Is it time for Michael Christian to go

[Midnite65]

Anyone using the word ‘corrupt’ in an imbecile.

If someone lie Fyfe would have done it he would have got weeks, plain and simple. The AFL system is corrupt.

 

[VicBased]

MC is a visionary and in step with the numerous experts who called it for what it is in the moment.

He should get a pay rise

And I bet you were singing his praises when Degoey got weeks?

 

[Lockyer24]

And I bet you were singing his praises when Degoey got weeks?

No, but I wasn’t sooking either. It was a suspendable act.

Unlike this one. Only cretins who haven’t played the game before or hate the Pies couldn’t sniff that.

 

[VinnieB]

If someone lie Fyfe would have done it he would have got weeks, plain and simple. The AFL system is corrupt.

Rubbish. Imbecile.
The Pies have had a number of players rubbed out for Grand Finals. Probably more than any other club.

 

[Angus Young]

Justice prevails.

Common sense wins finally.

Michael, stick around buddy.

 

[beerbandit]

So he was right after all.

He should be asking for a pay rise, would of saved some lawyer fees.

 

[RandB]

Is he staying now?

 

[Freshwater]

Looks like Michael is smarter than Dillon, Gillon and Laura combined.

 

[Daniel B]

If someone lie Fyfe would have done it

Speak English bro? Maybe watch a bit less yankee telly...

 

[76woodenspooners]

Looks like Michael is smarter than Dillon, Gillon and Laura combined.

Not really.

Sending it to the tribunal was absolutely the right decision. Dillon, Gillian and Laura made the correct call.

Maynard getting off was also the right decision.

Both of those things can coexist. The incident needed to be properly tested.

 

[jannissary]

Not really.

Sending it to the tribunal was absolutely the right decision. Dillon, Gillian and Laura made the correct call.

Maynard getting off was also the right decision.

Both of those things can coexist. The incident needed to be properly tested.

big agree to both points. michael christian not considering it for the tribunal was fairly stupid & was a really bad look on him as an impartial judge as the mro

 

[Shooter#17]

You are not biased, you are a moron.

Maynard is many things but a coward wouldn't be one of them.
If he was going to hurt you, you will see it coming.
There was zero malice in that.

The fact that you think he would deliberately hurt someone he grew up playing juniors with, is totally moronic.

It was an accident and an incident that went horribly wrong.

I suppose the fact that he went to visit him afterwards, was just a trick to try and get leniency.

I know it is an emotional situation and if it was a Pies player I would be pissed but some of your comments are just wrong and proves you have no clue.

See it coming like Daniel Lloyd did? The blokes a sniping coward

 

[Daka]

Looks like Michael is smarter than Dillon, Gillon and Laura combined.

He's not lol if he had any intgrity he would stand down, after threatening to do it.
He has been poor for years whether you think Maynard should get off or not.

He has been inconsistent which is why he should go...

 

[Do the Dew]

Utterly absurd that Maynard got off. Wasn't there talk from him earlier in the week before the game that he was going to make things physical?

Pretty obvious that he saw the chance to inflict a bit of body contact on Brayshaw, but accidentally got him in the head when instead he should've just put his hands/arms out to cushion the impact. It's unucky, but he still put himself in a compromising position and had other options that he didn't take. For those that may talk about the reaction time etc. consider that Mansell got suspended for 3 weeks when actively contesting the ball with less reaction time available than Maynard.

Maynard's action was very similar to Tom Stewart's hit on Prestia in which I have no doubt that he wasn't trying to hit him in the head, but he was absolutely trying to inflict some physicality but got the action wrong.

Good news is that the precedent is set. You can now jump to smother, and then pile drive your shoulder into a guy's head and you're free to play next week.

 

[Fabab]

Hope Brayshaw sues the afl.

 

[The Fonz]

No. But the optics put him in a no win situation.
People will say he was either too harsh on the Pies player or too lenient.
Either way, he can't win.

You're suggesting a conscious or unconscious bias. History would suggest you are wrong.

 

[VinnieB]

Hope Brayshaw sues the afl.

Maybe the AFL should call time on his career….in his best interest.

Imagine Martin ‘tackling’ Brayshaw with a swinging arm and clenched fist to his jaw. I’d hate to think of the result.

