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43 minutes ago, layzie said:

I've heard MFC's interest has simmered due to his tribunal cultural issues 

Yes MFC should come out and say this behaviour doesn’t sit well with “our culture” 😀

 
4 hours ago, Gator said:

I know all of the arguments, I just don't agree that torso bumps that result in an unforeseen concussion should be penalised.

I accept I hold a minority view.

I know what you mean but the boundaries have shifted. 
It’s the same as saying about a sling, tackle, ”I didn’t tackle him high. He hit his head on the ground.”

These days that sort of contact causing a concussion just cannot be classified as unforeseen.

 

Straight to the tribunal, but it has been deemed as careless rather than intentional. 

The horse has probably bolted on this one, but what an addition he could've been to our club.

60 meter spear passes from half back, or threading the needle with inside 50 targets. Exactly the attributes we're crying out for. 


4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The horse has probably bolted on this one, but what an addition he could've been to our club.

60 meter spear passes from half back, or threading the needle with inside 50 targets. Exactly the attributes we're crying out for. 

I don't think the horse has bolted but could be wrong.

Funny, when Melbourne where the set destination, it was 2 first round picks based on Cal's Gettable podcast. Now that we are out of the picture and the Blues maybe a destination, its just 1 first round pick @ 12. 

I wouldn't completely rule this out yet.

Bit of water to flow under the bridge before trade period.

 
24 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Funny, when Melbourne where the set destination, it was 2 first round picks based on Cal's Gettable podcast. Now that we are out of the picture and the Blues maybe a destination, its just 1 first round pick @ 12. 

Well they do want all good players to play only for the Pies Blues Cats Dogs or Bombers 

Port going with the good guy defence for Houston.

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54 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Port going with the good guy defence for Houston.

I’ve seen the clip a couple times and it just looks like a really good hard bump with no head high contact (there might have been but I can’t see any). 
 

 

2 minutes ago, BoBo said:

I’ve seen the clip a couple times and it just looks like a really good hard bump with no head high contact (there might have been but I can’t see any). 
 

 

Yeah I can’t make up my mind on the incident. I like Houston, just saw he copped 5 weeks. 

1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Yeah I can’t make up my mind on the incident. I like Houston, just saw he copped 5 weeks. 

Yeah I’m the same. A concussed player and ‘duty of care’ guarantees he’s gone even though it’s just looks to be a well executed hard bump.
 

Oh wow, I thought they would have given him 4 so there’s a chance he could make the Granny. Maybe that will be the case after the appeal.

5 weeks. jesus

I really don’t think there was malice in what he did 


2 minutes ago, DubDee said:

5 weeks. jesus

I really don’t think there was malice in what he did 

5 weeks is pretty standard for that type of action. There was no need to bump, he chose to and the player was knocked out. 

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5 weeks for Houston.

0 weeks for Maynard.

I see what they did there.

Ahhhh it was graded as high contact so looks like he did make contact with the head.

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

5 weeks for Houston.

0 weeks for Maynard.

I see what they did there.

He was wearing the wrong black and white stripes 

8 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

5 weeks is pretty standard for that type of action. There was no need to bump, he chose to and the player was knocked out. 

pretty standard? not many 5 week outcomes over the past 20 years


4 minutes ago, DubDee said:

pretty standard? not many 5 week outcomes over the past 20 years

This year is very different to the past 19 before it. Webster got 7 or 8 for his bump.

Sam Powell Pepper got 4 earlier in the year and his wasn’t as bad as this one.

 
42 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

He was wearing the wrong black and white stripes 

White and black?


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