07-16-2023, 02:03 AM
(07-16-2023, 01:10 AM)LP link Wrote:Didn't Boyd release the opponent before he hit the deck?
There is a huge difference between pinning an arm and slinging them with two actions to the ground, and the opponent collapsing under a pure tackle despite being released before hitting the deck.
I suspect MRO will charge Boyd, which is what the AFL want to do to avoid long term liability, and we'll appeal and he'll get off. Fans have to remember, many umpires and tribunal officials are lawyers or judges by day!
I think Boyd's gorn. The umpire paying the free and Byrne-Jones getting concussed is probably too much of an obstacle for our legal team to surmount. I thought the free was pretty rough when it was paid but changed my mind after watching the replay. Boyd may well have released Byrne-Jones but he did sling him into the turf.
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