Prespakis charged for tackle on Sarah Hosking - Appeal fails - 1 week suspension

[kruddler]

https://twitter.com/_sjblack/status/1364491489120710656

[Baggers]

Who is this Sarah Black? And what qualifies her to understand motion, momentum and so on?

"This vision is uncomfortable to watch," this is not the comment of a purely objective individual. Plenty of tackles are 'uncomfortable to watch,' and not reportable.

Disagree. And not impressed.

[kruddler]

Who is this Sarah Black? And what qualifies her to understand motion, momentum and so on?

"This vision is uncomfortable to watch," this is not the comment of a purely objective individual. Plenty of tackles are 'uncomfortable to watch,' and not reportable.

Disagree. And not impressed.

lol.....Sarah Black is reporting on what is being said at the tribunal.

None of that was her personal opinion.

FWIW, she is the #1 reporter on all things AFLW.
She does the top 30 ala Mike Sheehans Top 50.
She has a few shows/podcasts.
She is the one that gets the AFLW stories.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Who is this Sarah Black? And what qualifies her to understand motion, momentum and so on?

"This vision is uncomfortable to watch," this is not the comment of a purely objective individual. Plenty of tackles are 'uncomfortable to watch,' and not reportable.

Disagree. And not impressed.

I still think its about the look of the game, thats not what the AFL want to see on TV with young women and their parents watching and the womens game will be a very sanitized version of the male game until its established.
Maddie got unlucky and it wasnt malicious but its more about sending a message that a player in a vulnerable position requires a duty of care to be shown. You send a real message when you suspend the best player in the comp and I think thats what this case was more about.
Potential Head injuries in all sports are coming under scrutiny more and I believe international cricket will have a new set of rules regarding short pitched bowling soon. With all the research into concussion and later effects in life I can see a lot of contact sports being affected as governing bodies look to protect themselves by reducing the legal repercussion risks of head injuries even at the cost of making the game over sanitized.

[Professer E]

Sorry,  but this is bulls hit. The message it sends is.... Lay a good strong tackle and you're in trouble. What message is that sending?  Don't play hard?

I can remember Bryce Gibbs getting nailed for a sling tackle - fair enough too - but there were two just as bad the following week and they both got off. Surprise surprise....not.

If they AFL is truly worried about "the look",  how the F does Marinoff get off after practically putting a player into the spinal unit?

Mark my words,  the next hard tackle won't be cited,  of course it won't.  This is the deadset crappiest tribunal decision ever,  and there's been some crap ones. It verges on rampant Carlton bashing.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Sorry,  but this is bulls hit. The message it sends is.... Lay a good strong tackle and you're in trouble. What message is that sending?  Don't play hard?

I can remember Bryce Gibbs getting nailed for a sling tackle - fair enough too - but there were two just as bad the following week and they both got off. Surprise surprise....not.

If they AFL is truly worried about "the look",  how the F does Marinoff get off after practically putting a player into the spinal unit?

Mark my words,  the next hard tackle won't be cited,  of course it won't.  This is the deadset crappiest tribunal decision ever,  and there's been some crap ones. It verges on rampant Carlton bashing.

Consistency of message isnt a AFL strong point and agree the Marinoff case is bewildering  if you are seeking to protect the brand.
Do the AFL want a good hard game or a pretty game?

[Professer E]

Consistency.... Pfft. That word isn't in the AFLs lexicon.

It was a hatchet job from start to finish.

[Thryleon]

Put her in a different jumper and the outcome would be different.

Its an anti carlton thing.  The sooner you accept it the more comfortable you are with being screwed over.

[LP]

Put her in a different jumper and the outcome would be different.

Its an anti carlton thing.  The sooner you accept it the more comfortable you are with being screwed over.

I lobby strongly for Carlton to use more of the "us versus them" perspective, like the Filth do, then those actions become a motivation even if they are not deliberate! Coaches do not really like it, because it introduces unpredictable behaviour, but to me you need a bit of random to obtain ultimate success, being too predictable eventually serves an opponent more than it serves yourself.

[Baggers]

I still think its about the look of the game, thats not what the AFL want to see on TV with young women and their parents watching and the womens game will be a very sanitized version of the male game until its established.

Sadly, I think you are absolutely right. 'The look' is paramount -- just look at the CEO, all about appearances/fluff and entertainment. It will be interesting to see just how far they sanitize the game based on appearances only, and what it will look like at the other end. Makes Maddie something of an 'example'... a scapegoat, and that offends me at every interpretation of fairness.