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

[Rhayader]

It doesn’t seem that hard…

The action is dangerous/illegal? Suspend them straight up. Did it cause serious head injury? Add some more weeks

Is action is legal/not dangerous? No suspension, regardless of injury.

The thing is, they still have the option/ability to “Sicily it” and decide that a probably legal tackle is still worth weeks in the rare case it causes a bad injury. The system is reliant on interpretation and the AFL can bend the rules that way if it wants (as it has shown)

But that’s harder to stomach if they let a player off for doing something clearly dangerous just because they were lucky enough to not knock the other bloke out…

 

[grumbleguts]

This would be a decent side to put on the park.

 

[SSSSSS]

This would be a decent side to put on the park.

3 Hawks and 2 ex Hawks.

We're elite.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Marlion Pickett

50

Marlion Pickett

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

5.5

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

1.5

4star

D

11.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

5.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

4star

CL

1.3

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.6

4star

done for burglary, misses 1 game. Sicily lays a legal tackle, out for 3. Something just doesn't seem right here.

 

[Elhawko]

I'm trying to understand why they interchangeably use 'person' in some circumstances and 'opponent' in others.

View attachment 1720289

It’s in case Draper is involved.

 

[Geead]

Bet Brad Close gets off, looks similar to the one Will Day did on him earlier in the year

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Bet Brad Close gets off, looks similar to the one Will Day did on him earlier in the year

Certainty to get off. Not even a free kick. Clear head slam.

 

[Rushed_Behind]

Tom Stewart’s tackle on Blakey had the potential to cause serious damage. Very lucky shoulder took brunt of impact. It confirms the outcome is punished not the action if he doesn’t get a week.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Bet Brad Close gets off, looks similar to the one Will Day did on him earlier in the year

He got off. It's an absolute farce.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Chook lotto. These clowns running this operation need to **** off from the sport.

 

[Geead]

He got off. It's an absolute farce.

Geelong Privilege

 

[PenAndPaper]

He got off. It's an absolute farce.

Its actually so ****ing ridiculous. There is zero consistency and I'm still baffled how Day got 2 weeks early in the year for tackling Close when he got up straight away and took his kick. We've been on the bullshit end of high week suspensions for two tackles this year, its legitimately ****ed.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I think Hawthorn owe it to the members, and to James Sicily

6

James Sicily

Age

30

Ht

188cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

5.7

4star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

365.0

5star

D

19.4

4star

K

14.3

5star

HB

5.1

3star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

437.4

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

173.8

3star

to demand an explanation as to why one gets 3 matches and the other not even looked at.

 

[extractasam]

As much as I hate the afl atm that didn’t look like a suspension.. Francis looked like he went limp

 

[KermitJagger]

As much as I hate the afl atm that didn’t look like a suspension.. Francis looked like he went limp

It's not as though they haven't penalised players in exactly the same situation though. Whether it's suspendable or not, consistency please.

 

[extractasam]

It's not as though they haven't penalised players in exactly the same situation though. Whether it's suspendable or not, consistency please.

Yeah I agree, the entire systems an absolute farce and I’d love nothing more than for close to get done for the exact same thing will day did to him.

I just hate that we’re talking about that sort of a tackle as suspension worthy imo. Slow mo they all look so bad but full speed I was how is this even being spoken about

 

[cryptor]

 

[The hands of stone]

As much as I hate the afl atm that didn’t look like a suspension.. Francis looked like he went limp

Its probably not . The issue is some like tackles incidents have been suspended .
I mean Day 2 weeks for his , it was pretty similar to this.

 

[Yardie]

I hadn't seen the footage. AFL is......what is a word that is above joke?

 

[grumbleguts]

As much as I hate the afl atm that didn’t look like a suspension.. Francis looked like he went limp

Neither did Day's or Sicily's

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I hadn't seen the footage. AFL is......what is a word that is above joke?

A parliament?

 

[TassieGrown]

1st time watching the incident, really hate for this to be a suspension BUT from what we have witnessed this season it’s worthy of a week.

Fair to say the AFL rules committee are cooked and you can add the ICC to that as well, Stark would still be in shock

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Not a suspension, but momentum? Really?
Isn't that what everyone was saying didn't matter?
Let's face it, the afl weren't happy with the backlash, so have elicited the suspensions by stealth
They didn't overturn the Sicily suspension because they never admit they're wrong

 

[robiecampbellbrown]

Anyway it’s killed our season

 

[Alite]

The answer to all of this is simple = if a player is concussed by a tackle then the player that was involved in the tackle that caused the concussion has to sit out a week, irrespective of the validity of the tackle. This will stop the intent to bury a player in a tackle.

No commentator / past player / umpire on the field thought Sic should have been rubbed out for 3 weeks. He did everything right until he held on too long.

1 week was the right sanction.