Wood's Shaw gets 8 weeks!

[GongSwan]

Without knowing all the ins and outs of his evidence I am really surprised the AFL haven't been tougher on this given his involvement in the game he was betting on.

yes

[ScottH]

P.S. What's this all about?

"Shaw was suspended for 14 matches, six of which have been suspended."

I don't get that either.
If you're going to suspend someone do it. Shaw would have to be a complete moron to gamble on a game again to incur the rest of the suspension.

[Wardy]

They had to suspend the last six or he would have missed finals and Eddie wouldn't allow that!

right on sister - I was thinking exactly the same thing! Amazing that he will be available from week 2 of the finals.

[Lucky Knickers]

Looks like Rhyce got the brains and the looks.

[Kirkari]

... Shaw would have to be a complete moron to gamble on a game again to incur the rest of the suspension.

True, but you'd have to say he's provided pretty compelling evidence that he IS, in fact, a complete moron. It would be moronic enough whatever team you're in, but when you've got an excellent chance of getting back to back flags, and you take the chance of missing out on that...???

Looks like Rhyce got the brains and the looks.

Bless his red and white socks.

[ernie koala]

After reading the paper this morning, this saga gets worse and worse.
To quote.."The AFL had considered banning Shaw for the rest of the season but settled for a shorter ban"...wait for it....."AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAGPIES".
What an unbelievable admission from the AFL...simply disgraceful!

Added to this for Maxwell to miss no games...A self appointed players spokesman and club captain...again it's unbelievable and simply disgraceful.

[Sauce]

I would like to see it happened to a lesser team and see what the outcome would have been.

"The AFL had considered banning Shaw for the rest of the season but settled for a shorter ban"...wait for it....."AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAGPIES".
What an unbelievable admission from the AFL...simply disgraceful!

heh.

This code is so compromised. I don't know why i bother with it these days.

[ScottH]

True, but you'd have to say he's provided pretty compelling evidence that he IS, in fact, a complete moron. It would be moronic enough whatever team you're in, but when you've got an excellent chance of getting back to back flags, and you take the chance of missing out on that...???

Well you've got me there.
It was running through my head as I was typing it.

[Kirkari]

Well you've got me there.
It was running through my head as I was typing it.

Then again, maybe he'd just taken his daily dose of the "Collingwood are above the law" cool-ade. Seems like the tribunal took a little sip when making their ruling.

[Wardy]

Its certainly the "one rule for Collingwood to hell with everyone else" scenario. You can only hope that because of the leniency of the fine - that it will make Eddie think twice before opening his fat trap again anytime soon in having pot shots at other clubs - his club has got away with this really with just a slap on the wrist - if he dare says another word against anyone - the media should give him such a hard time that he wont know if its day or night. Maxwell cant lie straight in bed either. Not a good look for the captain thats for sure.

[ShockOfHair]

I think what saved them was that they weren't in it for their own benefit, ie, not like Lillee and Marsh.

Even though Shaw will be available for the finals, he won't have the match fitness. Unlike Sherman, he can't play in the VFL over the next eight weeks, so he's not going to be a big finals contributor.

Lethal and Tom Harley last night were puzzling over him revealing that he always tells his family where he's going to play. Amazing lack of commonsense.

[BeeEmmAre]

I think we all saw at least two others today who seem to be placing bets on the football.........

[Jesse Richards]

A situation where a player can't ring his family and say excitedly "they're putting me up forward this week"? Watch out Gary Rohan (or any other player) Make sure you begin every sentence with "you must not use the information I am about to impart ..." Hey Jesse White, get it tattooed on your other arm....

My view is this: the presence of betting permeates the game and imposes onerous burdens on players. Don't do this, don't do that: players, families and friends.

Yes, I understand very well the need for these rules and their observation when there is betting involved. What I don't understand is the need for the AFL to sanction betting on aspects of each game other than win/lose and by how much. When will we be able to bet on who gets knocked out first in a game?

[Triple B]

Lethal and Tom Harley last night were puzzling over him revealing that he always tells his family where he's going to play. Amazing lack of commonsense.

This one I don't see at all.

So Heath is sitting around the dinner/breakfast table having a chat with Dad (himself played a @@@@load of games and obviously knowledgable) but as part of that conversation/chat about opponents etc., he can't mention he's having a stint forward/back/midfield/wherever???

Sorry, that's just crap.

[Sauce]

So why isn't the third pies player not suspended?

What a farcical year for the code, so much integrity gone.

But the AFL doesn't care..they know that next week another 80k sheep will turn up at the G for their hit of footy.