Yep, the media really are pathetic sometimes. Some talking it down and saying it was out of character.
Never mind the victim who’s brain is probably still rattling around his head post game.
If the AFL are serious about this, he gets minimum 4.
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Never mind the victim who’s brain is probably still rattling around his head post game.
If the AFL are serious about this, he gets minimum 4.
How do you say no malice? He ran at Prestia and drives his shoulder into his head. He wasn’t decelerating for contact. It wasn’t at the same time that Dion punched the ball. It was full of malice and intent otherwise it would not have happened.
He should be getting 5 or 6. There is no such thing as out of character. Actions speak louder than words.
The sycophant media defense has begun....
Poor tom..... Feels terrible..... Not his style....
Didn't stop them rubbing out marlion for a legitimate shepherd on the round he'd designed the jumper.
This should be 6 weeks, but I just know it won't be. Footy is cooked
Poor tom..... Feels terrible..... Not his style....
Didn't stop them rubbing out marlion for a legitimate shepherd on the round he'd designed the jumper.
This should be 6 weeks, but I just know it won't be. Footy is cooked
I don't think it's malice, brain fade isn't the term either, it's almost a zone out act for me. Like he's going through the motions of moving without thinking about it.
Doesn't make it any better of course, but I don't see it as like a king hit sort of act by any stretch.
Just on Tom Stewart, the media are saying could be up to 4 weeks. He kept going and lined him up. Prestia has disposed of the ball and he is actually looking at where the ball is going and Stewart could've pulled up but didn't. GONSKI
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With someone in Dimma’s presser mentioning 3 weeks.
The line between the media who need to stay on the right side of the AFL to retain access is so blurry it’s hard not to look at them as nothing more than state sponsored media.
Let the ‘He’s a good guy / it was a momentary laps of judgment / he runs a soup kitchen for West African refugees’ narrative begin.
It’s not like he’s a thug like Richmond players are.
It’s not a king hit. Nobody says it is. It’s a deliberate malicious knock out. A low act, in no way accidental. He drives his shoulder through the head of a ball player.
You couldn’t mount a more pathetic defence of Stewart if you tried, you should be embarrassed
Yeah, and if it were a Richmond player the numpty would be crucifying him say how undisciplined he was.
Spot on Tim.
"Tom Stewart: completely out of character and I can't believe he did it. No malice intended just bad luck".
"Richmond player: typical undisciplined act which cost the team badly; a prime example of why we give away so many frees; only ourselves to blame. He should apologise to his opponents and his team mates and play VFL next week."
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THIS. Action is character.
He knocked a bloke out. Did he deliberately knock him out? Probably not. Did he deliberately hit him, resulting in Dion being knocked out? Absofuckinglutely. Six weeks. And he gets his head kicked in next time we play them, unless it's a final that's not the grand final. If it's the grand final, he doesn't get to remember it.
Richmond players didn't remonstrate because like everyone else they were watching the ball and didn't see it. That's how late it was.
Fair call. I was annoyed about the lack of remonstration but this is probably the reason.
I think ‘poor technique’ would have got a guernsey in the explanation
Yeah if we play them in a GF we need some Alistair Lynch circa 2004 style retribution.
Early first quarter Dion gets pushed over off the ball - gets up looking at Umpire and runs off looking at ump asking what about that? Was on Southern Stand wing- he was definitely going to be a focus for them
I have no doubt it was in their game plan to target him heavily at every opportunity. It may have not been explicitly communicated that he was to be taken out but the end result is the end result. Their plan worked and they won the game; just. They won by illegal methods but no one in the AFL will question it.
There is no way Geelong wins that game without Stewart knocking Prestia out.
Starting with the goal they got when we had 17 men for 8 minutes. Umps reported Stewart but didn’t stop the game
Except we hopefully land ours. Lynch was swinging like an impotent windmill. I'd be happy with a slam tackle from Nank or a Marlion shirtfront into next week.
