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This… it might go down as a huge master stroke

all the afl need to do is prove that Maynard had another option but to bump. I’ll take mundys assessment over yours. “When you’ve jumped up and you’re in the air and there’s a player underneath you, you have the ability to almost catch yourself as you’re falling on top of them. It would have been really awkward and they’d have had a tumble, but that response has a much lesser chance of resulting in serious health concerns."

Read the room mate.. there is no possible way the AFL will let Maynard off. Brayshaw was defenceless and lay unconscious on the ground for 2 minutes in front of an audience of 1m people. All they’ll need to prove is that he had another option. Instead of turning mid air with his shoulder he had the option of landing with hands forward in a bracing motion.

Why do you have GA at 17k to 4k

Yes.. he had a fraction of a second to turn and plow his shoulder into brayshaw. The first option would be to stick your arms out, get brayshaw in the chest and simply give up a free kick

He had another option… his other option was to put his hands out and brace for contact. The first option isn’t to turn and throw your shoulder into a defenceless player. That’s all the argument will need to be. Not sure what the rest of your argument is

You don’t believe Maynard could have landed with his hands out instead of shoulder?

I am a little bemused. Are they saying it’s ok to jump full pace at a kicker, miss the smother, turn your shoulder, shirt front a defenceless player and knock them out? if that’s the case then every coach this weekend should be telling their players to do the same thing. Disguise a smother and clean out the opposition. no surer way to win the game. Last man standing. This is akin to royal rumble wrestling and not the afl

Anyone hear an update on Oliver?

Appeal on what grounds?

Curious how everyone is jumping off the dees. Collingwood didn’t win on Thursday night. Dees lost. Should have won by 3 goals. Brayshaw stretchered off after 5 minutes completely altered our game plan. Brayshaw allows trac to sit up forward and snag a few goals. That makes a 7 point loss into a 3 goal win. Maynard single handily killed it for us. Hope he rots inside for the rest of this Season

May forward for the last important game of the year.. laughable

Carlton play Walsh, Cripps, cera and Hewitt out of the middle. we play viney, trac and Oliver. Brayshaw was our 4th. Not sure who does this job now? Sparrow?

I wouldnt be surprised that AFL has a full alcohol ban in a few years. No point having mid strength beers if bogans just load up on full strength bourbons

Correct. I was sitting in afl members for the Collingwood game and I would never bring my 12 and 10 year old. Felt very unsafe

So you mean to tell me it’s acceptable to jump at full pace at a defenceless kicker, knock them out and say it’s just a ‘football act’? laughable

It makes logical sense

Btw, melb vs Carlton will be played on Saturday night. Collingwood earn the right to play their prelim on Friday night giving them an extra day rest. their opponent won’t be coming off a 6 day break therefore they have to play on Friday a week out from prelim.

You actually think schache provides more than an AA backup ruckman?

Who do you suppose goes second Ruck when Gawn is resting? Oliver??? Laughable

Goodwin hardly makes changes in the regular season and you think he will make 4 changes in a final?

Who do you suppose plays second ruck?

Surely he will get at least 1 week

If he kept his first action everything would have been fine. He decided to then turn his body and shirt front gus.

Have you lost your mind..? how do you think that Maynard’s action was acceptable? He didn’t need to twist his body and shirt front gus. Have you never seen someone simply jumping up and landing with their arms in front bracing for contact?