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On the bright side, at least he didn’t break his hand hitting someone this time.
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Who cares if it was accidentally to the head its still reckless and high impact. He doesn't need to swing his forearm back just like midfielders don't have to throw punches/swing elbows when a tagger blocks their run, let the umps do their job.I would say this -
You can hospitalise a guy with a pretend effort to gain a ‘lift’ with your knee - accident - no case to answer.
You can cause a blood nose trying to break an illegal tackle, without looking at the player, and at waist height - accident but called intentional - and get a week.
Would not surprise me in the slightest. With AFL endorsement, of course.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.
Probably your ability to understand how the tribunal works?Toby cops a $6k fine for an intentional strike, Heeney gets a week for essentially an accident….something does not make sense
The point of conjecture will be intentional. Too many are reading the rule as if it cannot be interpreted any other way. The word usually is there for a reason. Usually is the escape clause and the argument will be why this is not usual. I think I read this rule has been challenged twice and the challenge has won twice. This will be downgraded.
No idea how this is any different than what happened to Naughton.
They are enforcing it as it’s written. The challenge will be like every other challenge on the grading.What’s the point of the rule if they don’t enforce it as it’s written?
If heeney gets off they should just remove the rule.
It says including trying to make separation, not exclusively trying to make separation.BZT was not trying to create separation. Heeney was
That’s the difference. The rule specifically uses the word separation
They are enforcing it as it’s written. The challenge will be like every other challenge on the grading.
It says including trying to make separation, not exclusively trying to make separation.
Umps miss shit all the time though, what the umps see or not see doesn't really matter, which is in part they don't bother with reporting players during the game any more.If he is suspended, the umpire/s look a bit silly for not even awarding a free kick. If he gets off, then it's ok to swing your arm to make space for a lead, even if it accidentally hits someone in the face, according to the game day umpires and the MRO?
how an action causing a concussion is deemed no penalty and another is deemed a penalty for a blood nose shows the random nature of the mro….. it actually is why there are so many successful appeals.I’m ok with BZT getting sited also but it is a different action to Heeney IMO.
BZT IMO didn’t take a swing like Henney did.
I think they both should be suspended but the actions are different.
I think they call it the Toby Tax or somethingToby cops a $6k fine for an intentional strike, Heeney gets a week for essentially an accident….something does not make sense
how an action causing a concussion is deemed no penalty and another is deemed a penalty for a blood nose shows the random nature of the mro….. it actually is why there are so many successful appeals.
Says another bomber supporter, foaming at the mouth over a Swans player for some pitiable reason or other.You seem to be taking this hard, I suggest going back to the Swans board to cope better
Given the fixture I think every North Melbourne fan could...No-one can look at that and think it deserves a week