1 minute ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

Callum Twomey reporting that Cripps suffered a minor Jaw fracture. That would explain 1.

 

Absolutely. There's the answer. 

Well, Well!  Carlton have somehow managed to find that Cripps Jaw was 'fractured' by Lewis!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-03/exclusive-jaw-fracture-leaves-patrick-cripps-in-doubt-to-face-bombers

But.  AFL.com.au understands Cripps' injury is at the minor end and will be assessed this week ahead of Sunday's clash against Essendon at the MCG. It is understood the fracture is not displaced.

But, No reports of Cripps having scans today so why did they not check him yesterday and take him off? 

Or, have the Blues overplay the evidence.

 

Just now, Ethan Tremblay said:

I'd prefer Pederson. 

Suspect Goody will too.

What's got me more gobsmacked is how in the world they assessed Scott Thompson's elbow to the face of Dangerfield as low impact & Lewis & Hogans as medium ? Ask 100 people what they'd prefer a 100kg mans elbow full weight falling into your head or an open palm/semi fist to the jaw... 99 would say the latter.... 

Punches to the head off the play are going to be viewed dimly.  Apparently things have changed a fair bit since 2005 PF.

15 minutes ago, Chris said:

So apparently both players had medium impact to their heads. I have a question about that, why is Carlton not being dragged over the coals for allowing two players to continue playing without undergoing concussion tests from the 'medium impact' they both sustained to their heads!

sounds like the Carlton Doc has it in for us a bit, or the boys lied and the club didn't follow the AFL rules around concussion!

yes, i'd like to see the carlton medical report. cripps' certainly wasn't 'medium impact'. i suppose the mfc get to see the medical report before deciding to appeal?

edit: just seen the comments re cripps' jaw fracture.....hmmm. would like to know if scans available

2 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Well, Well!  Carlton have somehow managed to find that Cripps Jaw was 'fractured' by Lewis!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-03/exclusive-jaw-fracture-leaves-patrick-cripps-in-doubt-to-face-bombers

But.  AFL.com.au understands Cripps' injury is at the minor end and will be assessed this week ahead of Sunday's clash against Essendon at the MCG. It is understood the fracture is not displaced.

But, No reports of Cripps having scans today so why did they not check him yesterday and take him off? 

Or, have the Blues overplay the evidence.

 

No concussion test either, I would have thought if you are hit hard enough to fracture your jaw a concussion test would be called for, and you wouldn't be up yapping at the opposition 30 seconds later. 

9 minutes ago, reynolds46 said:

The MRP are either corrupt, incompetent or a bit of both. The Hogan penalty is an embarrassment for basically a retaliatory slap and a guy diving to milk  a free kick.1 week  or a fine would have been the outcome if he played for a power cliub. But like much of the AFL they have.little integrity and punish the weak because they are to coward like to take on the big clubs 

They wouldn't make the same decision if it was a 'pet' and favourite clubs like Essendon, Bulldogs, Carlton or Giants.

I'm really sickened by the MRP decisions today.  

I'm so over our club being penalised for things the MRP and AFL turn a blind eye to when it suits them.

Cripps has a fractured jaw.

if he fractured cripps' jaw, so be it.

hogan was stupid, and so was lewis too.

dumb things to do.

Memo to all Melbourne players, if you whack someone in the stomach you get off but stay away from the head no matter how hard you hit them head will get you weeks a stomach punch a fine at tops

Cripps did not go off the field.  The doctors did not check his jaw.  How do they know the fracture didn't happen in another contest?  But they somehow manage to convince the MRP that the 'minor' fracture was caused by Lewis.

I'm tired of us not getting the benefit of the doubt.

15 minutes ago, mo64 said:

The moral of the story is don't put yourself in a position to be assessed by Chook Lotto (MRP). 

Chook lotto? Is that where the "Pluck a Duck" wheel wound up?

1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Cripps did not go off the field.  The doctors did not check his jaw.  How do they know the fracture didn't happen in another contest?  But they somehow manage to convince the MRP that the 'minor' fracture was caused by Lewis.

I'm tired of us not getting the benefit of the doubt.

Clutching at straws there.

Who are the MRP members this year anyway?  Is Mark Fraser still the Chairman?

 

Another frustrating thing to come out of this is that Lewis' track record is worse off once again. Lewis is at his best when he is playing on the edge, getting underneath the oppositions skin. It just adds that extra caution for him when he returns and moving forward. But then he's also a pro and has dealt with that a for while.

Both very dumb acts from both. Hope they both come back and really make an impact to make up for their stupidity.

8 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Cripps has a fractured jaw.

Will he play next week?

5 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Clutching at straws there.

He was yapping away at Lewis 30 seconds after fracturing his jaw. No doc looked at it then, no concussion test, nothing. He very well could have done it in a contest in teh final minute of  the game. Correlation and causation come to mind, Carlton and the MRP are working from correlation. 

As frustrating as it is, I'm excited by the prospect of seeing how we go without a couple of key players over the coming weeks...

I think we'll be fine! Let's not allow ourselves to be dee-railed by things we cannot undo.

Learn, move forward and DEESTROY the opposition (legally of course)

Hogan gets 2 for a retalitory love tap. I am sorry but that is a joke. Lewis has been thrown to the wolves. The mrp are a joke. 

Well...... not many saw this coming and those who did were howled down

Lucky Vince only got a week or we would be in serious trouble

The first six games of this season are ultra important to us. No reason we should not be 5 and 1 thus providing an excellent springboard to attack a position in the 8.

Will be very disappointing to say the least if these suspensions contribute to us being say 3 and 3.

The MRP system is deliberately weighted against an appeal but I am sure the experts are looking very closely at just that eventuality

15 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Punches to the head off the play are going to be viewed dimly.  Apparently things have changed a fair bit since 2005 PF.

Seriously...if you punch a bloke to the head off the ball you should expect weeks.

We have 2 players behaving like spoilt brats that have been unable to have discipline over their emotions.  

There is no conspiracy by Carlton or the Afl and Cripps is not faking a fractured jaw.

Dumb and mentally weak.  Goodwin and the leadership need to jump on this.

imbw but i didn't see any footage of cripps holding or rubbing his jaw (or his head). surely you would expect this.

Just now, daisycutter said:

imbw but i didn't see any footage of cripps holding or rubbing his jaw (or his head). surely you would expect this.

I saw him check his hair, that's about it. 

Players have to avoid doing DUMB S H I T and then the MRP don't come into it.