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  • Dirtyburt
    Suspended by the MRP
    • Apr 2012
    • 853

    #16
    Originally posted by BillyRayCypress
    he has a week to contract ebola virus or bubonic plague to miss the rest.
    Both equally possible in Adelaide

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    • jono2707
      Goes up to 11
      • Oct 2007
      • 3326

      #17
      Originally posted by Swansongster
      We'd be wailing long and hard if some defender did that to one of our blokes and got off irrespective of how many little old ladies he has helped across the road in the last five years.
      I agree with this - he did the crime, now he should do the time. It was pretty clear that he was a naughty boy, and I'm not entirely comfortable in the whole idea of splitting hairs to try to get the charge downgraded on a technicality....

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      • Go Swannies
        Veterans List
        • Sep 2003
        • 5697

        #18
        I just want to win. If Chapman will be playing this weekend after sending bloodied Ben off the field I have NO problem with Reg playing after a tussle with Pods that neither was injured by. Considering the charges for which other players have received no penalty I think it's bit self righteous to say "I want to see Swans players suspended".

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        • Triple B
          Formerly 'BBB'
          • Feb 2003
          • 6999

          #19
          Originally posted by Go Swannies
          I just want to win. If Chapman will be playing this weekend after sending bloodied Ben off the field I have NO problem with Reg playing after a tussle with Pods that neither was injured by. ....
          Bingo..
          Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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          • Swansongster
            Senior Player
            • Sep 2008
            • 1264

            #20
            Originally posted by Go Swannies
            I just want to win. If Chapman will be playing this weekend after sending bloodied Ben off the field I have NO problem with Reg playing after a tussle with Pods that neither was injured by. Considering the charges for which other players have received no penalty I think it's bit self righteous to say "I want to see Swans players suspended".
            I don't "want to see" our boy suspended but think - with the blinkers off - the offence deserves it. Fair point about Chapman. He should have gone too and this adds to the puzzling determinations that have been passed down of late.

            The bloody MRP and judicial system has been a dog's breakfast all year and longer. Arguably, it is the single biggest problem faced by the AFL at the moment and something it has to improve.

            Adrian Anderson was interesting on OTC last night. He is a good spin doctor who holds the corporate line well [read: he didn't really say much] but he did concede there were issues with consistency from the MRP/judicial process and that there is room for improvement (or something like that).

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            • Dirtyburt
              Suspended by the MRP
              • Apr 2012
              • 853

              #21
              Originally posted by jono2707
              I agree with this - he did the crime, now he should do the time. It was pretty clear that he was a naughty boy, and I'm not entirely comfortable in the whole idea of splitting hairs to try to get the charge downgraded on a technicality....
              This is a wind up right?

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              • jono2707
                Goes up to 11
                • Oct 2007
                • 3326

                #22
                Originally posted by Go Swannies
                I just want to win. If Chapman will be playing this weekend after sending bloodied Ben off the field I have NO problem with Reg playing after a tussle with Pods that neither was injured by. Considering the charges for which other players have received no penalty I think it's bit self righteous to say "I want to see Swans players suspended".
                Hopefully Reg gets off and we'll all be happy come Saturday!

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                • GongSwan
                  Senior Player
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 1362

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Go Swannies
                  I just want to win. If Chapman will be playing this weekend after sending bloodied Ben off the field I have NO problem with Reg playing after a tussle with Pods that neither was injured by. Considering the charges for which other players have received no penalty I think it's bit self righteous to say "I want to see Swans players suspended".
                  Ditto
                  You can't argue with a sick mind - Joe Walsh

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                  • Go Swannies
                    Veterans List
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 5697

                    #24
                    Sydney Swans


                    Swans defender Heath Grundy will face the Tribunal from 5pm AEST to contest his one-match ban for striking.
                    Follow the live chat from AFL House here - http://bit.ly/OU80Nd


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                    • Matt79
                      Bring it on!
                      • Sep 2004
                      • 3143

                      #25
                      From the Tribunal...This is what Grundy's defence team are taking....

                      Grundy's team will be arguing he is not guilty as the force was insufficient. They will also argue it was reckless, not intentional, if the Tribunal believe the contact was sufficient.
                      Swannies for life!

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                      • neilfws
                        Senior Player
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 1826

                        #26
                        Tribunal is usually live on Twitter, just for anyone who didn't know.

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                        • Matt79
                          Bring it on!
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 3143

                          #27
                          Reading his defence and the angle he is coming from...there is a chance it may get downgraded from intentional to reckless. Which would mean a reprimand.

                          Fingers crossed!
                          Swannies for life!

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                          • rojo
                            Opti-pessi-misti
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 1103

                            #28
                            Like many I have been bewildered by decisions of the MRP with some players getting off while others get suspended for something similar. After Stevie J getting a week for his bump on Hanners I decided to read through the MRP's report of their deliberations on Afl.com web page. All was revealed. It all hinges on past misdemeanors and accumulation of points over varying periods of time. So even though what SJ did seemed trivial to me, it came down to his past record. No wonder he belatedly rushed to get Hanners to his feet. What Chapman did was worse and more damaging but he got off because of his lesser points accumulation. Totally wierd!
                            Last edited by rojo; 4 September 2012, 05:55 PM.

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                            • Matt79
                              Bring it on!
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 3143

                              #29
                              Guilty...suspension stands
                              Swannies for life!

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                              • jono2707
                                Goes up to 11
                                • Oct 2007
                                • 3326

                                #30
                                Bummer - not surprised though...

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