N Riewoldt gone

tappy21 · July 25, 2011, 05:56:39 PM

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119397/default.aspx

one week with early plea, maybe fair enough. but initially worth 3 weeks!! what is going on with the match review panel?

Zarts · July 25, 2011, 06:01:40 PM

smeh, no biggie- just means I lose him for the multi bye :P

tappy21 · July 25, 2011, 06:02:35 PM

correct - good timing by him!

thatguy · July 25, 2011, 06:10:33 PM

Quote from: tappy21 on July 25, 2011, 06:02:35 PM
correct - good timing by him!

:D

Fireballz · July 25, 2011, 06:18:33 PM

That is an absolute disgrace. I wouldn't be surprised if he challenged it and got 3 weeks but I really hope not.

MRP is a farce.

Windigo · July 25, 2011, 06:27:24 PM

Would he contest it? "Engaging." He like ran into him!

The F.A.R.K. · July 25, 2011, 06:28:39 PM

The way the MRP are handling out suspensions i think they might have just laid a lazy Heath $5 Shaw bet on chris judd to win another brownlow

cant see pendles or swan getting it coz they have both had up and down years (in their terms by down i mean 24 possesions instead of 40), selwood banned, buddy banned, goddard up and down, ablett up and down, gibbs up and down, watson inured, Montagna injured

the real contendors are Marc Murphy, Judd and Boyd, maybe cox

tappy21 · July 25, 2011, 06:29:23 PM

Quote from: Fireballz on July 25, 2011, 06:18:33 PM
That is an absolute disgrace. I wouldn't be surprised if he challenged it and got 3 weeks but I really hope not.

MRP is a farce.

ive just watched the video on that link, symes ran into him and riewoldt was pretty much covering up so he didnt get hurt. hes a taller bloke so of course his shoulder is going to collect symes face. how can that possible attract a 3 week penalty. horrible system

RiOtChEsS · July 25, 2011, 06:31:10 PM

i guess it was there... barely :-\

it was more a case of much taller than Symes and he only stood his ground really...

Windigo · July 25, 2011, 06:32:55 PM

Quotesymes ran into him and riewoldt was pretty much covering up so he didnt get hurt.

Exactly. It was accidental. 3 weeks? What about C.Brown's massive hit!

He should contest it. No way he could lose.

LaHug · July 25, 2011, 06:39:05 PM

Lucky I have the Petrie/Tippett was up my sleeve :)

elephants · July 25, 2011, 06:41:14 PM

Bollocks but i have sufficient forward line cover in Lobbe/smith/mzungu.

tappy21 · July 25, 2011, 06:48:09 PM

Quote from: Windigo on July 25, 2011, 06:32:55 PM
Quotesymes ran into him and riewoldt was pretty much covering up so he didnt get hurt.

Exactly. It was accidental. 3 weeks? What about C.Brown's massive hit!

He should contest it. No way he could lose.

intersting to see what happens here windigo. unfortunately i dont think the saints can challenge it knowing that the only result there is either hes free to play against GC (one of the bottom teams) or risk not having him for 3 weeks. as obvious as it is that this is a rubbish decision, i dont think they will challenge on those grounds as the tribunal has been pretty stubborn about being challenged since this system was introduced. not many have been overturned. which is another reason why this system fails.

KBcokebotl · July 25, 2011, 06:50:16 PM

who runs this so called match review panel netball aust or something.
3 games for that????? , just imagine if he had a bad record would he have gotten 4 weeks.
wot a joke , next year the afl will prolly introduce compulsory helmets and shoulder pads

dmagnus · July 25, 2011, 07:31:50 PM

skullcaps wouldnt be a bad thing given the prevalency of concussions these days