MRP / Trib. Geelong MRO & Tribunal decisions 2023

[allrighty]

Oh well. Tiges will be happy, we will now proceed to win anyway. **** em

 

[fpm84]

Every time one of our players is tackled on Friday night they should be instructed to bend their knees and take the tackler to ground. 15 Richmond players suspended for the following game, guaranteed.

 

[you pick one]

Head slowly moving side to side.

 

[cats_09]

Surely this at least help ease the bitching that we're a seemingly protected species at the hands of the MRO & tribunal

 

[allrighty]

I need a (edit: another) drink - I will see you in the next fred

 

[Drunkcat]

Footy is dead R.I.P vfl/afl

 

[cats_09]

We need Carton's lawyer.

If you're talking about the Cripps decision from last year, it wouldn't make a difference - it was pretty much agreed that Cripps was guilty of the charge, but he got off on a technicality which has now been closed

 

[CHAWKTS]

$10k out of the soft cap, and what we've seen an season continues

I can’t say I was surprised (other than as it went on I started to hope).

Cats are professional and will just get on with it. Brad to have a rest and come back strong. Dempsey (I assume) a chance to get a full game on the big stage.

And maybe Clark as sub debut?

Will this be Cats youngest team for years? The 23?

 

[cats_09]

I can’t say I was surprised (other than as it went on I started to hope).

Cats are professional and will just get on with it. Brad to have a rest and come back strong. Dempsey (I assume) a chance to get a full game on the big stage.

And maybe Clark as sub debut?

Will this be Cats youngest team for years? The 23?

Ceglar running out for his second consecutive match will help bump up our average age, but this would definitely be one of our younger teams for a while

 

[Gunf]

Dempsey to the tribunal "Thanks for fast traveling my development"

 

[calder_daddy]

Surely this at least help ease the bitching that we're a seemingly protected species at the hands of the MRO & tribunal

HAHAHHAHAHAHA
We are already the team most suspended and that doesn’t help the cause

 

[catempire]

40 minute deliberation shows there was an arguable case.

 

[Gunf]

40 minute deliberation shows there was an arguable case.

I still think the only reason they took so long was them deciding do we suspend every tackle that the head hits the ground or give ourselves some leeway. And in the end they chose the former.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

If you're talking about the Cripps decision from last year, it wouldn't make a difference - it was pretty much agreed that Cripps was guilty of the charge, but he got off on a technicality which has now been closed

Yes that was one, but they got 2 off this year from memory, one being TDK. I think for the knee on our rucks.

 

[Mr Meow]

Not to worry, we get Close fresh for the Freo game and this is a great chance for Dempsey to shine.

 

[SkittleCats]

Pretty clear what is happening: the AFL cant legislate the tackle/contact out of the game overnight, or it would cause too much anger from the public. So better to gradually adjudicate it out of the game with decisions like this.

One day we will wake up and the tackle will be out of the game, along with any other form of contact, and it will have happened to the sound of our applause as we sleep walk into the future the AFL wants: no contact, which to the AFL means no litigation post career from players and no need to set up any sort of support resources for retired players.

Brad's only realistic option here was to not tackle Dawson, because that is what the AFL wants players to do now.

 

[cats_09]

In case that doesn't fully show - essentially, Brad failed in his duty of care which is why he's having an early managed week this season

 

[winty]

Should start training using these....

 

[Strange Cat]

Bit of a joke and 100% a similar incident will occur this week with no consequences

 

[Gunf]

In case that doesn't fully show - essentially, Brad failed in his duty of care which is why he's having an early managed week this season

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So basically if being tackled dive to the ground so the tackler has to let go or get suspended.


**** OFF

 

[cats_09]

Yes that was one, but they got 2 off this year from memory, one being TDK. I think for the knee on our rucks.

TDK was originally fined for that, but the club went through the written submission process and had it overturned

It's a different process to the tribunal

 

[tigers12]

Me being a tigers supporter that decision from the tribunal on brad close is a disgrace this game has turned soft how the hell could he stop the player momentum on falling forward the tribunal saying the arms should not be pinned how about we get rid of the tackle already and play touch football it’s a joke this game

 

[you pick one]

So they admit both arms weren't pinned just a push on the right arm we should have made more of that.

 

[The_Todd07]

Surely this at least help ease the bitching that we're a seemingly protected species at the hands of the MRO & tribunal

Hasn't stopped them thinking we are umpires pet despite losing the free kick count most weeks

 

[STPer18]

Now we wait for a potential Brownlow medalist in Bontempelli/Daicos/Oliver to perform one of these tackles and see the hoops they jump through to let them off.

Seriously though, imagine missing a grand final for doing one of these harmless tackles in a prelim. You'd be spewing.