AFL Player # 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett (c) - Interview with The Age - 20/9

[Beerfish]

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

 

[sameolds33]

I did, that's the problem.

They can post what they want, I can criticise them and you can criticise me for criticising them.

Simple.

but it's boring, right? Not nearly as interesting as discussing the game!

 

[DallasCrane316]

Just on the whole media reporting thing,

Before we jump to conclusions etc can we realise that the captain of the essendon football club doing a reportable action before Anzac day (biggest home and away game of the year) is going to be a torch for reporters to make comment early.
It's not a conspiracy it's media doing their jobs and putting their name up as first reported by.

Good old essendon fans, go on and on about being a big club, but when it comes with media scrutiny that being a big fish leads to it's all conspiracies and hard done by comments.

Totally agree. Essendon is always going to be click bait for the media to generate views etc on their articles.

I would say though that an injury ravaged Collingwoood, on the cusp of the biggest home and away game of the year, potentially losing one or two players to suspension would also be note worthy. Collingwood isn’t exactly a small club…content regarding them gets viewed widely.

 

[boncer34]

but it's boring, right? Not nearly as interesting as discussing the game!

I dunno. I've enjoyed posting uesless back and forths with you.

 

[sameolds33]

I dunno. I've enjoyed posting uesless back and forths with you.

me too

 

[Lore]

Need to allow the crowd to call ball, then the ump gets their caesar moment. Does he bay to the crowds call for blood or show mercy.

Spectacle above all

 

[Milanista28]

I think Adams will get the 'low' grading, a lot of us will lose our minds, then we'll appeal and the challenge will be successful.

And we can move on to match talk.

 

[Lore]

Totally agree. Essendon is always going to be click bait for the media to generate views etc on their articles.

I would say though that an injury ravaged Collingwoood, on the cusp of the biggest home and away game of the year, potentially losing one or two players to suspension would also be note worthy. Collingwood isn’t exactly a small club…content regarding them gets viewed widely.

On the plus side, Melbourne have a vested interest in the strongest possible Essendon side playing next week. That 4 points might be the difference between playing an away final and a home one.

 

[DonsRule]

100%. The example the AFL provides demonstrating low impact could be overlayed on Zerretts tackle with little discernible difference.

Do you have a link to said demo?


I'd like to see

 

[DallasCrane316]

Do you have a link to said demo?


I'd like to see

 

[citizen-erased]

Exactly what I was thinking when i posted

 

[DonsRule]

Ah I saw that floating around, that was AFL published examples? Not a lot of difference if it is, We will see I guess.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Ah I saw that floating around, that was AFL published examples? Not a lot of difference if it is, We will see I guess.

Yeah, those are the examples provided in the AFL tribunal guide for 2023. Heeney is a low impact example for a dangerous tackle. Dangerfield is an example for a medium impact dangerous tackle.

 

[Beerfish]

I think Adams will get the 'low' grading, a lot of us will lose our minds, then we'll appeal and the challenge will be successful.

And we can move on to match talk.

I think you're right except Zach will get rubbed out.

 

[Milanista28]

I think you're right except Zach will get rubbed out.

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.

 

[ghostdog]

It's been like 2 hours since the Collingwood game.
It's been over a day since our game ended.

The fact there are more articles about the Merrett charge than the Adams tackle is entirely logical.
If by this time tomorrow the Adams tackle hasn't been charged, we can start putting the tin foil hats on

Ready.

 

[Lore]

Challenging it.

 

[boncer34]

It's the vibe

 

[boncer34]

Challenging it.

If we lose does the $10k or whatever we pay go against the soft cap?

 

[Lore]

It's the vibe

 

[Lore]

If we lose does the $10k or whatever we pay go against the soft cap?

Probably

But it's a soft cap

 

[Lore]

Kane Cornes/Cane Kornes reckons he'll get off

Actually this entire clip which I skimmed through, Cornes is a mite more candid and less shit stirring than usual. Two Essendon segments and it's chaptered so easy to skip forward and back

edit: and I'm not saying that coz he said something surprisingly halfway nice about Merrett There's a bit where he's talking about JHF that's good.

 

[fairbump_playon]

If we lose does the $10k or whatever we pay go against the soft cap?

Who cares. Appealing gives me a hard cap.

 

[boncer34]

I was more going this guy

 

[BomberFan355]

When will the appeal be, tomorrow night?

 

[Lore]

I was more going this guy

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apparently there is no gif of that

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