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MRP / Trib. James Sicily - 3 weeks for dangerous tackle - SUSPENSION STANDS!
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You'd assume because a suspension would be too much
I reckon it's 4 weeks.
Frost straight back in.
Frost straight back in.
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How could it possibly be 4x weeks?
Should not miss 1 game for that tackle. Seriously!
It's gone straight to the tribunal. Which is 3+ weeks minimum.
I think he will honestly get off, as long as we finally get a good legal representation
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On a week where the Iron Sheik passed away, I think its only fair to share what I'd imagine be his thoughts:
"**** the AFL and the MRO. Time to break their backs and make them humble"
They could also be thinking he is a chance to get off by going to tribunal. The AFL is becoming a joke with the tackle rule.
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De Goey only got 3 and his conduct was far worse. Elected to go past the player, left the ground and bumped him straight to the head knocking him out.
I think Sicily’s is worth 1 week at most - but McCluggage being concussed makes the penalty disproportionate to the action.
Same for Rhyan Mansell on Aish last night. He nearly got the footy and braced when he realised he was 1/10th of a second off getting there before Aish.
One week would suffice for both Sicily and Mansell, but the concussion result is adding more weeks when it doesn’t reflect the action of the player.
It’s getting really silly now.
I think Sicily’s is worth 1 week at most - but McCluggage being concussed makes the penalty disproportionate to the action.
Same for Rhyan Mansell on Aish last night. He nearly got the footy and braced when he realised he was 1/10th of a second off getting there before Aish.
One week would suffice for both Sicily and Mansell, but the concussion result is adding more weeks when it doesn’t reflect the action of the player.
It’s getting really silly now.
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Tribunal is minimum 3+ weeks - where is that from? Is that a real thing?
Also, you can't mount a defence at MRO. I see this as quite a unique incident, that deserves to be tested within the AFL's judicial system, not simply awarded a nominal penalty - that's why it's been referred.
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General footy fan is a parrot. Media says it's 3 plus, so the fan repeats it.
The truth is it can be referred because the suspension does not match the grid
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Nothing quite like an incident like this to shine a spotlight on people that have clearly never played football or done much of anything remotely athletic.
The opinions getting around on what Sic could have done differently are hilarious.
The opinions getting around on what Sic could have done differently are hilarious.
So this has been sent straight to the tribunal with a grading of:
- Careless Conduct – I would think that careless conduct would take some thought of pre-meditation. The tackle happened in a split second so Sic must be the Flash to act that quick.
- Severe Impact – You cannot argue that the impact wasn't severe when he got KO'd so this I can stomach but the impact wouldn't have happened if he put one of his free hands out to stop it happening.
- Hight Contact – Sic will be the first player in AFL history for causing hight contact while being on the ground when tackling
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If the tribunal does what I expect they will and hand out a ludicrously over the top 3 week suspension I will be absolutely filthy if we don’t appeal hard.
Surely if there was ever a time for our club to grow some cohackies with regards to appealing tribunal decisions that would be the time.
Surely if there was ever a time for our club to grow some cohackies with regards to appealing tribunal decisions that would be the time.
I'd go a step further. Give a presser saying it is a joke of a suspension, tell the fans to stop supporting this nonsense.
You'd happily cop the fine from the AFL being left red faced
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Severe impact fair enough but the other two gradings are absolutely taking the p..sSo this has been sent straight to the tribunal with a grading of:
- Careless Conduct – I would think that careless conduct would take some thought of pre-meditation. The tackle happened in a split second so Sic must be the Flash to act that quick.
- Severe Impact – You cannot argue that the impact wasn't severe when he got KO'd so this I can stomach but the impact wouldn't have happened if he put one of his free hands out to stop it happening.
- Hight Contact – Sic will be the first player in AFL history for causing hight contact while being on the ground when tackling
As you say how it’s a fair effort from Sicily to cause high contact when tackling from the ground. He’s good but not that good!
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It’s high contact because it was McCluggage’s head that hit the ground. Same with all the tackles that players have gone for.So this has been sent straight to the tribunal with a grading of:
- Careless Conduct – I would think that careless conduct would take some thought of pre-meditation. The tackle happened in a split second so Sic must be the Flash to act that quick.
- Severe Impact – You cannot argue that the impact wasn't severe when he got KO'd so this I can stomach but the impact wouldn't have happened if he put one of his free hands out to stop it happening.
- Hight Contact – Sic will be the first player in AFL history for causing hight contact while being on the ground when tackling
The only thing we can really argue here is whether it was careless or not. Sicily is either getting bulk weeks because of the damage done or getting off.
Hopefully our lawyers are up for it this time. As if we take our current form in he won’t play the rest of the year.
The head hitting the turf is the 'high contact'.
1 thing I don't get. How does mcluggage go from falling backwards to having his head under his chest?
The momentum does not have him falling forward.
It reminds me of the knights player I'm the nrl vs the storm who paralysed himself trying to milk the penalty
The momentum does not have him falling forward.
It reminds me of the knights player I'm the nrl vs the storm who paralysed himself trying to milk the penalty
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Severe grading with high contact is an automatic 3+ week penalty which gets automatically referred to the tribunal. The MRO can only hand out 1 and 2 game penalties. Same as the Mansell hit on Aish.
It’s so the more severe incidents can get more accurately graded rather than having to fit into the matrix used.
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