Butler tackle on Blakey

[Art Vandelay_]

Its beyond incompetence. The AFL simply have zero clue what they are doing. They hand out different numbers of weeks for the same type of incident and then they let players get away with the same incidents with no charge.

Bont obviously because he is Bont and always gets a heap of Brownlow votes, but Merrett has already been suspended so cant win. Why is his arm pin tackle where the player is driven in to the ground and hits his head any different to Butler's?

Surely a part of the Butler defence is to show the Merrett tackle and say "see, there is nothing wrong here" ?

Funny also that Maddo is hopelessly wrong on another suspension thread. The OP hasn't got a Scooby Doo.

 

[Maddo11]

Over turned

 

[Ekomaira]

common sense prevails

 

[Munga]

Ridiculously unnecessary stress for those involved. Do better AFL.

 

[jwikked]

AFL needs to appoint a foot boss (Brad Scotts old job), and fix this ****ing mess so we don't have to deal with multiple players every week getting sent to the tribunal for what is a clear football action.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

What a waste of everyone’s time

 

[Sully111]

Honestly mate if it wasn't a Sydney player you'd stay in your box.

There was no concussion. It was a typical chase down tackle. His arm was free.

Dan Butler will play next week.

Cough

 

[Plugger35]

Finally a win for us at the tribunal.

The right decision though, it would've been a farce if Butler got suspended for that tackle especially with how ridiculous the AFL lawyer's arguments were

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[Maddo11]

Basically boils down to "he released the arm so he could protect himself" as some pointed out earlier in the thread

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Hard to see how he avoids 2+ weeks for dumping Blakey in a tackle. Blakey subbed out.

 

[saintsrfreak]

Basically boils down to "he released the arm so he could protect himself" as some pointed out earlier in the thread

Good to see you fronting up to hold the L

 

[westie]

How about the fact that there have been over a dozen players suspended for dangerous tackles this year where the players being tackled played out the game? Is that just my opinion too?

The guy was subbed because he had a sore ****ing toe. Get over it!

 

[MarcMaverick]

Common sense prevails. Well done Saints. Do better AFL.

 

[HairyO]

Right outcome especially after clearing Merrett.

Wasted Butler's evening and had him worried for 4 days.

 

[Maddo11]

The guy was subbed because he had a sore ******* toe. Get over it!

You know he got off right? Why so aggro

 

[Maddo11]

Good to see you fronting up to hold the L

Like i said on page one, I find this shit interesting and like discussing the footy

Some have just come in here to throw stones which I've replied to appropriately.

So now the question is, would this be assessed the same way if he was concussed?

 

[HTPunter]

The right call.

Butler did not nothing over the top. Injuries can happen still, but it was a reasonable tackle.

Still pisses me off the shit their lawyers come out with. Oh he hasn’t been suspended before? Big woop, this isn’t a court of law. Bachar Houli

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went years without incident and then smacked someone in the head. Football incidents should be judged on merit, not on their records.

 

[BF Tiger]

Like i said on page one, I find this s**t interesting and like discussing the footy

Some have just come in here to throw stones which I've replied to appropriately.

So now the question is, would this be assessed the same way if he was concussed?

You weren’t discussing footy. You were telling everyone how and why they were wrong, when they were telling you how and why you were wrong.

You have zero credibility.

 

[Maddo11]

You weren’t discussing footy. You were telling everyone how and why they were wrong, when they were telling you how and why you were wrong.

You have zero credibility.

Wow it's almost as if people can have different opinions on things.

I also never argued against the fact that got him off, that he let go of the arm.

 

[Roby]

Or try and tackle them without taking them to ground

You mean turn into a Hoola hoop? Guess you were way off on this one Maddo.

 

[projectv]

Hard to see how he avoids 2+ weeks for dumping Blakey in a tackle. Blakey subbed out.

Subbed off due to a foot injury, unrelated to the tackle.

Thrown out on appeal. Got what it deserved.

Waste of time for everyone involved.

Hope Daisy Pearce apologises to him after carrying on about it for half the game.

 

[my name was taken]

So now the question is, would this be assessed the same way if he was concussed?

Presumably it would be assessed the same way as they removed the "careless" conduct aspect of the grading rather than the impact severity from medium to low.

Once careless is removed from the equation there is no case to answer for and is essentially seen as a football action, no argument or defense was presented during the hearing suggesting the head never hit the floor with force.

Well that's applying a logical case, what the would actually happen would need a crystal ball as logic has been long removed from mrp/tribunal assessments.

 

[Maddo11]

You mean turn into a Hoola hoop? Guess you were way off on this one Maddo.

Is there a power ranking for all time MRO blunders and where does this rank, great sensei

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Question... Given he was cleared by the tribunal, does that mean that the umpire's decision was incorrect on the night?

 

[Maddo11]

Question... Given he was cleared by the tribunal, does that mean that the umpire's decision was incorrect on the night?

Probably the closest you'll get to an "official" answer on this