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Very well summed up 'titan', and I also think we should appeal.

Of course he is...

Brilliant 'Clint'.

If Dunn can hear the case against Delidio then Neitz should have heard the case against Viney. So much for Gillan's new open, honest, integrity drive.

If he has a source within the club I hope Jackson stops the leaks.

Well that's what Mahoney said a few hours ago. "looking to appeal", it means he right if we do and if we don't. Typical of the clown.

We've already seen it with Hodge last season, no case to answer.

I asked him this before but he doesn't seem to want to engage in serious debate on this, just talk about it.

I don't anyway but I will be writing to Fox and letting them know I don't want him commentating any of our games.

The ultimate catch 22, what are you on 'jumbo'?

They will make you take them down, they are not interested in what the fan in the outer has to say.

What will he learn 'jumbo', to get out of the way of a contest? to have no faith in the AFL system?

The tribunal members have been out of the game that long they can't remember the last game they played let alone sit on judgement.

Threaten to take it to court instead. The AFL don't like that and seem to back down at a rate of knots...

I have no idea why they would. There has been no media discontent apart from most saying Viney doesn't have a case to answer, there is nothing to be hung out to dry for.

I think it was similar to the Hodge/Murphy incident in that both players were trying to get the ball and Viney ended up with it. I know it's not precisely the same but the object was the ball, not to bump the player. Viney turned his body to protect himself as did Hodge.

...and that's the problem. If he gets a good run at it then it's a good chance he will make it but so far he hasn't been able to.

He was pretty good at doing that 'Hood', loved a good shirtfront. Was that one down at Sparkes reserve. I remember 1 or 2 down there, maybe you were one of them.

Zac Smith hasn't fallen down the pecking order, he's still recovering from a knee reco. and not due back for a little while yet. Would love him as I rate him as the best young ruckman in the comp, unfortunately he's also still the no. 1 ruck at GC when fit and also a Qld boy.

I think JKH will have his day, Langdon's been good and probably deserved this one.

Not in Box Hill either, but a shirt full of broken ribs hurt no matter where you played.

No matter what era, players can't expect to run in wide open to a contest and come out scott free...but I guess you are right it is the bruise free era where we are in fierce competition for the mothers of Australia to let their kids play football and not soccer. I'm all for cleaning up the game with things like off the ball incidents and king hits condemned to the past but I think it is still (maybe was) a contact sport.

Duty to care for yourself first.

Right on the money 'rpfc', so many players go in wide open these days it's not funny. We were always taught to turn the body to protect yourself, I would rather do that than let the rule book be my protection. It's not much use when someone is running straight at you. Viney did it the right way, Lynch wrong.

Interesting that John Ralph said on Finey's show that Jack didn't have a case to answer. Looks like the injury is more important than the act.