Rodney (Balls) Grinter

3 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

This is what happens when you allow the concept of "interpretation" to creep into your rules and take hold. A totally bogus concept. What other sport entertains the concept of "interpretation" of its rules?

Well, I interpret that the muppets the AFL pay stupid amounts of money to don't have a clue and should be sacked.

That's my interpretation.

6 minutes ago, layzie said:

Wow what a joke. Is this like a little moral victory or something? 

Pathetic 

Brad should tell the to F off, he's not paying when they carry on like a bunch of clowns.

So seriously that took 4hrs tonight?  They had like two days to get their heads around the issue.  Or was it just all about the theatre?

FFS

Why couldn't they just get it right on Tuesday. 

These people should be sacked.  Changed the argument and the logic to support the original flawed decision when it was shown to be a mistake from the start, now they just look like even bigger fools.

17 minutes ago, SPC said:

Young bloke sticking up for a team mate. If he was in Dees colours we’d expect the same. Like your passion, but we are better than that

Yeah, nah

11 minutes ago, dice said:

And what a great mark it was:

 

Nup, Robbo you should have reasonably foreseen that you were going to knock him out.

FFS

So, can everyone please consider how we might go about getting together for a class action on the damage that the Slater and Gordon's (or whoever is leading this latest thing) are doing to the game of AFL?

Causing a loss of lifestyle to many of us and I think there is a value that can be put on that.

To be clear, I've got a fair degree of compassion that the Shaun Smith's of the game that played hard but fair deserve some 'reasonable' compensation to support ongoing treatment and loss of quality of life.  That said I have less sympathy for the snipers like Gary Ablet Snr that hunted and were culprits of concussion to others and who then also did dumb stuff to their brains like loading up on elicit drugs and getting into the boxing ring.  Even Shaun to an extent needs to accept some self responsibility for injuries done to himself with the kamikaze way he played the game (as  much as I lauded it as a supporter), as no one else but himself made him jump 15 foot into the air and land on his head.

But by far the biggest leaches in all this are the lawyers that will undoubtedly make out with an exorbitant portion of the final settlement for a disproportionate sacrifice.  I'm not saying I hate all lawyers, but particularly after seeing how they are making like bandits with the rates they are charging on my sister's divorce and child custody matters, it's pretty clear to me that a significant portion of that profession is not in it for altruistic reasons.

11 hours ago, Deevout said:

 

Our former Captain and number 2 doesn’t seem to agree with the decision either. 🔴🔵

Goody and Co do need to be a little more circumspect I understand that and I think that the club actually challenging the decision is a show of support in its own right, but I do love it that Jonesy and Brad Green have put it on the line to a certain extent in their official roles to stick fat with one of their own.  That's what strong proud clubs do.

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4 hours ago, DemonWA said:

I dont think Roo being out for 2 weeks (with one of them being the a Hawthorn game) hurts is that badly tbh. 

4 hours ago, Elwood 3184 said:

Perhaps this might be the perfect opportunity to manage JvR for a couple of weeks so that he’s fresh for the difficult phase of the season from Round 11 to 13 when we faltered last season. He is after all young and would have been rested sooner or later.

Disagree here.  Unless his overall output improves, I'm not 100% convinced that JVR will hold his spot in the side as the season progresses, so him playing now against some of the lesser likes of Hawthorn in particular is a good way to build his experience at senior AFL level without compromising the team overall.  Even playing Hawthorn AFL team are probably a step up from your average VFL team and playing at the MCG Vs Casey, with the likes of Trac, Viney, Gawn, Kossie & Co would be quite different too, so good to give him this exposure.

Sorry doing a bit of research on this one and I think our chances of an appeal are low indeed.  The evidence Jeff Gleason will likely bring to the table to support upholding the AFLs ruling:

So it turns out that in 1566 Nostradamus "foreseen that in spoiling the way he did, it would have almost inevitably resulted in a forceful blow to Ballard’s head”.

Should have known that JVR and acted with a duty of care. 

After all this is over, the AFL need to apologise to JVR, the MFC and their supporters.

Better still, put the whole tribunal in some stocks errected outside Gate 5 at the MCGand let us throw rotten vegetables and fish heads at them.

13 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

And this wasn't cited????

Because he walked off.  Should have called an ambulance.

I'd also like to know how it could be graded as high impact when he didn't knock any teeth out?

JVR you obviously need to improve your spoiling technique.  Uncle Balls will pop down to training and help out with some mentoring on this one.

4 minutes ago, Seraph said:

"However we also find that a reasonable player would have foreseen that in spoiling the way he did, it would have almost inevitably resulted in a forceful blow to Ballard's head."

We're honestly one step away from banning players for injuring themselves.

"We also find that a reasonable player would have forseen that in jumping for the ball in the way they did, it would have almost inevitably resulted in them forcefully hitting their head on the ground. We therefore must uphold the decision to ban them for 2 matches."

Well I would counter that by stating that a reasonable person would say you don't have a ffing clue.

42 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Who are the idiots on the the tribunal? 

All of them.

6 minutes ago, dice said:

And ironically the same guy that started this whole mess of high contact suspensions:
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/devolution-of-the-bump-20200717-p55cww.html

I'd love to see Anderson get lined up by Bryon.

1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Spare a quick thought for the kid. A handful of games, now walks away from the tribunal thinking he’s done something wrong. They obviously didn’t believe a word he said otherwise he’d be playing this week. 
I hope this doesn’t change the way JVR plays. 
A very disappointing decision.

If the near inevitable happens and he doesn't get off, he could do worse than look to Chandler for inspiration on how to keep his chin up, preserve and suceed after getting ffed over by the AFL.

12 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Well the logic if it was followed through by umpires and the AFL is we have entered the era of touch footy! On this ruling you can’t initiate contact with a player in possession of the ball in any way as it could result in injury. Of course the AFL will ignore the logic and ignore similar collisions if it involves a high profile player or a big club in finals contention. And in the finals when the game gets really brutal the MRO will be looking the other way. 

Just highlighting the obvious flaw in your expectations of the AFL.

3 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

@WalkingCivilWar reckon the cheer squad need to put this on the other side of the May 200 game celebration banner.

“RIP AFL. 1858 - May 9th 2023”

God help him ...he was only 19.

8 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Who are the idiots on the the tribunal? 

A related question might be is there anyone who is not an [censored] on the tribunal?

2 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Accurate 

25 minutes ago, Gawn's Beard said:

Nothing. Easier for the AFL to pick a junior / second year player to send a message to all clubs rather than a high profile player where there’d be far more media interest. Hope the media jumps all over this and not just Slobo

 Jonathan Brown has gone pretty hard on this issue.  Got a somewhat better perspective on the issue than Slobo.

3 minutes ago, Dodos Demons said:

I suspect something going on behind the scenes - they deliberated for a total of 16 minutes. That on its own speaks volumes as to the process. 

All 16mins?

Just now, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Anyone else like me . . . so completely flabbergasted that they cannot focus properly on anything else ATM - and the rest of the night is ruined?

Yep, storm AFL house time.

...since you are one of those MEGA guys.

So as an asides, did anyone ever free Jack Trengrove?

4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

I want a tribunal member to tell 2 time AA defender Steven May that he is not a reasonable player the next time he accidentally hits an opponent in the head during a spoil. 

I just want Steven May to punch a tribunal member in the head.