Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

[Jack Burton]

Both Curnows will be rubbed out. The AFL knows the result of an appeal before it decides to appeal. I wouldn't be surprised if the club has already been unofficially advised to prepare for Sunday's game without either Curnow playing. The club will also have been told that if it wants to consider legal action it will not have a Friday night game for 5 years, and will have 14 Sunday twilight games next year. That's how the autocrasy works. I just hope they don't give Ed 2 matches to make an even bigger example, but I don't think that will happen as it will affect future cases. Not much the club can do, but the angle I'd be working on is who are the anonymous minions who look at video of games and highlight incidents for the MRO to look at. There have been numerous examples from this weeks games on social media platforms of players from other clubs (including Essendon) making light contact with their hand on an umpires chest, back or arm, yet these are not even referred to the MRO. Is there bias in this process? I say yes. The only players cited are from Carlton and GCS, and the AFL subsequently find a way to make sure their Gold Coast lovechild club are not disadvantaged