12 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

If it's the incident i'm thinking of his Elbow bounced off Buddys arm and clipped him high very lightly and Buddy took a huge dive trying to get a free coz that's the only way he was gunna get a kick. 

On Buddy. i thought the umpiring was disgraceful, i recall several times where took players on, dropped it and no call made, including 2 in the same play, and yet Petracca copped red hot calls at every opportunity. 

I couldn't believe it. Twice in the same play he blatantly dropped the ball and play on was called.

 

FMD! Hadn't heard this news til I opened this thread.

I clearly recall the incident from the match as some comment was made at the time and it was replayed.

May's forearm connected Buddy on the bicep and then slid up to give him a light cuff on the chin. Buddy then played for the free.

Absolutely zero in it. I cannot believe he has been cited let alone fined. Simple comparison with Hawkins hit on May shows the stupidity and inconsistency with the review process.

The system is seriously flawed.

 

Baby Oil is all well and good behind closed doors, but it has no place on the football field.

10 hours ago, chookrat said:

If I'm a dunce then why was Fritsch's appeal successful and why will Melbourne accept May's sanction?

Good fellow, I suggest you focus less on conspiracy theories and calling people names and more on getting better at predicting outcomes based on logic and reason.

Petracca pushed the NM player into Fritsch.

I guess you're still a dunce ...?

The May decision is exasperating to say the least! 

Enough said ........ if I express my unreserved views about the MRC, I'll earn a (Demonland) sanction for myself.

We should Go Fund this one

it’s a disgrace 

Just smile and wave boys. Smile and wave. Come Grand Final day we release the demons with no send off rule and who gives a stuff if there are suspensions into next year. Premiers 2021. It’s been done in the past and we have been the victims.

1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

FMD! Hadn't heard this news til I opened this thread.

I clearly recall the incident from the match as some comment was made at the time and it was replayed.

May's forearm connected Buddy on the bicep and then slid up to give him a light cuff on the chin. Buddy then played for the free.

Absolutely zero in it. I cannot believe he has been cited let alone fined. Simple comparison with Hawkins hit on May shows the stupidity and inconsistency with the review process.

The system is seriously flawed.

 

Exactly, it's the inconsistency that makes it all bs.

This will count against May if he is cited (by football commentators) again this season I would assume.

I doubt it's worth pursuing an appeal but I can just see another borderline widely talked about infringment at the end of the season against May coming back to haunt us.

1 hour ago, TRIGON said:

Baby Oil is all well and good behind closed doors, but it has no place on the football field.

Very good point. Players should enter and remain free of any greasy lubricants which are misused as an aid to enable slipping out of tackles. Selwood does it all the time using his drippy greasy arms to slip tackles up over his shoulders. Not much different to a cricketer applying Teflon on their bats to hide small nicks. It’s a form of cheating. Surprised the AFL is not cracking down on the practice. Umpires should be telling offending players to dry towel the oil off and pay a free kick for non compliance.

Edited May 10, 20214 yr by John Crow Batty

44 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

The May decision is exasperating to say the least! 

Enough said ........ if I express my unreserved views about the MRC, I'll earn a (Demonland) sanction for myself.

Go for it. The May fine is a (censored due to extreme abusive foul language and words not even in the urban dictionary) and the MRC should be (censored due to extreme abusive language ) ?

Might have been said already but after that May went to help him up and Franklin brushed his hand away....very grumpy old man.

14 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Well you are a dunce then.  Contact is made with the shoulder which is legal. Buddy is oiled up so then logically the bump slides higher. Play on nothing to see just like the umpire called.

This smacks of petty payback because Fritsch got off & made them look stupid.

We must appeal otherwise it stays on his record then next trivial offence he will cop a week.

 

 

 

Christian is able to regularly look very stupid without the assistance of Fritsch.  

1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

FMD! Hadn't heard this news til I opened this thread.

I clearly recall the incident from the match as some comment was made at the time and it was replayed.

May's forearm connected Buddy on the bicep and then slid up to give him a light cuff on the chin. Buddy then played for the free.

