Ablett Reported

[Jobe Watson]

Sure is...

BTW a feather duster displacing a hair would have pretty boy Shiel on the turf.

Yeah well at least Shiel has hair unlike that uncle Fester-wannabe Gaz.

#rekt

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Mitchell didn't leave the ground and wasn't suspended to begin with
But that's ignoring the fact that the tribunal don't believe in precedent so saying but xxx wasn't suspended isn't a valid argument.

You can show examples of similar actions for consideration but you can't point to previous rulings as evidence of a precedent

You were the one who mentioned precedence champ.

And you were right, it was there in the video I posted.

If you're that upset about it e-mail your club and ask them why they didn't appeal Cousins' suspension.

 

[Generalissimo]

Yeah well at least Shiel has hair unlike that uncle Fester-wannabe Gaz.

#rekt

Looks more like Voldemort to me.

 

[GuzzLG]

After this and the Cotchin decision in the 2017 prelim the AFL are sending the message that it’s okay to try and knock out Dylan Shiel.

Should sue them for millions

 

[Sttew]

It’s proof again the mro and mrp are and were a load of ****. Just send all reports to the tribunal

This was NEVER suspension worthy. Agree? Shiel was not hurt, lost no game time and got a free kick. That’s all it deserved. Michael Christian knew that but was hamstrung by his own rhetoric saying any hit to the head is “intentional”

 

[Whiskers]

Gaff wasn’t either before his incident.. doesn’t mean people don’t do stupid things in the heat of battle.

Lol comparing Gaff. You eagles fans are so delusional it’s ridiculous.
Play over 300 games without a suspension and stick up for some minor contact and you might have a point.

The salt in here is glorious

 

[Masher]

even worse, decapitated by that thuggish hit. I've lost all confidence in the AFL Tribunal.

Decapitated ....did Ablett have a chainsaw

 

[PatrickBateman]

This surely cannot be true??

How's that cocktail foam taste w / the boys down at Club Tropicana?

 

[TaylorMade]

I guarantee if Toby Greene, Steven May or anyone with a prior record did this they are not playing this week.

If Steven May did it, it would have been intentional. Blokes a thug. Poor example.

 

[Hoops]

Where is the 'potential to cause serious injury' clause now?

With the MRO. This is the tribunal

 

[Coasters7]

He didn’t get off though he was found guilty of a careless action instead of an intentional one. And when you are picking between those two gradings what you were trying to do does really matter quite a lot. Do you really believe that at that point in time Ablett intention was to strike him in the head with his elbow? If it was he really did a poor job of executing his evil plan.

And that’s where the whole system is a mess. The fact is, he was in an unnatural position off the ground, elbow was in an unnatural position above his head and it DID get Shiel in the head whether he meant it or not. We’re not talking about a 4 weeker here.. It definitely deserves one just for the stupidity of him leaving the ground with a swinging elbow (intentional or not)

 

[Messenger]

You were the one who mentioned precedence champ.

And you were right, it was there in the video I posted.

If you're that upset about it e-mail your club and ask them why they didn't appeal Cousins' suspension.

Gralin you just got “champed” by the guy who can’t read.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Given the vigorous defence that Cats fans have given Ablett for elbowing Shiel in the head I look forward to them displaying the same level of support of the next opposition player to clock Selwood or Dangerfield with a stray elbow to the head.

If they condemn that player then it proves how hypocritical they really are.

Nah that's crap, all a one way street here brother, let me kick off before it even happens with a big long boooooooooooooooo......

 

[Hoops]

Steven Hocking influence at work here.

Exactly. Why does he have it in for Geelong to get him reported. At least this time he didn't threaten to add another week if he didn't plea guilty like he did with Hawkins

 

[Sttew]

I really can’t believe how personal opposition posters are taking this decision. Harden up! Ablett was never going to be suspended. It simply wasn’t worthy of wasting the MRO or Tribunal’s time.

 

[Jade]

Oh nooooo don’t boo him lol.

I had the greatest time ever at the hawks and bombers games. Your fans look pathetic.
It’s a great laugh

Because there was an actual crowd?

 

[gingernuts]

Good guess! Moving to eaglehawk if that makes you more moist

Fair go ! nothing wrong with the Borough lol

 

[Generalissimo]

I could almost understand North Melbourne fans having a good long cry, because we're playing them this weekend.

But most of the sodium chloride solution is being emitted by Tigers and Hawks fans.

Worry about your own teams instead of whining that the Tribunal found a molehill to actually be a molehill.

 

[Hoops]

Think it still deserves at least one though. Others have been suspended for a lot less under “potential to cause serious injury”.

did they challenge it?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Gralin you just got “champed” by the guy who can’t read.

I read perfectly fine. The MRO suspension was irrelevant as he shouldn't have been suspended in the first place. That precedent was set last year.

And yes, Mitchell did leave the ground, unless of course poor eyesight is an issue for some.

I hope that helps.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Decapitated ....did Ablett have a chainsaw

Yes, yes he did, and he calls it Chain of God.

 

[OniAu]

Fair go ! nothing wrong with the Borough lol

Love the borough!

 

[HairyO]

This was NEVER suspension worthy. Agree? Shiel was not hurt, lost no game time and got a free kick. That’s all it deserved. Michael Christian knew that but was hamstrung by his own rhetoric saying any hit to the head is “intentional”

That is what the AFL guidelines say. Not just what he says.

But now the Tribunal has said that if you collect someone high its sometimes not intentional.

Because we need more ambiguity.

 

[yeahmate]

Shouldnt really have been reported and neither should Cousins. Christian should get sacked if hus stupid decisions keep getting overturned. AFL should give Cousins an apology or pay Hawthorn some compensation like an extra goal for last week

 

[Coasters7]

Lol comparing Gaff. You eagles fans are so delusional it’s ridiculous.
Play over 300 games without a suspension and stick up for some minor contact and you might have a point.

The salt in here is glorious

Yes because both were non football related, high hits. Gaffs obviously deserves a heftier stint but doesn’t mean Ablett deserves nothing. Shouldn’t matter how good his previous record is either. Gaff had never been to the tribunal but got an extra 2 weeks (on top of what should have been 6), for some “look of the game” bullshit and media uproar. That’s the 1-2 weeks Ablett should have received in a more consistent tribunal..