MRP / Trib. Isaac Heeney - High contact on Jimmy Webster

[justlookingaround]

He's playing this week, I'd bet money on it.

 

[Kanga Commando]

Well that post aged well

appeals ?
still time to apply the "good bloke" clause...

 

[joselol]

Is there any better vision than the one in the OP because I can't really see much in it from that far? Or maybe I'm just blind

 

[brutus76]

 

[justlookingaround]

Is there any better vision than the one in the OP because I can't really see much in it from that far? Or maybe I'm just blind

They showed better angles on today's Access All Areas.
Pretty much he swings his arm as he's trying to lose Webster and it gets him in the cheek.
I think it'll be downgraded to careless low contact and tbh that's probably fair... however if it wasn't the brownlow favourite I doubt that'd be the case.

 

[Saint12]

Low impact?

Fu** me. I'd hate see what High impact looks like? Dude would have to be dead.

Ive had a broken nose and I know it hurts like hell....who determines that it is low impact and nothing to see here

 

[windyhill]

Big decision for sydney, do they use Dunkleys lawyers or halls ?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I am convinced QC/KC's have secretly designed the AFL MRO guidelines which has Christian ticking boxes purely so that everything results in a charge being cited, and thus the maximum amount of KC appearances at the tribunal.

All about that sweet sweet money.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Token one week suspension so Heeney can challenge it and get off.

AFL is just "pretending" to do the right thing.

 

[.Shotties.]

Have Essendon fans always been this broken or did one of their players bring suspended for shoulder charging another player in the head push them over the edge?

 

[The Mares Leg]

It’s all in the wording of the directive - it says something like - ‘will USUALLY result in a grading of intentional’

I would argue this is not ‘usual’

- The tackling player slipped and this brought his head down to waist height

- the tackling player was actually ‘hanging on’ and Heeney’s clear intent was to clear the tackle, not strike the player

-Heeney was not watching the tackling player at poc.

- How can a clear accident be intentional?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Token one week suspension so Heeney can challenge it and get off.

AFL is just "pretending" to do the right thing.

The Low impact sets the scene doesn't it?

That means the door has been left ajar for them to argue that it was Careless - which with the Low impact would only be a fine.


As I said - don't write the AFL off!!

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

It’s all in the wording of the directive - it says something like - ‘will USUALLY result in a grading of intentional’

I would argue this is not ‘usual’

- The tackling player slipped and this brought his head down to waist height

- the tackling player was actually ‘hanging on’ and Heeney’s clear intent was to clear the tackle, not strike the player

-Heeney was not watching the tackling player at poc.

- How can a clear accident be intentional?

The message? Don't slip when you're a defender 70m off the ball, because you can get clocked in the face and cop a broken nose?

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Shoulda been 2.

 

[The Mares Leg]

Have Essendon fans always been this broken or did one of their players bring suspended for shoulder charging another player in the head push them over the edge?

Yes, the percentage whinge factor is right up there - almost need wings to stay above their BS

 

[The Mares Leg]

The message? Don't slip when you're a defender 70m off the ball, because you can get clocked in the face and cop a broken nose?

You’ve gotta stop reading everything Donald Trump writes.

 

[JasRulz63]

They'll find their version of a Cripps-esc loophole to get off. The AFL wouldn't let Brownlow night be ruined with this.

 

[justlookingaround]

Have Essendon fans always been this broken or did one of their players bring suspended for shoulder charging another player in the head push them over the edge?

I think you guys just aren’t used to having another teams supporters actually having feelings towards you

 

[The Mares Leg]

The message? Don't slip when you're a defender 70m off the ball, because you can get clocked in the face and cop a broken nose?

Try “ Don’t hang on to players 70 metres off the ball, then slip face first into an arm that is clearly trying to break the illegal hold”

 

[The Mares Leg]

I think you guys just aren’t used to having another teams supporters actually having feelings towards you

Think it’s more like not being used to other teams supporters stupidity. At a guess.

 

[justlookingaround]

Think it’s more like not being used to other teams supporters stupidity. At a guess.

Must be your first year following footy then. Wonder why you hopped on…

 

[Tugga27]

Not allowed to.

That was the rule change.

Think they can argue the force was negligible like they did with Jessie Hogan.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

You’ve gotta stop reading everything Donald Trump writes.

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Not sure what that means?


But FWIW, I agree that it was Careless. I don't agree that it was Low impact though. That's simply absurd.

 

[The Mares Leg]

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Not sure what that means?


But FWIW, I agree that it was Careless. I don't agree that it was Low impact though. That's simply absurd.

Bye.

 

[windyhill]

Have Essendon fans always been this broken or did one of their players bring suspended for shoulder charging another player in the head push them over the edge?

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