I luuurve the way Lachy Hunter has fitted in to our team, and he seems genuinely liked by teammates> All you need is some brevity and understanding , which was obviously lacking at Dishlickerland!!

I'd happily pay the fine. From Lachie's PoV, one for the grand kids in 2057. You can't invent this type of $%^&! The man is a total legend.

I saw this at the time and said to the bloke next to me it was NQR, and asking for trouble.

I said in the Sparrow thread the AFL will try and [censored] the MFC and this is a classic example.

1 hour ago, deanox said:

If he was already warming up around the boundary line, I reckon a heckle is ok.

But running at the player like this doesn't sit right to me, as it makes it "feel" like there is an extra defender. I don't think it's appropriate.

But as said above, exposing another player on the field should be a more significant penalty than this!

To add to this: I absolutely love the ****housery. I just think it needs to be against the rules.

I hope they have video of the locker room when he told the rest of the team about the fine

He's been watching too much NBA

Don’t have a problem with the fine. If a player did that in a close prelim and it caused a turnover all hell would break loose.

Kinda impressed with how quickly he thought to do it though. Hated him and his smart aleck tendencies at the Dogs, don’t mind it all anymore. 

Edited May 17, 20231 yr by Bang Bang Bang

was funny, but

31 minutes ago, deanox said:

To add to this: I absolutely love the ****housery. I just think it needs to be against the rules.

Exactly. I legit lol’d, love it, but don’t want to see it all the time. Have a laugh, pay the fine, move on.

4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I counted two dackings on the weekend and I’m sure neither attracted a fine. 

Both did.

Well definitely Murphy was fined.

Edited May 17, 20231 yr by Redleg

I have no problem with the fine.

It could lead to an incident and is not helpful.

Does he get a 1%er stat for that fine effort?

And would he get fined if he did it withing the interchange area?

I want vision of his teammates on the bench when he did this. 

Well at least we got consistency finally.

The MRO has found another new way to penalise a MFC player and the MFC and given several past incidents, that is the only level of consistency the MRO has ever achieved.

On the other hand it’s not behaviour the AFL should encourage.

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Very glad he didn't miscalculate and place a foot over the line.

For what it's worth, I think the fine is appropriate. If no action had been taken, players would believe they could do this with impunity. That could lead to dangerous outcomes. 

Inappropriate causations have been occurring for years. Did Mathews receive a fine and a bill for wrecking a point post? Did Jones get fined for damaging a goal post? Did players get fined for misbehaving in the race or the dug outs?

Resting case.....

4 hours ago, AzzKikA said:

Wtaf, he's getting fined for that, seriously?

Very smart gamesmanship.

Can AFL please quote the rule that he has breached?

I guess we should be so grateful to Michael Christian for not suspending him for a month on another trumped up charge that is not in the rule book.

I get it. I mean, it’s a little funny and good on him, but have to draw the line somewhere. $1500 seems excessive though. Must inclusive of the additional MFC player tax.

Edited May 17, 20231 yr by Ethan Tremblay

and in the latest news from afl house ... the afl has announced that fartometers will be installed in all player interchange benches. any player caught farting will be fined by the mro for unsportsmanlike behaviour.  repeat offenders or particularly smelly farters could be suspended or referred to the afl tribunal.  the afl spokesman said this is further step in the afl's commitment to a safer and more inclusive workplace.

28 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Both did.

Really? The Cadman one I can understand as it was deliberate. But I saw the Jackson one as incidental to play. 

11 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Really? The Cadman one I can understand as it was deliberate. But I saw the Jackson one as incidental to play. 

I corrected my earlier post to definitely on Murphy, maybe not on Jackson one.

21 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

and in the latest news from afl house ... the afl has announced that fartometers will be installed in all player interchange benches. any player caught farting will be fined by the mro for unsportsmanlike behaviour.  repeat offenders or particularly smelly farters could be suspended or referred to the afl tribunal.  the afl spokesman said this is further step in the afl's commitment to a safer and more inclusive workplace.

This is, must be a joke. Hope Goody, Fags, Fly and other coaches on the side lines don't wave there arms or gesture to one of there own players if the ball and oppo player is close and happens to put the oppo player off.. Give me a break.

Am I the only one wondering why this is an issue and fineable if he never actually went across the line or touched the player/ball ??

2 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

I want vision of his teammates on the bench when he did this. 

I want to see Williams...

Edited May 17, 20231 yr by rjay