Guest Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 @picket fence, are you a member of the Magpie Army? Coz you (mis)spell ‘Isaac’ the same way they do 😁 Quote
jimbo1982 103 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 6 hours ago, daisycutter said: well it's off to the appeals board more publicity for afl and it's media partners He’ll get off. I don’t believe in MRO/Tribunal penalties until the player has ‘actually’ missed a game. AFL only wanted four days of being able to say they are making the game safer. They will fold and accept the overturn on Thurs night, and they won’t appeal the appeal. it is the way. 1 2 Quote
Lexinator 1,931 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 Heeney clips Webster's nose grappling in a contest, gets a week but Pendlebury smashed his hand into Neale's stomach with significant force, with intent, and off the ball but just a fine? Can't see the intent by Heeney, careless at most. 6 1 Quote
DubDee 26,674 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 He’ll 100% get off. it’s the usual circus AFL won’t like the Brownlow talk ZERO doubt he gets off 1 Quote
dpositive 1,838 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 15 hours ago, DeeMee said: Heeney needs to go to the “Tom Hawkins School of Accidental Contact.” Did he plead the "Football Act" defence? Quote
Gawndy the Great 9,011 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 It’s the 100th anniversary of the Brownlow and the AFL won’t want the controversy. Quote
Demon Dynasty 17,165 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 4 hours ago, jimbo1982 said: He’ll get off. I don’t believe in MRO/Tribunal penalties until the player has ‘actually’ missed a game. AFL only wanted four days of being able to say they are making the game safer. They will fold and accept the overturn on Thurs night, and they won’t appeal the appeal. it is the way. 100% agree. As sure as night follows day it will be overturned! Can't believe so many ppl fall for the AFL circus claptrap so often. 3 Quote
Oxdee 537 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 21:19, Swooper1987 said: 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. Heeny swung his arm with enough force to almost break Websters nose. Intent has been removed from the tribunal system and rightly so because it’s impossible to prove or disprove. All that matters is the outcome. Head high contact in today’s game is unacceptable and he got suspended. 1 Quote
640MD 3,568 Posted July 10, 2024 Posted July 10, 2024 2 hours ago, Oxdee said: Heeny swung his arm with enough force to almost break Websters nose. Intent has been removed from the tribunal system and rightly so because it’s impossible to prove or disprove. All that matters is the outcome. Head high contact in today’s game is unacceptable and he got suspended. The rulings and laws must change. So that it is the outcome of your acts that are then applied to give penalties. no football acts no good guys no history. no I am sorry. Have some chocolate and booze. basically, if you do the crime you do the time. Lawyers will still try and change tribunal rulings. The AFL needs to tighten its playing laws. full time umpires and an unbiased tribunal review officer would both help 1 Quote
Dee Zephyr 19,311 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 11 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said: @picket fence, are you a member of the Magpie Army? Coz you (mis)spell ‘Isaac’ the same way they do 😁 We should start a Get Issac Allan thread. Quote
Guest Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Should be overturned. If anyone was reckless it was his opponent. Scragged him then lowered his face to just behind the hand that he was scrragging with. Heeney tries to smack his hand away and his face is behind where his scragging hand is. No case to answer. Quote
picket fence 18,184 Posted July 11, 2024 Author Posted July 11, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 21:32, 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? You KNOW the answer re Cripps and untouchable man! 1 Quote
old55 23,860 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 58 minutes ago, picket fence said: You KNOW the answer re Cripps and untouchable man! Cripps got off on a legal technicality based on the wording of the charge against him - blame the lawyers getting involved .... 1 Quote
picket fence 18,184 Posted July 11, 2024 Author Posted July 11, 2024 23 minutes ago, old55 said: Cripps got off on a legal technicality based on the wording of the charge against him - blame the lawyers getting involved .... As they are now and so they should! Quote
58er 6,872 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 On 10/07/2024 at 00:38, The heart beats true said: This is my entire issue with how ridiculous that decision was. Heeney is a more important player, with a cleaner record than Cameron, but he doesn’t get the rule applied to him? It hasn’t been applied since, and probably never will again. What an absolute joke. Surely the defence should have tried it. “ The good bloke card” Quote
Jibroni 5,057 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 I hope he gets off but again it makes a mockery of the reporting/tribunal process his suspension is overturned. Quote
picket fence 18,184 Posted July 11, 2024 Author Posted July 11, 2024 Tribunal is garbage, aw yeah the AFL want Crippa or Bont or no legs to win!! Of course why didn't I think of that!! Quote
DubDee 26,674 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Ban is upheld Nice to see the AFL not play favourites with superstars and the Swans for once. 5 Quote
Oxdee 537 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, DubDee said: Ban is upheld Nice to see the AFL not play favourites with superstars and the Swans for once. Agree… no way he was ever going to get off with a smack to the face with enough force to gush blood 1 Quote
John Demonic 5,988 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 18 minutes ago, picket fence said: Tribunal is garbage, aw yeah the AFL want Crippa or Bont or no legs to win!! Of course why didn't I think of that!! You mean Daicos? Wasn't it Michael Christian threatening to stand down if Maynard was suspended? 2 1 Quote
wonnabeeri 277 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Seem to be the odd one out, but I'm ok with this suspension. Heeney didnt need to swing his arm. 2 Quote
Sir Why You Little 37,457 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, wonnabeeri said: Seem to be the odd one out, but I'm ok with this suspension. Heeney didnt need to swing his arm. Fair call, but why wasn’t Pendlebury Suspended earlier Don’t get me started on Maynard, the consistency of the Tribunal is non existent Quote
Clintosaurus 7,953 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Guessing Carlton's lawyer represented the AFL? It's all about Naicos or Cripps winning the Brownlow. Not Bont. Quote
Little Goffy 14,963 Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 (edited) How is it going with the Toby Greene suspension for the punch to Kemp? Edited July 11, 2024 by Little Goffy Quote
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