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Toby Greene umpire contact

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2 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

The AFL had a chance to send a clear signal, across all levels of football, that umpire abuse in any form wouldn't be tolerated. Absolutely bottled it.

Too right they missed.  A "clear message" would have started at 6, plus a "good behaviour bond" of a further 3 if he ever spoke to or gestured in an intimidatory way to an umpire over the remainder of his career.

That, plus as an aside, clear notice that persistent arguing or haranguing (which would include removing the mouthguard as per Mitch Robinson) an umpire results in a free kick, plus 50 regardless of the player or the match.

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    So the precedent has been set. Meanwhile, local footy struggles to recruit enough umpires as young umpires tire of the abuse. I wonder if there's a correlation🙄

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    Local Footy is you have a total16 weeks of suspensions it is life ban, that is an AFL Vic Rule

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    It had to be a suspension. I don't understand how some in the media suggested a fine. They need to explain themselves

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    57 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    If it was Tommy Bugg they would have told him to stay in bed and then posted him his torn-up registration papers.

    Tom Bugg would have been flogged in a public square.

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    Just now, drdrake said:

    Local Footy is you have a total16 weeks of suspensions it is life ban, that is an AFL Vic Rule

    Deregistration is only practiced in country and suburban football competitions; it is not practiced by the AFL as of 2019

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    Just now, BDA said:

    It had to be a suspension. I don't understand how some in the media suggested a fine. They need to explain themselves

    The mind boggles 

    So many just trying to talk this away as invidental

    Watch the footage again, watch Josh Kelly walk by straight after Toby

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    11 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

    The AFL had a chance to send a clear signal, across all levels of football, that umpire abuse in any form wouldn't be tolerated. Absolutely bottled it.

    Was that Bottled or Botched? I think the latter

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    7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Do they take history into account when sentencing?

     

    Clearly not. Otherwise Tobes would have been banned for life by now.

    And missing the Grand Final (if they make it) is sanctimoniously seen as equivalent to 322 home and away games.

    Which will inevitably lead to appeals for the 3 weeks to be reduced to 2 weeks so that Tobes can play the granny if they make it,

     

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    5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Technology fail.

     

    And Tassie wants it's own AFL team....

    Get internet and phone coverage and then we'll talk

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    Will be interesting to see if the Giants appeal. given the potential for your best player to miss a GF I guess you'd take the chance.

    They better have Siri on standby

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    3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    And Tassie wants it's own AFL team....

    Get internet and phone coverage and then we'll talk

    Tommy Lahiff - 'Can you hear me Harry?' (for the older Demonland crowd)

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    24 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    22 times

    Every 8 games in his 176 game career,

    Clearly previous fines and suspensions are no deterrent.

     

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    26 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

     

    The last one with Heppell happened on Sunday.  It was in play, he took several steps toward the umpire and must have seen him yet pushed him in the chest and upper arm which were forceful enough to force him back. Went round him only after the umpire had been pushed out of Heppell's path.  Didn't try to pull up.  Didn't look back.  Didn't apologise.  Not even cited by MRO.  

    And before folks pile on, I fully recognise the difference with the Toby incident.  Just surprised the MRO didn't even have it in the 'events reviewed' category and explain why no penalty was appropriate.     

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Technology fail.

     Michael Jordan Reaction GIF

    Visions of Toby getting the bus driver to turn the radio from the Country and Western station to ABC  so he can hear the news!

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    1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

    Every 8 games in his 176 game career,

    Clearly previous fines and suspensions are no deterrent.

     

    Novel thought - how about fines only for those fringe players on base payment - all other offences get a suspension as $100 or $1500 clearly means nothing to the likes of Greene, Dangerfield, Selwood, Hawkins, Mumford.

    2 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

    Tommy Lahiff - 'Can you hear me Harry?' (for the older Demonland crowd)

    Ahhh. Tommy Lahiff.  I remember his and Harry Beitzel at Waverley one day (not long after the metric system replaced yards, feet and inches).

    Harry:"Waverley is 20% larger than the MCG"

    Tommty:"Is that in meters, Hawwy?"

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    For those criticising the AFL, the tribunal is independent. 

    The AFL asked for six weeks 

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    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    For those criticising the AFL, the tribunal is independent. 

    The AFL asked for six weeks 

    I'm not sure if you are being ironic Binman.

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