Tom McCartin suspension overturned

[Waltzing St Kilda]

Because of course it was.

Quite chilling how the Swines get looked after.

[The Fireman]

The goal controversy now this. Wow. Just wow

[Scollop]

Makes sound commercial common sense ...with Soccer in the hearts and minds of Sydney people recently

Got to get them focused back on AFL and no better way than Sydney winning games of footy

[meher baba]

Gee that’s a crap decision. It certainly looked like a deliberate bump to the head, albeit spontaneous rather than premeditated.

[SaintPav]

Spin the Tribunal wheel.

Ridiculous!

[StPeter]

Wow!

They were discussing the appeal on SEN this afternoon and giving it no chance of succeeding, even suggesting they might add a week.

[Mr Magic]

I heard it was deemed not a bump by the Tribunal.

[SaintPav]

[samuraisaint]

I can't say I have a lot of sympathy for them here - remember what happened to Hunter Clark? And the media all rallying around saying that the bump was in jeopardy - well, guys, looks like the bump is alive and well!

[Scollop]

This is exactly the sort of bump they want to stop players doing. All year we've had headlines with class actions from former AFL players and the emphasis on protecting the head and the long term effects of brain injury.

It's a decision based on the AFL's short term commercial interests at the expense of changing player behaviour.

If Sydney weren't playing finals there's no way he would have got off

[samuraisaint]

This is exactly the sort of bump they want to stop players doing. All year we've had headlines with class actions from former AFL players and the emphasis on protecting the head and the long term effects of brain injury.

It's a decision based on the AFL's short term commercial interests at the expense of changing player behaviour.

If Sydney weren't playing finals there's no way he would have got off

But I don't see how the Crows could take the high ground here:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/06/15/ ... -revealed/

[saynta]

Yeah, only to be expected . AFL has always looked after the swine.

Boofhead Hall and his coward punch on his Saints opponent comes to mind.

[Saint 58]

Paddy Ryder says hi ...

[SaintPav]

Robbo sounds like a hypocrite

[Yorkeys]

AFL operations are in disarray. It's lucky there is no regulatory body. Amateur hour mistakes and plain incompetence may make grist for the media but this is serious stuff. Wait till Collingwood or Carlton suffer because no one is minding the store. Disgrace on Commission and lame duck Gill who will have to be dynamited off the AFL teat.

[shanegrambeau]

That’s a ‘Love Tap’ from Swan Lake , Act 7

[Devilhead]

Sonsie only 3 weeks for an intentional blatant punch to a players head

Any Saints player would have got 5 +

MRO just continually getting it wrong

[SaintPav]

The AFL has lost the plot.

[saintkid]

The AFL has lost the plot.

No they've never had a 'plot' to begin with. The AFL have lacked professionalism for quite some time now and have gone backwards with their last two bewildering CEO appointments. Describing Demetriou and McLachlan as amateurish is being kind to them.

[saintkid]

The AFL has lost the plot.

No they've never had a 'plot' to begin with. The AFL have lacked professionalism for quite some time now and have gone backwards with their last two bewildering CEO appointments. Describing Demetriou and McLachlan as amateurish is being kind to them.

[Yorkeys]

Their in house legal team must be lightweight. Allowing intent as a defence is nuts. Mc Cartin could have slowed to miss the contest but didn't. The head is sancrosanct only sometimes and case law is all over the shop. Plenty of injustices to follow when you make it up on the run. Maybe you could argue you thought it was a team mate and collision rules don't apply.