The Association Football AFL Thread 3.0

[DBAH0]

I see Warren Tredrea

Warren Tredrea

Age

45

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

6.9

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

2.2

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.0

4star

's appointment to the Port Board is going well....

 

[Jatz]

I see Warren Tredrea's appointment to the Port Board is going well....

Everything and anything Port is going well...

 

[Sozabarus]

I see Warren Tredrea's appointment to the Port Board is going well....

My hero. My mate.

 

[DBAH0]

My hero. My mate.

I'll always be thankful for the bow in the Prelim 07.

 

[DBAH0]

 

[Misher]

But I was assured that it was Dimma making us play on edge in combination with our high pressure game style that made us give away so many free kicks!

 

[SM]

Still in the negative up here too.

 

[RPCB]

I have never seen that before lol
What’s worse is how does someone mispronounce Lillard?

 

[Magma]

doesnt she know the s in bontempelli is silent

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

But I was assured that it was Dimma making us play on edge in combination with our high pressure game style that made us give away so many free kicks!

I’m very disappointed in Hocking for having us -40. Needs to lift

 

[RPCB]

I’m very disappointed in Hocking for having us -40. Needs to lift

You’re using an old joke incorrectly.

 

[SM]

You’re using an old joke incorrectly.

No he isn't.

 

[RPCB]

No he isn't.

The joke a few years ago was that Stephen Hocking - the former Geelong general manager - was doing favours for Geelong in his role as the general manager of football (which is Laura Kane’s current position).

Problem is that Hocking left that position and is now back working for Geelong as their CEO. So he should hold no sway anymore within AFL HQ’s walls.

 

[SM]

The joke a few years ago was that Stephen Hocking - the former Geelong general manager - was doing favours for Geelong in his role as the general manager of football (which is Laura Kane’s current position).

Problem is that Hocking left that position and is now back working for Geelong as their CEO. So he should hold no sway anymore within AFL HQ’s walls.

Yes, that's the joke.

 

[RPCB]

Yes, that's the joke.

Ah, you’re right. I have a problem with reading posts in a literal way.

 

[SM]

No Grundy or rowbottom is a bit silly.

Cripps and Rowell out for them.

 

[RPCB]

Champion Data is beyond useless anyway.

 

[Misher]

The joke a few years ago was that Stephen Hocking - the former Geelong general manager - was doing favours for Geelong in his role as the general manager of football

Not a joke when it was factually proven

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Surprised Danger got off, didn’t think it deserved a suspension but also thought they would’ve upheld it, never know with the circus.

 

[Magma]

i thought it was worth a game with how the dangerous tackle has been interpreted. thought the pinning of the arms would be the difference. it's all so confusing.

 

[Misher]

Defs worth one week

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Defs worth one week

Nah

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Surprised Danger got off, didn’t think it deserved a suspension but also thought they would’ve upheld it, never know with the circus.

Was never worth a week, was mostly only blues fans blinded by it being one of their players, dons fans wanting him out this week or idiots that thought otherwise. I was calm about it tonight.

When the AFL media are calling for no suspension and most sensible oppo fans on various media platforms are as well, then the tribunal will come down on that side.

Our argument was well made. Effort was made to pull up the player. The rules state reasonable care yet the AFL was arguing tackles need be perfect to be compliant.

Tribunal reasons:


Dangerfield pinned both of Walsh's arms and the forward momentum of both players contributed to Walsh's head making forceful contact with the ground.

Dangerfield conceded that he did not release either arm throughout the tackle, and that he could’ve done so.

The pinned arms placed Walsh in a vulnerable position with little, if any, opportunity to protect himself from having his head hit the ground.

It will be a rare, even exceptional case where a player who tackles with significant forward motion, who pins both arms and who could have but does not release one or both arms will not have engaged in rough conduct. This is such a case.

Although not immediately apparent and not truly apparent until all angles and vision and still shots had been carefully considered, the evidence is clear here Dangerfield immediately swung his legs beside and forward of Walsh, and pulled back with considerable force to attempt to prevent Walsh being driven into the ground.

Vision shows Dangerfield managed to pull him back so that at one point Walsh's torso was almost vertical.

Would it have been reasonably possible for Dangerfield to release one or both of Walsh's arms? Yes it would, but that's not the test.

The question is whether it was unreasonable in the circumstances not to do so.

From the considerable care that Dangerfield went to in a short space of time in a fast moving piece of play to do what he could to avoid or minimise injury to his fellow player, we find that this was not rough conduct.

No Grundy or rowbottom is a bit silly.

Cripps and Rowell out for them.

Grundy would be the clear no.2 ruck for the year. Hard to go past Max as being the most dominant thus far.
Cripps just today on afl.com.au was predicted to be 2nd so far in the brownlow.

I'd keep Cripps and take out Sheezel. 7 goals on a HFF as opposed to Bontempelli with 22 goals. There's your mid on a flank selection.

 

[SM]

Was never worth a week, was mostly only blues fans blinded by it being one of their players, dons fans wanting him out this week or idiots that thought otherwise. I was calm about it tonight.

When the AFL media are calling for no suspension and most sensible oppo fans on various media platforms are as well, then the tribunal will come down on that side.

Our argument was well made. Effort was made to pull up the player. The rules state reasonable care yet the AFL was arguing tackles need be perfect to be compliant.






Grundy would be the clear no.2 ruck for the year. Hard to go past Max as being the most dominant thus far.
Cripps just today on afl.com.au was predicted to be 2nd so far in the brownlow.

I'd keep Cripps and take out Sheezel. 7 goals on a HFF as opposed to Bontempelli with 22 goals. There's your mid on a flank selection.

I just don't think Bont has had a particularly good year. He's had 2-3 out of the box games but that's out of a selection of 14 games played.

 

[Misher]

Nah

He’s a cheap thug with priors and it was worthy of a one game suspension. Wears the hoops though.