I have noticed this season a number of AFL listed players while playing in the VFL have been reported this season but have evaded any suspension.
David Hille (Bendigo), Guy Rigoni (Sandy) have been found guilty but after receiving there penalty they have appealed and both got off. Are our umpires just making up stories or does the AFL clubs have a big influence when it comes to these matters?
In the last quarter of saturdays match between the Bullants and Port Melbourne, David Clarke (Bullants) was running into an open goal but was run down by Ryan McMahon (Port Melb) in a fair but strong tackle which was deemed holding the ball. When on the ground Clarke struck McMahon in the face with a closed fist. The umpire was only metres way and saw this incident. He reported Clarke and gave the Port Melbourne player a 50 metre penalty.
Again when this matter got to the tribunal the AFL player (Clarke) got off.
Earlier in the season Cam Mooney was reported and got a 1 match penalty for abusive language. If this game was not on television I think he would have walked away scott free.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this subject or recall any incidents that have not been given justice?????
How on earth did Jason Cloke get off?!?!! :evil:
They were scared of David.
Andy Collins has gone on the attack this morning, claiming the VFL Tribunal has been biased towards AFL players this year.
7 players have got off on appeal! Seems ridiculously high number.
Meanwhile Ben McGlynn now has a broken jaw courtesy of the Cloke incident.
Ken Gannon claims there is no evidence of bias - what of a load of bollocks.
Seems like bad luck is running in the McGlynn faily at the moment:
http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&c…
Heard Collins on SEN. Said McGlynns evidence was ignored and the umpires had mixed evidence or something.
Said Benny was at his house last night and he had to mash up his food for him!
Seems like bad luck is running in the McGlynn faily at the moment:
http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&c…]
Bit suprising. He isn't that bad of a player!
Take this article from last week in the Geelong Addy, adds many more questions to the process used at the Football Victoria operated tribunal.
[b]"TRIBUNAL MIX UP"[/b]
A TRIBUNAL mix-up has cost Geelong VFL midfielders Daniel Byrne and Adam Cook two weeks on the sidelines. The pair were rubbed out for striking Springvale's James Taylor at Skilled Stadium last week.
A witness to the hearing said the two Cats pleaded not guilty and were reliant on Taylor's evidence to support their case.
However, in a horrible mix-up for the Geelong pair, Taylor used his account of the Byrne incident for the Cook case, first-up.
After realising he had made a mistake, Taylor used the same evidence for the Byrne case afterwards.
The chairman had no option but to disregard Taylor's evidence and instead rely on the umpire's account.
What did i tell you. I just read the article in in Herald Sun about Andy Collins making an official complaint about Cloke getting off after he broke McGlynns jaw.
This is rubbish. The AFL guys play by a different set of rules because they have power and money to back it up.
In last years grand final Colin Sylvia shaped up to Port Melbournes Chris Obst and threw a number of punches that connected. Obst tried to wrestle with him as he was being hit. This incident was easy to see from being in the crowd and even more clear on television. The umpire even had to break it up but Sylvia didnt get reported.
Its a disgrace we shouldnt let our competition be walked all over.
I think Sylivia got rubbed out for two weeks? Because they were trying to wrangle the system so that he could player earlier, than the VFL season started. Perhaps someone can confirm that?
I definitely agree that there seems to be two sets of rules for AFL and VFL players, even on the ground, holding the ball decisions etc, the AFL-listed players seem to get a better deal.
I dont know how they worked out the penalaty though. The Vfl has always started a week later than the AFL.
Sylvia played in round one for Melbourne against Essendon.
What a load of shit.
Jeremy Clayton was rubbed out quick as a flash the year he polled most mosts in the liston.
Hopefully Andy Collins by speaking out will expose whats been going on.
I dont want to see players missing games for no reason, but I dont want to see whats been happening. Its a shame a broken jaw has brought this subject up.