck and spine in danger kids, because the umpires still reward it.

 

[MightyHawks]

Buddy and Tippet go the man and get a week, Varcoe goes the ball and gets?

Lets hope common sense prevails.

Varcoe doesn't play for the Swans though so he could be in trouble

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Shouldn't have a case to answer for. But he chose to bump and hit in the head so could be in strife.

I don't think he chose to bump at all. The bump was accidental as both players went for a ground ball in real time. In slo-mo Rioli got the ball first, so Varcoe got up, stretched, went to the toilet, washed his hands, made himself a chicken sandwich, ate it, and then got back down and lined up Rioli's head.

 

[Pie eyed]

Rioli should be reported for shit acting and the umpire deported.

 

[Pies_10]

So Rioli ducks, and varcoe gets reported?!
What a joke

 

[TradeDraft]

Varcoe doesn't play for the Swans though so he could be in trouble

Luke Ball is on the Panel. So that helps Varcoe

 

[mike123]

Got him in the Head. So could be in some trouble.

Though 1 week at the very much

Got him on the shoulder

 

[orion21]

He should get a fine at worst. If Buddy and Tippett only get 1 week then it seems fair for a fine. He got him in the head.

 

[unplugged]

Luke Ball is on the Panel. So that helps Varcoe

I dunno... He did cost him a flag...

 

[Pedro]

He did manage to win a free kick for a high tackle by Frost in which I'm not even sure he was tackled, whilst throwing himself backward into Frost's armpit. Goal.

After he was thrown the ball by his teammate who should have been pinged before Rioli even got it

 

[mattys123]

This really should have been dealt with by now.

The Pies play on Thursday night, if Varcoe is suspended and we decide to take it to the tribunal the hearing would probably be Tuesday night. Then if we appeal that the appeal would be Wednesday night, that's a bit rushed.

If the AFL wants to play footy on Thursday nights' it has to adjust the MRP results for teams involved.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

A fine at worst, but I expect it to be thrown out

 

[Good_Old]

I guess I'm one of the only people to see it differently.

I thought he was genuinely going for the ball and tucked his head in/ducked for self preservation rather than staging for a free. Accidental on Varcoe's part but he may cop a week at most.

I think slow-mo skews our perception, a lot.

 

[SuperSub17]

What Rioli did is exactly what the AFL are trying to eliminate - as that's the one where you can get seriously injured.

I'm still pissed off it was a free kick.

 

[Good_Old]

The AFL are trying to rub out the driving forward of the head when you gain possession. Not when you bend over to try pick up the ball.

Players will have to try and scoop the ball up with their feet now instead of picking the ball up in fear of giving away frees.

 

[DrDavoren]

So no case for Cloke with the errant boot to the face???

 

[SuperSub17]

Varcoe didn't actually do anything wrong. He went down for the ball without sticking his head over it, he didn't go to ground so he would give away a free for below the knees or HTB, and he wasn't trying to bump. Textbook technique.

Rioli didn't need to lower his head the way he did and an impact from another oncoming players can be very dangerous.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Let's look at it this way ...

... If Rioli had taken clean possession in that situation, and the ball was then held up ...

... it would have been a free kick to Collingwood (under the recent rule change that 'ducking the head' becomes the 'prior opportunity')

 

[Good_Old]

Varcoe didn't actually do anything wrong.

Rioli didn't need to lower his head the way he did and an impact from another oncoming players can be very dangerous.

Agreed Varcoe didn't intentionally didn't do anything wrong. Certainly no malice involved but 'textbook technique' would be turning your body to shield your head from contact which also reduces the likelihood of contact with your opponents head.

Rioli was tracking the ball trying to pick it up and tucked his head in for self preservation. Imagine he left his head the the position it was. Could've had another bloke in a neck brace.

 

[ppoiter]

I guess I'm one of the only people to see it differently.

I thought he was genuinely going for the ball and tucked his head in/ducked for self preservation rather than staging for a free. Accidental on Varcoe's part but he may cop a week at most.

I think slow-mo skews our perception, a lot.

I dont understand how it could possibly get the same punishment as Buddys bump. Fair enough high contact free kick but joke report.

So no case for Cloke with the errant boot to the face???

No way