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

 

[Coasters7]

Common sense prevails, however we all know with the utter incompetence of the AFL tribunal if this was round 3 he would have got weeks..... go figure

I still can’t work out how Sicily gets 3 under these “duty of care” guidelines but this gets off because some bloke used ms paint to draw some tram lines.

Regardless of what you think of the incident, in 2023 that’s careless conduct and the AFL are playing favourites here. Finals discount with an added big Vic club paper bag.

 

[evolved2]

I'm glad to see the right decision was made for a change. Well done AFL.

 

[magpies77]

All in all. Correct call in the end. Common sense prevails.

 

[mumblingpie]

Now just need Martin to get 4 weeks

 

[RandB]

Can Melbourne appeal?

Melbourne or the AFL?

 

[CakeEater]

Big vic club best 22 player in finals and gets no suspension.

Im shocked......

 

[Apples]

You can put your house on it, the rules will be re written if you elect to smother and injure the other player you'll get suspended. This will become effective immediately.

Currently jumping to smother is not illegal, regardless of outcome.

Change will be immediate.

Perhaps they will re-write the rules to say ...."If you elect to do anything that leads to injury you will be suspended".
See how silly that is? It's a contact sport, with danger everywhere. That's why we love it and sneer at soccer.

 

[gungho]

Another win to the vic sycophants. Dodgy as all hell

 

[Pendlebeams]

Anything other than Collingwood you know what happens here.

Wanna give examples? We get regularly reamed at the MRO/tribunal.

 

[M Malice]

Sets a decent precedent.

You can now run at an approaching opponent jump off the ground turn your shoulder to brace for impact and smash them unconscious.

As long as you make a half arsed attempt to make it look like a smother.

 

[JackoSpades]

Yet he did bump him .... time to take off yer Pie Goggles

nah yeh nah

Well then you have nothing to worry about and it's all semantics.
However, I look forward to you returning to this thread to rage out if that doesn't occur in due course.

lol

 

[Lsta062]

Then we are reading different threads. Plenty of use of the word "disguised" around here. If Maynard someone meant to do what he did, then he is a greater stuntman/martial artist than Jackie Chan.

Yeah there is no way Maynard intended to hurt Brayshaw. I just thought that was a given tbh.

 

[YouBeauty]

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

Pendles has peripheral vision though

 

[Cyclops]

Oh well. Not great for footy, nice for us I guess. Maynards a beaut bloke but this concussion issue has whiskers on it.

Be good if he got something just to dissuade other blokes in the fuzzy spaces hust beyond the clarity of the rules.

 

[SC_Power]

Are we goin back to back?

Three peat.

 

[nylexbandit]

I’d be getting the boys to practice some heavy smothering on Naicos in the Prelim

 

[Carringbush2010]

That’s not how it works.

Particpation in an activity doesn’t preclude someone from being cupable for harm done onto you.

But that's how it should work.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Big vic club best 22 player in finals and gets no suspension.

Im shocked......

Or AFL lawyer completely messes up prosecution.

Woods sounded like Lionel Hutz.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Three peat.

* it, 4 peat!

 

[Vindicater]

Yeah there is no way Maynard intended to hurt Brayshaw. I just thought that was a given tbh.

I actually think he did intend to hurt him but in a "make him earn it" bruising physical intimidation way.

He just ****ed it up.

 

[The Plowking]

Precedent set ...... which of course will last until someone from another team or an indigenous player does it then expect a 3+ week suspension

AFL tribunal is the world's most fkd up lottery

Der.
They'll change the rules.
That's all

 

[Bearded Clam]

Correct decision. Sanity prevails.

now, if only they couldve got the dozen or so other decisions they completely fxxked up throughout the year right!…

 

[campbell]

Why? He was totally vindicated.

Who cares.
AFL are his boss.
He will not be there.
There will be a huge shakeup, of all things tribunal and processes.

 

[ashep]

Go watch Adelaide v Collingwood from earlier in the year.

 

[JackoSpades]

It's not pissweak at all. It actually shows some guts to overrule someone who is clearly incompetent.

guess not so incompetent, you owe some one an apology