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The clock here shows that 1 second elapsed in the time that Keane went from ball in hand on one side of Rioli to being tackled and turned to the other side and dipping down.
If this was a vic player he would get off.
Spp will get done.
Did he collect the head or was it all torso?The media headlines and online (including the Crows board) commentary on SPP is way over the top.
Probably deserves 2 weeks but he was unlucky with the way he was slung onto him.
Some very ordinary/racist human beings around.
The fact it gets likes and quotes rather than a 'carn mate' says a lot about the general populace.
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Doesn't matter.Did he collect the head or was it all torso?
Didn't see the match, just the news service real time incident repeated a few times.Has SPP been hung, drawn and quartered yet?
Meanwhile braynard maynard literally ends a bloke's career, the defence says he's a human frisbee and the AFL let's him off so he can win a flag.
Kinda sick of how ridiculous this competition is. Just the furthest thing possible from any kind of level playing field.
Didn't see the match, just the news service real time incident repeated a few times.
Did Croms players remonstrate, out of curiosity?
Too scared to.Didn't see the match, just the news service real time incident repeated a few times.
Did Croms players remonstrate, out of curiosity?
Your pics are incomplete. Below is what occurs in between your 3rd and 4th pics - a clear swivel of his body which results in a shoulder charge, flush on old-mate's jaw. Yes it occurs very quickly, but that is irrelevant! He still had the time to CHOOSE to swivel ... He therefore had the equal amount of time to CHOOSE NOT TO!View attachment 1912094View attachment 1912095View attachment 1912096View attachment 1912097
The clock here shows that 1 second elapsed in the time that Keane went from ball in hand on one side of Rioli to being tackled and turned to the other side and dipping down.
If this was a vic player he would get off.
Spp will get done.
Your pics are incomplete. Below is what occurs in between your 3rd and 4th pics - a clear swivel of his body which results in a shoulder charge, flush on old-mate's jaw. Yes it occurs very quickly, but that is irrelevant! He still had the time to CHOOSE to swivel ... He therefore had the equal amount of time to CHOOSE NOT TO!
Mate, I am a fan of SPP, am as anti-Vic biased, and as big of a conspiracy theorist as anyone here. But if any player from any club did what SPP did at this point in time, they will get weeks! And deservedly so! It was a dumb thing to do on a guy that was already well tackled.
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I agree it's a dumb action and he deserves to get games (although perhaps not the amount some are crying out for). The only way I can see this being argued down a little is that he's bracing for impact while Keane's body lowered as part of the tackle. If Rioli wasn't dragging him down it would have likely hit shoulder to shoulder.Your pics are incomplete. Below is what occurs in between your 3rd and 4th pics - a clear swivel of his body which results in a shoulder charge, flush on old-mate's jaw. Yes it occurs very quickly, but that is irrelevant! He still had the time to CHOOSE to swivel ... He therefore had the equal amount of time to CHOOSE NOT TO!
Mate, I am a fan of SPP, am as anti-Vic biased, and as big of a conspiracy theorist as anyone here. But if any player from any club did what SPP did at this point in time, they will get weeks! And deservedly so! It was a dumb thing to do on a guy that was already well tackled.
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This is exactly like the Maynard one. Wasn't trying to knock a guy out but went too hard into the contest and collected a bloke in the head with his shoulder. It'll be 3+ weeks. Stupid and exactly the sort of action that needs to be removed from the game.
It sucks to lose him for 3 weeks but we're already not capable of winning the flag this year due to our coach, so I guess it means someone else will get a run in his role.
You have no right to contest the ball like that in this day and age. You are simply not permitted to run at an opponent in such a reckless manner, make high contact and knock the player out. Intent is entirely irrelevant. It's a careless act that concussed an opponent. That action leads to that outcome and the consequence is abundantly clear. You have three alternatives to what SPP did:
1) Engage in the contest in a tackling motion
2) Charge in the manner he did but don't make high contact
3) Do not contest at all as 33 other players on the ground at the time managed to do
It's stupidity. Yes it's split second stupidity but it's stupidity nonetheless. Does anyone think a smart player like Travis Boak or Scott Pendlebury is going to get suspended for something like that? No chance. SPP walks a fine line with his approach to the game and every now and then he's going to get burnt. It's up to the coaching staff to decide if the upside of his game style outweighs the downside of this sort of thing happening occasionally.
This is absurd. Spp was going in to a contest, the same thing we all, and you as well I bet, laud players like butters for doing and the other way condemn players like Amon tarring him with the “squib” label for half a decade over some perceived action in a split second.
As for your 3 alternatives
1. There’s absolutely zero chance he could have tackled there. I’ve shown clearly with those screenshots he had fractions of a second. Most people could barely react in time to do more than blink but judge others for not laying out a risk assessment and plotting a safe course in that time.
Could he have made a tackling motion once Keane was turned into him? If he did try all he would have achieved is hitting Keane face on and probably be in hospital having facial reconstructive surgery right now.
2. Don’t make high contact ? Again, fractions of a second after Keane was turned into him. Your asking spp to have teleporting powers here
3. Do not contest as 33 players ?
There’s so much wrong with this
A) other players did contest it. Rioli laid the tackle lol
B) why would the crows be trying to contest their own possession? Why are they counted in there carn.
C) if you’re seriously saying players should not contest why the hell do you follow football?
If you’re serious don’t ever call one of our players soft ever again.
As for Boak and pendles I’m not sure what you’re on about. Neither player is remotely known for their tackling (outside of stoppages) and pressure etc. they’re offensive players who aren’t told to go out there and hunt players and apply defensive pressure. Of course if you’re going to cherry pick there’s going to be players who’ve never had trouble at the tribunal. Hardly a great measuring stick.
Yes spp is a big strong lad who goes hard, like many other players in our sport who don’t wear the “thug” brush.
Question. Should we tell butters to can his attack or simply trade him now? Maybe there’s a Nathan lonie clone ready to play flag football we can trade for.