Barrygate

[swans_premiers]

Will he go?
Who will come in for him?
Can we still win without him..especially against crows?

[swanzotope]

nope

3 years without ONE visit too the tribunal
5 years 1 visit for attacking the face (5 weeks)


good behaviour + its for the grand final will get him out

I HOPE

otherwise i tihnk it will have a huge toll on the team

just his presence

[ROK Lobster]

Maybe Chris Grant will testify, say how cramp can strike in your guts when you are 40m off the ball standing next to Barry.

[midaro]

A pre-requisite to Hall playing next week, is Maguire swearing blind in the media, that he was faking and that the contact was insignificant.

Otherwise the extra penalty for it being behind play will sink Hall.

[Barry_Hall]

Barry Hall...

OK guys... WE ARE THERE!!! HELL YES!!!!!!! But.... What do you think about the Barry Hall incident? Will he get off? It doesnt look to promising, and the AFL dont take it easy on players going into a grand final, Anthony Rocca is proof of that. Personally I think he will get to play next week andn will get off with a warning, because it has been over 3 years since he was last suspended.

[Barry_Hall]

quote from my thread, we will use this thread

OK guys... WE ARE THERE!!! HELL YES!!!!!!! But.... What do you think about the Barry Hall incident? Will he get off? It doesnt look to promising, and the AFL dont take it easy on players going into a grand final, Anthony Rocca is proof of that. Personally I think he will get to play next week andn will get off with a warning, because it has been over 3 years since he was last suspended.

[swan_song]

To me, this is a reason why Bazza should NOT be captain. Even if Maguire made it look more than it was, there was no need for it (Bazza could have cleaned him up another way, with a good hip and shoulder or a thumping tackle) and it putss an enormous cloud over the team preparation for the most important game of the year.
IF Bazza goes, maybe Schauble at CHF...can we bring plugger out of retirement for one game!

[Destructive]

It was'nt reported but it will be looked at on the video. Maguire tried to milk the free.

[Newbie]

We should not play up this incident. The Dunkley incident unsettled the team back in 1996. Playing this incident up will benefit the opposition more than us. Let us keep this down. We cant decide which way the decision would go anyway.

[floppinab]

Yeah it was interesting that it seemed to be Kirk who was addressing the players at 3/4 time.

I think we'll see Kirky captain next week.

I'd like to give a massive pat on the back to whoever brang that helmet along. That's foresight.

[Jimmy C]

Originally posted by swanzotope
nope

3 years without ONE visit too the tribunal

Not correct.

I think he's visited the tribunal twice since the gouging incident. His honesty, and experience as a pugilist has been his greatest defense ie, "If I'd really wanted to hit them they'd be carried off on a stretcher!" therefore-intent is nullified (or some such legal mumbo-jumbo).

Big time lawyers will be involved in this one. Biomechanists too. No doubt more vision will surface. I'm tipping a high court injuction.

GO BAZZA!!!

[NMWBloods]

Unfortunately he may be in trouble!!

[Legs Akimbo]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Unfortunately he may be in trouble!!

McGuire had a bad attack of gastro for a few minutes there. I've had it - it can be debilitating. Let's hope and pray Hall won't get it from touching him.

[Jimmy C]

Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
McGuire had a bad attack of gastro for a few minutes there. I've had it - it can be debilitating. Let's hope and pray Hall won't get it from touching him.

Heh. I love your avatars btw. Can you go back to the golliwog one though (that was my favourite episode )?

[legaff]

i agree that maguire will need to act in hall's defense for him to get off. Otherwise i think he will get 1 week...which would be DEVASTATING...

This is also going to disrupt our preperation for the week...
Not looking good