Whitecross offered a week for having Selwood run into his shoulder

[Magpies696]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

The bump is Still alive.............for now anyway

 

[bradrowe#32]

Great news, common sense has finally prevailed.

 

[red+black]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

I'm surprised there hasn't been a deluge of threads about this.

 

[damuzzdu]

Common Sense at last from the tribunal

 

[tasmanlvr]

Some faith in the AFL has been restored.

 

[Oscarman]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

The ump at the time said it was an accident and yet the MRP gave him a week? Luckily sanity has prevailed.

 

[Stamos]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Good on Hawthorn for challenging. The MRP's finding was ludicrous.

Thankfully, the tribunal got it right (they took their damn time, though).

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

I'm surprised there hasn't been a deluge of threads about this.

Justice will never enrage anyone as much as injustice does. It is laughable this had to be challenged

 

[David the Cat]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Good decision....should never have got that far!!

..... and I am glad its over. I have been nice to Squark supporters since the penalty was announced.

Now I can go back to trolling them

Hawthorn are shit.

 

[dumb]

Umpire said it best, "That's an accident"

here's hoping that 'accidents' become an acceptable part of footballing / tribunal lingo instead of 'incedentizing' and over-analyzing every little contest into possible reports.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

The bump is Still alive.............for now anyway

Except it wasnt even a bump... It was a "stand".

 

[Sydney Bloods]

As other have said it should never have come to this, but good on them for at least getting it right in the end.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Should point out once again the risk was a 2wk ban- glad common sense prevails.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

good on selwood for testifying for whitecross at the tribunal too.

 

[red+black]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Except it wasnt even a bump... It was a "stand".

The AFL will seek to outlaw standing because you have the option to sit.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

The bump is Still alive.............for now anyway

You might be right if only you posted this in the appropriate thread like one that discussed the Pavlich bump

 

[red+black]

The MRP has showed us in the past that accidental contact is not a defence. Thankfully the right decision has been made today, but the MRP has in the past unfairly suspended players and I'm sure they will do so again.

 

[Michael Scarn]

Wow I really didn't expect common sense to prevail

 

[bartel magic]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Thank-You common sense.

The right decision................the kid deserved to get off!

 

[Gods_Son23]

Some faith in the AFL has been restored.

^This^

 

[lock33]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

I am happy for the kid he got off as he should. But he shouldnt have if the tribunal was consistent. Its a joke as plenty have been suspended for accidental head high contact.

 

[blitzer]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

Good decision, absolutely no malicious intent in his actions and when you watch in normal time he had like no time to react other than the reflexive brace.

 

[alfy!]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

poor decision in the end

not surprised though, considering the club in question

 

[bartel magic]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

I am happy for the kid he got off as he should. But he shouldnt have if the tribunal was consistent. Its a joke as plenty have been suspended for accidental head high contact.

Agreed, and this is the issue that bites the general public I think...............the inconsistency of the tribunal.

 

[Unfinished]

Re: Whitecross Cleared..

poor decision in the end

not surprised though, considering the club in question

Selwood is such a class act for testifying for Whitecross, amazing player and great bloke it seems to.

Put your bias aside Alfy..