Good. I suppose that means the Swans don’t want to rest Franklin this week (unless they are challenging as a matter of principle).Originally Posted by Maltopia
Nothing. It's Buddy.
It was a silly thing to do and should be fined
1 week. You can't go around throwing elbows
2 weeks - who knows with the MRO?
Heeney is hot
Good. I suppose that means the Swans don’t want to rest Franklin this week (unless they are challenging as a matter of principle).
Good. Especially as two of the other, more significant hits that only got fines were on Swans players. His suspension makes it appear that the AFL regards whacking Swans players is a lesser crime.
Shows that we rate our chances to go top 4.
Everyone saw OTC last night with all the other elbow incidents. The other three guys got fines, then so does Bud.
Is a tribunal fine regarded as a work related expense for players?
Good way to potentially lower their taxable income.
I always see that Buddy gets punished because he's such a huuuuge unit.
When he does anything that wouldn't bat an eyelid for anyone else, he gets a free against and when the other team does worse, he gets nothing due to his size.
Then I see Dixon who is also a unit and he gets frees regularly for soft stuff.
Yep, it's a Swans thing.
I thought Buddy deserved a week, but if we're appealing, personally think the Astbury one is the better precedent. Shuey was awkward, but didn't look as calculated as Buddy or Astbury in kinda (but not really) lining the bloke up.
'Delicious' is a fun word to say
The penalty was a week suspension with an early plea. Does that mean that if the appeal fails he gets 2 weeks.
I think the loophole is that he pleads guilty but challenges the impact severity. Therefore, it stays at 1 week even if the appeal is dismissed.
Got a sneaky suspicion there is a bit of cat and mouse play going on with the Swans Challenge.
What do you mean?
On the Realfooty podcast they noted that Steve Hocking is no longer around to interfere in MRO decisions.
This is an interesting case.
On one hand, he deserves a week because you shouldn't be allowed to through elbows and forearms carelessly like that. I would also argue that the other three incidents also deserved a week and I argued that at the time.
On the other hand, fairness and equity should be a major part of any justice system and since the precedents have already been set, he should get the same as the others.
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