McGovern reported

[blueboy25]

A bump in the side, initiated in the field of play,gets replayed several times and talked about for the rest of the game with the concussion word thrown around willy nilly. MRO give player a week.

A bump or a push?

 

[Big Cox 88]

Do we think this will affect McGovern's position in the All Australian team as Wing Defence? I feel that he gives away too many contact and obstruction frees to keep a spot in the team.

 

[Big Cox 88]

LOL ex bomber Jason Johnson on the tribunal panel, talk about a conflict of interest.

 

[Vindicater]

How badly hurt?

He walked off.

Came back on.

Then walked to a taxi to get checked out.

Cleared of serious damage and flew home.

So was there any significant injury to the head? Read his ribs were checked but that where Gov bumped him.

What really was the impact on thefence low or medium?

Based on the Frawley and Zahura pushes and fence impacts its a fine not a week.

Bad enough he had to miss most of the match and go to hospital.

 

[sedders]

Is this the thread to be in whilst the tribunal case is on?

nah mate we're all hanging out here... https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-circus.1088718/

 

[sedders]

updates from the tribunal on afl.com.au coming from this guy



any other sources?

 

[Big Cox 88]

All of a sudden Essendon is able to find it's medical records!!!

 

[flyinghi64]

A bump or a push?

So out of everything written that's your issue??
Ok it was an initial hip and shoulder aussie rules bump that caused the action to morph into a push like motion.
If every player who used the same action on the boundary line copped a week this would have blown up long ago.
Just have to Look at Zurhaar from Nth who did a near identical thing last year and got 2k fine.

 

[sedders]

fact is if the chair wasnt there you would not be here reading this now

 

[Jobe Watson]

What a weak as piss defence from McGovern.

 

[sedders]

What a weak as piss defence from McGovern.

lol ironic, given your post.

there were many arguments by David Grace QC which part exactly was pissweak?

 

[Tinyparts]

What a weak as piss defence from McGovern.

yea he should have just thrown his hip at guelfi's head and taken the fine....

 

[sedders]

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Nice to see the AFL continues the precedent of applying a different set of rules for West Coast players. At least they're consistently inconsistent with their interpretations.

 

[kaiserchief13]

They should have argued the high contact, rather than it's not his fault the chair was there

 

[Jobe Watson]

lol ironic, given your post.

there were many arguments by David Grace QC which part exactly was pissweak?

McGovern making the case that the bump was fair while completely ignoring that he then deliberately shoved Guelfi when he was a good metre over the boundary line.

Oh and it was the chair's fault. That was pretty good too. That pesky $2 plastic chair.

 

[kaiserchief13]

McGovern making the case that the bump was fair while completely ignoring that he then deliberately shoved Guelfi when he was a good metre over the boundary line.

Oh and it was the chair's fault. That was pretty good too. That pesky $2 plastic chair.

He explained the reason he pushed- to not allow the overlap

 

[Taylor]

The Jeremy McGovern Plastic Chair Awareness Foundation will continue it's fight for safety for all those who inexplicably find themselves as a projectile towards them.

 

[balmainforever]

Who cares now.
1 week it stays

 

[BG__]

I was hoping multiple All Australians would be enough to get him off. Apparently Brownlows are required.

 

[Woody15]

*cue conspiracies*

 

[Jobe Watson]

yea he should have just thrown his hip at guelfi's head and taken the fine....

Yeah I must've missed the part where Shuey went to hospital and is in doubt for this week.

What a waste of everyone's time. McGovern challenges and then presents such a pathetic defence for his act of thuggery. Deserved ban.

 

[DirtySandman]

If the chair doesn’t impact the decision, neither should the fence,

Corrupt bullshit orgsnisation.

 

[Coaster2012]

Well the precedent has suddenly shifted it seems.

 

[Big Cox 88]

**** you VFL campaigners. Ablett elbows heads yeh no worries. Blokes from VFL teams push into fence yeh no worries. Gov coming up against a struggling VFL side next round 1 week. Scum so corrupt.