Ouch!

whats a tackle? Technically a bump is a football act too, if thats the argument for suspension, anything is fair go, no one should be suspended on the field.

I agree with above and my take in addition. There was no one else around the ball to confuse what happened, no one got pushed or jostled around. Maynard didn't just jump upwards, he was jumping as he was running at speed towards Brayshaw. He mistimed things horribly. Still on him. Brayshaw did not deviate or do anything to cause the motion of Maynard to hit him unexpectedly. It's severe and high impact, the intentional or careless is debateable, but Maynard acted knowing that it had the chance of contact with Brayshaw and he braced in the air to protect himself.... I don't give a fat flying duck if it was a 'Footy Act' This almost enraged me more than anything else after it occurred, in that every damn commentator (including his uncle!!) used that as the excuse as to why Maynard should not be cited. A tackle is a footy act, can be reported for not executing that correctly. Having the pies chant Collingwood and cheer Maynard when he was near the ball just show what scum they are. If he was truly remorseful why remonstrate with any of the Melbourne players afterwards, get out of the area. That action has basically ended Gus's season, it certainly impacted our options in the game from that point on. Maynard got to play out the game, and to not even be cited would be borderline criminal.

I have no problem with that, but it MUST go to the tribunal. If Michael Christian doesn't even refer it then that will be my biggest concern.

The best thing McDonald can do is admit the game is past him and retire from the game…

Nothing like a bit of trash humour to distract people & their nerves Jaded! :)

Flacid Cox limp(s) off prematurely for Pies would be the winner!

Lets just hope we don't see "Pies big Cox stand up!" :

Keep a lid on it Jane and hopefully you get to enjoy the smug satisfaction of rubbing it in for the next few weeks after the game :)

Not really, I think the Pies are going in a bit tall.

Really? most people have Curtin, Reid, Walters going in top 3 from what i've seen Duursma is around the mark with Sanders, McKercher and the other GC academy picks. Unless something has changed recently?

Adrian Dodoro will make sure we can't. Pretty certain he'll be worth two 1st round picks, and some change. :D

Anyone who has even managed a single AFL game is a significantly better footballer than me, but in the scheme of targeting who to recruit, Rhys's disposal is ordinary, he's managed an average of 9 games per seasons being in the AF, never playing more than 15 games in one season. So, he still fits in that NQR category as an AFL player. He's a solid VFL player... West Coast won't improve by settling for players like Mathieson, oh and 'Beast mode' is a moniker that I'd attach to someone like Viney, Matt Rowell, Dangerfield (in his heyday)

Problem with Mathieson is that he thinks he's beast mode as well, probably refers to himself in the 3rd person when he talks too. NQR AFL standard player, West Coast needs a rebuild, not a re-tool. Go for Devon Robertson.

Just watching AFL360 NHL has a system where the review system can step in after a call that was incorrect, and they can reset the time and the score. That could have worked NFL has a system in place where no decision in the last 2 minutes of a game is made on the field without referring or direct communications with the review system Cricket has the captains call. I also didn't realise there were two other reviews on the weekend that were dubious at best, and yet the 'umpires' call is upheld. It's terrible, and it shouldn't be a scenario where we put the blame on the officials on the ground. That ump made a horrible decision, I feel sorry for the guy, but the rules and the processes should be better around him. If his decision COULD have been overturned he wouldn't be basically out of a job for the remainder of the year.

I'm not totally in agreeance Sue. Inconsistency in a game IS avoidable, it shows that the umpires aren't communicating with each other on the ground, and they can't decide how they intend to interpret the rules. Then you get started on the week to week inconsistencies, and the 'rule of the week' which seems to change each week based on the media bleating. But, the lack of a football boss for this whole season, contributes to thing that could be addressed like the fact that the AFL is basically the only major football code that I can think of in the world that doesn't have professional full time umpires. It contributes to the fact that the ARC system is feels hardly any better than webcam technology, and that it's ridiculous how the field umpire engages WITH ARC, but isn't seemingly able to ask for a review himself, it's only the goal umpires that can request the review, but then the field umpire gives the 'all clear' ... I don't think I was finished with my rant was I :D

Obviously obstructed view of the ball. Oh, and I think the pair of white shoes behind might have been another ump... so perhaps one got in the way of the other.... fair enough play on.

Isn't cost the reason why the AFL hasn't changed the notion of the sub in 2023? In that your sub is effectively dropped each week? They don't want to pay for the development, or something to do with Champion data means that it would need to be 'patched' and the AFL won't pay.

Warning: Incoming Rant: It's not just goal umpring! 4 umps hasn't made umpiring better, it's just made them less fatigued. Decision making hasn't improved with 4 umpires. In fact I think decision making has gotten worse. Boundary umpiring isn't any better, along with the two howlers made with Jeremy Cameron last week, Viney was clearly over the line, in clear sight of the umps, and they didn't blow the whistle and the ground ump called him for holding the ball. But it feels like this is another area where standards are not good at the moment. There are very few AFL umpires that can bounce the ball, and throwing the ball up at stoppages. Seriously why are they throwing the ball out 3-5m out in front of them rather than throwing it directly up in the air and exiting out the back of the contest. Why? Holding the ball is a subjective assessment that varies wildly not just from game to game but within a game... it's terrible. Bite the bullet and make umpiring a full-time profession, pay for ARC technology at all AFL grounds and get a Football operations boss!!!. Only positive umpiring thing I can say at the moment is that David Rodan is still smiling!, and since the dissent rule has all but disappeared so I can't be given a 50m penalty for this rant.

Article below suggests that for Nth to get a first round, the player has to fall within top 5% of rankings, across the AFL. Any club willing to pay that much for McKay is nuts! https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trades-2020-free-agency-compensation-formula-how-does-it-work-brad-crouch-adelaide-st-kilda-free-agents-details/news-story/538e998849aa96d921d7da512ff8793e Age is a factor too as you say.

Sorry, but Dunstan won't be in unless Viney, Clarrie and Sparrow all spontaneously combust.

... don't forget Laurie can kick more than 30m

Nothing matters except the dollars for the contract that he goes elsewhere for. If it's the 800k+ per season that some people are suggesting (which is laughable) then he could be the pick after the Nth first round pick. That said, I don't think that the AFL 'formula' has done a pick like this for some time, possibly since we got our pick for Frawley, I think the best compensation has been end of 1st round, but not super sure on that. Interestingly heard someone say on SEN today that the Ryley Sanders NGIT bid might be granted to Nth by the AFL, but Nth would still have to bid, and use the appropriate draft pick to secure him (aka current F/S rules, rather than academy rules.) Still not a fan of giving them the free hit.

What is wrong with the AFL's video review system, the quality of the video for replay is pathetic. No clarity, and needs to have a higher framerate for video capture. Melbourne were not the better team on the night, but we could have pinched that game, and we were let down by technology.

Just make sure they throw the ball up, not up and in front of the ump by 5 meters so they don't need to exit the space. Might as well get a boundary umpire to throw it up instead.

Agree 100% Binman, we should have a pool of full-time professional umpires. Don't have a problem with 'extending' their career by allowing it to be less physical, but being full time would improve that aspect too. With luck they might be the only umps to attempt to bounce the ball. The number of failed bounces I experienced over the weekend was laughable. Also, is it just me or are umpires who throw the ball up, seemingly throwing the ball up towards the rucks rather than throwing it directly up in the air and backing away from the throw?