I must be out of touch.. but what is the point of character references. They should have no bearing on the sentence. Just fairy dust aimed to distract. We know Gaffs a good bloke, but there are consequences for 'split second' dumb decisions. Just shut up and take your medicine. People hate on Bugg but at least he was smart enough to read the breeze before he walked into the tribunal
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The more I see it the more his fist gets closer to his chest and the more Brayshaw ducks.
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Yep, you're right.
Not guilty.
Maybe the Tribunal can give Gaff a meat tray for wasting his time.
Watch it another 20 times and you'll see Brayshaw throw himself headfirst into Gaff's defenceless fist
Why is character evidence being heard? Last year the AFL said the Tribunal was "not a referendum on Bachar Houli as a person" and disregarded his character references as it "might set a dangerous precedent".
Just judge the act and be done with it.
Just judge the act and be done with it.
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We going to hear from his neighbor's pet budgie next?
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They count for a lot sadly, when it comes to sentencing.
It's one area that massively tilts justice in the favour of the wealthy and respected.
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I get the feeling this is where people learned their deflection skills. It can't, can't be a coincidence.
This makes it worse than Barry Hall.
If Gaff is saying that he was just trying to push him off (that part is a lie) in the chest (as I believe he tried) but failed, what's there to stop him from don't it again accidentally and doing something even worse next time?
In fact if you slow it down and watch Gaff's left arm is it was still in backward motion before Brayshaw head is at its lowest point. If Brayshaw doesn't lower his head there is a possibility the punch may have landed on his throat, crushing his Larynx and possibly killing him.
Is Gaff truly remorseful? Does he understand the implications of his actions, the severity of them, the potential of even greater injury and that no circumstances (especially been checked for tagging) are legitimate excuses?
My verdict... 16 weeks.
If Gaff is saying that he was just trying to push him off (that part is a lie) in the chest (as I believe he tried) but failed, what's there to stop him from don't it again accidentally and doing something even worse next time?
In fact if you slow it down and watch Gaff's left arm is it was still in backward motion before Brayshaw head is at its lowest point. If Brayshaw doesn't lower his head there is a possibility the punch may have landed on his throat, crushing his Larynx and possibly killing him.
Is Gaff truly remorseful? Does he understand the implications of his actions, the severity of them, the potential of even greater injury and that no circumstances (especially been checked for tagging) are legitimate excuses?
My verdict... 16 weeks.
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Nah. Just saying, you're all free to undertake 5 gruesome years of law school for the privilege of entering a market saturated with young lawyers and struggle to get a job.
It's competitive beyond belief, and a pain in the arse to qualify for. We deserve the money.
And youre always free to represent yourself remember
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10 weeks is what it looks like it's going to happen.
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Because I think he’s better off relying on his record than the “Accidental punch that went wrong” defence I’m wrong?
OK mate, makes a lot sense
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Give him 10 weeks and criminal charges for assault
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A bit disappointed he's going with the accident argument.
Would have liked to see him own that it was a horrific mistake in a moment of madness and cop his punishment.
Would have liked to see him own that it was a horrific mistake in a moment of madness and cop his punishment.
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****ing joke if he gets more than Hall
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Confirmation bias
Houli expressed remorse and it was rejected by Lamb, which is his prerogative.
I'm only going on how they treated our player. Is it wrong to want consistency?
The AFL said on appeal that the Tribunal "should only be concerned with upholding the rules that are in place".
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No, that's not my reading at all.
This isn't a court of law. The AFL isn't the state. A lot of AFL structures rely on good faith cooperation of the industry and them not being subjected to real legal challenge.
Playing cops and prosecutors is both the wrong approach and to me undermines what the tribunal should be about. Employees of a private entity settling grievances and negotiating workplace penalties should be done through an arbitration process.
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Look Bro, Gaff has already plead guilty.
If that is all that matters, why is he even speaking at the moment? Why is he being cross examined at the moment?
Because the tribunal want to hear about anything that mitigates the offence (I didnt mean it, i have a good record, I feel genuine remorse etc) or that aggravates it (it was a straight up king hit to an unsuspecting player, off the ball).
After hearing all that, they'll determine the appropriate sanction for the actual offence as it happened taking into account any relevant information.
Please stop arguing this. You're self evidently wrong.
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Let’s see :
Stalker knocked out but played again within 2 weeks ( 10 weeks down to 7 with a 25% off for a guilty plea)
Brayshaw broken jaw, dislodged teeth, surgery required, can’t eat , out for minimum 4-5 weeks
Yeah nah such a poor comparison
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Need to bring back capital punishment to appease the masses here
