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Was Weitering lucky?

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5 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

 

Meanwhile...

Toby Green had a player in an arm lock by the throat and was using that lock to drag and twist the player around after play had clearly stopped.

So for me the real story here is the verification that the 'Toby Greene good guy transformation' is a full whitewash.

 

Spot on.

Toby whilst being an amazing footballer is a thug. I don't buy this whitewashing of him for a second.

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    20 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    3000 dollars isn't much in the scheme of things.

    I get that suspension in the finals is a double whammy but eye gouging is a serious thing.

    Hard to determine if intentional but nonetheless he was found guilty.

    Greene copped a week for the same thing a while ago.

    Didn't think there was too much in it and while I'd normally defend Toby here, he did the same action two weeks in a row and was suspended after the second. The fine seems sensible.

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    18 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

     

    Well done GWS a joke of a suspension. 

    I would guess that the grounds of Appeal are:

    first, that the finding was against the weight of the evidence,

    second, that the Tribunal misdirected itself, in deciding that if force was not negligible, it must be forceful, without any guidance as to what constituted either category,

    third, that the whole Tribunal system as currently constituted and the MRO, are inconsistent in their findings and at worst are a complete joke.

    The third ground was probably the most legalistic.

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    Hope Toby gets off and gets his chance to play in his first AFL final. And has a great game. Although I want Saints to win.

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    Yes, i hope he gets off too. Victim of anti MFC tribunal bias even if he is now with GWS.

    Alas GWS are dangerous. StKilda are not. Hope Saints win though its unlikely.

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    I would guess that the grounds of Appeal are:

    third, that the whole Tribunal system as currently constituted and the MRO, are inconsistent in their findings and at worst are a complete joke.

    The third ground was probably the most legalistic.

    How confident are you that the 'you're all a bunch of nincompoops' approach will prove effective?

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    I would guess that the grounds of Appeal are:

    first, that the finding was against the weight of the evidence,

    second, that the Tribunal misdirected itself, in deciding that if force was not negligible, it must be forceful, without any guidance as to what constituted either category,

    third, that the whole Tribunal system as currently constituted and the MRO, are inconsistent in their findings and at worst are a complete joke.

    The third ground was probably the most legalistic.

    they just don't have the vibe. red

    bit like the whole of the afl

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    16 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

    How confident are you that the 'you're all a bunch of nincompoops' approach will prove effective?

    It would be hard to argue against.

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    45 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

    How confident are you that the 'you're all a bunch of nincompoops' approach will prove effective?

    They will take it as a pat on the back.

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    34 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    It would be hard to argue against.

    I have no come back when this argument is thrown at me

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    Seems ridiculous they would have the Tribunal hearing this week and not last week. 

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    28 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Seems ridiculous they would have the Tribunal hearing this week and not last week. 

    Look at your 2nd word and then see how beautifully it fits with nearly everything the AFL does.

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    Lucky? Absolute blue murder.

    Corruption at its finest.

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    16 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Seems ridiculous they would have the Tribunal hearing this week and not last week. 

    Apparently the AFL couldn't organise anyone to attend the hearing so it got pushed out to this week.

    Imagine this level of contempt being shown to a big name player from a big club!!!

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    4 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

    Apparently the AFL couldn't organise anyone to attend the hearing so it got pushed out to this week.

    Imagine this level of contempt being shown to a big name player from a big club!!!

    What time would the hearing suit you best, MrCripps?  You lawyers probably have a big function to attend. 

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    Love it

     

     
     
    The Giants argue the Tribunal's decision to deem high contact 'forceful' was so unreasonable that no Tribunal acting reasonably could have come to that decision having regard to the evidence before it.
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    If they brought in the dissent rule for tribunal hearing GWS would be in a lot of trouble about now. The only thing they have not said is "your all a bunch of [censored]" but there's still time.

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      Ahh yes, Carlton.
     

     

     

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