Morris' tribunal hearing [update: $1600 fine stands]

[Big Papa Bear]

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!

[Coach]

Big Pappi

[Phil Mrakov]

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.

[Big Papa Bear]

I also posted this in MRP - sorry fairly new to this medium

[Coach]

I also posted this in MRP - sorry fairly new to this medium

Big Pappi

[one-eyed]

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.

[one-eyed]

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

[one-eyed]

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.

[Phil Mrakov]

Go Morro!!!

[one-eyed]

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.

[one-eyed]

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.

[one-eyed]

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."

[one-eyed]

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.

[Ox]

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

[one-eyed]

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.