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Howe sent straight to tribunal

Grimes Times
in Melbourne Demons

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Is howe's offence any worse than josh hunt stomping on someone's hand ? Hunt escaped with only a fine

Errrr, have you heard of the blood rule? Any idea why that was introduced?

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    I wouldn't read too much into that, it's a clear situation where the MRP doesn't have a formula to work with so rather than just trying to make something up they've sent it to the tribunal to be argued.

    never stopped 'em making stuff up before.

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    Errrr, have you heard of the blood rule? Any idea why that was introduced?

    Subsequent to (or as a consequence of) the Buckley Smearing Incident the Blood Rule was changed to only apply to "actively-bleeding" wounds.

    A player with only blood on his uniform is not required to leave the field. In that light, Howe's action, whilst unsavoury, is probably going to be viewed more favourably than Figjam's.

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    Errrr, have you heard of the blood rule? Any idea why that was introduced?

    I wasn't saying the blood rule isn't important, I was just making a comparison to another 'brain fade' type offence.

    I think it was introduced in the 90s when there was slightly greater fear of HIV than now and of course the risks of catching HIV or hepatitis on the footy are almost negligible but of course it has to stay, its just a part of good OHS and most major contact sports in the world have the rule in place, so it's always going to stay and for good reason..

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    I wasn't saying the blood rule isn't important, I was just making a comparison to another 'brain fade' type offence.

    I think it was introduced in the 90s when there was slightly greater fear of HIV than now and of course the risks of catching HIV or hepatitis on the footy are almost negligible but of course it has to stay, its just a part of good OHS and most major contact sports in the world have the rule in place, so it's always going to stay and for good reason..

    So then no, it's not near the same as the Hunt stomp.

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    DEMON Jeremy Howe will face the Tribunal on Tuesday night for wiping blood from his knee on the shorts of Port Adelaide's Tom Jonas on Saturday.

    The incident, assessed as misconduct, was referred to the Tribunal by the Match Review Panel because the League's table of offences does not cover such an offence.

    The only similar case was against Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley who wiped blood on Cameron Ling in 2002. Buckley was suspended for one game.

    He will have an MRI scan to see if he has a brain !! stupid

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    Just saw it on TV.

    Should get off with a slap on the wrist.

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    Big deal, will not dent our chances of winning

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    If he did it, then ridiculous stuff from Howe, and regardless of what Buckley got, deserves to spend weeks out to think about how idiotic he was.

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    Disgraceful act, deserves weeks and I hope he gets it.

    I reckon he will get two down to one.

    Disgusting thing to do, and if this happened to a Melbourne player I'd be furious.

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    I reckon he will get two down to one.

    No early plea, he gets what he gets.

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    Just goes to prove what a weak as [censored] game this is turning in to.

    A bit of blood?? FFS, and he was dobbed in as well.

    Anyone would be forgiven to think that the league is rampant with disease and that the notion of blood contacting another palyers clothing (albeit delibrately) is akin to a striking assault.

    Excuse me while I go and smash my head into a brick wall.

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    Just goes to prove what a weak as [censored] game this is turning in to.

    A bit of blood?? FFS, and he was dobbed in as well.

    Anyone would be forgiven to think that the league is rampant with disease and that the notion of blood contacting another palyers clothing (albeit delibrately) is akin to a striking assault.

    Excuse me while I go and smash my head into a brick wall.

    Feel free to go hurling blood, spit and semen all over the place and see how far that gets you if you have no problem with what Howe allegedly did. People should keep their bodily fluids to themselves.
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    Imagine all those poor doctors and nurses who get blood on their clothes all day long. How have they ever survived.

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    Imagine all those poor doctors and nurses who get blood on their clothes all day long. How have they ever survived.

    By wearing protective clothing and rigorously cleaning themselves before and after touching their patients.
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    Just goes to prove what a weak as [censored] game this is turning in to.

    A bit of blood?? FFS, and he was dobbed in as well.

    Anyone would be forgiven to think that the league is rampant with disease and that the notion of blood contacting another palyers clothing (albeit delibrately) is akin to a striking assault.

    Excuse me while I go and smash my head into a brick wall.

    its all part of the PC strategy !!
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    its all part of the PC strategy !!

    It's quite amazing how you manage to strike a perfect 50/50 split between insightful and moronic, bb. It's like there are a million monkeys typing behind that computer screen at all times. Sometimes you hit gold, sometimes you don't.

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    It's quite amazing how you manage to strike a perfect 50/50 split between insightful and moronic, bb. It's like there are a million monkeys typing behind that computer screen at all times. Sometimes you hit gold, sometimes you don't.

    care to enlighten. Or do cryptic comments carry some sort of mystique that you enjoy.
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    Feel free to go hurling blood, spit and semen all over the place and see how far that gets you if you have no problem with what Howe allegedly did. People should keep their bodily fluids to themselves.

    Obviously we have a difference of opinion on this, Chook. I have been reasonable in my assessment of this whereas you have gone for the OTT approach.

    Your last sentence gave me a giggle. I bet you're glad your folks didn't take heed to that advice.

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    its all part of the PC strategy !!

    One would be made to think so.

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    I just saw the footage.

    If Buckley is the precedent, then Howe's casual knee lift was pretty tame.

    Buckley acted in retaliation; his conduct clearly had malice in it. Howe was just being a slimy jerk.

    The whole system has too many grey areas to make sense of, so I won't bother arguing what he gets. But in my view, it was not the equal of Buckley's.

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    Feel free to go hurling blood, spit and semen all over the place and see how far that gets you.

    This was all part and parcel of growing up in country Victoria in the 80's.

    Them's were the days...

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