Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVI

[rumply]

$100K fine for Poort, $50k only out of the soft cap is a bit of a joke.

 

[eth-dog]

$100K fine for Poort, $50k only out of the soft cap is a bit of a joke.

Needed to be at least 1 mil. That's barely a slap on the wrist.

 

[Pweter]

Needed to be at least 1 mil. That's barely a slap on the wrist.

I heard it was the maximum Port could be fined under the charge that was laid against them, I think Whateley said it on 360 early in the week.

 

[Beerfish]

I heard it was the maximum Port could be fined under the charge that was laid against them, I think Whateley said it on 360 early in the week.

The afl can't just make it up as they go all of a sudden?

 

[Pweter]

The afl can't just make it up as they go all of a sudden?

True

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Touk is just that good.

Little Libba gave it a 7/10

 

[MiguelM]

$100K fine for Poort, $50k only out of the soft cap is a bit of a joke.

Esp since the AFL will distribute 16m (quoted from another forum) to Port.

Controlling the narrative again!

 

[Zach Package]

AFL continue to be pissweak with their fines. If you want to make it meaningful and disincentivise doing it again it needed to be multiple millions.

The next white powder drama needs to be 250 and not an amount that an AFL player would probably put over the pokies on a night out.

 

[rumply]

Needed to be at least 1 mil. That's barely a slap on the wrist.

Say $200k with a 3rd round draft pick would probably pass the pub test but yeah, it's not a real deterrent esp leading into finals.

 

[Darealrath]

The optics of caring to potentially mitigate legal action against them is all the AFL needed. That was achieved with all the media attention. The actual penalty for port wasn't that important for this purpose.

 

[Zach Package]

Does anyone know what the tax is for going over the soft cap? Say they were right on the limit and 50k puts them over the top could it in theory get compounded?

 

[Pweter]

Does anyone know what the tax is for going over the soft cap? Say they were right on the limit and 50k puts them over the top could it in theory get compounded?

Based on the conversation of what WCE would have to pay if they got rid of Simpson the tax is 100% of the amount going over. In this case if it puts Port $50k over, they pay $50k tax.

 

[eth-dog]

Are Richmond done if they lose tonight? They'll be at least a game and % behind 8th. Whilst that's not catastrophic, with three rounds left it's tough to make up.

 

[mike14]

That doggies guernsey is an eyesore

 

[windyhill]

2 quick ones for the “draft bust”

 

[mike14]

2 quick ones for the “draft bust”

And another. Terrible effort by the Tiger defence

 

[Yoda_]

That doggies guernsey is an eyesore

Highett Bulldogs like

 

[eth-dog]

Richmond are cooked. Or tanking?

 

[jannissary]

Richmond are cooked. Or tanking?

losing grimes/martin tonight hurts

 

[jannissary]

damn, what a quarter from jamara, this game's already over lol

 

[windyhill]

Fair first quarter “trade bust”

 

[Old man fletch]

Say $200k with a 3rd round draft pick would probably pass the pub test but yeah, it's not a real deterrent esp leading into finals.

Money doesn't make a difference to clubs. Don't port get subsidized by the AFL? So it's effectively the AFL paying the fine (or clubs like us/WC/Richmond/Pies etc).

Should've been a second round draft pick taken from them. If you want to make a stance and let clubs know its not acceptable, $ aren't going to make a difference in a situation like an elimination final where the club would make more $ by playing the next week

 

[rumply]

Richmond are cooked. Or tanking?

Nah, I tipped the campaigners.

 

[TheUnicorn]

That doggies guernsey is an eyesore

Nah, I like it

 

[Beerfish]

Far out Bont is just a footy machine