MRO Thread

[bulldogtragic]

I simply cannot understand how he gets off.

Bigger name player from big club vs no name player from small club.

Simples.

[Grantysghost]

Bigger name player from big club vs no name player from small club.

Simples.

No name?!

[Sedat]

That is unbelievable. Rampe clearly accelerates into a vulnerable player.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/982264/t...on-boyd-tackle

Dogs have lost 3 players to concussion this season, and all 3 opposition players sent to the tribunal for these hits have gotten off

[bulldogtragic]

Dogs have lost 3 players to concussion this season, and all 3 opposition players sent to the tribunal for these hits have gotten off

The head is sacrosanct. Must protect the players by changing player behaviour.

[G-Mo77]

Haha, this is comical. New vision comes out which proves Rampe was just defending and it was McNeil's fault. It's the same vision, he b-lines straight for McNeil, takes him out of play and continues. He didn't mean to inflict the damage, sure, but he chose to put a hard block and one of our players is now suffering from concussion. It's laughable. Hopefully McNeil apologises to Rampe.

[Grantysghost]

The Dogs should be able to appeal.

[GVGjr]

Dogs have lost 3 players to concussion this season, and all 3 opposition players sent to the tribunal for these hits have gotten off

I was listening to Zimmerman describing how they eventually diagnosed the concussion to McNeil after the game and how serious our medical teams takes concussion when I received a message from a mate that Rampe had been cleared. Ironic isn't it?

[bornadog]

Haha, this is comical. New vision comes out which proves Rampe was just defending and it was McNeil's fault. It's the same vision, he b-lines straight for McNeil, takes him out of play and continues. He didn't mean to inflict the damage, sure, but he chose to put a hard block and one of our players is now suffering from concussion. It's laughable. Hopefully McNeil apologises to Rampe.

So comical.

You can run into a player off the ball, concuss them and no penalty, yet if you tackle a player with the ball who won't let the ball go and free there arm to brace a fall, but instead prefer to be taken down and get concussed and you cop a 1 or 2 week penalty.

[Flamethrower]

So as I understand it, the AFL's tribunal has ruled that picking off a player behind play is now perfectly legal as long as the player being hit slightly deviates off a straight line.

Barry Hall, Dermot Brereton, David Rhys Jones and other thugs and snipers would have loved this.

[Rocket Science]

This is pretty niche content but apropos of the league okaying blokes nowhere near the contest being concussed the coronial inquest into the death of Shane Tuck starts today and anyone interested can view proceedings via this link which'll first ask you to download an app called Webex to tune in.

Am told counsel assisting will give the opening address from 3:00 - 5 PM then the broadcast will resume at 8:00 PM to hear an American expert give evidence on CTE management.

Imagine the AFEL will be particularly keen observers here ...

[Testekill]

I simply cannot understand how he gets off.

He's slamming into the back of someone unaware that contact could happen. It's baffling that the AFL is condoning this action when there is zero proof that McNeil changed direction.

[SonofScray]

We get absolutely shafted in the current system.

[azabob]

Luke Beveridge said a lot by saying nothing in todays press conference; other than I will refain as I will get into a lot of trouble otherwise!

[GVGjr]

Luke Beveridge said a lot by saying nothing in todays press conference; other than I will refain as I will get into a lot of trouble otherwise!

He did say he contacted the whiteboard to inquire about it's health and the MRO was happy that he showed genuine concern.

[GVGjr]

I see Touk Miller has been cleared from the complaint of attacking Dayne Zorko's groin area.
At least the NRL suspended John 'Stink Fist' Hopoate for his repeated efforts.

Apparently interim Suns coach Stephen King nominated Zorko as a dangerous Brisbane Lions player before the game and as a leader Touk Miller decided to take matters into his own hands.