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2022 Brownlow: Asterisk

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    36 minutes ago, old55 said:

    2022 Brownlow: Asterisk

    Absolutely. Guilty as charged 

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    The only adjustment I am interested in is having the MRP make consistent decisions, regardless of who the player is or what club they play for.... AKA don't let a big name player off the hook but give Chandler 3 weeks ban for the exact same action. 

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    19 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    The only adjustment I am interested in is having the MRP make consistent decisions, regardless of who the player is or what club they play for.... AKA don't let a big name player off the hook but give Chandler 3 weeks ban for the exact same action. 

    I think you posted this in the wrong thread.

     

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    The Appeal process was a joke last year. The MRO became completely useless as it handed down whatever BS decision, then it was always appealed and then appealed again if the AFL still not happy

    Just make a decent decision to start with and stick to it FFS

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    38 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    The only adjustment I am interested in is having the MRP make consistent decisions, regardless of who the player is or what club they play for.... AKA don't let a big name player off the hook but give Chandler 3 weeks ban for the exact same action. 

    Different actions but your point is well made.

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but the heaviest penalties for these types of tackling offence all belong to the Dees, with ANB 4 weeks in a 17 week season for a sling, Jack Trengove 4 weeks for a sling and Chandler 2 or 3 for a driving forward tackle. None of those players had a previous tribunal record.

    We also hold a record for the only player ever suspended for striking, who never made any contact whatsoever with the victim, that was of course  Brent Moloney.

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    4 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Different actions but your point is well made.

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but the heaviest penalties for these types of tackling offence all belong to the Dees, with ANB 4 weeks in a 17 week season for a sling, Jack Trengove 4 weeks for a sling and Chandler 2 or 3 for a driving forward tackle. None of those players had a previous tribunal record.

    We also hold a record for the only player ever suspended for striking, who never made any contact whatsoever with the victim, that was of course  Brent Moloney.

    And don’t forget Alen Jakovic the only player ever suspended for wrestling. 

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    The Cripps decision was insane. The trouble is, in future years, he will be recorded as the winner of the Brownlow medal, people will forget about the fact that he should have been disqualified, and it’s a medal he should never have won.

    I don’t recall the Brent Moloney issue - is there any link to film of it?

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    The Cripps fiasco should rename the 22 award to DOWNLOW!

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    'The Cripps Rule'

    Everyone involved in that debacle should have been suspended themselves.

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    30 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    i wonder if mr christian can handle all those new rules let alone understand them?

    That would be a very big ask from that dill.

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    14 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

    The Cripps decision was insane. The trouble is, in future years, he will be recorded as the winner of the Brownlow medal, people will forget about the fact that he should have been disqualified, and it’s a medal he should never have won.

    I don’t recall the Brent Moloney issue - is there any link to film of it?

    Bartel hit his head on the ground as he stumbled. The Geelong midfielder was carried from the ground on a stretcher, suffering concussion.

    Melbourne did not accept the preliminary finding and took the case to the tribunal, contesting the medium-impact and high-contact charges. The tribunal upheld the suspension.

    The club had until midday today to launch an appeal, but did not. Melbourne did, however, indicate it was not satisfied with Moloney's suspension.

    "Melbourne will be seeking further clarity of the rule surrounding the charge of rough conduct," a statement from Demons media manager Leigh Newton said.

    Demons coach Neale Daniher voiced his disappointment with the tribunal's decision before his club's training session at the MCG this morning.

    "They (the tribunal) termed it medium-contact (to Bartel) ... the evidence we put showed there was no contact to the head at all. It was just a slight brush to the shoulder," Daniher said.

    "It's on public record that we thought that James (Bartel) sustained his injury when he hit his head on the ground, so from that point of view we were disappointed that the tribunal didn't see it our way."

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    AFL whilst in this mood for restoring principal and prestige. Should amend the brownlow as being awarded  to ‘Best Farce’ rather than Best and Fairest in the competition.

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    Absolute garbage that Cripps got off on a technicality and then went on to win a Brownlow.

    I'm glad their now looking at keeping the Philadelphia lawyers out of the tribunal system.

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