Jump to content

Sparrow cops one week ban for rough conduct

Seraph

By Seraph
in Melbourne Demons

 Share

Recommended Posts

Deemania since 56 Trident

Deemania since 56   6,562

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, monoccular said:

As I hear Harmes wasn’t training Monday 

I suspect that the person you are calling Champion is anything but - Michael Christian.   He is anything but impartial and has an agenda, either his own or called from HQ. 

Thanks, thinking of other things whilst at the keyboard; sorry! You got my drift....well done.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 210
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

titan_uranus
titan_uranus

Yeah, we know, you don't like Sparrow. Just on stats, in 2023 compared to 2022 he's averaging more kicks and disposals, double the goals, more tackles, a higher DE%, fewer clangers, more score in

Redleg
Redleg

When Viney kicked that goal, Impey pinned his arms and sling tackled him into the ground. No stretcher and no injury and nothing to see here. The potential to cause injury was obvious. It ca

DeeSince73
DeeSince73

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

Posted Images

daisycutter Legend

daisycutter   29,343

Posted
Posted
48 minutes ago, Macca said:

If down the track one of our more high profile players is cited for a similar type of tackle and the next game is a final or even a GF, would we appeal? 

I'd say no doubt we would, especially if it's an Oliver, Petracca or a Gawn

So why not appeal now to see how far we can stretch things?  A test case so to speak

I understand that we aren't appealing but I would have appealed if only to see what the result would be

So in other words you take up the fight knowing that you'll probably lose but ... you live to fight another day

i never thought something could be more inconsistent than afl umpiring ......

... and then along came christian and the mro

it seems no-one knows the rules, but manipulating them is ok

more chance playing russian roulette 

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1
  • Angry 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Macca Legend

Macca   16,648

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

i never thought something could be more inconsistent than afl umpiring ......

... and then along came christian and the mro

it seems no-one knows the rules, but manipulating them is ok

more chance playing russian roulette 

Can't stand MC

Shifty as a outhouse rat

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
  • Love 2
  • Clap 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Dee Zephyr Trident

Dee Zephyr   19,174

Posted
Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Any updates on this? Have the club accepted it?

Apparently so jnr, heard it on 'AFL Tonight' last night.

Edited by Dee Zephyr
  • Like 1
  • Thanks 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Deebauched Mighty Demon

Deebauched   1,220

Posted
Posted
On 5/15/2023 at 10:29 AM, John Crow Batty said:

Should take him to Adelaide anyway to catch up with his family.

Luke Jackson was given permission to go home for a few days. How did that turn out for us?  We're playing a crucial game on Friday night its not a family outing.

 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Gawndy the Great Trident

Gawndy the Great   9,009

Posted
Posted

I have no issue in accepting Sparrow's 1 match. What is going to be the real story is when a higher profile player is put in this situation and there is the cumulative precedent (Sparrow, Close, Kozzy, Merrett and others) that is overlooked by the MRO. 

I get umpires are out-of-bounds for club scrutiny, but there needs to be visible (public) pressure / displeasure that can be directed at the MRO if this situation were to arise (by the clubs).  I think he gets away with too much inconsistency - unlike umpires - he has ample time to get it right. The JVR citation was an outlier and im now of the belief was probably more the AFL than MRO, so happy to let that slide (for now). 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Willmoy1947 Trident

Willmoy1947   3,972

Posted
Posted
10 hours ago, Deebauched said:

Luke Jackson was given permission to go home for a few days. How did that turn out for us?  We're playing a crucial game on Friday night its not a family outing.

 

Luke had his mum with him.....

  • Sad 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Deemania since 56 Trident

Deemania since 56   6,562

Posted
Posted
On 5/16/2023 at 4:51 PM, Monbon said:

WHAT UTTER HYPOCRITCAL CLAP!