Absolutely zero in it. I cannot believe he has been cited let alone fined. Simple comparison with Hawkins hit on May shows the stupidity and inconsistency with the review process.

The system is seriously flawed.

 

See above.  
Comments and replays wake Christian from his deep stupor  and cause him to look at it.  
And with no comments and replay  (Fritsch behind the play in Tas, Rampe trying to break a neck off the ball) the dumbass doesn’t even look.  
Incompetence and / or corruption. Plus laziness.  

Edited May 10, 20214 yr by monoccular

I watched it in real-time but thought I was watching it in slo-mo: coz the time that elapsed from May’s contact with Franklin, and Franklin’s head being thrown back, was enough to make myself a cuppa. 

We should be appealing the fine, asking for a staging fine for Franklin.

 

While we're at it, throw in a workplace health and safety lawsuit if no action is taken about that appalling off-the ball spear tackle with no purpose except aggression.

Just to add to the dirty Swans list, did anyone else notice the delightful Mr Papley picking/scratching at the back of Harmes head where Harmes had previously been bleeding from?  Charming stuff.

5 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

We should be appealing the fine, asking for a staging fine for Franklin.

 

While we're at it, throw in a workplace health and safety lawsuit if no action is taken about that appalling off-the ball spear tackle with no purpose except aggression.

Just to add to the dirty Swans list, did anyone else notice the delightful Mr Papley picking/scratching at the back of Harmes head where Harmes had previously been bleeding from?  Charming stuff.

Yes, papley is a wet fart.

7 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Yes, papley is a wet fart.

Colloquially known as a ‘shart’. 

2 hours ago, John Crow Batty said:

Very good point. Players should enter and remain free of any greasy lubricants which are misused as an aid to enable slipping out of tackles. Selwood does it all the time using his drippy greasy arms to slip tackles up over his shoulders. Not much different to a cricketer applying Teflon on their bats to hide small nicks. It’s a form of cheating. Surprised the AFL is not cracking down on the practice. Umpires should be telling offending players to dry towel the oil off and pay a free kick for non compliance.

In addition, when the greasy player is tackled the tackler ends up with slippery hands impeding his subsequent ball handling ability.  Oil should be banned both because of this and because it causes unintentional head high contact.

Any body have any idea whether they are going to appeal this. I really hope they do. I can't see any reference to it anywhere. I thought there used to be an MRP section on afl.com.au but can't find anything. 

Will Rampe get fined for flipping Langdon?

On 5/9/2021 at 7:24 PM, Brownie said:

They mentioned it three times on the tv coverage after it happened. I knew he'd at least get a fine because that's the way the tribunal works. The commentators cite the players.

Just ridiculous. There was nothing in it.

How much did Hawkins pay for breaking May's eye socket?

Better question: How much was Hawkins paid for breaking May's eye socket? 

1 hour ago, It's Time said:

Any body have any idea whether they are going to appeal this. I really hope they do. I can't see any reference to it anywhere. I thought there used to be an MRP section on afl.com.au but can't find anything. 

Accusation, no evidence, how typical. Self-justifying crap.

11 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Will Rampe get fined for flipping Langdon?

Swans glamour boy brigade. No chance in Hades. Good footballing craft, in other words. It's not what is done - it is who dunnit?

1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

Will Rampe get fined for flipping Langdon?

Of the two incidents, clearly the more dangerous. But probably not because....you know...it’s Sydney. 

Apparently Mummy has been caught again on camera “accidentally” dropping both knees to the back of a prostrate Zac Merrett last round which only invoked cricket chirping from Mr Christian.

Edited May 11, 20214 yr by John Crow Batty

8 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Apparently Mummy has been caught again on camera “accidentally” dropping both knees to the back of a prostrate Zac Merrett last round which only invoked cricket chirping from Mr Christian.

The honorary MRO Michael Christian was waiting for directions from the official MRO Brian Taylor. None came. Case closed.

Edited May 11, 20214 yr by Mazer Rackham