MRP thread 2017

[The Adelaide Connection]

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Not so sure the Schofield elbow didn't connect, I saw another angle and it looked like it was a glancing blow. Looked very, very low impact but I have also heard it mentioned that getting hit there is the sweet spot and it really rattles your head. So maybe Oliver wasn't exaggerating? Maybe it did actually put him on his arse? Who knows. Schofield out is a big win for us though!

[jazzadogs]

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If they appeal...how do they appeal? "Well we would like to submit that there was no contact" but no evidence to support it?

[Sedat]

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Diving has been officially accepted and promoted by the AFL ever since Nick Riewoldt flopped around like a dead fish in the 2009 PF.

[Bornadog]

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Not so sure the Schofield elbow didn't connect, I saw another angle and it looked like it was a glancing blow. Looked very, very low impact but I have also heard it mentioned that getting hit there is the sweet spot and it really rattles your head. So maybe Oliver wasn't exaggerating? Maybe it did actually put him on his arse? Who knows. Schofield out is a big win for us though!

Have a look at this

[G-Mo77]

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Not so sure the Schofield elbow didn't connect, I saw another angle and it looked like it was a glancing blow. Looked very, very low impact but I have also heard it mentioned that getting hit there is the sweet spot and it really rattles your head. So maybe Oliver wasn't exaggerating? Maybe it did actually put him on his arse? Who knows. Schofield out is a big win for us though!

Looked like a flop for mine. Watched it over and over again and just really can't see much in it. That sweet spot should not have been rattled at a glance otherwise he'd have a long history of being concussed.

All that being said Schofield shouldn't be trying to whack someone in the head anyway.

[Doc26]

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Looked like a flop for mine. Watched it over and over again and just really can't see much in it. That sweet spot should not have been rattled at a glance otherwise he'd have a long history of being concussed.

All that being said Schofield shouldn't be trying to whack someone in the head anyway.

Well not unless we're playing against him and his Team the following week

[Bornadog]

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Well not unless we're playing against him and his Team the following week

Schofield has decided to challenge the suspension.

[Topdog]

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Hooray. This will be fun to watch.

[ratsmac]

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Schofield has decided to challenge the suspension.

Does this mean that Oliver will be called upon to give evidence? If so does he say he was acting to milk a free or does he LIE and say he thought his jaw might be broken?

[Bulldog Joe]

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Does this mean that Oliver will be called upon to give evidence? If so does he say he was acting to milk a free or does he LIE and say he thought his jaw might be broken?

If Oliver believes he is justified in claiming he was stunned, it would be a new low for player interaction.

After Bugg the prior week with Easton Wood perhaps Melbourne should change their name from Demons to Autumn Leaves.

[The Pie Man]

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The camera angle behind Schofield clearly shows the elbow making contact underneath his chin, and at pace. Not sure falling on his lemon was the proportionate response, but it would've hurt nonetheless.

Can't see him getting off that - it was accidental, but contact to the head is undeniable.

[Bornadog]

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The camera angle behind Schofield clearly shows the elbow making contact underneath his chin, and at pace. Not sure falling on his lemon was the proportionate response, but it would've hurt nonetheless.

Can't see him getting off that - it was accidental, but contact to the head is undeniable.

Yeah looks pretty bad.

[Bornadog]

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Schofield cleared to play.

[jeemak]

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If Oliver believes he is justified in claiming he was stunned, it would be a new low for player interaction.

After Bugg the prior week with Easton Wood perhaps Melbourne should change their name from Demons to Autumn Leaves.

I understand being competitive on the field, what I don't understand is sheer fakery to gain an advantage. Where's the self respect?

Brent Harvey ruined his entire reputation as a result of four or five years of being "clever" and gaining an "extra advantage" over his opponents due to his on-field conduct.

Players need to understand legacies count for something. Oliver could be a great player, his character has taken a battering early and he should be reflecting on how he will behave in the future.

[Bornadog]

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I understand being competitive on the field, what I don't understand is sheer fakery to gain an advantage. Where's the self respect?

Brent Harvey ruined his entire reputation as a result of four or five years of being "clever" and gaining an "extra advantage" over his opponents due to his on-field conduct.

Players need to understand legacies count for something. Oliver could be a great player, his character has taken a battering early and he should be reflecting on how he will behave in the future.

Not the first time Oliver has faked it either.