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Patrick Cripps FREE to play

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If I see one newspaper with Cripps' face on it on my morning walk tomorrow I will buy it, burn it and urinate on the ashes.

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    I honestly in real time when I saw the incident didn't think he should be suspended and don't care that he is playing, but the whole process is an absolute farce

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    Just now, rjay said:

    The AFL will again say the tribunal & appeals boards are independent.

    ...we all know that's a bit of a stretch.

    They stepped in with the Green bump on the ump decision.

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    4 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Everyone going to the game this Saturday night make sure you buy some brown paper bags and draw big $$$ on them.

    Farken crooks.

    That’s a great idea. Should get the MFC to send an email to all members. That would make some statement. 

    Edited by CYB

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    25 minutes ago, CYB said:

    Can the AFL appeal the appeal?

    Asking for a mate. 

    I don't think they can, but they could site him for unduly rough play and suspend him again, but they would probably then get an injunction.

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    You can see how this script is going to be written for Saturday night..

    And it's not going to be good.

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    21 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    I recall the incident but not the outcome to player... was the player thay ran into him concussed Red?

    The hulking ruckman left Day with a concussion after the pair collided in an incident which divided opinion among seasoned AFL observers.

    Some felt the ban was justified, since Day had been forced into concussion protocols and substituted out of Sunday's 69-point loss to the Saints, while others considered Ryder hard done by, arguing the Saints ruckman had simply held his ground as Day ran into him.

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    21 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    I don’t recall the Ryder incident, what year was this?

    Thanks

    April this year.

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    2 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    I just want a win. The rest is fugazi.

    Agreed. Saturday night is the time when we turn it on and remind everyone what we are…the best team in the comp. I’d rather beat Carlton with Cripps playing. Oliver>Cripps 

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    10 minutes ago, BAMF said:

    I'm going to be the odd man out here. I didn't think it warranted a suspension.

    However, I thought he would be due to the incident causing concussion. I'm not a fan of the result determining the suspension but this is the way the AFL play it these days.

    I also don't think Nibbler or Chandler should have got such hard suspensions

    I agree that the outcome should not dictate the suspension but this is what the AFL do and have stated this. If you initiate the contact and the bloke is concussed you are gone. End of story. 

    so the result is clearly incorrect per the AFLs own rules

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    20 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    The AFL are in a complete mess with this one, have opened up a completely new can of worms for everyone to manipulate the system.

    I know where the high esteemed lawyers will be going for holidays and who will be paying for it.

    The Carlton QC probably did it for free, as he is on their Board.

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    You can see how this script is going to be written for Saturday night..

    And it's not going to be good.

    I wish I knew what you meant.

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    There is really something inherantly wrong in this, really disturbing!

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    12 minutes ago, BAMF said:

    I'm going to be the odd man out here. I didn't think it warranted a suspension.

    However, I thought he would be due to the incident causing concussion. I'm not a fan of the result determining the suspension but this is the way the AFL play it these days.

    I also don't think Nibbler or Chandler should have got such hard suspensions

    Agree with you I didn't think it was suspension worthy either. He was contesting a loose ball (it wasn't a marking contest contrary to some previous posts in the thread) and was entitled to jump up for the footy. Ah Chee was concussed but that stuff will happen occasionally in a brutal contact sport like footy. It's not always malicious.

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    1 minute ago, The Swimming Dee said:

    Embarrassing for the AFL

    They have no shame, no probably not. I do hope Gillon fronts up to a few media shows and has strips torn off him.

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    12 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Hope Cripps gets the Blues over the line over the Pies.

    Thats the silver lining in this.

    He better otherwise this was all for nothing. 

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    1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Ah Chee was concussed but that stuff will happen occasionally in a brutal contact sport like footy. It's not always malicious.

    In a fair world, sure. It should be the action, not the outcome, that's penalised.

    But the AFL have the policy of penalising the outcome. And scores of guys have gone out based on that. The AFL is p*ssing on their backs.

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    The fix is in, they really want Carlton in finals, no doubt the umps will be in on it also, just you watch 

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    ironic that on a day when a rugby player who repeatedly copped head high hits committed suicide - and I bet they find cte when they study his brain - the afl decided that, no, actually, the head is not sacrosanct after all

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    I still don’t understand how a player can enter into a non-marking contest, not touch the ball, knock another player out… and not face any penalty. 

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    Just now, Mazer Rackham said:

    In a fair world, sure. It should be the action, not the outcome, that's penalised.

    But the AFL have the policy of penalising the outcome. And scores of guys have gone out based on that. The AFL is p*ssing on their backs.

    That's when a player elects to bump - this wasn't a bump, Cripps jumped to contest a loose ball. I don't want to see that physicality legislated out of the game.

    It's very similar to the Viney hit on Hurn back in 2017 although Vineys was far more egregious. I loved it though.

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