MRP / Trib. Jacob van Rooyen - How many weeks?

[Hollow Knight]

Useless Premiership full back in the best defence in the comp two years running.

What position was Steven May playing?

 

[Dees 87]

The whole notion of needing to have your eyes on the ball the entire way is utter rubbish.

Players have the ability to assess roughly where the ball is going to land from a quick glance. As long as his eyes go back to the ball just before the point of contest, which in this case it does, then he's contesting the ball.

Having your eye on the opponent is an important way to protect yourself from a stray arm/leg etc.

There wasn't a concussion or any injury here, the player hearing a crack is the only reason this even got attention. There is minimal impact to the player, he hasn't gone in recklessly - there's nothing here to see.

I've seen far worse ear massages that go unchecked.

100 %. The eyes on the ball comment became a real echo chamber on Sunday. Tempered today as the narrative came back towards it being a football action

 

[Tulip]

What position was Steven May playing?

Petty plays deeper than May, as the second key back. Or he does when he plays in defence, playing forward now. Regardless, "useless player" is either (lol) petty or clueless analysis.

 

[spenze]

Has this been thrown out yet?

 

[Romeoh1]

No weeks. Just unfortunate.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Hahaha, history quickly revealed Petty was the loser in that encounter. Embarrassing. Sent his own teammates out into the media to back him up then turns out he had a cry over nothing. Useless player too.





Pretty revealing angle this.

Their only contestable point is the impact, because I can't see them making a strong case that this was a realistic attempt at a spoil. You never know what the Tribunal will come out with though. They certainly did Cripps a solid last year.

Will end up with zero weeks, the footage doesn't show anything new.

 

[flyinghi64]

You see worse than this every week that sometimes don't even get a free.
The MRO is an absolute roulette wheel joke and has been since day dot. Why he is still there in that capacity is one of the biggest mysteries in the world.

If the tribunal want to show any backbone at all they will clear this in 5 seconds

 

[Antzzz]

Trying to spoil ....no weeks ....if he gets weeks for this ....the game is in trouble ....it's s contact game

 

[Scythe94]

Lol

 

[Scythe94]

Would require some extraordinary gymnastics by the tribunal to have the ban upheld IMO. The AFL's been taken to task here (rightfully so)

 

[spenze]

Would require some extraordinary gymnastics by the tribunal to have the ban upheld IMO. The AFL's been taken to task here (rightfully so)

It is the AFL, the pull stuff out of their arses daily to justify their unjustifiable positions

 

[_Mike_]

Strange report, yes an unfortunate outcome but FMD.. Going overboard with the reports

There was nothing here that warrants a suspension based on the actions

 

[10571z]

I’m shocked that people have defended him so much. It was completely careless and took a blokes head off who went off on a stretcher.

You can’t just blindly whack someone in the head like that accident or not.

 

[Oscarman]

Go **** yourself AFL.

 

[schmuttt]

Just make the game non contact ffs

 

[Bomber1978]

As an Essendon fan, I will pay part of the cost for an appeal. If this is two weeks, the game is in trouble.

 

[Fitzey]

What an absolute ****ing joke

 

[conrad_437]

thats absolutely insane

I’m not really sure I want to keep watching this sport if that’s a 2 week suspension.

Also how the **** was that given 2 weeks, the same as Kozzie Pickett in round 1? Pickett’s was far more reckless, deliberate, however you want to call it.

Unbelievable

 

[mattwa]

Ridiculous decision

 

[Fitzey]

thats absolutely insane

I’m not really sure I want to keep watching this sport if that’s a 2 week suspension.

Also how the * was that given 2 weeks, the same as Kozzie Pickett in round 1? Pickett’s was far more reckless, deliberate, however you want to call it.

Unbelievable

Completely agree, Kozzie deserved his two weeks, however if this is two weeks Kozzies should of been 4. This is laughable now

 

[Iamspock]

Netball will soon have more contact than football. Absolute bulls**t outcome. The lack of consistency, and therefore confusion and frustration will continue.

 

[hawkman]

The biggest joke suspension so far this year and there have been a lot

Line up Pickett and van Rooyen and try and tell me they are worth the same penalty

 

[FISTO]

Game is cooked

 

[Sam The Doc]

OK this decision is bad for football ….

 

[Whiskers]

I’m shocked that people have defended him so much. It was completely careless and took a blokes head off who went off on a stretcher.

You can’t just blindly whack someone in the head like that accident or not.

You’re kidding yourself!
Whacked him in the head? Have a spell.