MRP / Trib. James Sicily - 3 weeks for dangerous tackle - SUSPENSION STANDS!

[peetoo]

Legit can’t believe he’d put his name to this.

His most memorable moment apparently

 

[humid hawk]

Absolute joke.

AFL has the hawks in their sights and will pull the trigger on everything they can.

Sicily is not a guy you want sitting on the sidelines - we had literal YEARS of that. He's one of the purest footballers out there- not a muscled meathead or running machine, but someone with sublime skills and the ability to turn a game with his marking and kicking prowess.

Someone please gather all the mouthbreathers on the tribunal to please demonstrate how they would tackle differently under the circumstances.

 

[birch]

His most memorable moment apparently

flipping loser

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

So any tackle causing a concussion regardless of circumstances is worth 3 weeks. Precedent set.

 

[kenneje]

It's just ****ing depressing to be honest ...

 

[Dewnior]

Sack of s**t. McCabe broken collarbone

The round one bump that set up 2002

Melbourne great David Neitz reflects on his imposing bump on Hawthorn’s Luke McCabe in round one, 2002

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Neitz still has sour grapes from his R9 2008 retirement game

 

[HawthornHawk]

I just feel really bad for Sis, this could prevent him from getting an AA nod. I can't see how some of the bumps we've seen this year could get 2 while this- a football action gets 3. It makes no sense.

 

[goldfinger]

Gleeson, Neitz and the other no-names are seriously expecting players to make decisions in chaotic and dynamic circumstances in fractions of seconds - yet they themselves have a couple of hours to assess all available (and expert) information and still come up with that? ****ing gobshite arseclowns.

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

Crazy thing is a Brisbane player layed an near identical tackle in the first quarter (I think). But because the head didn't hit the ground, absolutely nothing mentioned. It's just pure bad luck that when things go AWOL you get the AFL's wrath. In spite of the situation being clearly out of the players hands.

I don't know where the game is going from here. It's a worry.

It's clear this issue is driven more by legal concerns than clear judgement. Let's all have fun dealing with 2-3 subjective MRO / tribunal cases a week.

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[Hodgey 15]

So any tackle causing a concussion regardless of circumstances is worth 3 weeks. Precedent set.

Precedent set.... but depending who you are and what club you play for.

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[Hodgey 15]

Only positive is I guess it gives someone else a run from BH.

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[MinerBoy]

I just feel really bad for Sis, this could prevent him from getting an AA nod. I can't see how some of the bumps we've seen this year could get 2 while this- a football action gets 3. It makes no sense.

Yep true. Again.

He won’t get the Tom Stewart 4 weeks tolerance.


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[QuietB]

So any tackle causing a concussion regardless of circumstances is worth 3 weeks. Precedent set.

Well except Butlers apparently

 

[HawthornHawk]

Only positive is I guess it gives someone else a run from BH.

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Will be Frost

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

I just feel really bad for Sis, this could prevent him from getting an AA nod. I can't see how some of the bumps we've seen this year could get 2 while this- a football action gets 3. It makes no sense.

the decision was made before any hearing. The transcript was ready to go and tailored in response to what was presented

it is a travesty that he gets treated this way

i hope those useless panel members sleep well at night.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

I just feel really bad for Sis, this could prevent him from getting an AA nod. I can't see how some of the bumps we've seen this year could get 2 while this- a football action gets 3. It makes no sense.

Well except Butlers apparently

Blakey wasn’t concussed, that’s from the Swans, only reason Butler got off

 

[benhawk]

Losing interest weekly in AFL so only just watched replays of the tackle, how the heck did they disregard Brockman's involvement? If he is not there McCluggage puts his arm out

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[Jimmy#17]

"As to the first, it may be that Brockman’s involvement changed the force of the impact, but we can't be sufficiently satisfied as to the extent."

That sentence alone should be sufficient grounds to appeal. Its not like we had an expert witness testify to this or anything .

To be fair though, the entire statement is bull and should be used to appeal.

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

Maybe the AFL should suspend themselves for making ground surfaces too hard. (only kinda joking)

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[HairyO]

"As to the first, it may be that Brockman’s involvement changed the force of the impact, but we can't be sufficiently satisfied as to the extent."

That sentence alone should be sufficient grounds to appeal. Its not like we had an expert witness testify to this or anything .

To be fair though, the entire statement is bull and should be used to appeal.

Exactly. We had an expert claim something. The AFL's counter argument was "NUP NOPE NO!!!".

And the Tribunal sided with the AFL.

Be interesting to see whether we appeal. Grossly/manifestly unfair/wrong is required. No idea how that happens. The AFL just cries CONCUSSION !!!

 

[Stranglers]

If the club for whatever reason choose not to appeal, or appeal and lose, I hope Mitch has Sicily sitting alongside him in the coaches box for those three games. Shit situation aside, there could still be some benefit to be derived from it in terms of boosting Sicily's on-field coaching chops.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Must appeal, stupid not to. Let's drag this shit out and let everyone everyday for the next ten days talk about this and forget the football. !!! Let's derail the footy for a couple of weeks. Need to hit the airwaves in droves hawk fans.

 

[Cyril says]

Losing interest weekly in AFL so only just watched replays of the tackle, how the * did they disregard Brockman's involvement? If he is not there McCluggage puts his arm out

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… and apparently Brocky was pushed by a Lions player.

 

[Bugs1977]

I get this angle for sure, but then why the 3 weeks?

It’s all a wank cause you know that if the same happens in a prelim, nobody’s getting rubbed out for it

 

[Jimmy#17]

Be interesting to see whether we appeal. Grossly/manifestly unfair/wrong is required. No idea how that happens. The AFL just cries CONCUSSION !!!

A Player or the AFL General Counsel can appeal on the following points:
1. Error of law that has a material impact on the decision of the Tribunal.
2. That the decision was so unreasonable that no Tribunal acting reasonably
could have come to that decision having regard to the evidence before it.
3. Classification of offence manifestly excessive or inadequate.
4. Sanction imposed manifestly excessive or inadequate.

I would say point 2 would be the most obvious grounds of an appeal.