Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]

[Francois Jackson]

Did Tex get reported? Hit Hugo in the back, difference is Hugo didn't flop...

Here's the vision of that incident.

https://x.com/mallen101/status/1939497990777160181

That's actually quite bad!  Tex throws a coward punch from behind at Hugo's head & not a mention anywhere?   It wasn't severe, but it was unexpected & enough to knock Hugo's head forward ... and yet ... *crickets ...   

Looked like a slap to the back of the head. Should be a free kick or fine IMO. Maybe a week if we're being harsh.

Lynch will get weeks because the reality is that he's lucky he didn't connect better. The crow idiot laughed about it on the ground and got up but ultimately Lynch took a fair dinkum swing at his head.

I'm actually OK with the league applying 'potential for harm's here, just wish they'd do it consistently.

I think it's 3 minimum, probably 4, 5 max/bit harsh. No way it's more than 5.

its never consistent so its not even a valid point.

what is the way this has always been adjudicated? If no harm done then sentence is less. well wtf did this guy do then? He got up and walked off.

its an absolute joke is what it is.

should be 2 max but he will get 5 IMO.

[MintOnLamb]

And Tom Stewart got nothing….

[Andyy]

Did Tex get reported? Hit Hugo in the back, difference is Hugo didn't flop...

Here's the vision of that incident.

https://x.com/mallen101/status/1939497990777160181

That's actually quite bad!  Tex throws a coward punch from behind at Hugo's head & not a mention anywhere?   It wasn't severe, but it was unexpected & enough to knock Hugo's head forward ... and yet ... *crickets ...   

Looked like a slap to the back of the head. Should be a free kick or fine IMO. Maybe a week if we're being harsh.

Lynch will get weeks because the reality is that he's lucky he didn't connect better. The crow idiot laughed about it on the ground and got up but ultimately Lynch took a fair dinkum swing at his head.

I'm actually OK with the league applying 'potential for harm's here, just wish they'd do it consistently.

I think it's 3 minimum, probably 4, 5 max/bit harsh. No way it's more than 5.

its never consistent so its not even a valid point.

what is the way this has always been adjudicated? If no harm done then sentence is less. well wtf did this guy do then? He got up and walked off.

its an absolute joke is what it is.

should be 2 max but he will get 5 IMO.

It's a very valid point.

It either needs to be applied consistently or never.

I'm happy either way as long as everyone plays by the same rules.

[Chuck17]

We havent been under the same umpire of tribunal rules for years now

[one-eyed]

Tom Lynch fronts the Tribunal from 5pm EST. He has already accepted $2875 in melee and striking fines, from a round in which $49,250 worth of fines have been accepted. @FOXFOOTY

Richmond will be contesting impact. It concedes it was an intentional strike, but says this is 'high', not 'severe'.

High impact would be three matches.

Tom Lynch is in attendance. There is a joke to be made about the first half on Sunday, but I will be taking the high ground.

https://x.com/DavidZita1/status/1939943123485925620?s=19

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Tom Lynch will now give evidence.

Lynch: I contested the mark, felt like Butts was holding onto me ... we won the ball and I wanted to get forward and get Butts off me as quickly as I could.

Lynch: I got it wrong and it was the wrong thing to do.

Q: Were you trying to get him high?

Lynch: No, absolutely not, but I clearly got him high.

Q: Where were you trying to make contact?

Lynch: To his upper back.

Lynch says it was "absolutely not" a clenched fist he struck Butts with. He demonstrates repeatedly to the Tribunal how his hand was positioned at the time of impact.

Lynch notes he has a permanently fused joint on the middle finger on his right hand. He shows the Tribunal how it doesn't close with the rest of his fingers and perhaps inadvertedly gives the Tribunal the middle finger.

Lynch says once the game had finished he immediately walked over to Butts, shook his hand and apologised and told him that he was soundly beaten by Butts.

Lynch says he was swiping rather than punching. If Lynch had watched Dora the Explorer growing up, he would be aware swiping is frowned upon.

https://x.com/DavidZita1

[one-eyed]

The majority of this hearing so far has centred on whether Tom Lynch can form a fully-closed fist with his right hand. I'm currently forming full-closed fists with both.

The AFL says regardless of whether this was a fully-closed fist, the forcefulness of the swing had significant potential to cause injury.

The AFL says Butts wasn't injured because of good luck rather than good management on Lynch's part.

https://x.com/DavidZita1

[Francois Jackson]

It is understood the AFL is seeking a five-match ban for Lynch, after Christian marked the impact as severe using a clause which takes into account the capacity to cause serious injury.

 

fmd what a bunch of corrupt pricks

[one-eyed]

Sam Tovey (Tigers): Nowhere on the footage is there clear evidence of a clenched fist, particularly at the point of impact.

Tovey (Tigers): In order to uphold a 'severe' grading, the Tribunal would need to be clearly satisfied contact was made with a fully clenched fist.

Richmond's six reasons impact isn't severe:

1. Lack of injury
2. No swinging clenched fist
3. Front part of Lynch’s hand makes contact, lower risk of injur
4. More swipe than punch
5. Close to ball, not off-the-ball hit
6. Potential for injury was not greater than what occurred

https://x.com/DavidZita1

[one-eyed]

Nick Pane (AFL) realises he is yet to propose a penalty. He says this should be a five-week ban.

Pane (AFL): It's a blatant, forceful swinging arm... it was the type of action of a bygone era. The AFL position is quite simple, there's no place for it in our game.

Tigers now playing incidents involving Patrick Voss, Jack Scrimshaw and Conor Nash in an effort to convince Tribunal this is 'high' impact rather than 'severe'.

https://x.com/DavidZita1

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The Tribunal is now deliberating.

https://x.com/DavidZita1

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