RickyJ45

this year keeps keeping on... what"£%)*^$£")*"%£$)^*

Really shattered for the club after all the good and hard work. So close and win in so many areas but not the forward 50. Only positive is that our injured eg melks and angus wont be put through torture if we were premiers... We were robbed tonight after leading most of the game. enjoy your summer!!!

Is Grundy sub? might balance Carlton's talls...

If we can't shut this thread down can we at least change the title to past tense? No one agrees with what happened, and there are other things to focus on. La vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo.

Shocked by the decision, I expected him to get 3 weeks then Pies to appeal and him to get off. AFL should appeal if they are serious, but probably wont because they aren't. What is complete baloney is the following : "As for a bump, the panel found that Maynard did not attempt to bump Brayshaw. “In order for it to be concluded that he engaged in the act of bumping,” Gleeson said. “It would be necessary to find that he formed that intention when in midair at approximately at the apex of his leap." He formed the intention to bump immediately when he ran at him and before the jump.... But they persist on interpreting his actions as that of an angel...maybe we should que up for the holy blessing?? GAGF Gleeson Sniping lives on and Lloyd and Cornes are its protectors. Great for football, not.

In case you missed it...

you don't need to...it has been well documented his early game "intensity" is a barometer for collingwood's performances in the media, by the same people who are now protecting him... we should have had someone on him tbh but that is another thing....he runs straight lines at players and the ball is a secondary consideration ..."blind freddy" incl. Mcguire knows this... there is just a media windup of past players protecting their own legacies, pathetic un-principled hypocritical hangers-on like barrett, and collingwood media influencers stirring the pot which is annoying

Kane Cornes ( an admitted shock jock and fan of the negative football - which aligns with his unimaginative and limited, yet allegedly disciplined skill set) ranted against Manynard's suspension and his main points were ... -we are asking too much of our players, we want intense finals footy, so we should shutup when accidents happen - there was nothing else he could have done. what do you want him to do? he cant disappear into mid air... - (And my favorite) If anyone questions this > how much footy have you played yourself? you don't know what your talking about and should shutup... - He refers to the Tom Lynch bump earlier in the year as precedence. but this was much different, tom was in a pack, they were all contesting the ball, and the hit was not as bad... even for this hit, interesting that Bucks (one of the few prominent outliers here) thought it should go to the tribunal as he did for the maynard case... https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/11/why-buckley-disagrees-with-afl-tribunals-lynch-call/ Can't really see how kane has got maynard off : - forgets the ongoing head injuries law suits and general trend to protect the heads - ignores the fact that it was a dog act by maynard, not a footy act, which is the popular euphemism these days for a dog act... - and yes forgets how maynard lined gus up as much as an A380 coming into to land at tullamarine - general condescending remarks about those holding the opposing view perfectly exemplifies just how out of touch he is to the issue and how he needs to "play the man" and not the substance, to win an argument (just like he did in his playing days, to moderate success). 3+ weeks thanks!

you have a duty of care to yourself when you listen to them and to anyone else when you repeat what they say...

haha love the not so subtle PC drive-by on your way out... Head injuries awareness is new but it is real and here to stay... this is to all players' benefit

Maynard is known for running straight lines and is also well known for a chronic shoulder condition. He dropped his shoulder to protect himself and would repeat that reaction again under the same circumstances... that is why it in total, the incident was a pre-meditated action, -- the line up on gus, not deviating from his line, and forget the player and his head and hit him after by dropping shoulder... all worthy of 3+ week sanction...

Nah times have changed mate, 10 years is a long time in afl , and roughness requires more discretion now. It wasnt fractions of a seconds btw... it was a tee off....

thats purely a show for the MRO to prove there was no malice.... malice or not, footy act or not - as Goody said, the facts speak for themselves and it was intended or recklessly careless as a minimum dont be swayed by the crocodile tears

Id like to see Harmes play a negating / tagging role on one of carltons mids... should have worn maynard on thursday

Yes. Is the general failure of the MRO process more due to the "boys club" mentality or more due to the lack of the right process/skills/competence (which i loosely label as moronism). ? Probably a bit of both but I presume more the latter...