MRP / Trib. 2022 MRO Discussion

[squashface]

Do they still live post these things?

 

[Dazzler9]

Rowell evidence: "Fair play, good hit"

Umpire evidence: I saw no high contact and therefore did not pay a free kick.

Video evidence: No visible contact above the shouders. At worst, inconclusive.

Careless, medium impact, body contact = $1,500 fine.

This will be one of the easier nights for the Eagles' legal eagle.

Grace QC to complicate it and go with a line of questioning about whether Rowell had concussion in his chest.

 

[Ochre]

Do they still live post these things?

Yeah, somebody is doing it for the ABC

Willie Rioli, Rory Sloane cleared to play by AFL Tribunal, Mitch Robinson's ban upheld

The AFL Tribunal clears Willie Rioli of rough conduct in an incident with Matt Rowell. Rory Sloane has an eye-contact charge overturned, while Mitch Robinson's ban for front-on contact is upheld.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Zero faith in Moneybags QC. He's too used to the real law, not players being found guilty for rules made up on tribunal night that didn't exist when the incident took place. Weight differential MY ARSE.

Need a North Korean defector or a game show host or a Royal Show carny or something to represent the players. Someone used to rigged outcomes.

 

[Biggie]

I hope Willie is freed.

 

[RookiePick]

At least he's arguing that no high contact was made. It's the only thing that can get Willie off.

 

[Ochre]

I feel like we do pretty well at the tribunal normally? We don't win every case but no one does.

 

[RookiePick]

I feel like we do pretty well at the tribunal normally? We don't win every case but no one does.

We don't win shit. Schofield v Oliver was our last victory iirc.

 

[Keys]

Pleading no head contact for Willie

No happy ending with that usually

 

[squashface]

DGQC putting on a clinic

 

[DanWCE]

There is 18 hundredths of a second between Rioli leaping off the ground and the contact

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Solid argument so far. Can't see how you can argue against it.

Tribunal will accept Garry Lyon's opinion and increase it to two weeks.

 

[RookiePick]

Pleading no head contact for Willie

No happy ending with that usually

The lowest grading for high contact is medium. Which gets you a week...

I think we have to argue it wasn't high.

 

[squashface]

• Legitimate attempt to mark therefore cannot be rough conduct
• Umpire was 2 metres away and didn't call a free kick
• Rioli turned his body to reduce the impact and was successful
• Rowell did not leave the field nor did he get a concussion test because there was no head contact

Pretty good argument. All in a days work for David Grace QC

 

[Chris_6678]

if we lose this the better be taking back his life membership.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Ah jeez. "Body is on a straight plane."

Keep it simple ffs. Imagine you're talking to Barry Hall. Tribunal's eyes glazing over now thinking back to whatever they saw on Fox Footy.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Rioli to give evidence now​

Once they can get him off mute...

Oh Willie

 

[MIKE85]

Clever, he doesn’t want them to hear the bubbling water before he speaks

 

[Spoon_Man]

definitely no high contact..

 

[BartBart]

Is the AFL tweet saying the Rioli bump was fair and then later deleted going to be deleted?

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Pane disagrees with Rioli's assertion that he realised contact would be made as he left the ground. Pane says he would have known that earlier in the play.

A frame is shown where an umpire is blocking Rioli's view of Rowell with the ball in the air. Pane says Rioli would have known the contact was coming a step or two prior to him leaving the ground.

Rioli says he was looking at the ball at this time, and was not aware of Rowell oncoming.

As soon as I read what Pane said I knew the right response. Top work Willie.

You couldn't see Rowell therefore you knew there would be contact. WTF.

 

[squashface]

Pane disagrees with Rioli's assertion that he realised contact would be made as he left the ground. Pane says he would have known that earlier in the play.

A frame is shown where an umpire is blocking Rioli's view of Rowell with the ball in the air. Pane says Rioli would have known the contact was coming a step or two prior to him leaving the ground.

Rioli says he was looking at the ball at this time, and was not aware of Rowell oncoming.

Good response there by Willie, eyes only for the ball. Checkmate Pane you loser, whoever you are.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Willie running rings around Pane the way he runs around defenders.

And through Rowell.

 

[Ochre]

Arch!

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Dunno the footage they're referring to, but I love it when hypocrisy is exposed.