Total Tiger said:I think the joke is the 1 week for Buddy. I reckon the 1 for Ivvy is about right
LeeToRainesToRoach said:Justifying it with "one motion" logic. When they nailed Jake King for a sling tackle they conceded it was "one fairly fluid motion". But King gets two weeks anyway.
No consistency, they will say whatever is necessary to justify the desired outcome. As much credibility as James Tird.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:Perhaps, but I hope the coach isn't displeased. Maric was getting blocked all day and was protecting his space with a "Don't be doing that, young fella". Performed better after the incident, also.
Thought the umpires did a sh!t job all round and could've nipped it in the bud early.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:Schulz cleared! I just can't believe it.
Wouldn't want to leave Port without a go-to forward and have their supporters drop off.
Did Mark Evans stick his head in the door to "see what direction things were going" this week?
Cannot follow it. Give up.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:Perhaps, but I hope the coach isn't displeased. Maric was getting blocked all day and was protecting his space with a "Don't be doing that, young fella". Performed better after the incident, also.
Thought the umpires did a sh!t job all round and could've nipped it in the bud early.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:Looks like GWS is going to appeal the spitter's fine. If the MRP has any spine they'll slap him with a week instead.
22nd Man said:Can't see many of us standing and acknowledging the perfect tackle as Jack or Cotch are carried off in a neck brace first quarter, first final, for instance. If the head is "sacrosanct" in so many other contexts, why do some think ramming an opponents head into the turf with no protection is a part of the game?
Tigers of Old said:The head being 'sacrosanct' annoys the crap out of me. Part of the reason there are so many problems with the game currently.
Thank heavens Bartlett isn't on the rules committee any more and can't keep eroding the physical nature of the sport.
tigerlove said:It shouldn't annoy he crap out of you. Brain damage is a real and serious issue for ex-footballers and fortunately we're not still stuck in the dark ages on this topic in what in the end is just a game.
Tigers of Old said:In a contact sport accidents happen. I seriously doubt Gibbs or Schulz meant to knock people out but unfortunately it happens in football.
Maybe they'll trot out the 'it was just a bit of byplay between mates' line. Cameron tried that on GameDay on Sunday, and none of them bought it either. He also argued that players do spit at times during the game because their mouths dry out, and I get that. We've all seen it, and I think that's what Greene was trying to get away with, but it kind of falls flat when you see that he looked directly at Miles before spitting in his direction. If it had just been the dry mouth thing, he could have turned his head and spat at the ground. I hope that the MRP do give him a week and fine GWS for wasting their time by appealing it.BrisTiger24 said:Serious? On what basis?