News AFL Tribunal appeals board upholds Houston's 5 Week Suspension

[Jeff76]

Done for the year and probably the first game at his new club. Congratulations to the Power supporters booing and waving an unconscious player off the field too, you’re truly a special mob.


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[Maddo11]

Bump to the body on a player with the ball.

Rankine's whiplashed and concussed him, so he'll be guilty of rough conduct.

Its nothing worse than Wright's hit. So 4 weeks should be the maximum.

It's worse than wrights hit because Rankine had the ball, Houston had the option to tackle instead of bump

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Yep. No sin bins and no send offs. It the worst aspect of the game.

No, umpires would give red cards for the smallest thing, better how it is. The player will be penalized after the match by better judges.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Parker got 6 for something less than that. It wasn't quite Webster bad but it was close.

Parker was an off the ball hit. Rankine litterally had the ball in his hands.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Won't matter for Port as he won't play another game for them.

Probably around 5 weeks.

Was the match winning decision by Houston.

 

[The Hobo]

Would you believe that Port ended up with the free kick?
Because they did

Wrong, no free was paid, play continued and JHF marked the ball, at which point, play was stopped.

 

[The Hobo]

It's worse than wrights hit because Rankine had the ball, Houston had the option to tackle instead of bump

But he's allowed to bump

 

[Snarls Barkley]

David King has decided 8 lol

 

[Duckimus Prime]

It's worse than wrights hit because Rankine had the ball, Houston had the option to tackle instead of bump

Wright had the option to contest the mark and he jumped, unlike Houston. Peter Wright did more wrong than Houston did.

You're allowed the bump to the body. You just have to wear the consequence when it goes wrong.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Another reminder that the AFL should have a send off rule like every other code. Took out the opposition’s best player with a dirty hit.

 

[bzparkes]

Parker got 6 for something less than that. It wasn't quite Webster bad but it was close.

Parker got 6 because a part-time footballer doesn't have eyes.

 

[DirtySandman]

Rankine is clearly conscious until his head hits the ground

Clearly you reckon?

I haven’t seen that replay.

 

[Cmarsh]

It’s just another thing to be open to interpretation and subjectivity. Please no. Incidents happen. Toby Bedford would have been sent off for his tackle on Taranto probably if you had a MRO type watching it.

Send offs and sin bins would have there place for blatant and deliberate acts. Sure there is ofcoarse interpretation but to have nothing is just silly.

 

[Maddo11]

But he's allowed to bump

It's legal to bump, it's not legal to bump and accidentally ko the guy.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Would you believe that Port ended up with the free kick?
Because they did

No we didn't. Jason Horne-Francis was took a mark and the umpires called a stop to play.

Crows got the first 5 frees of the night and Port had a mark not paid that should have and that was it they were always going to **** us after that

Butters somehow a bigger diver than Robbie Gray was

The umpires carried the Crows for the whole game.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Minimum 4. Some regulation tackles that have unfortunately resulted in concussions this year have been 3 week bans, purely on outcome.

This would have to be severe, that "fencing response" is not good, AFL would hate the imagery of that doing the rounds on media and will surely be pushing for as much as they can get. Approached the contest side on with the only intention to bump. Gotta be intentional, high and severe. Year done.

 

[JimmyBC]

4 down to 3 it wasn't even in the top gazillion hits I've seen, I'm not even sure there was contact to the head more like whiplash and/or his head hitting the ground.

 

[Mudman85]

Parker was an off the ball hit. Rankine litterally had the ball in his hands.

Parker was stationary. Similar to when Rankine got 4 against Brisbane.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Launches with a shoulder to deliver a hit to under Rankine’s chin.

 

[Mudman85]

Port fans are dreaming. He was out before he hit the ground, the shoulder clearly impacts high. Rankine wont play again this year and neither will Houston. I reckon 6 weeks provided no bones are broken.

 

[Deadlift Pro]

How small brained can you be to go for that bump when you're finishing top 2 and have a clear flag run. Must be a total peanut, cos he won't be playing in any finals now.

 

[BigLefty]

This is what happens when a team has a plan to target a player. Hit Rankine at all costs.

But that's not Houston's natural instinct, and he got it wrong.

4+

 

[wirra44]

Another reminder that the AFL should have a send off rule like every other code. Took out the opposition’s best player with a dirty hit.

Yep and then give it 5 years and players will be getting sent off for absolutely nothing. Never understand this logic. When it happens less then a handful of times a year.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Yep and then give it 5 years and players will be getting sent off for absolutely nothing. Never understand this logic. When it happens less then a handful of times a year.

Will they? Doesn't happen like that in rugby league, rugby and American football.

 

[BF Tiger]

See you in 2025 Dan. Where you holidaying in September?