Ablett Reported

[kozi]

Conduct: Intentional
Contact: High
Impact: Low

1 match suspension as it should be according to MRO grading system.

 

[Makka]

Fair call I think.

 

[Great8]

Essendon fans vindicated for booing him

 

[JackFlash]

Anther reason the MRO should be scrapped. Totally insane decision yet again! It's just too absurd for words, the Cats will appeal and he will get off!

 

[SuperSteele22]

Don’t agree with the decision but wouldn’t the old boy be due for a rest soon anyway? Geelong would do well to save risking the money to appeal it and let him have a spell, then again if it were my side I’d probably be wanting them to appeal it regardless as a matter of principal more than anything else.

 

[Blackhawk42]

How is anyone surprised by this when it was identical to James Cousins offence last week that was also given a week?
Completely fair decision. Doesn't matter if it was the GOAT or a rookie.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Anther reason the MRO should be scrapped. Totally insane decision yet again! It's just too absurd for words, the Cats will appeal and he will get off!

What will they argue? Insufficient force? Can that be argued?

 

[ziad]

No comfortable with this - free and a fine at max

 

[Woody15]

Lol nothing to see at all. Thrown out in two minutes.

Will get thrown out in a second for obvious reasons

Will get thrown out in a minute this

Will get thrown out in a second.

I’m just repeating myself....
As they said on radio this should be over in five seconds

Sorry.. how long until it is thrown out?

 

[Kingsfoil]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Geelong appeal, Ablett gets off and then they rest him anyway.

 

[The King!]

appeal, what a pathetic decision

 

[catpremier 07]

Suspended? Good!

If you actually enjoy watching afl how is this a good decision? To often good players are getting rubbed out for not much making an already deteriorating product even worse.

 

[Sully111]

Moronic decision

 

[PurpleEyes]

Should have been a fine at worst.

I would have been ok with one week if Shiel had have disposed of the ball in another direction, but in this incident, Shiel has handballed over Ablett. It was totally expected that Ablett would jump/move up to put pressure on that disposal ... once in the air and a collision was expected, it looks to me like Ablett has attempted to minimise the impact rather than do anything with intent to hurt Shiel. Ablett's reaction after the incident is further evidence of this.

Yes it was careless, intentional no. Bad decision.

 

[kingswood71]

Fyfe got a week last year for similar.....

 

[HTT]

Ridiculous stuff. Absolutely a free kick for high. Maybe a fine for being a bit clumsy, he probably could’ve avoided the high contact (though some contact was unavoidable) but it’s not like he was sniping Shiel. Time for Christian to be moved on I reckon.

 

[Darhkuan]

Agree this is ridiculous, no where near the force of last week, even hits the shoulder first and slides up yet somehow gets intentional. 0 force in it otherwise every "high" contact call on field should be resulting in a week.

 

[ItsGameTime]

Suspension is warranted. The contact was made off the ball. Suspension should have been higher based on that.

 

[Xtreme]

Justice prevails, you can't go around smacking people. One of the few decisions the MRO got right.

* will probably appeal and get off because the afl love drama

 

[Tugga27]

Watch Robbo go coco tonight on 360.

Especially if Chris Scott is on.

BTW, I don't think he should've gotten a week though.

 

[The Warlord]

Lol nothing to see at all. Thrown out in two minutes.

Open hand with no elbow.

Defenders would get rubbed out for every spoil in the game if this was suspendable as the arms also do this in marking contests

Yeah, that's how Luke McDonald got a week.

 

[aCunningPlan]

This feels like the soft call before a goal review. The AFL offer a week to look tough on big names, but any sort of challenge would surely see this overturned.

 

[azyboy]

He got the same suspension as cousins, for the same action. What's not to get?

And your club chose not to appeal it. No way he doesn’t get off on appeal.

 

[The Warlord]

Anther reason the MRO should be scrapped. Totally insane decision yet again! It's just too absurd for words, the Cats will appeal and he will get off!

He jumped in the air, no attempt to tackle, hit him with a raised forearm/elbow.

If Shiel had been concussed he'd have got four weeks. He's lucky with his week.

 

[BF Tiger]

Geelong fans before MRO: will be thrown, prob won’t even be looked at.

Geelong fans after MRO: will be thrown out on appeal, shouldn’t have even been looked at.