MRP (Parker cleared but what about Sam Mitchell?)

[Danzar]

A copy of the original statement is on the NM Big Footy website. The original statement had the words 'low impact to the body.' The statement was later revised and the word 'head' was substituted for 'body'. Every other player involved in a similar incident this year got at least 2 weeks. It seems to me that Sicily took the rap for Mitchell and Rioli since he hasn't been playing well and was likely to be dropped anyway.

It's hard to tell if the Mitchell hit was with a closed fist or open hand, but seems to be a hit rather than a push, as the motion looks continuous. But the MRP have other videos I believe.

Could you just imagine the outcry if Adam Goodes had been let off for either one of those incidents.

Ok, so this gets interesting. In changing its Statement in this way, I think the MRP has changed its decision....AFTER it has met. Does this happen often? Surely this cannot be a printing error. They meet, review and take a record of it. Are they saying they got their decision wrong?

A deliberate hip and shoulder that makes contact with the body = no charge, that I know. What happens when it's the head? I thought that is an automatic suspension, the severity of which is determined by the medical report and whether the player impacted remains on the ground?

What I'n getting at is whether it's body or head, their decision is quite bizarre in both scenarios. This was pointed out across the Internet, so the MRP subsequently changes their decision to the least of the two?

There's quite a few other lines to read between on this, but I won't go there. Perhaps it was really a typo [emoji51][emoji51]


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Mitch Morton

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[Ludwig]

There's quite a few other lines to read between on this, but I won't go there. Perhaps it was really a typo

It was a bad day at the office at the MRP. They will have to start drug testing the typists soon.

Apparently someone named Corsica was suspended for a week, but was revised later to read Sicily.

They also misspelled the word 'punch' as 'slap'.

Oh well. I'm sure they'll get it fixed up by the time someone NOT from Hawthorn is reported.

[Meg]

What happens when it's the head? I thought that is an automatic suspension, the severity of which is determined by the medical report and whether the player impacted remains on the ground? [emoji51]

No, don't think that's right. Careless/high/low impact = a fine. It has to be at least medium impact and high/groin to be a suspension.

[ScottH]

Mitch Morton

BBBBH!!

[AnnieH]

# freekickhawthorn
Business.
As usual.

[Ludwig]

There's a discussion on the Rioli decision with former umpire Derek-Humphrey Smith on SEN.

Listen Here: https://www.sen.com.au/audio

[Ludwig]

MRP decision:



Rioli is still moving forward, the ball is behind him, and he's knocked a bigger player than himself backwards and off his feet.

Conclusion: Low Impact

[Billericay]

The Umpires View: Cyril should have been suspended

https://www.sen.com.au/news/afl/08-16/the-umpires-view-cyril-should-have-been-suspended#85FqVcW0UUm4VZgO.97

[Danzar]

The Umpires View: Cyril should have been suspended

https://www.sen.com.au/news/afl/08-1...cW0UUm4VZgO.97

And:

Humphery-Smith also confirmed the MRP sent out two separate press releases with different grading.


This is exactly what I was getting at last night. This clearly shows they have engineered the decision for the lowest possible outcome, realised the lowest actually created an error, then switched it but kept the same penalty. If that's not blatant tweaking of the system to suit Hawthorn, I don't know what is.

[Nico]

MRP decision:



Rioli is still moving forward, the ball is behind him, and he's knocked a bigger player than himself backwards and off his feet.

Conclusion: Low Impact

Photos can be deceptive old mate. Years ago the Football Record had an action photo each week without a football in view. The competition was to cut the photo out and put a cross where you thought the footy was and send it in. I think the prize was a Sherrin. The pic with the footy was posted in next week's record. It was very hard to pick where the footy was.

[snajik]

Photos can be deceptive old mate. Years ago the Football Record had an action photo each week without a football in view. The competition was to cut the photo out and put a cross where you thought the footy was and send it in. I think the prize was a Sherrin. The pic with the footy was posted in next week's record. It was very hard to pick where the footy was.

Spot the Ball competition I believe it was called.

[Ludwig]

Photos can be deceptive old mate. Years ago the Football Record had an action photo each week without a football in view. The competition was to cut the photo out and put a cross where you thought the footy was and send it in. I think the prize was a Sherrin. The pic with the footy was posted in next week's record. It was very hard to pick where the footy was.

You caught me out, mate. I was just showing off my Photoshop skills. The original photo showed Rioli on the ground with Oliver standing over him. Not bad, eh?

[Nico]

You caught me out, mate. I was just showing off my Photoshop skills. The original photo showed Rioli on the ground with Oliver standing over him. Not bad, eh?

And sticking the boots in. Fair dinkum Rioli gets a bad rap.

[Ludwig]

And sticking the boots in. Fair dinkum Rioli gets a bad rap.

I love Roili. Everyone loves Rioli. He certainly doesn't get a bad rap. The effusive praise he receives may not even be excessive, but just relentless and boring.

To he honest, I think the penalty on Rioli was fair. It's just that whenever there seems to be a benefit of the doubt to be given or not given, Hawthorn always seem to get the benefit. It was a good week to make that point.