Cripps free to play

[WellardSaint]

Just in.
Cripps got off.
Grant Thomas will be happy, he went off on Twitter in support of 'eyes for the ball'


Bloody Carlton in finals.

Geezus

[Wayne42]

Wow, forget the rules or head high contact, it's who has the smartest QC, that'll make you the winner on the night.

Does that mean there'll be another re-write of the rules in the off season to counteract the the smarties.

[Devilhead]

What did you expect ..... its an absolute fkn farce

If it was Ben Long or Toby Greene they would have got 4 weeks

Day changes direction into Ryder who stops and braces and Ryder gets 2 weeks

Cripps jumps into the back of Ah Chee tucks his arm in and smashes into the back of his head in a non marking contest .... free to play

So much for duty of care ..... what a joke the AFL has become

Rules for some ..... Rules for others

[bigcarl]

What did you expect ..... its an absolute fkn farce

If it was Ben Long or Toby Greene they would have got 4 weeks

Day changes direction into Ryder who stops and braces and Ryder gets 2 weeks

Cripps jumps into the back of Ah Chee tucks his arm in and smashes into the back of his head in a non marking contest .... free to play

So much for duty of care ..... what a joke the AFL has become

Rules for some ..... Rules for others

Agree. A joke.

[B.M]

Embarrassing competition

[Scollop]

Wow, forget the rules or head high contact, it's who has the smartest QC, that'll make you the winner on the night.

Does that mean there'll be another re-write of the rules in the off season to counteract the the smarties.

They respect the QC following process and highlighting the points of law best

When they go into a court or a tribunal it’s like sport in some ways.
Who has prepared best? Who has the answers and who can counter the other team’s strength

The lawyers come armed with their brief and the team with the strongest strategy wins the day.

St Kilda has had poor teams of lawyers going in for us and they seem to have weak strategies

[Banger9798]

The Ryder suspension was ridiculous

[spert]

The Ryder suspension was ridiculous

That was a shocker

[Sainter_Dad]

What did you expect ..... its an absolute fkn farce

If it was Ben Long or Toby Greene they would have got 4 weeks

Day changes direction into Ryder who stops and braces and Ryder gets 2 weeks

Cripps jumps into the back of Ah Chee tucks his arm in and smashes into the back of his head in a non marking contest .... free to play

So much for duty of care ..... what a joke the AFL has become

Rules for some ..... Rules for others

No - the rule has now changed due to this decision.

Line someone up

Run at the ball

Keep EYES on the BALL

Jump at the ball with your shoulder lined up with the oppositions head

Knock them out

Don't ever say the you intended to bump

Play next week

**** Look out for a record number of concussions this week ****

[Banger9798]

Play The Cripps incident and the Ryder incident to 100 neutral fans and ask which one got suspended.


When have we ever gotten away with one?

[Sainter_Dad]

Play The Cripps incident and the Ryder incident to 100 neutral fans and ask which one got suspended.


When have we ever gotten away with one?

LOL - I played the Ryder one to a Canadian visitor and his response was:
- Day charged Ryder
- Ryder stood his ground
- No way that is a punishable event

In basketball Day would be an offensive charge - Cripps - would be ejected

[SaintPav]

[older saint]

AFL makes rules on the run and they have more holes in them than a screen door.

Smart legal eagles come in and pick the poorly written rules/interpretations apart and are able to get people like Cripps in this case off.

AFL tick the box if Ah Chee sues in a few years time as they reported and suspended him. He got off based on legal agreement at appeals board which the AFL are independent from , - no liability here

[shanegrambeau]

Anyone know what technicality swung it for the Carlton lawyers?

Gee,
We all know it hurts badly cos it’s a free shot in the arm to Carlton, and like a movie Hollywood script, the hero saves the day…just as Carlton we’re going down to the tip in the back of an old Bedford.

[older saint]

Anyone know what technicality swung it for the Carlton lawyers?

Gee,
We all know it hurts badly cos it’s a free shot in the arm to Carlton, and like a movie Hollywood script, the hero saves the day…just as Carlton we’re going down to the tip in the back of an old Bedford.

I believe it was to do with the fact the tribunal jury was not adequately instructed.

[bangaulegend]

All I can say is fu--ing typical AFL 1 rule for the elite clubs & another for the battlers fu--ing disgraceful

[The Fireman]

I think a lot of clubs and supporters will have their nose out of joint over this

The ox says the afl have the ability to challenge this decision and should
https://omny.fm/shows/3aw-breakfast-wit ... ys-the-afl

[Sainter_Dad]

Anyone know what technicality swung it for the Carlton lawyers?

The technicality was that Cripps was never asked, and therefore never questioned, on whether he MEANT to bump. Goes to intent and therefore gave him the excuse of 'a football act'.

This is why I feel a slippery slope coming - if a smart coach says run through the player in a 'football act' deny it was your intent - we may have 4 players 'excluded' because of COVID - and also for the following week.

Hmmm - No teams in the 8 are playing teams they may compete against in the finals in the next 2 weeks are there??????

[cwrcyn]

The AFL should just get a couple of blokes from the local pub to run the MRP and the tribunal. Pay them in beers. The outcome would actually be better

[Sainter_Dad]

I think a lot of clubs and supporters will have their nose out of joint over this

The ox says the afl have the ability to challenge this decision and should
https://omny.fm/shows/3aw-breakfast-wit ... ys-the-afl

Breaking NEWS - AFL NOT challenging - but will review the procedure after season end

[Superboot]

Bakes would have got 7 weeks.

[Wayne42]

I think a lot of clubs and supporters will have their nose out of joint over this

The ox says the afl have the ability to challenge this decision and should
https://omny.fm/shows/3aw-breakfast-wit ... ys-the-afl

Breaking NEWS - AFL NOT challenging - but will review the procedure after season end

Mr Dillon needs to re-write some of his rules and come up with better guidelines for the tribunal so that the appeals process doesn't get
bogged down in 4 hours of legal mumbo jumbo.

The appeals verdict was nothing to do with guilt, it was all about legal procedure, legalese and bulldust.

[saynta]

Wow, big surprise.....not. Money talks.

[Sainter_Dad]

I think a lot of clubs and supporters will have their nose out of joint over this

The ox says the afl have the ability to challenge this decision and should
https://omny.fm/shows/3aw-breakfast-wit ... ys-the-afl

Breaking NEWS - AFL NOT challenging - but will review the procedure after season end

Further breaking news - they will be reviewing the incident to tighten the rules at the end of the season - so they admit that there is an incident here - just wont fight Carlton on it.

[The Fireman]

So the afl aren’t happy with the decision and will review the process end of year but won’t challenge it now ???
WTF???
Something really stinks here