Maynard cleared by tribunal for Brayshaw collision

[Corn Cobbers]

THE AFL has opted against appealing the Tribunal's decision in the Brayden Maynard case, meaning the Collingwood defender is in the clear to play in the Magpies' preliminary final.

AFL ponders rule change after Maynard Tribunal call

The Brayden Maynard saga is officially over after the AFL opted not to appeal the Tribunal's decision

www.afl.com.au

The AFL, having brought the charge against Maynard, said on Wednesday that it would not challenge the Tribunal's ruling, but would comment further later in the day.

"The AFL has confirmed that after careful consideration and review of the Tribunal's decision and reasons following last night's hearing into the incident involving Collingwood's Brayden Maynard and Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw, the AFL has decided not to appeal the Tribunal's decision," a statement read.

"Per the Tribunal Guidelines the AFL had to make this decision by 12:00pm AEST today.

"The AFL will release a further statement later today."

Finally some sanity

 

[Dez!]

Still makes no sense to me that he turned his body instead of putting his hands out in front like a normal person who is about to hit something.

Does he turn his body and use his when he's about to hit the out of bounds fence or stop with his hands?

 

[Ambrosia]

Correct decision.

Ignore posts from Port, Carlton, Melb and Ess supporters.

Sooks

Hey I’ve been strongly in the should not be suspended camp

 

[_Cerberus_]

Common sense, incidents will always happen in a contact spot. Cue all the people trying to pussify the sport. It was an AFL action, players are allowed to jump in an attempt to smother, it was an unfortunate incident. If we try and punish people for all injuries occurred during football actions, what next? Suspend someone for breaking someone shoulder in a Shepard? Suspending someone if they break a leg during a tackle? Where would it end?

I think the line debate got Maynard off, his original line wasn't even aimed directly AT Brayshaw. So cannot say he was targeting or aiming at him. Once he was in the air post smother attempt, he has zero way to move his line. The way he braced himself is irrelevant, if the AFL said he should have just exposed his body, there is a good chance BOTH players would have been injured. Your bodies instinct is to shield itself or turn away from impact.

Doesn't help that Brayshaw is extra prone to concussions compared to other players. Reckon there will be big changes in the future regarding concussion prone players, and the risks they accept in choosing to play knowing even the slightest bump could result in a concussion. McCartin will be an interesting case, would he still be able to sue the AFL for negligence in the future, or would his decision to keep putting himself out there go against him?

As for the Demons sooking. Their players seemed pretty quiet about Van Rooyens deliberate elbow. Or Picket leaving his feet to collect Weightman in the head, but when its on the other foot, its "not right". They were non football actions. That is the stuff the AFL should be more concerned about. Not suspending people for stuff like tackles based on outcome, whilst letting off 100 similar tackles each weekend. The AFL have clouded the rules for everyone and created to many grey areas.

You cannot just make rules up as you go, no other sport seems to do it. You cannot and will never get rid of injuries 100 percent. It is what you accept when you hit the field. Its funny though, the harder you seem to police injuries, the more the seem to occur.

Someone once told me, if you commit to a tackle, commit hard, if you half ass it, you're more likely to hurt yourself and your opponent, than just going through with it. When players start to second guess each bump and tackle, you will see more and more sloppy plays, and bigger risk of injuries, which the AFL is not helping with by creating two sets of rules for everything.

 

[AFL4ME]

My gut feel at the time was that it was a footy act, correct decision for football. I hope Brayshaw is ok and I hope he plays the prelim and/or GF

 

[Hoops]

AFL just gave it the green light.

And what will you do if these types of freak unfortunate actions don't eventuate more than we see currently?

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

This was a terrible result for the AFL's efforts to reduce concussions. Basically said it's ok to concuss someone as long as it's a football act. Duty of care doesn't exist anymore.

A Pies player got concussed by Bris player, a week or two before this.. Ended his season with a knee to the back of the head in a marking contest. No one cared...

Accidents happen, suck it up.

 

[CrowToon]

My favourite mouth breather... what was the conspiracy in the Sydney thing a few weeks ago? Lolnofinals

Omg I am not in the mood to be flirted with right now

 

[Jugada]

Good to see the Helen Lovejoys providing all the good lolsy content I was expecting

 

[sr36]

If the Pies win the premiership this year it will be known as the Maynard premiership instead of the Nick Daicos premiership

Either name sounds good to me.

 

[ashep]

I've actually got no real issue with Maynard, but the tribunal have basically accepted the evidence that once a player leaves his feet he's not in control of his body or responsible for the results of his actions.

It's an interesting precedent.

 

[Horaceg]

Kane Cornes was right FMD

 

[SC_Power]

In hindsight I’m amazed Maynard got two weeks for this football act. (Click to watch)

 

[PieLebo87]

He did not dive/jump at a loose ball and smash into an opponents head?

Don’t reword what you said. I was responding to what you said below where you insinuated that Maynard knew he would smash into Brayshaw’s head.

So is a player allowed to dive at a ball in mid air knowing they will smash into a head of the opposition?

 

[Smokey17]

What a great movie... I particularly liked the ending.!!

 

[TW Sherrin]

No greater collection of feckless cowards than at afl house. Had a chance to really show you are serious about CTE and you piss it up the wall to appease the knuckle draggers and ******* media pundits. The game will be sued out of existence in my child's life and this case will be a part of it all.

Just need Jack Martin to either get of or get a reduced penalty and the whole clownshow will be in town

In the immortal words of Larry David - "* you and I'll see you tomorrow!'

Serious about CTE?

Clearly Melbourne couldn't give a rats toss bag or Brayshaw would be retired by now.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Disgrace.

 

[Horaceg]

I've actually got no real issue with Maynard, but the tribunal have basically accepted the evidence that once a player leaves his feet he's not in control of his body or responsible for the results of his actions.

It's an interesting precedent.

Like a marking contest

 

[Gavin Excell]

Football actions

 

[Maze]

I guess a lot of facts actually may have been opinions after all....

 

[brutus76]

They can always drop him for Naicos

 

[campbell]

Michael Christian will be smirking somewhere

He will not be in his position next year.

 

[Coasters7]

VFL in full swing. If it was a random bloke from the Giants he would have got 6

 

[mumblingpie]

I think the flowers got him over the line

 

[Jimmybob]

If Maynard goes for that I will delete my bigfooty account because there was absolutely NOTHING he could do to avoid that and I wouldn’t want to follow a sport that’s gone absolutely ******* mental over head high contact

 

[Madblue]

Can you imagine if say Viney knocked out Pendles the same way Maynard did to Brayshaw. Pies supporters would be saying the exact opposite to what they are all saying now