MRP / Trib. Weightmans dive

[Seeds]

Worst one ive seen this year. Actually propelled himself upwards despite zero contact in the back. He actually dived upwards. Should get suspended for a week.

lets see if it gets the hawkins treatment on big footy and in the media given it was far far worse. My guess is no.

 

[Generalissimo]

I'd rather see the odious little grub get done for sliding into SdK's legs in the last quarter.

 

[matthew_s]

Worst one ive seen this year. Actually propelled himself upwards despite zero contact in the back. He actually dived upwards. Should get suspended for a week.

lets see if it gets the hawkins treatment on big footy and in the media given it was far far worse. My guess is no.

how about you find a clip and post it so we can make up our own minds

 

[Farm Boy]

Worst one ive seen this year. Actually propelled himself upwards despite zero contact in the back. He actually dived upwards. Should get suspended for a week.

lets see if it gets the hawkins treatment on big footy and in the media given it was far far worse. My guess is no.

Players are doing it every week. It’s not a good look. Makes them look weak and gutless.


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[branedotorg]

You'd have to cite him 3-4 times a week, it's not an accidental effort, he talked about training to win free kicks and working with club psychologist to deal with oppo fans hating him for it.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Worst one ive seen this year. Actually propelled himself upwards despite zero contact in the back. He actually dived upwards. Should get suspended for a week.

lets see if it gets the hawkins treatment on big footy and in the media given it was far far worse. My guess is no.

This absolutely disgraceful, weak, and un-Australian diving and staging that seems to be standard practice for some players and clubs throughout the AFL such as Weightman displayed against Geelong last night….due to that latter detail(being against Geelong) I can confirm has the full approval of Big Footy and the football viewing public. More Weightman v Geelong moments please.

 

[PrGuy]

3 dog acts from little weightman

• diving into sdk legs
• pulling touohy's jumper as hard as he could whilst tuohy was in a Bont headlock
• and diving like he was fired from a canon

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Can someone post vids of Weightman's crimes?

 

[Seeds]

In the geelong vs bulldogs match highlights vid on afl.com its at around 2 mins and 35 seconds.

 

[Some Idiot]

Wasn't as bad as Hawkins earlier in the year, but both should be fines, or what's the point of having the rule?

 

[Wolfgang West]

I'd rather see the odious little grub get done for sliding into SdK's legs in the last quarter.

Accurate Description.

In fact take a bow Sir.

 

[Wolfgang West]

3 dog acts from little weightman

• diving into sdk legs
• pulling touohy's jumper as hard as he could whilst tuohy was in a Bont headlock
• and diving like he was fired from a canon

From the outside of the action as well. Weak little grub didn't want to get right in amongst it.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Wasn't as bad as Hawkins earlier in the year, but both should be fines, or what's the point of having the rule?

Fines what???

The grub's actions were deliberate.

2 -4 weeks.

 

[Generalissimo]

Difference is, for Hawkins the free was actually there no matter how much mayo he put on it. Weightman was 100% staging.

 

[BF Tiger]

OP going a bit overboard on "far far worse". Looked like CW pulled the dive halfway through when he realised how ridiculous it was, while Hawkins launched fully in a less ridiculous scenario.

 

[RAPPA]

“in Flop We Trust” is his footballing motto

 

[Seeds]

Wasn't as bad as Hawkins earlier in the year, but both should be fines, or what's the point of having the rule?

Yeah it was worse. Hawkins was atleast pushed when he did his.

 

[Seeds]

so its starting to get some media attention.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/boy-who-cried-wolf-afl-star-roasted-accused-of-taking-a-dive/news-story/17f79220ae1465e515349761feaebaf4

 

[Toump Ass]

Which dive? There was a few.

Seems like a solid guy but his football "skills" are awful.

 

[Mahama]

The actual video and slo-mo replay:


And the Hawkins one that's been mentioned for comparison (MRO called it exaggeration, but not excessive exaggeration, so no fine):

 

[Seeds]

OP going a bit overboard on "far far worse". Looked like CW pulled the dive halfway through when he realised how ridiculous it was, while Hawkins launched fully in a less ridiculous scenario.

Theres no pulling a dive after youve already done it. He couldnt even be bothered falling to the grass. And it takes some effort to dive up rather then let gravity take its course and dive down like most dives.

extra special efforts is that weightman didnt have contact anywhere near the back. He completely made it up out of thin air. Hawkins was actually pushed.

 

[Some Idiot]

Yeah it was worse. Hawkins was atleast pushed when he did his.

Did you watch the whole incident? As even the commentators noted that Weightman copped an early push in the arm, it was nothing, not enough contact to move a person, similar to the Hawkins one.

 

[Seeds]

The actual video and slo-mo replay:


And the Hawkins one that's been mentioned for comparison (MRO called it exaggeration, but not excessive exaggeration, so no fine):

Hawkins should of been excessive exageration. The mro got that wrong.

weightmans aint even exageration though. There was no force applied to weightman at all. Nor anything near the back.

 

[BF Tiger]

Theres no pulling a dive after youve already done it. He couldnt even be bothered falling to the grass. And it takes some effort to dive up rather then let gravity take its course and dive down like most dives.

extra special efforts is that weightman didnt have contact anywhere near the back. He completely made it up out of thin air. Hawkins was actually pushed.

Give it break, one dived up, one dived across. Tom put more mayo on his, added theatrics and fell to the grass.

If there's no pulling a dive then they're as bad as each other.

 

[Some Idiot]

Hawkins should of been excessive exageration. The mro got that wrong.

weightmans aint even exageration though. There was no force applied to weightman at all. Nor anything near the back.

I see more force applied to Weightman than Hawkins, not that it really matters since the force is basically non existent in both instances.