For me, so well put ... fully understand ... strongly aligned ... constantly challenged about variant decisions ... it ain't a fair suck of the sav but that is the way they (AFL) want it all to be ... too many vested interests and dollars to accumulate. Take the backhand pecuniary interests out of the game and a more level playing field would result. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    EASYBEATS by Meggs

    A beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, with a light breeze and a strong Windy Hill crowd set the scene, inviting one team to seize the day and take the important four points on offer. For the Demons it was not a good Friday, easily beaten by an all-time largest losing margin of 65 points.   Essendon threw themselves into action today, winning most of the contests and had three early goals with Daria Bannister on fire.  In contrast the Demons were dropping marks, hesitant in close and comm

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 3

    DEFUSE THE BOMBERS by Meggs

    Last Saturday’s crushing loss to Fremantle, after being three goals ahead at three quarter time, should be motivation enough to bounce back for this very winnable Round 5 clash at Windy Hill. A first-time venue for the Melbourne AFLW team, this should be a familiar suburban, windy, footy environment for the players.   Essendon were brave and competitive last week against ladder leader Adelaide at Sturt’s home ground. A familiar name, Maddison Gay, was the Bombers best player with

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 33

    BLOW THE SIREN by Meggs

    Fremantle hosted the Demons on a sunny 20-degree Saturdayafternoon winning the toss and electing to defend in the first quarter against the 3-goal breeze favouring the Parry Street end. There was method here, as this would give the comeback queens, the Dockers, last use of the breeze. The Melbourne Coach had promised an improved performance, and we did start better than previous weeks, winning the ball out of the middle, using the breeze advantage and connecting to the forwards. 

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    GETAWAY by Meggs

    Calling all fit players. Expect every available Melbourne player to board the Virgin cross-continent flight to Perth for this Round 4 clash on Saturday afternoon at Fremantle Oval. It promises to be keenly contested, though Fremantle is the bookies clear favourite.  If we lose, finals could be remoter than Rottnest Island especially following on from the Dees 50-point dismantlement by North Melbourne last Sunday.  There are 8 remaining matches, over the next 7 weeks.  To Meggs’

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    DRUBBING by Meggs

    With Casey Fields basking in sunshine, an enthusiastic throng of young Demons fans formed a guard of honour for the evergreen and much admired 75-gamer Paxy Paxman. As the home team ran out to play, Paxy’s banner promised that the Demons would bounce back from last week’s loss to Brisbane and reign supreme.   Disappointingly, the Kangaroos dominated the match to win by 50 points, but our Paxy certainly did her bit.  She was clearly our best player, sweeping well in defence.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 4

    GARNER STRENGTH by Meggs

    In keeping with our tough draw theme, Week 3 sees Melbourne take on flag favourites, North Melbourne, at Casey Fields this Sunday at 1:05pm.  The weather forecast looks dry, a coolish 14 degrees and will be characteristically gusty.  Remember when Casey Fields was considered our fortress?  The Demons have lost two of their past three matches at the Field of Dreams, so opposition teams commute down the Princes Highway with more optimism these days.  The Dees held the highe

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 1

    ALLY’S FIELDS by Meggs

    It was a sunny morning at Casey Fields, as Demon supporters young and old formed a guard of honour for fan favourite and 50-gamer Alyssa Bannan.  Banno’s banner stated the speedster was the ‘fastest 50 games’ by an AFLW player ever.   For Dees supporters, today was not our day and unfortunately not for Banno either. A couple of opportunities emerged for our number 6 but alas there was no sizzle.   Brisbane atoned for last week’s record loss to North Melbourne, comprehensively out

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 1

    GOOD MORNING by Meggs

    If you are driving or training it to Cranbourne on Saturday, don’t forget to set your alarm clock. The Melbourne Demons play the reigning premiers Brisbane Lions at Casey Fields this Saturday, with the bounce of the ball at 11:05am.  Yes, that’s AM.   The AFLW fixture shows deference to the AFL men’s finals games.  So, for the men it’s good afternoon and good evening and for the women it’s good morning.     The Lions were wounded last week by 44 points, their highest ever los

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 3

    HORE ON FIRE by Meggs

    The 40,000 seat $319 million redeveloped Kardinia Park Stadium was nowhere near capacity last night but the strong, noisy contingent of Melbourne supporters led by the DeeArmy journeyed to Geelong to witness a high-quality battle between two of the best teams in AFLW.   The Cats entered the arena to the blasting sounds of Zombie Nation and made a hot start kicking the first 2 goals. They brought tremendous forward half pressure, and our newly renovated defensive unit looked shaky.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 11

  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...