AFL Player # 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett (c) - 5 time Crichton Medallist! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 10, I Remember Bluey

 

[Beerfish]

If that happens we need to move past it and not play victim, Hobbs can come in and others can step up, we can actually cover one of our gun mids now, haven't been able to do that for a while.

Also at some stage this year we will play a team who had a player suspended for something similar the week prior, I think it will even itself out in the end.

Absolutely.

I reserve the right to be utterly shat off about it though.

 

[citizen-erased]

Will get off
Impact is low

Spargo gets up, takes kick, is moving fine.

Tribunal will have its time wasted because the MRO cant stick to their own rules.

 

[Beerfish]

Spargo gets up, takes kick, is moving fine.

Yeah but they grade on the 'potential for injury' now don't they? If so he's probably in big trouble because they don't have to take into consideration what the outcome actually was. They can use imaginationland to rub him out.

 

[citizen-erased]

Yeah but they grade on the 'potential for injury' now don't they? If so he's probably in big trouble because they don't have to take into consideration what the outcome actually was. They can use imaginationland to rub him out.

Impact should be outcome I would have thought. Otherwise they should just rid of it and grade the action.

Also there was no dual action.

Spargo goes fend
Merrett keeps tackling
Both fall backwards.

No sling, no dump, arm isn't pinned (its between the bodies but free) and spargo is straight up

 

[Lore]

Yeah but they grade on the 'potential for injury' now don't they? If so he's probably in big trouble because they don't have to take into consideration what the outcome actually was. They can use imaginationland to rub him out.

you mean feelpinions

if the potential to cause injury is greater in Merrett's case than in Heeney's then they have some explaining to do.

You can't attach an entire appendix of examples of each reportable offence with each impact level and refer to it throughout the rulebook and then ignore it. 2023 rulebook too, it's not an old one.

 

[fairbump_playon]

It's tailor made for a Hobbs fairytale.. the start of his superstar legacy.

30+ stats, 3 goals and 10 tackles on Anzac Day to win the medal.

I'm actually writing to the AFL as we speak to make sure the Merrett suspension holds up.

 

[Mercurial89]

Impact should be outcome I would have thought. Otherwise they should just rid of it and grade the action.

Also there was no dual action.

Spargo goes fend
Merrett keeps tackling
Both fall backwards.

No sling, no dump, arm isn't pinned (its between the bodies but free) and spargo is straight up

Just pointing out it was Sparrow not Spargo.

 

[citizen-erased]

Just pointing out it was Sparrow not Spargo.

Do you know how often i do that. I watch almost evey Dees game too.

 

[Beerfish]

You can't attach an entire appendix of examples of each reportable offence with each impact level and refer to it throughout the rulebook and then ignore it. 2023 rulebook too, it's not an old one.

Lol. Oh yes you can.

 

[Lore]

Lol. Oh yes you can.

Not if we use it in the appeal

They can argue against it, decide they don't want to define it that way, whatever, but they can't ignore it.

MRO on the other hand seems not to have a copy of it

 

[Ambrosia]

Sparrow fends off and ducks.

Is Merrett just not allowed to tackle them to the ground in that instance?

 

[Beerfish]

Not if we use it in the appeal

They can argue against it, decide they don't want to define it that way, whatever, but they can't ignore it.

MRO on the other hand seems not to have a copy of it

Semantics

 

[Mr Sasquatch]

I have been around long enough to fully expect him to get banned and am dubious about the motivations of the tribunal.

 

[DallasCrane316]

So it’s hard to determine the Adams’ tackle as medium because there were two other players around the contest? Even though you can clearly see Adam’s run in and sling tackle him?

 

[Lore]

So it’s hard to determine the Adams’ tackle as medium because there were two other players around the contest? Even though you can clearly see Adam’s run in and sling tackle him?

boncer34 thoughts?

 

[boncer34]

boncer34 thoughts?

Adams should be suspended?

 

[rumply]

Whateley also on the suspend Zac bandwagon, must get a week apparently, so hopefully he'll have something to whine about later in the week.

 

[Lore]

Adams should be suspended?

More curious how the rules would be interpreted based on the influence of the other two players who were already tackling, if it makes a difference. Like if you don't pin the arms yourself but they're pinned by someone else when you throw the guy to the ground, they're still pinned and vulnerable/can't protect themselves right? And if the guy is already being effectively tackled by two other players, is it even a footballing action to smash his head into the turf?

Pity there's no sound on that clip too, given he's already HTB long before Adams even makes contact, and there's probably a high contact free in there as well (before Adams comes in). Curious at what point the whistle was blown and what they called it as.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Whateley also on the suspend Zac bandwagon, must get a week apparently, so hopefully he'll have something to whine about later in the week.

Or it could just be lowered to a fine. Exactly as this one was graded last week

 

[Beerfish]

Whateley also on the suspend Zac bandwagon, must get a week apparently, so hopefully he'll have something to whine about later in the week.

That's pretty much curtains then.

 

[DallasCrane316]

More curious how the rules would be interpreted based on the influence of the other two players who were already tackling, if it makes a difference. Like if you don't pin the arms yourself but they're pinned by someone else when you throw the guy to the ground, they're still pinned and vulnerable/can't protect themselves right? And if the guy is already being effectively tackled by two other players, is it even a footballing action to smash his head into the turf?

Pity there's no sound on that clip too, given he's already HTB long before Adams even makes contact, and there's probably a high contact free in there as well (before Adams comes in). Curious at what point the whistle was blown and what they called it as.

Had the replay on in the background so just had a look. No whistle was blown. At all. Ball spilled out and it was play on.

 

[boncer34]

More curious how the rules would be interpreted based on the influence of the other two players who were already tackling, if it makes a difference. Like if you don't pin the arms yourself but they're pinned by someone else when you throw the guy to the ground, they're still pinned and vulnerable/can't protect themselves right? And if the guy is already being effectively tackled by two other players, is it even a footballing action to smash his head into the turf?

Pity there's no sound on that clip too, given he's already HTB long before Adams even makes contact, and there's probably a high contact free in there as well (before Adams comes in). Curious at what point the whistle was blown and what they called it as.

Dont think it overly matters who's involved. If you do a dangerous tackle to me it's irrelevant WHY it's dangerous.

Edit: Unless of course the player your tackling contributes.

 

[Lore]

Had the replay on in the background so just had a look. No whistle was blown. At all. Ball spilled out and it was play on.

I wonder if part of the concussion lawsuit is that the umpires don't blow the whistle soon enough and are therefore partially liable (or the AFL on their behalf for instructing umpires to let things go..?)

 

[rumply]

Or it could just be lowered to a fine. Exactly as this one was graded last week

Very similar IMHO.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Dont think it overly matters who's involved. If you do a dangerous tackle to me it's irrelevant WHY it's dangerous.

Edit: Unless of course the player you’re tackling contributes.

I would argue that if a player has one arm free and elects to hold onto the ball (and not protect themselves) then they have contributed to the dangerous tackle.

Not sure about the rulings for that though.