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I saw it and immediately thought it’ll be looked at.

Player was ok so was hoping it’ll be a fine. 
It was a dumping tackle. Not heaps in it.

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    Games becoming blancmange 

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      On 14/05/2023 at 09:52, titan_uranus said:

    Vision too poor to see if he pins an arm. If he does, we’re probably toast. But if not then this seems over the top.

    As always the vision is just excellent 🙄

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    The vision doesn’t show the full tackle but I’m sure there will be a different angle.  If he hits his head then unfortunately it’s a week 

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    6D0CD9D6-4981-4AE6-8F2A-B0BA0A19C802.thumb.jpeg.b21b25037bbb0e81662e150a9cc6a19c.jpegPaused it here, can’t see a pinning of the arms. The week is just for the sling I guess.

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    Can’t see him pin an arm, Day gets them both up. 

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    Presumably done for the slinging motion but that’s not what the dangerous tackle suspensions have focused on so far this year IIRC, they’ve all been dump/drives or pinned arms.

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    I don’t have it in me to go another 5 rounds with the tribunal and appeals board 😂

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    I call BS (based on this vision). Christiansen unhappy that JVR got off. Sparrow is trying pull him down in the tackle - not sideways. The sling is a result of two players moving in different directions initiated by Day’s rotation trying to break the tackle. 

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    This is the Guidelines on dangerous tackle offences:

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    This appears like it can only be the last one - slung into the ground with excessive force. 

    The AFL is hot on these this year. This one doesn’t leap out at me like others do. I assume he’d fail at the Tribunal but I really, really struggle to accept that this deserves a week whilst Meek was charged with kneeing for the second time and gets a fine, or Caldwell gets a fine for an intentional gut punch to Daicos on ANZAC Day. But here we are. 

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      On 14/05/2023 at 09:58, Dee Zephyr said:

    6D0CD9D6-4981-4AE6-8F2A-B0BA0A19C802.thumb.jpeg.b21b25037bbb0e81662e150a9cc6a19c.jpegPaused it here, can’t see a pinning of the arms. The week is just for the sling I guess.

    Can I ask a question? How is sparrow meant to stop rotation when Sparrow’s momentum is already heading to the right? I mean, what’s he meant to do? Arms are free and even if he lets go before he tackles him to ground and day still hits his head, does he still get a week? I’m totally confused.

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      On 14/05/2023 at 09:52, Jaded No More said:

    I saw it and immediately thought it’ll be looked at.

    Player was ok so was hoping it’ll be a fine. 
    It was a dumping tackle. Not heaps in it.

    Agreee but at the time I think no free was paid. Not certain though

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    Fair dinkum. It’s time for Christian to go, he’s lost all objectivity. Not to mention the plot. 

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    Gonna be difficult to appeal or convict without any footage of the actual tackle, ‘sling’ or ‘dump’…

     

     

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      On 14/05/2023 at 10:01, Jaded No More said:

    I don’t have it in me to go another 5 rounds with the tribunal and appeals board 😂

    It did not take long for the tribunal to get even with the MFC. 

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    OK..

    How the F does anyone extrapolate in a 3D meaningful way...in advance... NOT BLOODY HINDSIGHT... how any event matures.

    People moving ar upteen kph ...in any and varied directions.    But that isn't the focus of any player.  They only concern themselves with the moment, the event, the role, the ball .  Somehow they have to think beyond ????

    Its all B.S.

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