Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Or just the game itself.

If JVR wasn't already a MFC cult legend, he's definitely that now. Need to feed thIs guy the ball at every opportunity and help him to kick a bag of 5+ goals on the weekend. Would be the best reward for the week he's just had.

Is that the player who messes up their opponents hairstyle?

You mean like ROOOOO

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.

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.

Yeah, nah

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.

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. ❤❤💙💙❤❤💙💙❤❤💙💙❤❤💙💙

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.

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.

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

All of them.

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

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.

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

God help him ...he was only 19.

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

Accurate

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