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Apparently Cameron has had 4 rough conduct fines. I'd be interested to know if the tribunal panel had his history handy or if they just believed the flat-out lies coming out of the lawyers mouth.
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Apparently Cameron has had 4 rough conduct fines. I'd be interested to know if the tribunal panel had his history handy or if they just believed the flat-out lies coming out of the lawyers mouth.
Yep, this is it. It doesnt matter that Walters was fine, the AFL wants to stamp this kind of tackle out of the game.I don't think you do. Barrass tackled and didn't protect the head while he swung the tackle. Walters head lands on the ground by the sling motion of the tackle. It is what it is. Deal with it and move on. We can challenge but can guarantee it will be a waste of time.
The onus is on the tackler to protect the tacklee's head. Barrass didnt do that and swung Walter's head into the turf. Thats a suspension every day of the week. Intent doesnt matter. Result of the impact doesnt matter. The ruling from on high is clear: dont do it.
In saying that - if the result of a failed challenge is only money, challenge anyway. Worst that can happen is the suspension is upheld.
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Simpson has said a few times now that continuity is important so expect minimal changes
Harry Edwards to replace Barrass as a forced like for like change but beyond that I feel the rest of the 22 deserve to hold their spots
Then there’s a question of who should be sub. Sheed again or does Luke Edwards come back in or does Ryan get his first game back
Inclined to use Sheed as the sub again
Harry Edwards to replace Barrass as a forced like for like change but beyond that I feel the rest of the 22 deserve to hold their spots
Then there’s a question of who should be sub. Sheed again or does Luke Edwards come back in or does Ryan get his first game back
Inclined to use Sheed as the sub again
Except his head didn't hit the ground, it hit the ball that was being held by his free arm that he could've used to break his fall with.
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If that was medium impact... then what is low impact?
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Could be wrong but I believe anything head high constitutes medium impact under the current system.
Head didn’t hit the ground in the tackle, but did when he flopped his head back chasing a free kick.
I kind of get why it is a week, but I would be fairly certain that the rules state either head contact with the ground or potential for injury.
So it will come down to the potential for injury and duty of care. Assuming Toby challenges (and gets off) our task gets more difficult as well.
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Have to challenge to at least call out the Cameron bullshit from last week
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He's going nowhere.
Is Barrass in hot water with this dangerous tackle?
Eagles defender Tom Barrass might find himself in MRO trouble after this dumping tackle on Michael Walters
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It was both. Walters head hits both the ball and the ground in the act of the tackle.
And it doesnt matter that Walters could have used his free arm to brace - the onus is on Barrass to ensure that he protects the head during the tackle. Thats just the letter of the ruling.
Its unfortunate for us, but the tribunal has Barrass dead-to-rights here.
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Using a sub for last 10 mins of every game is not ideal. If Sheed is kept in this role, he is definately done end of season. He was rumoured to be going to Freo. I wonder if this will be entertained this off season. I am bringing Culley in. A lot more utility factor than J Williams. This fwd conundrum will get interesting soon. Culley will get more ball in the AFL than at that very inconsistent WAFL side.
Add Oscar, Hewett, Culley,
Flynn to Ruck. B Williams to CHF/Fwd/Ruck.
Going from strength to strength now.
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Using a sub for last 10 mins of every game is not ideal. If Sheed is kept in this role, he is definately done end of season. He was rumoured to be going to Freo. I wonder if this will be entertained this off season. I am bringing Culley in. A lot more utility factor than J Williams. This fwd conundrum will get interesting soon. Culley will get more ball in the AFL than at that very inconsistent WAFL side.
Add Oscar, Hewett, Culley,
Flynn to Ruck. B Williams to CHF/Fwd/Ruck.
Going from strength to strength now.
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This has to be a troll account, right?
This isn’t the only tackle where I’ve seen a guy suspended even though the guy being tackled could have protected himself as his arms were free. Understandably they often try and hold onto the ball instead of being pinged for dropping it but it does contribute to the tackle itself. Maybe there should be some consideration on this when deciding penalties
The only way you could counteract this would be to allow players to drop the ball in a tackle in order to protect themselves, which would be farcical.
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Well that would be holding the ball. Either you get a head injury or a free kick against and it should be on the player to choose.
Nah you cant do that because there are players in the league who will absolutely choose the head injury over ceding a free kick. And then they would sue the AFL for failing in its duty of care (which is what the whole "sling tackle" business is REALLY about. The AFL is piss-scared of getting sued for head injuries like the NFL does).
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