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Further evidence that the inconsistences of this Basket Case Russian Roulette of a system is a disgrace. NO WAY HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONVICTED. I Feel for the young superstar 😇

SHOCKING 🤮

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4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Further evidence that the inconsistences of this Basket Case Russian Roulette of a system is a disgrace. NO WAY HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONVICTED. 

SHOCKING 🤮

I agree.

If he was Cripps or Daicos he wins.

Webster went low and Heeney appears to try and push away his arm, as he said in his evidence.

It’s a light blow and he doesn’t deserve to be put out of a Brownlow for a light blow that was never, ever, an offence when the Brownlow was first awarded.

Modern offences should be re classified as to whether they constitute being unfair as per the Brownlow criteria.

What happened to the “ good guy “ defence?

 
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🤯🤯🤯😱 Dont know why Im so Angry about this but I am, Swans Supporters must be MANIC! Fabric of game is being highjacked by Misplaced Law Changers, Erroneous and Inconsistent Umpiring and now Totally Shizzen Tribunal decisions

IM LIVID

Over his career Heeney has shown himself to be a very fair player.  That in all probability it costs him a Brownlow seems an incredibly high price to pay for what is really incidental contact.  If Webster's nose didn't bleed there was absolutely nothing to see there. I'd be surprised is this was the intended outcome of the rule change. I hope they challenge this and bring in the Carlton lawyers.


He smashed him in the face, oops! Yeah right, deserves more, love how people say it’s an accident :/

I just had a first look at this freeze framing as much as I could.

Webster and Heeny were grappling - a one eyed Swan could even think that Henry should have received a holding off the play free - and it also looked like Webster face planted the ground as he slipped and fell.

Also, where was the Charlie Cameron "never been suspended" rule here?  Was Cameron cleared because of which team his victim played for (severe case of MFCSS here)?  Didn't Heeny  have as good or better record than Cameron who had been I believe charged and fined on multiple priors?

All this just adds to the theory fact that the MRO is absolutely clueless, and seriously compromised (as shown with the fine for chest pushing that unmentionable Collingwood player who then dived far worse than May the previous week).

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9 minutes ago, don cordner said:

He smashed him in the face, oops! Yeah right, deserves more, love how people say it’s an accident :/

Read the report of the Tribunal.

” Front on vision shows Webster bending forward lowering his head, the first contact was to Webster’s hand and then the side of Heeney’s hand was deflected to a glancing blow to Webster’s nose”.

That is not a suspension or unfairness that should rule you out of a Brownlow.

This offence didn’t exist when “best and fairest” was coined for the Brownlow.

Would Cripps or Daicos have been found guilty?

Edited by Redleg

 

But I do think given how easy it is these days to get a 1 week suspension they need to review the brownlow rules. Getting a one week suspension now doesn’t mean you aren’t a ‘fair’ player


Would have thought the AFL Gestapo would have wanted Heeney to be cleared, given the benefits of having a Brownlow medallist in Sydney. 

Like Heeney as a player, feel sorry for him.

 

22 minutes ago, don cordner said:

He smashed him in the face, oops! Yeah right, deserves more, love how people say it’s an accident :/

Can I also have a bowl of that moral outrage? 

He Judo chopped Webster right in the snout.

Actually surprised the AFL’s love child didn't wriggle there way out somehow.

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sometimes i think you can't say something more stupid than the last thing i thought you couldn't say that was more stupid than the last thing you said and then you prove me wrong...again

Ahhhh ... surely he can do a Cripps and go for the technicality option.

Or is that only applicable to the Circus's favs (Carlton & the Filth)?

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Looking at The Video It’s very hard to tell exactly what he did. 
But it didn’t look too much 

Be interesting to see if that can be challenged further 

I wonder how Webster's family reacted to the verdict

Im glad the Tribunal didn’t fold under the weight of a brownlow chance and an AFL favourite to let him off

Clear week imo

52 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Would have thought the AFL Gestapo would have wanted Heeney to be cleared, given the benefits of having a Brownlow medallist in Sydney. 

Like Heeney as a player, feel sorry for him.

 

Really classy comparing the afl to the Gestapo.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Read the report of the Tribunal.

” Front on vision shows Webster bending forward lowering his head, the first contact was to Webster’s hand and then the side of Heeney’s hand was deflected to a glancing blow to Webster’s nose”.

That is not a suspension or unfairness that should rule you out of a Brownlow.

This offence didn’t exist when “best and fairest” was coined for the Brownlow.

Would Cripps or Daicos have been found guilty?

so are you saying it doesn’t deserve a week or you think the brownlow rules should be changed back? 


Webster was holding him back from leading to the contest. Heeney swung his arm back below shoulder level to break the hold. Webster had slipped down hence the high contact. No way Heeney would have known his head was there.

Not a fan of the suspension.

Don't care about the Brownlow. Don't care much about Heeney either.

Karma. Wasn’t Heeney smiling on TV when he marked over Trac, cracking the first rib and tickling his spleen…

1 hour ago, Jibroni said:

Would have thought the AFL Gestapo would have wanted Heeney to be cleared, given the benefits of having a Brownlow medallist in Sydney. 

Like Heeney as a player, feel sorry for him.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they still get the medal in Sydney. 

 

4 field umpires and yet the illegal holding, scragging & blocking is getting worse. Trac, Pickett, Max & Clarry are interfered with at most contests.

Heeney’s pretty unlucky here but unless the backs can spoil like the 90s, stray backhands from forwards won’t be tolerated either. 
i’m still getting my head around Zerk-Thatcher not being suspended for knocking out Naughton, but I can’t be bothered looking for a replay. Good to see there can still be accidents I guess.


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