Player Watch Rookie Pick #45 (2015) - Dan Houston

[gbear]

It's straight to tribunal so we can argue whatever we want. It's a - pardon the pun - free hit.

Then we can appeal the tribunal decision.

Take it all the way.

Hope we go all in to get the best possible outcome for Dan and the club.

 

[Visenfest]

Appeal as far as legally possible if he cops a suspension. Use it to highlight the utter mess the AFL has created around the bump.

 

[PAFC66]

Appeal as far as legally possible if he cops a suspension. Use it to highlight the utter mess the AFL has created around the bump.

I'm 100% with this but what could we possibly argue? It was a late frontal bump , didn't have to hit him in the head but was high enough to force his head to whiplash into turf...? careless is about right , I'm not sure what we could do to get it down other then maybe week off the suspension for the good bloke clause. The optics of it were terrible and the media have hung him already.

 

[Interstater]

Ok here is the bit I don't understand.

If the bump is still legal, and that is a bump to the chest, why is it even cited?

 

[PAFC66]

Ok here is the bit I don't understand.

If the bump is still legal, and that is a bump to the chest, why is it even cited?

It was more or less pretty much a bump into his clavicle, it's high and whatever outcome occured for Rankine after that Houston's responsible for, purely because he elected to bump. You don't have to get them directly in the head for it to be illegal.
It shouldn't be anymore than 3 weeks I reckon. It'll be 5 though.

 

[Interstater]

It was more or less pretty much a bump into his clavicle, it's high and whatever outcome occured for Rankine after that Houston's responsible for, purely because he elected to bump. You don't have to get them directly in the head for it to be illegal.
It shouldn't be anymore than 3 weeks I reckon. It'll be 5 though.

If it is proven he did not make high contact, then he did not make prohibited contact, therefore 18.3.3 applies.

 

[240volt]

He did not make prohibited contact, therefore 18.3.3 applies.

What’s 18.3.3? Sounds like a iPhone update to me.

 

[PAFC66]

He did not make prohibited contact, therefore 18.3.3 applies.

Wasn't it after an attempted mark and it was high, Is that not prohibited?

 

[Interstater]

What’s 18.3.3? Sounds like a iPhone update to me.

In case your mouse wheel is broken

 

[Interstater]

Wasn't it after an attempted mark and it was high, Is that not prohibited?

Do you see it in the list under 18.3.2?

 

[PAFC66]

Do you see it in the list under 18.3.2?

It doesn't really matter , it's still "front on contact" with undue care causing concussion. Minimum 4 weeks and yes it's a joke I agree.

 

[Interstater]

It doesn't really matter , it's still "front on contact" with undue care causing concussion. Minimum 4 weeks and yes it's a joke I agree.

So the rules don't matter, ok, got it.

 

[Schulzenfest]

So it's at least three. We're not getting less than that. But three leaves it open to the AFL to give him a decent suspension without ruling him out of a Grand Final. If it was a big Vic club we all know that's exactly what they'd do. Will they do it for us? Probably not, but let's see.

 

[PAFC66]

So the rules don't matter, ok, got it.

No they do , it was high.

 

[PAFC66]

King thinks we can't win it without Houston and that he should have been sent off

What have we done to this guy?

He thinks he's our 4th best ..
Personally I wouldn't have him before JHF, Butters, Rozee, Allir and even Wines in current form.

 

[TazD]

King thinks we can't win it without Houston and that he should have been sent off

What have we done to this guy?

He thinks he's our 4th best ..
Personally I wouldn't have him before JHF, Butters, Rozee, Allir and even Wines in current form.

Huddo called for the send-off.

 

[agmsy]

King thinks

Since when has that sanctimonious, hypocritical meathead been capable of anything approaching thought?

 

[Port 2004]

Huddo called for the send-off.

More like King hopes we cannot win it it without Dan. King is a piece of shit.

 

[Jojay]

King thinks we can't win it without Houston and that he should have been sent off

What have we done to this guy?

He thinks he's our 4th best ..
Personally I wouldn't have him before JHF, Butters, Rozee, Allir and even Wines in current form.

Seriously who cares what that bloke thinks. He also said we wouldn't make finals about 6 weeks ago.

 

[PAFC66]

More like King hopes we cannot win it it without Dan. King is a piece of shit.

He used to ride us before JHF left his dumpster fire of a club

 

[PJ Power]

As the jubilation and excitement from yesterday's win has worn off, it's dawned on me how much we're going to miss him over the next few weeks. We simply don't have a substitute who can remotely bring what he does. His absence will also have a domino effect on so many other team members, especially someone like Kane Farrell

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Kane Farrell

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25

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182cm

Wt

80kg

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9.8

2star

K

6.4

3star

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3.4

3star

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2.6

3star

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2.1

4star

MG

259.5

4star

D

12.5

3star

K

7.8

3star

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4.8

3star

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3.3

3star

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2.5

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259.5

4star

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9.6

3star

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7.0

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2.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

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2.0

4star

who the opposition defensive forwards can invest more time in. If it proves to be his last game as a Port Adelaide player, it will be a real shame. Remember how devastated he looked in the change rooms after the 2020 prelim loss. He's been an excellent player for our club, and seems like a genuinely good bloke.

 

[Port 2004]

Since when has that sanctimonious, hypocritical meathead been capable of anything approaching thought?

We can stil win it with or without Dan. And you are so right with your comments on King. He is also a coward. Thinks he knows everything about the game. Too gutless to coach though.

 

[Visenfest]

It doesn't really matter , it's still "front on contact" with undue care causing concussion. Minimum 4 weeks and yes it's a joke I agree.

Key part of the front on contact rule is that the player who is hit must have his head over the football. Rankine didn’t. To me, it then goes to rule 18.3.3 given the ball was less than 5 metres away. It’s a legal bump.

These are the things our counsel needs to be arguing at the Tribunal and at any subsequent appeals.

 

[agmsy]

Too gutless to coach though.

Not good enough to coach. Would have been tipped out of the box like cornflakes if any club had been stupid enough to give him a gig.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

No they do , it was high.

In all seriousness are you ****ing simple ?