Or VR going in with the elbow nowhere near the ball and collecting him in the head? May have been all over for him…..

 

[jakson68]

See it coming like Daniel Lloyd did? The blokes a sniping coward

Think about it, you are stating that Maynard purposely tried to take Angus out.

How stupid do you think a player is, that they would risk missing a GF by "sniping" a player.

It was an action that went horribly wrong, it is as simple as that.

Not malicious, just unfortunate.

 

[domin8tors]

So the common theme is that those that wanted Maynard to get off are saying that it was a football act in a smoother. Those suggestions that he should get weeks see it as two acts one smoother than one bump.. taking this view however implies that Brayshaw has two Acts one kicking and one charging. Afl put in place rules that when as player is contesting in the air those on the ground have a duty of Care, where was Brayshaw duty of care for Maynard?

 

[Do the Dew]

So the common theme is that those that wanted Maynard to get off are saying that it was a football act in a smoother. Those suggestions that he should get weeks see it as two acts one smoother than one bump.. taking this view however implies that Brayshaw has two Acts one kicking and one charging. Afl put in place rules that when as player is contesting in the air those on the ground have a duty of Care, where was Brayshaw duty of care for Maynard?

Dafuq? Brayshaw had just kicked the ball ya nonce.

 

[PieLebo87]

Dafuq? Brayshaw had just kicked the ball ya nonce.

Maynard was smothering ya nonce.

 

[RAPPA]

So the common theme is that those that wanted Maynard to get off are saying that it was a football act in a smoother. Those suggestions that he should get weeks see it as two acts one smoother than one bump.. taking this view however implies that Brayshaw has two Acts one kicking and one charging. Afl put in place rules that when as player is contesting in the air those on the ground have a duty of Care, where was Brayshaw duty of care for Maynard?

Seriously? Straight from the peanut gallery.

 

[Karma4Pies]

Dafuq? Brayshaw had just kicked the ball ya nonce.

Actually from the AFL's prosecuting angle you could argue that Brayshaw showed his duty of care by leaving his arms outstretched into Maynard. But look where that got him.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Utterly absurd that Maynard got off. Wasn't there talk from him earlier in the week before the game that he was going to make things physical?

Pretty obvious that he saw the chance to inflict a bit of body contact on Brayshaw, but accidentally got him in the head when instead he should've just put his hands/arms out to cushion the impact. It's unucky, but he still put himself in a compromising position and had other options that he didn't take. For those that may talk about the reaction time etc. consider that Mansell got suspended for 3 weeks when actively contesting the ball with less reaction time available than Maynard.

Maynard's action was very similar to Tom Stewart's hit on Prestia in which I have no doubt that he wasn't trying to hit him in the head, but he was absolutely trying to inflict some physicality but got the action wrong.

Good news is that the precedent is set. You can now jump to smother, and then pile drive your shoulder into a guy's head and you're free to play next week.

You do realise that Maynard’s team were able to demonstrate from the vision that Brayshaw significantly deviated off his line and into Maynard’s path?

Would have been utterly absurd if Maynard didn’t get off.

 

[No SPIN]

Utterly absurd that Maynard got off. Wasn't there talk from him earlier in the week before the game that he was going to make things physical?

Pretty obvious that he saw the chance to inflict a bit of body contact on Brayshaw, but accidentally got him in the head when instead he should've just put his hands/arms out to cushion the impact. It's unucky, but he still put himself in a compromising position and had other options that he didn't take. For those that may talk about the reaction time etc. consider that Mansell got suspended for 3 weeks when actively contesting the ball with less reaction time available than Maynard.

Maynard's action was very similar to Tom Stewart's hit on Prestia in which I have no doubt that he wasn't trying to hit him in the head, but he was absolutely trying to inflict some physicality but got the action wrong.

Good news is that the precedent is set. You can now jump to smother, and then pile drive your shoulder into a guy's head and you're free to play next week.

I suggest you read the verdict and educate yourself.
Just the fact you suggest the collision was similar to the Stewart hit on Preston shows how out off touch you are - it’s not even close.
Get a grip sport - the game was the winner tonight, Maynard was just the test case, that will be used from now on to define “careless” and “intent”, and therefore ensure fairer decisions.