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[HairyO]

Richmond gun learns fate for umpire contact at Tribunal

Eilish Sheerin has faced the AFLW Tribunal over a charge of causing intentional contact with an umpire

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We all know Toby Greene

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Toby Greene

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

would get 12 weeks for this, but what would a regular AFL player get? Would the AFL be okay with calling it careless when the Tigers player was looking at the player she was shoving and also could see the umpire right in front of her?

One of the more brazen acts in a while, and its a $200 fine?

Would the AFL be okay with the Tribunal deciding it was careless and wasnt forceful, given the very high risk of injury to the umpire who had her knees taken out from under her? The AFL loved appealing dangerous tackle decisions where no injury happened - would they appeal this too? Do they ignore this because no-one in the media bothered to talk about it?

 

[Quivorir]

AFL is appealing it.

 

[HairyO]

AFL is appealing it.

Good to see. It was a terrible Tribunal decision. If the Tigers werent going to be playing Finals I wonder if the outcome would have been different.

Does anyone know if the pool of people on the Tribunal panel is the same for the men and women?

 

[aCunningPlan]

Genuinely appalled this was a fine, glad they are appealing it. Should be two weeks. I umpire three games a week in the knowledge I can freely run backwards without getting bowled over.
From a wider integrity issue, players could try to milk free kicks with this sort of behaviour, if the umpire gets knocked over and pays a free kick against the player they bump into...which they would be within their rights to do, you are really relying on the out of zone umpire to pick up the original player pushing their opponent to get that sort of decision right. You will get the cameras after the fact pick it up, but it may cost a team a crucial goal. You have to set an example and stamp this out.

 

[HairyO]

Genuinely appalled this was a fine, glad they are appealing it. Should be two weeks. I umpire three games a week in the knowledge I can freely run backwards without getting bowled over.
From a wider integrity issue, players could try to milk free kicks with this sort of behaviour, if the umpire gets knocked over and pays a free kick against the player they bump into...which they would be within their rights to do, you are really relying on the out of zone umpire to pick up the original player pushing their opponent to get that sort of decision right. You will get the cameras after the fact pick it up, but it may cost a team a crucial goal. You have to set an example and stamp this out.

And the Appeal says its okay. So for $200 you can shove a player into an umpire when in front of goal, knocking them to the ground, and making it easier to kick a goal and win a game.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me.