AFL StKilda tax sees Green free to play

[CURLY]

Green head slammed young GC defender Mac’s head into the turf.

Arms pinned and completely helpless his head cannoned into the ground

Worth 2

Playing StKilda this week tax he is FREE to play

Shocked

[SaintPav]

The whole grading system is so subjective.

He could have easily got a week for it.

[CURLY]

The whole grading system is so subjective.

He could have easily got a week for it.

Had to be a week. It’s a pisstake the AFL picking and chosing who they suspend.

[SaintPav]

I think they did the right thing, this time. It should have been a free and that’s all.

Still, the whole grading system seems very subjective and they are not consistent.

[chook23]

Was not even referenced

Odd

[asiu]

@afl stkilda tax

ok

[Devilhead]

Andrew got straight back up

[CURLY]

Andrew got straight back up

As did McCrae and Durham.

[Sainter_Dad]

Andrew got straight back up

Apparently there is potential to cause injury - well when you are King and Windhager

[SaintPav]

Yeah, wasn’t that the principle?

The AFL are really flying by the seat of their pants.

[Devilhead]

I don't mind you CURLY but ..... Andrew's head head hardly bounced off the turf and he was fine enough to jump up and ragdoll Greene to the ground afterwards and give away a dumb free kick which resulted in a goal

Let's move on and test ourselves against a full strength Giants side

[The Fireman]

I don't mind you CURLY but ..... Andrew's head head hardly bounced off the turf and he was fine enough to jump up and ragdoll Greene to the ground afterwards and give away a dumb free kick which resulted in a goal

Let's move on and test ourselves against a full strength Giants side

This

[CURLY]

I don't mind you CURLY but ..... Andrew's head head hardly bounced off the turf and he was fine enough to jump up and ragdoll Greene to the ground afterwards and give away a dumb free kick which resulted in a goal

Let's move on and test ourselves against a full strength Giants side

Not what the AFL is preaching though.

[The_Dud]

[CURLY]

Family home again Dud

[Bowey Boy]

Was not even referenced

Odd

Much easier. Less analysis of the “offence”. AFL wants GWS to win flag this year and will actively move to progress this.

On a side line, I did enjoy our Captain telling it like it is, when playing in , er, wherever it was. Can you imagine Port Adelaide playing in Moorabbin? Neither can I.

[Otiman]

No footage?

[Sainter_Dad]

Hey Dud - this is what gets my goat!

The AFL preached protect the head, and that people were going to be suspended if the head hit the ground in a tackle, and that pinning the arms in a tackle would not be accepted - this is FACT.

King gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury
Windhager gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury
Lachie Fogarty (Carlton) gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury

etc

Your response - tin foil hats.

Tell me where the AFL says it is Okay to pin arms and tackle - Even the tackle on Anderson had the potential to cause injury.

One arm pinned - head hit ground - Okay??

The AFL is a money making machine - and if Toby puts bums on seats - then he plays.

Same goes for Vlastuin.

[Sainter_Dad]

No footage?

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1104938/mat ... -the-clear

[Devilhead]

Same tackle as I saw 5 times or more yesterday during our game and nearly all were let go

Vlastuin only one that got pinged and we kicked the goal anyway

[The_Dud]

Hey Dud - this is what gets my goat!

The AFL preached protect the head, and that people were going to be suspended if the head hit the ground in a tackle, and that pinning the arms in a tackle would not be accepted - this is FACT.

King gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury
Windhager gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury
Lachie Fogarty (Carlton) gets suspended for POTENTIAL to cause injury

etc

Your response - tin foil hats.

Tell me where the AFL says it is Okay to pin arms and tackle - Even the tackle on Anderson had the potential to cause injury.

One arm pinned - head hit ground - Okay??

The AFL is a money making machine - and if Toby puts bums on seats - then he plays.

Same goes for Vlastuin.

The tinfoil hats were for those who legitimately think the AFL goes “wow look at that dangerous tackle, better rub Toby out for one week… wait a sec, let’s see who he plays next week first… oh it’s St Kilda! Nah in that case let him play!”

Now that isn’t a joke or facetious at all, that is 100% what they think happens.

Now do you need at hat too?

[Scollop]

This thread suggests we need a seperate fan forum for whinging about everything the AFL does that disadvantages St Kilda

I’ve given this some thought.

It should be called Nuff Nuff Central

…I’ll be a regular nuffy contributor

[SaintPav]

Probably not relevant to this case but Christian has openly admitted his hatred for St Kilda during his playing days so sometimes you just have to wonder.

[Sainter_Dad]

The tinfoil hats were for those who legitimately think the AFL goes “wow look at that dangerous tackle, better rub Toby out for one week… wait a sec, let’s see who he plays next week first… oh it’s St Kilda! Nah in that case let him play!”

Now that isn’t a joke or facetious at all, that is 100% what they think happens.

Now do you need at hat too?

No - I am not a believer in 'let's get St Kilda' specifically

But I do believe there is one rule for some and one rule for others.

As we have discussed (for want of a better term):

- I do not think that the Umpires are against us - I just think they are crap at their job.
- I do not think that Michael Christian is against us - I just think he toes a party line.
- I do not think that Laura Kane is against us - I just think she has very ordinary choice of words.

I cannot see how Toby escapes sanction for 2 attempted slam tackles - after the AFL has come out and SPECIFICALLY said that these would be deemed on POTENTIAL to cause injury.

I find it hard to reconcile a stated position from the outcome - maybe it is that Michael Christian is also crap at his job.

[meher baba]

I don’t understand how anyone who believes this sort of garbage can stand to keep on following the game.

Try telling a Dockers supporter this week how unfairly the Saints have been treated and see how far it gets you.

The AFL is an imperfectly-run game managed by imperfect humans. As an example: if the AFL really wants to stop tacklers wrapping up players’ arms and thereby risking concussion when the head comes into contact with the ground, they could starting instructing the umpires to start penalising players for the BS disposals we see let go each week: you know, the ones where the player wrapped up in the tackle more or less drop the ball into the hands of their teammate. Tacklers try to wrap up the arms of their opponents tightly to avoid such “disposals.”

There’s no bias involved in this. We get away with these as much as any other club.