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Jack Viney Suspended for 2 Weeks

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8 minutes ago, McQueen said:

That's a bit of an overreaction.

Why? How is this not a distraction? If we appeal that’s another day of not knowing if he can play or not. 
We have a very tough week in hotel quarantine in Perth and a big game coming up on a hostile ground. How is this not an unnecessary distraction? 
 

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    5 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Why? How is this not a distraction? If we appeal that’s another day of not knowing if he can play or not. 
    We have a very tough week in hotel quarantine in Perth and a big game coming up on a hostile ground. How is this not an unnecessary distraction? 
     

    He is not the first player to be suspended and won’t be the last.  Move on mate. 

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    Now let’s get Tom Lynch back to the tribunal for smacking blokes’ heads into the ground when they can’t defend themselves. That should be worth a couple of weeks too.

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    Selwood of course would have been a free man

    The AFL Tribunal is so corrupt, they don’t even hide it anymore 

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    Let’s hope Jack’s reaction is as follows

    ”I don’t want to distract the club or team, so I will accept the decision without appeal. I will use the 2 weeks to work on my fitness, kicking and taking the first option” 

    gives the club a chance to compare the difference of Jordon (or equivalent) playing Viney’s role. Then making an informed decision on best line-up for R23 game against Geel. 
     

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    1 minute ago, Demons11 said:

    He is not the first player to be suspended and won’t be the last.  Move on mate, you carry on is laughable  

    This is a forum for discussion. Last time I checked you’re free to put me on ignore. Just because someone doesn’t agree with your views doesn’t make it a carry on or laughable. 
    You carrying on that there was nothing in it has been proven wrong. We’ve now lost our vice captain for 2 weeks. Whether you agree with the decision or not, it was a dumb thing for Jack to do and put us in that position as a club. I doubt anyone at the club would disagree with that assessment. 
    No need to respond. I don’t give a single [censored] about what you think about my thoughts. 

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    1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

    lucky to cop two weeks imo

    My problem with all of this is the sheer inconsistency of the so-called 'Tribunal's' decisions. There is definitely a case of what is good for the goose, is out of bounds for the gander. The history of the decisions handed out by these buffoons  posturing as Pontius Pilate is staggering. There are too many instances of one law for certain protected species, another for the rest. 

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    5 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

     

    JamesJordon?this

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    When I first saw it it looked pretty bad. 2 weeks is about right.

    Don't care for comparisons to other incidents. You'll end up driving yourself mad

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    19 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Regardless of what happens now, this stupid act from Viney has added unnecessary distraction to an already compromised preparation for a very important game. [censored] poor leadership. 

    What a load of rubbish 

    Dont be such a drama queen 

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    Just now, dieter said:

    My problem with all of this is the sheer inconsistency of the so-called 'Tribunal's' decisions. There is definitely a case of what is good for the goose, is out of bounds for the gander. The history of the decisions handed out by these buffoons  posturing as Pontius Pilate is staggering. There are too many instances of one law for certain protected species, another for the rest. 

    This is definitely a big issue. Big name players for big clubs get away with murder which is absolute trash. The inconsistency of the tribunal and the MRO is disgraceful. 

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    This league is nothing short of a disgrace. How do you get weeks for basically  wrestling  its infuriating. 

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    I think I will recover, in about 5 minutes

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    3 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    When I first saw it it looked pretty bad. 2 weeks is about right.

    Don't care for comparisons to other incidents. You'll end up driving yourself mad

    Based on [censored] what? 

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    1 minute ago, maximum bob said:

    The bleeding obvious question now is will Jack make it back into the team after his suspension? 

    Straight back in

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    Would Selwood/Lynch/Buddy have gotten away with this? Probably. Maybe.

    But that doesn't make what Viney did right.

    Sure, they were wrestling, but only one guy had his elbow on the other's throat/jaw, and that was our VC. We were smashing them, there was no point in this. I want our guys to be 'tough', but not dumb/reckless. This would not be ideal had it happened the week before finals. 

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