MRP / Trib. James Sicily tackle on Hugh McCluggage

[Stax on the mill]

Come now, we all know nobody gets suspended in finals

Phil Carman, Jason Cloke and Anthony Rocca beg to differ. But then they played for Collingwood, so not sure if that counts.

 

[hardway]

When a sport is controlled by insurance companies and lawyers it’s doomed. Slippery slope.

 

[Whiskers]

Phil Carman, Jason Cloke and Anthony Rocca beg to differ. But then they played for Collingwood, so not sure if that counts.

Hawkins? Chappy? They only cost us some extra premierships.

Other than that soft suspension in a final nothing irks me more than the AFL not knowing if something is a free kick or a 3 week suspension.
It is utterly ridiculous, the lines are not and should not be that fine.

The people running the league are not overly bright. Seriously AFL sort your garbage out.
The umpires/MRO/Tribunsl are all on different pages, how can you let this go on? Free kicks which are suspendable is embarrassing for the league.

 

[MarcMaverick]

#boycottAFL

 

[Randomizor]

So wait Degoey only got 3 because he was oh so remorseful but in this case the tribunal said “screw your remorse, that’s not compelling”

 

[SSSSSS]

So wait Degoey only got 3 because he was oh so remorseful but in this case the tribunal said “screw your remorse, that’s not compelling”

We had an expert on biomechanics provide evidence.

We didn't even go down the remorse avenue. We had legitimate evidence.

The tribunal couldn't give a ****.

 

[Randomizor]

We had an expert on biomechanics provide evidence.

We didn't even go down the remorse avenue. We had legitimate evidence.

The tribunal couldn't give a *.

Was responding to this part of the findings:

“As to the second, we accept without hesitation that Mr. Sicily was remorseful and immediately quite shaken by the injury to McCluggage he did not intend. This does not constitute exceptional and compelling circumstances.”

 

[candyapple]

So Sicily is expected to let go at this stage?

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

So Sicily is expected to let go at this stage?

Absolute farce.

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[Maddo11]

So wait Degoey only got 3 because he was oh so remorseful but in this case the tribunal said “screw your remorse, that’s not compelling”

Sicily's line of argument was "this tackle was perfect, exactly how we train it three times a week"

What remorse

 

[kirbatron]

I actually wouldn't have a huge issue with this if it was 1 week - yes bad luck (again!) but 3 weeks is just totally unfair & blatantly wrong.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Sicily's line of argument was "this tackle was perfect, exactly how we train it three times a week"

What remorse

2014 was 9 years ago mate. Let it gooooooo

 

[OnTheRocks]

Oh you were so close, the "D" word you were looking for is Dangerous.

You are everything that is wrong with this game and are happy for it to be something other than what it should be.

 

[MarcMaverick]

As I have said earlier: make it make sense.

Picketts bump on Smith in Round 1 netted him 2 weeks. Not a footy act
Sicily's tackle on McLugagge netted him 3. A regulation footy tackle in which Sicily did his best with the position he was in, in relation to where McLugagge was at.

 

[yeahmate]

Honestly I dont understand why the first question in the legal argument on appeal isnt just to call Andrew Dillon to the stand and ask "if this tackle had have happened in round 1 of this year, would Mr Sicily have been suspended?" then go from there

 

[QuietB]

729 tackles laid on the weekend.

Just 2 ended in suspension. The game will be fine.

So more suspensions than HTB decisions - interesting

 

[QuietB]

Has any player in the history of footy won a free kick and got rubbed out for multiple weeks over the same incident?

Have the umpires come out and apologised to the Lion's and McCluggage for their decision?

You know the AFL would defend their umpire and without a hint of irony state that a free kick to Sicily was the correct decision.

 

[Maddo11]

As I have said earlier: make it make sense.

Picketts bump on Smith in Round 1 netted him 2 weeks. Not a footy act
Sicily's tackle on McLugagge netted him 3. A regulation footy tackle in which Sicily did his best with the position he was in, in relation to where McLugagge was at.

Regulation dangerous tackle

 

[candyapple]

So Sicily is expected to let go at this stage?

Maddo11 your thoughts? You seem like an expert.

 

[perplexed]

I see many Hawthorn supporters are still desperately trying to not understand the rules.

 

[Crankyhawk]

I see many Hawthorn supporters are still desperately trying to not understand the rules.

I see the afl is still fabricating rules based on outcome.
The difference is we are nuffies on bigfooty while the afl is theoretically a professional and competent organisation…

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

I can't help but think Sicily copped at least another extra week because of his 'reputation'

How he got the same amount of weeks as that Sniper De Goey who committed a far worse act the previous week is absolutely disgraceful.

 

[Maddo11]

Maddo11 your thoughts? You seem like an expert.

 

[TheFourPillars]

If you look at that tackle in real time, I don't know how anyone that doesn't have an agenda like the AFL can say that the action was reckless. It was a bloody accident

 

[Maddo11]

I can't help but think Sicily copped at least another extra week because of his 'reputation'

How he got the same amount of weeks as that Sniper De Goey who committed a far worse act the previous week is absolutely disgraceful.

Yeah this is more a failure of the tribunal agreeing with Degoey's "I was remorseful and apologised as soon as I could gimme 25% off pls" defence. Should have stuck with the 4