It was hard to believe that the AFL could ever have come up with a worse tribunal system than the old one.
But, since at least the Barry Hall decision in 2005, we've all known that they did.
They just keep rewriting the rule book as they go along.
How can players be cited for any incident that the umpires didn't see and which wasn't captured on video?
And how can such an unreliable bunch of witnesses as M Voss (who could be accused of bias either in terms of how a suspension might help the Lions, or by the fact that his brother plays for the Saints), Ricky Nixon (probably represents both Farmer and Baker, and all the umps, and all the members of the tribunal as well), and the Freo trainer!!!
Those who think it's a conspiracy against the Saints are dead wrong. It's a conspiracy against any sort of common sense. The decisions are made with reference to all sorts of things that shouldn't enter into the equation: the profile of the accused player, the bleating of the media, the interests of sponsors and broadcasters, the plan to invade and conquer NSW and Queensland, etc., etc.
What a total embarrassment. Why do I bother following a sport with a Keystone Cops administration?
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