MRP / Trib. 2022 MRO Discussion

[WCE_phil]

The issue with this is it looks bad.

From one angle you can see Rioli is legitimately running against the flight and is going to the mark, gets there 1/10th of a second late and just braces himself. From the other angle it looks like he's lined up Rowell.

This is the real problem. Any match review incidents should be carried out from someone at the game not from TV camera angle reviews. It in reality is just a legitimate football relation collision hence why not even a free kick was paid and the umpire was in the perfect position to make the call. Rioli in this instance has the right to brace and protect himself and if he didnt and just charged straight on then both rowell and rioli probably would have left the field with concussions from a straight head knock.

I fully expect the week to stand but it just shows how much the MRP is a complete joke. If the on the field umpires are in perfect position and not even a free kick is paid how should it ever be a suspension. Now if it was 50m off the ball and the ump is looking directly at the contest then fair enough.

 

[WCE_phil]

Oh and of course MMM are going to run with the picture just after the hit from the angle that looks most incriminating. I hate the ****ing bias.

 

[Goldfish]

Oh and of course MMM are going to run with the picture just after the hit from the angle that looks most incriminating. I hate the ******* bias.

I made the mistake of watching On The Couch and AFL360... It was like 'stacks on' in a primary school playground.

 

[ConcreteWaters]

Insane. If he pulls out of that he gets called a squib. He managed to contest the ball, get the turnover which turned into a goal.
If this goes because of potential to cause injury, does that mean the speccy is gone? What about spoils that glance the head? Is this now an automatic suspension because any head contact is graded as medium?

 

[Tugga27]

Meanwhile this is a fine (and Ratugolea was in more distress than Rowell and actually went off the field):

Is Draper in trouble for this hit on Ratugolea?

Sam Draper could face MRO scrutiny after collecting Esava Ratugolea in the ribs

www.afl.com.au

Yep

Because according to Christian, punching someone in the guts is careless and not intentional.
OK.....

 

[javaguice]

Have we every successfully challenged? AFL laughing at an extra 10k in their pocket.

 

[Rowan18]

Have we every successfully challenged? AFL laughing at an extra 10k in their pocket.

Plenty of times. We're going second too. If Roary Sloan fails first up, we're a shoe-in to be let off. Brisbane is screwed by going last.

 

[Coasters7]

It’s another one of those shady “potential to cause injury” that has no guidelines or basis. Every act on a footy field has potential to cause injury, and everyone accepts that when they cross the white line.

They’re suspending him purely off how it looks rather than a bit of common sense as to what actually happened.

For starters it can’t have been high because it would have knocked him out and been 4 weeks. The bloke didn’t even go off the ground.

And theres no way a bloke running back with the flight has right of way. You’re effectively telling Willie to assess that he’s going to be half a second too late and to pull out of the contest.. in the defensive 50.. when he’s the one with a better look at it. **** off

Classic slow mo with multiple angles suspension this one. None of this can be seriously considered at full speed when the ball is a legitimate 50/50

 

[mayo4]

How ridiculous is it they’ve taken all the enjoyment out of footy !!


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[Truckosaurus]

Are we all putting out west coast blinkers on regarding this?

I dont know.

Anecdotal evidence but I was talking about it yesterday morning with a Roos fan at work and mentioned he might get suspended as the media were coming after him, and the response was "No way, it was just good hard football, didn't hurt him and didn't get him high."

 

[Bender_]

Anecdotal evidence but I was talking about it yesterday morning with a Roos fan at work and mentioned he might get suspended as the media were coming after him, and the response was "No way, it was just good hard football, didn't hurt him and didn't get him high."

Yeah this is clearly fictional, no one has ever met a real life Roos supporter.

 

[Into The Black]

Yeah this is clearly fictional, no one has ever met a real life Roos supporter.

A mate's (Richmond supporter, I know ) brother is a North Melbourne man. Only one I ever met.

 

[Into The Black]

How ridiculous is it they’ve taken all the enjoyment out of footy !!


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Yeah, agree. Trying to make it so vanilla. What was he supposed to do, pull out of the contest ?

 

[bUCKET__]

The only one Willie actually got high was himself, ammirite

 

[Bender_]

The only one Willie actually got high was himself, ammirite

Strong username to post content.

 

[flyinghi64]

Funny thing about all this is this,
If they were to take one bit of play from that game to try do an ad campaign to sell it overseas what 30sec bit of play would they show??

 

[MIKE85]

2 questions. Did he actually get him high?? I know he hit his shoulder, but he didn’t really get him in the head did he? Also, is there a plastic chair we can blame??

 

[DanWCE]

Just checking in to say I also know a Norf fan who lives in WA.

 

[Chris_6678]

WHat time?

 

[Truckosaurus]

Yeah this is clearly fictional, no one has ever met a real life Roos supporter.

I suspect he's a sleeper agent and this is how his cover will be blown. Like a German agent in 1942 not knowing the 1936 Cubs line-up

 

[Goldfish]

WHat time?

5pm AEDST but Rioli is second to Sloane I think.

 

[SloppyJoe]

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.

 

[MIKE85]

Sloane free to play, Willie to be jailed. We all know they never overturn 2 decisions on the one night.

 

[DanWCE]

Sloane charge reduced, Willie no chance now

 

[WCET22]

#FREETHEWILLIE