MRP / Trib. Junior Rioli hit on Jordan Ridley

[PrisonBars4life]

Meanwhile the dirtiest act of the game is uncited. Clearly we should send racial slurs and burn effigies of whoever put an intentional elbow through DBJ's head at 2:13. Was more force behind that hit than anything from Rioli but DBJ isn't getting concussed by a stiff breeze like other players.

 

[citizen-erased]

Meanwhile the dirtiest act of the game is uncited. Clearly we should send racial slurs and burn effigies of whoever put an intentional elbow through DBJ's head at 2:13. Was more force behind that hit than anything from Rioli but DBJ isn't getting concussed by a stiff breeze like other players.

See newman verdict
Elbow to jaw is allowed

You might wanna see if you can convince the tribunal junior is a carlton player...he'll get off

 

[cAsEy_18]

Meanwhile the dirtiest act of the game is uncited. Clearly we should send racial slurs and burn effigies of whoever put an intentional elbow through DBJ's head at 2:13. Was more force behind that hit than anything from Rioli but DBJ isn't getting concussed by a stiff breeze like other players.

Hehe unlucky.

To be fair, that one was in the play.

 

[PrisonBars4life]

Hehe unlucky.

To be fair, that one was in the play.

He dropped his weight a couple of seconds after the whistle on a clearly dead play. Totally intentional. Nice to see your moral flexibility on elbows to the face though.

Pack it up people ... we're done.

 

[cAsEy_18]

He dropped his weight a couple of seconds after the whistle on a clearly dead play. Totally intentional. Nice to see your moral flexibility on elbows to the face though.

Pack it up people ... we're done.

Nah, ball is right there.

I’ve also got this random photo which makes it hard to tell it it’s elbow or just an open hand.

 

[hawkman]

Trying to argue it is Ridley's fault is a bold move

 

[eth-dog]

Trying to argue it is Ridley's fault is a bold move

The BigFooty defence

 

[DapperDon]

Holy wow they actually went with that?

Amazing!

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Bingo! It’s the severe part that doesn’t fit here.

 

[boncer34]

Bingo! It’s the severe part that doesn’t fit here.

Ok.

It's high. Junior takes his 2 weeks and goes home.

 

[Great8]

AFL legal team is dismantling this Port bloke

 

[philthy05]

Trying to argue it is Ridley's fault is a bold move

You’re placing your own hyperbole on that.



He’s not arguing it’s Ridleys fault.

He’s arguing it cannot be labelled intentional

 

[melanChronic]

AFL legal team is dismantling this Port bloke

This is crap. 9 times out of 10 the same incident would result in the defender continuing to the marking contest with a stinger to the face at most.

Ridley getting concussed was basically the most serious outcome possible here, and it's a matter of bad fortune that it occurred.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Ok.

It's high. Junior takes his 2 weeks and goes home.

And that would be fine and fair in the end.

 

[boncer34]

You’re placing your own hyperbole on that.



He’s not arguing it’s Ridleys fault.

He’s arguing it cannot be labelled intentional

Nobody said it was so weird thing to argue.

 

[DapperDon]

This is crap. 9 times out of 10 the same incident would result in the defender continuing to the marking contest with a stinger to the face at most.

Ridley getting concussed was basically the most serious outcome possible here, and it's a matter of bad fortune that it occurred.

Yes, next time Ridley might be fortunate that Rioii doesn't swing an errant elbow at his head

 

[brutus76]

Port Adelaide’s legal representative Paul Ehrlich said: “We say unfortunately because the arm is up, Mr. Ridley ran into it"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hawkman]

You’re placing your own hyperbole on that.



He’s not arguing it’s Ridleys fault.

He’s arguing it cannot be labelled intentional

It hasn't been charged as intentional so if that is the argument it is wasted

 

[bomberclifford]

Port's defence:

 

[brutus76]

surely this takes less than 10 mins deliberation time

 

[brutus76]

i want the Port lawyer for my next speeding fine

"I accidentally put the foot down on the accelerator longer than i should have"

 

[boncer34]

And that would be fine and fair in the end.

Glad you've come around

 

[Tugga27]

i want the Port lawyer for my next speeding fine

"I accidentally put the foot down on the accelerator longer than i should have"

Almost as good as Steele Sidebottom's defence "He just got up, we believe, to go to the bathroom, and walked out the wrong door".

As you do.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Glad you've come around

I’ve said he will be getting a suspension from post one.

It’s the impact I’ve been discussing from day dot.

Severe down to high is reasonable. Ok medium may have been going to far as originally stated (even though it was actually light as a feather) but high is where it should be.

 

[TheWeapon]

Lawyers can be a shameless bunch, their defense was that Ridley concussed himself haha
Almost as bad as the Carlton lawyer who doesn't even try to defend the action, just reaches for a slimy technicality