The Jack Viney bump that never was!

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

APPEAL THIS.

What a complete Joke.

[sydneydee 687]

I'm just about done with the AFL. It's an an insult to our sport. What a disgrace

[Demonland 72,193]

#freejack

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Evey club will throw in cash to take this higher. Fight for our bloody game (and our chances against the doggies)

[BAMF 4,353]

Those F*****ers on the tribunal have to show they are 'consistent'. They are protecting their other crap decisions.

This is a lot worse than the others though.

[wattsup 470]

What a joke, the AFL IS FINISHED I won't be attending anymore games if I can't watch players compete against each other at 100%, I no longer care

[Demon_spurs 1,853]

I wonder how many now WONT turn up on Saturday night because of this decision

[Gorgoroth 12,954]

Games [censored], ran by [censored] wankers who have no [censored] idea. They worry about fans not turning up, this will send more away, I'm preferring NFL and NRL so I can see some decent contests.

Gill will need to rebuild this competition.

[dazzledavey36 54,944]

This game is a joke! Softest sport in the country.

Feel sick in the stomach already.

[titan_uranus 25,020]

So, to summarise, the jury has answered the following questions:

1. Did Viney bump? Yes (this point should be appealed)
2. Did that cause forceful contact? Yes (no challenge here)
3. Was he contesting the ball? Yes (surely they didn't answer this 'no'; relevance of this question is unknown)
4. Did he have a reasonable alternative? No (this MUST be appealed)
5. Was the bump cause by circumstances outside his control? No (this point should be appealed)

[Damo 3,356]

It was a get up for gigs.

Never did they intend to let him go.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

3AW guys saying they heard we will appeal.

[45HG 1,539]

How can he get 3-4 weeks when it was line-ball he'd get off?

It wasn't even a bump!

[sue 9,106]

Excuse my ignorance - to whom does one appeal?

[Fat Tony 5,231]

Guilty of not jumping out of the road?

[Seraph 1,824]

So they've regarded it as an intentional bump rather than bracing for impact for an unavoidable collision. The jury obviously thought the same thing as Gleeson - that Viney could have avoided it.

It looks like now any time there's any sort of collision, if someone gets hurt, the other person will be getting weeks. What a ridiculous precedent to set.

Don't bother attacking the footy, you might have a collision with someone and they might get hurt. It's too dangerous.

[What 18,810]

the AFL killed the career of Jack Trengove

This will do the same to VIney

I hope Viney sues them

I am disgusted

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

This is the only way to express how i am feeling:

Edited May 6, 2014 by The Song Formerly Known As

[RalphiusMaximus 6,053]

This is an utter disgrace, but is anyone really surprised? We know the system is broken and drastically slanted against the player.

[Dockett 32 1,239]

We've seen Gillon oversee the tanking issue and now this? How's he doing do you reckon?

[TRIGON 4,783]

I blame the Matrix for creating unrealistic expectations of what is humanly possible.

[sue 9,106]

Nathan Schmook:

Gleeson says they could impose a penalty between 1-3 weeks taking in all of the factors of this case.

[PartyTimeJohnny 537]

Nathan Schmook:

Gleeson says they could impose a penalty between 1-3 weeks taking in all of the factors of this case.

[Jaded No More 68,915]

An absolute joke!

They haven't said how many weeks suspension yet have they?

Appeal this all the friggin way. Disgusting.

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

I think Mark Evans has the perogative of challenging a 'clanger' decision but not sure if this is just those at the MRP or also applies to those at the Tribunal