YearOfTheDees

No. They can take themselves to court if they really want to.

I think they have asked Rod Oakshott to read out the findings.

Tribunal have just realized they used a Queens Council instead of a Kings Council. We have to come back tomorrow.

They can make him the Sub.

I worry about the effect it can have on the entire team.

Gone well past the average time now, maybe they want to sit until after Saturdays game and get one week out of this farce.

Lets face it the lights have been off at the Tribunal for years now.

8 minutes to go. I'm told 40 minutes is the average time for deliberating.

This Tweet Just saw on the news that Brad Green has been sanctioned by the AFL for his twitter comment into this ban! The club has been asked to explain his criticism of the Tribunal on Twitter

General feeling on Tweeter is that we have not done enough to over turn the decision. And a lot of stuff about Shrek.

I think we had to pay $10,000 to appeal which we get back if/when we win.

Surprised to see Harmes not even listed as an emergency. Thought he did ok once he came on.

Can't help but think the Melbourne like the rest of the football world expected this to be thrown out on Tuesday night. They did not go as hard as they should have because of this. A very Melbourne thing to do.

Sooner or later the Hawks will shock a team and play out of their skins, you don't want to be team on the end of that.

But you have to love the defense they put up. Ridley ran into Rioli.

You're not guilty until you go to the Tribunal. I know is sound weird but it's like a speeding ticket. You can accept the ticket or fight it. If you fight it and lose you can appeal.

You get to except a ban or fight in at the Tribunal. " sometimes you get a discount if you except" If you take it to the Tribunal and you lose you can appeal. There are rules around the appeal that you have to meet.

A few folk saying we should just show this

THE MELBOURNE Football Club confirms it will appeal the decision made by the AFL Tribunal, in relation to the striking charge against key forward Jacob van Rooyen. Melbourne will now fight the charge, which was graded as Striking – Careless Conduct, High Contact, High Impact, at the AFL Appeals Board on Thursday night. The club initially contested the sanction on Tuesday night at the AFL Tribunal, arguing that van Rooyen’s sole intention was to spoil the ball, and that the incident was simply a football accident. After deliberation, the AFL Tribunal decided that van Rooyen’s two-match suspension for Striking would be upheld.

Members of the Appeal Board for a hearing cannot be the same members that sat on the matter at the Tribunal.

The club has made it Offical as well. Go Dees.

Just been reported inThe Age that the AFL want a decision by Midday. If they Appeal the AFL will hear it on Thursday night.

Apparently we have until midday to appeal this. So 15 Minute left if that is true.

Reading all the above I get the impression the AFL know a mistake has been made with this report and are looking for a way out. Time will tell.