AFL Player #23: Harrison Jones - Clocks up 50th game v Gold Coast - 5/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 22, Duckworth

 

[andleanback]

Game is seriously screwed and the umpires / Laura Kane are further screwing it by allowing the umpires to hardly ever pay holding the ball meaning tacklers are more likely to take the player to ground. What was Harry meant to do in that instance, if anything he did his best to protect fisher, could’ve easily slung him. He won’t get off because fishers head slightly grazed the ground, if anything the jones tackle should be shown as an example of how to tackle and protect your opponent.

Ah well good opportunity for Bryan/ caddy to play

 

[CBombers17]

Harry tackled with great intent on Sunday.

 

[bommer16]

I love how he tackles. Don’t chg Harry.
Keep up the good work.

Suspended for being what is just a player being competitive really IMO. No malice.

 

[Beerfish]

How do they come to medium impact ?

Because he hit the ground mediumly?

****ed if I know.

 

[yodellinhank]

So strange? Does his head even hit the ground?

He's been suspended for Derwayne ****wit's commentary. The Guelfi one was more dangerous.

And, of course, Curtis probably wasn't even looked at. No story to sell that involves North Melbourne.

 

[maskmcgee]

Yea I thought so at the time he could get suspended for that.

 

[Keystone agony]

Reckon if the 2 feet arent planted then it shouldnt be a suspension

Also if the player aint doing a HIA

 

[doug85]

Very unsociable tackle from Harry. I don’t mind it at all

 

[Blind Turn]

When i was watching the game I loved that sequence of pressure efforts by he and guelfi on the wing but I was also amazed that it wasn't a free against us for a dangerous tackle. Now Im equally amazed that it’s deemed bad enough for a suspension. Its hard to know what to feel when you watch your players do what you believe is the right thing, that the umpire at the time deemed was OK, and what you yourself believe will be penalised, but the MRO thinks is an abomination.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Because he hit the ground mediumly?

****ed if I know.

That's a perfectly croumulent explanation

 

[mcgrath_truther]

fisher played out the game no?

 

[Zach Package]

fisher played out the game no?

Thankfully for us he did, for a lot of reasons

 

[Ati Tude]

Very tough decision. Silver lining could be Caddy and/or Bryan getting a game. But very tough on Harry.

 

[MiguelM]

Game is seriously screwed and the umpires / Laura Kane are further screwing it by allowing the umpires to hardly ever pay holding the ball meaning tacklers are more likely to take the player to ground. What was Harry meant to do in that instance, if anything he did his best to protect fisher, could’ve easily slung him. He won’t get off because fishers head slightly grazed the ground, if anything the jones tackle should be shown as an example of how to tackle and protect your opponent.

Ah well good opportunity for Bryan/ caddy to play

Holding the ball is hardly ever paid. Tackler needs to be rewarded more. Push in the back too. Obviously a directive to keep the game flowing and deter big tackles. Drives me insane!

Happy to pay tiggy touchwood frees in the forward line and ruck but a player clearly holding the ball not paid. Leigh Matthews called it out a few weeks ago.

Seen way worse than Jones one not even looked at. Would Daicos go for the same?

 

[fairbump_playon]

Does it matter? It's probably the action and the look and the vibe.

Also the AFL claim that Jones uses gravity and his arms as part of the tackle strategy which as we know is extremely dangerous

 

[straightuplazy]

Just take the the week off and have him back against Gold Coast.

(or we use the good character clause)

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

fisher played out the game no?

Got 20 possessions in the second half, more fantasy points than any other player on the field.

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

Jones needs to pull a Reverse card and give the ump that missed that HTB a one week holiday

Good point but the AFL will simply upgrade their skip card to a +2 card. Essendon's lawyers will just say yeah, nup pass.

 

[andleanback]

Holding the ball is hardly ever paid. Tackler needs to be rewarded more. Push in the back too. Obviously a directive to keep the game flowing and deter big tackles. Drives me insane!

Happy to pay tiggy touchwood frees in the forward line and ruck but a player clearly holding the ball not paid. Leigh Matthews called it out a few weeks ago.

Seen way worse than Jones one not even looked at. Would Daicos go for the same?

Nope the same way Warner wasn’t cited for the elbow. They pick on the no names and stars get a free pass

 

[mcgrath_truther]

the apt comparison would be the butters. off play, elbows a bloke in the head, only incurring a fine.

wonder why

 

[cobra land]

Nope the same way Warner wasn’t cited for the elbow. They pick on the no names and stars get a free pass

How Warner only got a fine for that elbow tells me everything that i already knew about Christian, he's a joke and should hand in his keys and just F%&k right off.

 

[MiguelM]

How Warner only got a fine for that elbow tells me everything that i already knew about Christian, he's a joke and should hand in his keys and just F%&k right off.

Seems if you are in contention for the Brownlow you get off. Not that I rate the Brownlow anymore.

 

[cobra land]

Seems if you are in contention for the Brownlow you get off. Not that I rate the Brownlow anymore.

You can elbow someone to the head and get a fine but tackle with a bit of venom and have a week off.

Christian is a running joke and if I could give him one piece of advice it would be that you were a terrible footballer and even worse administrator, it's time to give the job to Stevie Wonder who would see the game better than him.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I don't think it's the case that he doesn't see the game, there's an obvious wink wink nudge nudge when it comes to handing out penalties to players who might be a shot at winning the brownlow.

Lesser players get adjudicated in line with the rules as the AFL sets them out, stars with pull factor or who are a brownlow favourite get a degree of leniency.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

You can elbow someone to the head and get a fine but tackle with a bit of venom and have a week off.

Christian is a running joke and if I could give him one piece of advice it would be that you were a terrible footballer and even worse administrator, it's time to give the job to Stevie Wonder who would see the game better than him.

has been since they gave him the role.

still boggles the mind that they think that's a good idea. one person, decided everything for the league? why even have someone do it if the decisions are going to be arbitrary

totally will be unbiased.

totally.

what a ****ing joke.