NON-MFC: Rd 04 2023

[gs77 3,440]

3 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

How in earth does McKay get off on that late hit. It is ridiculous, farcical and a completely inconsistent with what we have seen in the past.

But are we surprised…. not  one bit. Protected club. 

He wears old dark navy blue. Just pathetic.

[The heart beats true 16,486]

The AFL tribunal is a joke. Carlton argued that McKay was trying to ‘push’ - but with 2 elbows up that hit him clear in the head.

It’s like the tribunal is so at pains to declare its independence from the AFL that it deliberately flies in the face of what the league claims it’s trying to do.

Protect the head - but run at a guy with both elbows up and hit him in the face, that’s fine.

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,013]

This is just pure Carlton isn't it.

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

I just loved it when Kozzy broke there hearts. 💔

Edited April 11, 2023 by YesitwasaWin4theAges

[Dee Zephyr 18,034]

Rohan gets 1 week and Day gets 2 weeks for dangerous tackles. I thought Rohan’s looked worse. 

[daisycutter 28,692]

2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Rohan gets 1 week and Day gets 2 weeks for dangerous tackles. I thought Rohan’s looked worse. 

agree. maybe it was because the hawk just bounced back up straight away

still the potential for serious damage looked worse in rohan's case

so what is it afl?, the lucky outcome or the potential for head injury - no consistency

[ElDiablo14 3,478]

19 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

The AFL tribunal is a joke. Carlton argued that McKay was trying to ‘push’ - but with 2 elbows up that hit him clear in the head.

It’s like the tribunal is so at pains to declare its independence from the AFL that it deliberately flies in the face of what the league claims it’s trying to do.

Protect the head - but run at a guy with both elbows up and hit him in the face, that’s fine.

I rewatched the incident. McKay wasn't even trying to smother. The ball is kicked very low, why did he immediately go to the head?? Makes no sense at all the decision of the MRO.

[layzie 29,777]

There's nothing we can do about it, there will always be inconsistency.

[Redleg 38,053]

3 hours ago, DubDee said:

fair enough 

the way i see the potential rule (trying to apply logic) is there must be sufficient speed or impact involved that there is potential for a worse outcome. like the kozzi incident. i don’t see that in the mackay incident 

Looks like you were right.

[Return to Glory 7,797]

57 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

How on earth does McKay get off on that late hit. It is ridiculous, farcical and completely inconsistent with what we have seen in the past.

But are we surprised…. not  one bit. Protected club. 

Beat me to it Gtg. And whilst we’re at it, how did Will Day get two weeks and the other bloke (forget name) got one. Looked identical 

[DubDee 21,286]

1 hour ago, Gawndy the Great said:

How on earth does McKay get off on that late hit. It is ridiculous, farcical and completely inconsistent with what we have seen in the past.

But are we surprised…. not  one bit. Protected club. 

the impact was clearly low imo. the MRO should have judged it as such and given a fine to avoid the circus 

[Mincho Mania 530]

hope the AFL get sued out of business with the concussion issue then we can go back to the beginning and start again.

A football league by the people, for the people

[DubDee 21,286]

i love how the AFL outsource accountability to the tribunal 

have some balls and make the call initially

[DubDee 21,286]

33 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Beat me to it Gtg. And whilst we’re at it, how did Will Day get two weeks and the other bloke (forget name) got one. Looked identical 

bizarre. i reckon Rohans one was worse if anything 

[Mincho Mania 530]

34 minutes ago, DubDee said:

i love how the AFL outsource accountability to the tribunal 

have some balls and make the call initially

And the legal wording in the arrangement will make sure no individual can be held accountable.

Slightly off topic but reported today that Dillon, favourite for McLaughlin's position, has Demetriou as a mentor

The game is in the hands of people who want to make money above everything else

In my opinion

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by Mincho Mania

[Redleg 38,053]

11 minutes ago, Mincho Mania said:

And the legal wording in the arrangement will make sure no individual can be held accountable.

Slightly off topic but reported today that Dillon, favourite for McLaughlin's position, has Demetriou as a mentor

The game is in the hands of people who want to make money above everything else

In my opinion

 

About the 3rd time they have spent  millions on consultants who nominate the 2nd in charge for the top job. Farcical.

[Redleg 38,053]

Whately summed up the McKay finding as follows: I have never heard such mumbo jumbo in my life.

I have, in the Cripps Appeal last year.

[Winners at last 4,853]

On 4/10/2023 at 6:01 PM, Clint Bizkit said:

No way, we had Terlich and Matt Jones up the top of our best and fairest.

	Player	Votes
1	Nathan Jones	365
2	Colin Garland	360
3	Dean Terlich	306
4	Matt Jones	303
5	Colin Sylvia	288
6	Lynden Dunn	270   Top 6 in 2013 Best and Fairest. Good honest triers, but a far cry from our current list which is stacked with A graders.

[picket fence 15,572]

12 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

The AFL tribunal is a joke. Carlton argued that McKay was trying to ‘push’ - but with 2 elbows up that hit him clear in the head.

It’s like the tribunal is so at pains to declare its independence from the AFL that it deliberately flies in the face of what the league claims it’s trying to do.

Protect the head - but run at a guy with both elbows up and hit him in the face, that’s fine.

Typical Carltank bending the afl over and over again and again🤑

[layzie 29,777]

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

Whately summed up the McKay finding as follows: I have never heard such mumbo jumbo in my life.

I have, in the Cripps Appeal last year.

A Carlton fan tried to tell me last night that the MRO is too busy protecting themselves against future CTE cases..