YearOfTheDees

I don't have a problem with Hunter being suspended, I have a problem with the AFL picking and choosing which players to rub out. Ie Daicos this week. I don't want to see him rubbed out but it is the AFL who said THE AFL will introduce legislation immediately to give the Match Review Panel the power to suspend players for stomach and jumper punches. the new rules would see such incidents graded at a higher impact level. So it's simple suspend everybody or suspend nobody. Disappointing to see Riewoldt and Howe "expect it from Howe" suggest Hunter deserved to be rubbed out last night.

Has a team ever made finals after the coach has been fired or quit. I don't think they are good enough but I can see the Tigers winning their next four games.

Would love to see someone come in for Oliver and make the club think twice about a straight swap back in a few weeks. Don't get me wrong Oliver is straight back in but it's time someone did a Bowey "2021". Nice to see Kade Chandler has started talks on a new contract with the dees. And if we don't appeal Hunter's ban would love to see Langdon back on the other wing for a week.

The Tribunal has become a total dogs breakfast but I don't think we will appeal this.

See they have used the REASONABLY word again.

Lachie Hunter’s Tribunal appeal has failed. He’ll miss round 11 against Walyalup.

Dees' eight points: 1. No reasonable, realistic alternative 2. Hands down in motion to gather ball until very last split second 3. Still in goalkeeping pose (left foot, left hand out) to trap the ball. Only at last split second that he begins to move 4. Doesn't go past ball 5. Rozee's actions were unusual 6. Hunter didn't have option to tackle 7. He couldn't go low and risk contact below knees 8. It would've been reckless and dangerous to stay front on and go head-first.

Footy Classified is clearly the worse of all the show on TV/FOX. It is as close to unwatchable as a show can be. Only saw a few sec on Twitter this morning and all Caro could talk about was trying to get Dew fired from the Suns. And that was the segment on Hardwick.

I liked this one. AFL: One of the things you could've done to avoid this impact was to step either to your left or right prior to impact. Hunter: No, because you're asking me to concede the ball to Port Adelaide.

This is why we are so sick of the AFL From their own site, their own rules THE AFL will introduce legislation immediately to give the Match Review Panel the power to suspend players for stomach and jumper punches. After a spate of incidents across the past few weeks there have been calls for any type of punch to be punished with a suspension. In the past, players have usually been given a fine for punches deemed low impact. AFL football operations boss Simon Lethlean told SEN radio it was up to him to give the MRP greater powers to suspend players. "I think a change is required. Clearly the deterrent of fines is not stopping on-field punching in various forms and we want to stamp that out," he said. "It's unusual (to make rule changes mid-season), but we're going to. We don't want punching to continue. We're unequivocal about that and we'll make that really clear to the players and clubs. "We'll make a change that gives the MRP the right equipment in their classification to ensure sanctions are now matches compared to fines. "Across the past few years, broadly, the MRP done a good job in classifying on-field incidents in the way they've been directed to." The MRP offered North Melbourne's Ben Cunnington a $1000 fine with an early plea for a stomach punch deemed intentional but of low impact that forced Demon Bernie Vince to double over and dry retch. Richmond's Trent Cotchin accepted a $1000 fine for a jumper punch judged careless and low impact to the head of Fremantle's Lachie Neale in round eight. Lethlean said the new rules would see such incidents graded at a higher impact level. "It's up to me now to re-orient (the MRP) and say, 'Don't worry about what you've done in the last year or so under our direction, here's a new direction and assess it on that', and that's what we'll do,' he said. "It's a tough role, but they'll make decisions now going forward based on a harsher method and a harsher deterrent and I think that will hopefully stamp (punches) out."

No farewell game next Sunday if you can believe the reports this morning.

Titus O'Reily @TitusOReily · 2h Damien Hardwick won't quit until tomorrow so if we could keep this quiet until he tells his players that would be great.

Deserves the respect of every footy fan, three flags should have/ could have been four.

Bayley Fritsch also had a scan today. Very interesting Press Conference from Brodie Grundy today.

Brodie addressed this in today press conference.

Long version https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1337548/rd-11-media-conference-brodie-grundy?videoId=1337548&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1684718272001&tagNames=AFLClubExclusive:No&tagNames=AFLClubExclusive:No

Isn't Dunstan still 2-4 weeks away.

I'm no coach and happy to admit it but Gawn and Grundy wants wrong with one on each side of the ground for kick-ins.

As good as Oliver is, if we cannot cover him for a few weeks we are not the team I thought we were.

Cut off time is 11am today .

Don't know about conspiracy but it is amazing that any club could miss count their interchanges. They plan them quarter by quarter, maybe they need to start holding up some of those silly signs teams are using now.

Gawn has also been sited for running though the banner with his left shoulder. The Banner had to leave the ground and never returned. Micheal Christian has stated that this action must be removed from the game.

AFL site does that you have to refresh for it to show half time.

Getting more f---ed everyday. They both looked worse then Hunters. ADELAIDE'S Izak Rankine and Sydney's Will Hayward have both been cleared by the Match Review Officer for making high contact with an opponent on Saturday.