Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #240 – May 17, 2018, 08:34:00 pm

Quote from: PaulP – on May 17, 2018, 07:32:43 pm

I like Danger, but he's pushing his luck in recent times. Just let your footy do the talking and leave the gobbing off for your post football media career.

I reckon he just doesn't like Ed. What are the chances that Ed Curnow has played on him in the past and been a right royal pest about it?

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #241 – May 17, 2018, 08:45:02 pm

Disgraceful decision that totally ignored the AFL's own rules for how a successful appeal should be assessed....

"Hocking said the AFL had appealed both of the financial sanctions on the grounds that:

* no Tribunal acting reasonably could have come to that decision having regard to the evidence before it
* the sanction imposed was manifestly inadequate."

As a matter of law, I would presume that both elements are necessary, not either.

As to the first requirement, well it appears the Appeal Board (or whatever they're coined) simply ignored this entirely - and it is strongly refuted by the May decision, let alone common sense.

The second arm - was it "manifestly inadequate"? Well, hard to argue that one too in the light of the May decision (which I gather the Appeals Board managed to ignore entirely too) and in light of countless other incidents of contact that were never even taken to the Tribunal.

Conclusion? Carp decision with no legal or administrative basis.

I can only presume given CFC's lame response, they were spoken to ahead of time and were told to take it on the chin for whatever reason.

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #242 – May 17, 2018, 08:45:50 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on May 17, 2018, 08:34:00 pm

I reckon he just doesn't like Ed. What are the chances that Ed Curnow has played on him in the past and been a right royal pest about it?

Sooo, Danger is just being Catty?

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Reply #243 – May 17, 2018, 08:50:08 pm

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-17/suns-ready-to-atone-for-embarrassing-china-debut

look who's the poster boy for the China game!!

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #244 – May 17, 2018, 08:51:45 pm

Quote from: cookie2 – on May 17, 2018, 08:45:50 pm

Sooo, Danger is just being Catty?

Perhaps he just sees Ed as a Danger to the Field umpires?

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #245 – May 17, 2018, 09:03:54 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on May 17, 2018, 08:34:00 pm

I reckon he just doesn't like Ed. What are the chances that Ed Curnow has played on him in the past and been a right royal pest about it?

Would have been teamates at one point wouldn't they?

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Reply #246 – May 17, 2018, 09:14:32 pm

Quote from: Thryleon – on May 17, 2018, 09:03:54 pm

Would have been teamates at one point wouldn't they?

Have you got along with every teammate you ever had?

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #247 – May 17, 2018, 09:25:35 pm

Quote from: PaulP – on May 17, 2018, 07:32:43 pm

I like Danger, but he's pushing his luck in recent times. Just let your footy do the talking and leave the gobbing off for your post football media career.

Yep. A damn good footballer, but, as a man, a grub.

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #248 – May 17, 2018, 09:45:53 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on May 17, 2018, 08:51:45 pm

Perhaps he just sees Ed as a Danger to the Field umpires?

Got himself into quite a Paddy over it in fact.

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #249 – May 17, 2018, 09:50:09 pm

Quote from: cookie2 – on May 17, 2018, 09:45:53 pm

Got himself into quite a Paddy over it in fact.

Wonder if it was Nic Nat, would Paddy still go 'whack'?

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Reply #250 – May 17, 2018, 10:13:17 pm

i put in a comment on The Age's Peter Ryan's article yesterday - pointing out that the AFL hadn't been consistent at all (despite Ryan's assertion to the contrary) in recent weeks and how had everyone suddenly gone quiet, dead quiet, on the May incident.

Just checked then - hasn't been allowed up!

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #251 – May 17, 2018, 10:15:13 pm

Not surprised at all by that

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Reply #252 – May 17, 2018, 10:20:08 pm

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on May 17, 2018, 06:28:46 pm

On Wednesday night, Geelong superstar and AFL Players' Association president Patrick Dangerfield labelled the Tribunal's decision to clear Ed Curnow of intentional umpire contact "farcical" in the wake of Cats spearhead Tom Hawkins' one-match suspension on the same charge.

Thanks Danger and good on you for looking after your fellow player in your role as pres of the players association and now defacto tribunal advisor.....

I wonder if Danger played for Carlton instead of Geelong if he still thought only fining the Curnows was farcical. Hmmm, I wonder!!
Flog.

Re: Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

Reply #253 – May 17, 2018, 10:46:27 pm

Dangerfield should be made to stand down....no place to comment givenhis position.

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Reply #254 – May 17, 2018, 10:52:05 pm

Quote from: flyboy77 – on May 17, 2018, 10:46:27 pm

Dangerfield should be made to stand down....no place to comment givenhis position.

Exactly. Its what makes Juddy head and shoulders above the rest IMO. Brilliant footballer but also an astute, well spoken and unbiased football person. As a Carlton person, he could have cut loose on TFS tonight. Instead, he was measured, rational and played a straight bat. Danger is a great footballer but thats about it.