Rd 17 vs Richmond @ MCG - Match Thread

[Blood Fever]

Would imagine decision would be looked at off field and then decided like NRL often. I think given the amount of concussions that it is inevitable and maybe sooner than we think. Most junior AFL comps have it I believe and it has been accepted without drama.

[dejavoodoo44]

It's weird that Dermott is even asked for his thoughts on what the tribunal penalties should be anymore.
Maybe his agent (and he'll have one, because he's.... you know.... a star, just ask him) should just issue a
statement that Dermott believes that short of a player coming onto the field with an AR-15 assault rifle and
massacring half the opposition team, no player should ever be suspended for anything. And even that
"infringement" is only worth a week on the sideline.

Yes, I actually really like Dermie as a commentator, as he can give a bit more insight than most. However, his opinions on suspendable incidents are very predictable and outdated.

[Auntie.Gerald]

I think it would so hard to get right an immediate send off rule on such a big ground and 36 players playing a 360 sport

Even worse due to the current trend of high pressure footy there is so much going on around the contest

What could work is a 10min sin bin where the footage is looked at again by a “3rd umpire” and then a decision is made on severity

Ie u go back on after 10 or u stay off rest of game

[Ludwig]

I can see the possibility where in a grand final a player purposely concusses a good player from the opposition side to help win the premiership. They wouldn't care about being suspended for several weeks to start the following season. A send off rule would make sense to prevent this.

[stevoswan]

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Couldn't have been gifted more of an opportunity to qualify for finals in an even season and we have failed the test time and time again

We've played finals in 22 of the last 27 seasons....what a failure we are!

OK, I know you are talking about this season but hey, it has been Horse getting us repeatedly into finals for nearly half of the above time period. Look, it might be time to move on but the club will do what the club will do. No point carrying on about it ad nauseam....maybe you could apply?

[Meg]

I can see the possibility where in a grand final a player purposely concusses a good player from the opposition side to help win the premiership. They wouldn't care about being suspended for several weeks to start the following season. A send off rule would make sense to prevent this.

And particularly wouldn’t care about being suspended if they had already decided this was their last match before retirement.

Alastair Lynch ....... 10 match suspension, $15,000 fine. Didn’t care about the match suspension as he retired. (Fortunately most of his punches missed.)

[Blood Fever]

We've played finals in 22 of the last 27 seasons....what a failure we are!

OK, I know you are talking about this season but hey, it has been Horse getting us repeatedly into finals for nearly half of the above time period. Look, it might be time to move on but the club will do what the club will do. No point carrying on about it ad nauseam....maybe you could apply?

LOL

[stevoswan]

I can see the possibility where in a grand final a player purposely concusses a good player from the opposition side to help win the premiership. They wouldn't care about being suspended for several weeks to start the following season. A send off rule would make sense to prevent this.

+1

[barry]

I can see the possibility where in a grand final a player purposely concusses a good player from the opposition side to help win the premiership. They wouldn't care about being suspended for several weeks to start the following season. A send off rule would make sense to prevent this.

Possibility? That happens all the time. I can't remember which final it was, but one that springs to mind is a cotchin ( dirty grub,) hit on Dylan shiel in a final when he played for the giants. Blatant head contact to the opposition's hot player. I could find many other examples.

[waswan]

We've played finals in 22 of the last 27 seasons....what a failure we are!

OK, I know you are talking about this season but hey, it has been Horse getting us repeatedly into finals for nearly half of the above time period. Look, it might be time to move on but the club will do what the club will do. No point carrying on about it ad nauseam....maybe you could apply?

Never once said to get rid of Horse, disappointed with the season, frustrated with the MC, bewildered by the mid coach..... Fan forum, assume all of that is still allowed ?

[waswan]

Gee wizz, in what world would we be favourites against Bulldogs..... i know it home but far out

[Maltopia]

FWIW our very own Wicks probably would’ve been sent off a couple of weeks ago had the rule been in place

Seems fair to me.

In ice hockey they send thugs to a penalty box for a period of time. That is instant consequences for the offending player and team.

Player has the consequences of letting down his team there and then, rather than having a post game consequence.

[Ludwig]

15th place. The number on the back of Sam Wicks. It's all starting to make sense now.

The Swans players were so focused on the Whisper Challenge that they forgot they were fighting for a premiership.

If not for an administrative error by North Melbourne we might still be in the race for the Harley Reid Cup.

One consolation is that we should have an easy draw next year. We might even be playing against our VFL side twice. Just to give us a leg up.

Should we request a priority pick? Maybe one ahead of Pick 1?

[dejavoodoo44]

15th place. The number on the back of Sam Wicks. It's all starting to make sense now.

The Swans players were so focused on the Whisper Challenge that they forgot they were fighting for a premiership.

If not for an administrative error by North Melbourne we might still be in the race for the Harley Reid Cup.

One consolation is that we should have an easy draw next year. We might even be playing against our VFL side twice. Just to give us a leg up.

Should we request a priority pick? Maybe one ahead of Pick 1?

I suspect that West Coast might be asking for one fairly soon.

[troyjones2525]

Talk about a storm in a teacup.

There has been no send off rule in the AFL for 150 years and it's been just fine. We weren't disadvantaged by Lloyd being off on Thursday night as we had a sub, a Richmond player was also subbed off earlier than Lloyd so both teams were even.

Hell, Nankervis' bump was far from the worst thing we've seen this year and posters on here are baying for his blood

We were disadvantaged because after 12 seasons as an AFL senior coach, Longmire hasn't worked out that the sub needs to be a mid sized player, not a lumbering KPP or a ruckman, especially on a night where rain was forecast.

+1

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