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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Big Papa Bear on July 24, 2012, 02:57:11 PM

Title: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: Big Papa Bear on July 24, 2012, 02:57:11 PM
I heard that Morris is contesting the melee charge.

Considering the footage shows at least 2 punches being thrown to his head whilst he was pinned down - hope a few North blokes cop it!
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Coach on July 24, 2012, 02:57:35 PM
Big Pappi
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Phil Mrakov on July 24, 2012, 02:58:09 PM
I heard that Morris is contesting the melee charge.

Considering the footage shows at least 2 punches being thrown to his head whilst he was pinned down - hope a few North blokes cop it!

I'm amazed that Tarrant has not been looked at.
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Big Papa Bear on July 24, 2012, 03:01:36 PM
I also posted this in MRP - sorry fairly new to this medium
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Coach on July 24, 2012, 03:02:38 PM
I also posted this in MRP - sorry fairly new to this medium

Big Pappi
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 05:43:26 PM
Morris' case coming up shortly at the tribunal. Howe just got given a reprimand so hopefully that's a sign the tribunal is in a good mood.
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 05:50:03 PM
Callum Twomey:

We've started the Steven Morris hearing now.

He's challenging his fine for engaging in a melee.

The panel is watching replays of the melee now.

Morris is now taking the stand.
   
His player advocate is Paul Horvath, who gets Morris to tell the jury what his involvement in the melee was.

Morris is fined for the second part of the melee, not the first. After getting back to his feet, he goes back to the melee - which is the involvement he has been fined for.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/142460/default.aspx
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 05:54:16 PM
Morris says he thought he'd broken his nose in the scuffle and naturally "I was pretty dirty about that".

Morris felt his nose and thought it was possible it was broken. He spoke to the club doctor and he agreed it may have been broken, but they haven't had scans yet.

Morris says he remonstrated with Lindsay Thomas to let him know he wasn't happy with what had taken place.
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Phil Mrakov on July 24, 2012, 06:00:38 PM
Go Morro!!!
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:04:33 PM
The vision has been shown to the jury. Fair to say this case has cleared out the media contingent after the Howe one finished quickly.

Gleeson, the AFL's rep, is now questioning Morris.

Gleeson says the Richmond trainer actually tries to restrain Morris from going back to the melee, but Morris goes back to the melee and a few North Melbourne players.

Gleeson says Morris doesn't just speak to Thomas, but makes physical contact with him.

Morris says it wasn't his intention to start throwing punches, but to let Thomas know how harshly Morris felt he had been treated by Thomas.
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:08:57 PM
Horvath, Morris' representative, now cross examining the Tigers defender.

Morris thinks Thomas knew he had treated him roughly.

Chairman Hassett looking for a copy of the player rules as he starts his summation.

Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:14:42 PM
Gleeson, the AFL's rep, has now taken over in his final submission.

Gleeson says by 'engaging' in a melee, you need to be an active participant. Gleeson says Morris was not in the melee at the start, but at the end when he confronts Thomas.

Morris' advocate, Paul Horvath, now summing up to the jury.

Horvath says Morris remonstrated with Thomas to give him "a piece of his mind."
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:25:11 PM
Horvath is still summing up. This has been a long final submission. Very long.

Horvath requests the compelling and exceptional clause - due to provocation.

He suggests that if it was found Morris was guilty of engaging in a melee, then he was provoked.

Gleeson, the AFL's rep, says that he wasn't made aware before the case that Morris and Co. would be arguing for provocation.

If he had have been aware, Gleeson says he would have mentioned Morris' swinging elbow action that may have had some role in starting the original melee.
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Ox on July 24, 2012, 06:31:16 PM

Gleeson, the AFL's rep, says that he wasn't made aware before the case that Morris and Co. would be arguing for provocation.


lmao

shitman
Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:34:10 PM
Horvath and Hassett going back and forth now. Hassett deciding whether to allow Horvath to argue provocation.
   
Fair to say this one is dragging on. [ed: understatement]




Hassett does not allow Horvath to rely upon provocation. Things will now proceed as usual.
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: one-eyed on July 24, 2012, 06:42:53 PM
The Tribunal will now deliberate.

We're back inside. Took one minute.

Morris is found to have engaged in the melee and his $1600 fine stands.

So that's that.

Title: Re: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing
Post by: Phil Mrakov on July 24, 2012, 06:45:19 PM
The Tribunal will now deliberate.

We're back inside. Took one minute.

Morris is found to have engaged in the melee and his $1600 fine stands.

So that's that.

Yet Tarrant is free to play next week after his punches weren't even looked at.
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: tdy on July 24, 2012, 08:17:48 PM
The Tribunal will now deliberate.

We're back inside. Took one minute.

Morris is found to have engaged in the melee and his $1600 fine stands.

So that's that.

Yet Tarrant is free to play next week after his punches weren't even looked at.

This is kinda bad news as the tribunal is used to settle vendettas, Morris must have peeed someone off at AFL house or they would have been lenient. 
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on July 24, 2012, 08:48:27 PM
Andy D needs that $1600 in London next week. ;D
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: Owl on July 24, 2012, 09:43:02 PM
stuff it, take them to court for real assault then, if they want to play these games, they mugged him on the field in front of thousands of witness and smashed his nose across his face lol.
Title: Re: Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]
Post by: Big Papa Bear on July 24, 2012, 10:02:40 PM
It was worth a try given the situation - however it makes you wonder about what it takes to get a fair hearing! He started the melee???