Marlion Pickett [merged]

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Official confirmation from the Club:

Richmond will challenge Marlion Pickett's one-week sanction at the Tribunal tomorrow night.

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1396647020236967937

[WilliamPowell]

Official confirmation from the Club:

Richmond will challenge Marlion Pickett's one-week sanction at the Tribunal tomorrow night.

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1396647020236967937

As we should

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Pickett's case is second up tonight at the tribunal.

First up is Carlton's Lachie Plowman at 5pm AEST, who is contesting a rough conduct charge on Hawthorn's Jaeger O'Meara. The Match Review Officer assessed the incident as careless conduct, high impact, high contact, and slapped Plowman with a two-match sanction.

Richmond's Marlion Pickett is next up after he was charged with striking Brisbane's Brandon Starcevich and received a one-match sanction.

Gold Coast's Nick Holman will be the final case of the evening after receiving a two-match ban for a dangerous tackle on Geelong's Mitch Duncan. The incident was assessed as careless conduct, high impact, and high contact despite Holman receiving a free kick from the umpire.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-from-5pm-aest-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

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Riley Beveridge on the AFL website reckons Pickett won't get off as we won't be able argue it wasn't a strike and we won't be able to downgrade any of the classifications including medium impact.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/620587/tribunal-triple-header-how-plowman-and-holman-get-off

[Gracie]

Of course he wont get off. The AFL wont want to lose all three cases.

[MintOnLamb]

They could use the defence that he had been clotheshanged himself seconds before and was not in his right mind??

Is there any action the club can take if he doesn’t get off?

[Knighter]

They could use the defence that he had been clotheshanged himself seconds before and was not in his right mind??

Is there any action the club can take if he doesn’t get off?

Not without precedent - Lollingwood said DeGoey was concussed and hence he forgot he wasn't allowed his phone during game time!

[WilliamPowell]

They could use the defence that he had been clotheshanged himself seconds before and was not in his right mind??

Is there any action the club can take if he doesn’t get off?

They do that and it raises the issue of concussion and the current protocols not being followed

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Ross Howie is the Tribunal chairman. Our Tribunal members are David Neitz, Richard Loveridge and Wayne Henwood.

Hearing 2: Marlion Pickett - An unsuccessful challenge will cost Richmond $10,000 out of the soft cap.

https://www.stuff-holman-start-time-suspensions-news/news-story/5b2af39373a8c35829b2efa5a162649b?recommendedCount=0

[Tazzytiger]

I'm finding it harder and harder to watch AFL. If Nick Holman gets suspended for that I don't think I'll be any more interested. His tackle should be rewarded. Marlion  I'm not so sure of.. BUT if he had received a free for high contact just prior we wouldn't be here. But there you go

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Tribunal is not in a lenient mood tonight. Plowman failed with his challenge. Jury took nearly an hour to deliberate.

Lachie Plowman has been found guilty and will serve a two-match suspension.
Chair Ross Howie says the panel believe Plowman came to the contest at speed, was aware of the presence of O'Meara and executed a bump, and is therefore guilty of rough conduct.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

Pickett's case is up next.

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PICKETT SEEKS DOWNGRADE
Marlion Pickett's hearing has just started and he is seeking to have the impact of his strike downgraded from medium impact to low.

MEDICAL REPORT
The Brisbane medical report shows Brandon Starcevich required no ongoing treatment as a result of Pickett's strike and was not expected to miss any training sessions or matches.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

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PICKETT'S EVIDENCE

Marlion Pickett says he was attempting to tackle Starcevich when he made high impact to the Lions' defender.

"I'm trying to get there as soon as possible to put pressure on or interrupt the kick," he said.

"I slow down so I don't slip over. He steps to the right and makes me change direction towards him.

At the point of impact, Pickett says he is attempting to tackle Starcevich "around the chest".

"I'm trying to grab his jumper."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

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POINT OF IMPACT

Pickett says the point of impact was to Pickett's shoulder and armpit before "a bit" of high contact.
Contact was made high on his chest and lower neck, Pickett says under questioning from his counsel.
He says the majority of the force was to Starcevich's shoulder before high contact was made.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

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Pickett: I'm trying to make contact around his chest, grabbing his jumper or the inside of his sleeve.

The first contact was my under-pit shoulder part, which made contact with the side of his shoulder. As I make contact, then the arms come across.

Pickett: I thought most of the force came onto his shoulder.

Pickett says he made some high contact, with "the high chest and lower neck".

Pickett is asked how forceful the high contact was. "Not really high."

The Tigers' cross-examination of Pickett has finished, now for the AFL.

https://www.stuff-holman-start-time-suspensions-news/news-story/5b2af39373a8c35829b2efa5a162649b

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CROSS EXAMINATION

AFL counsel is now questioning Pickett. Jeff Gleeson is suggesting Pickett was attempting to increase the force of the impact to Starcevich when he made contact. Pickett disagrees.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans

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Gleeson also suggests there was a swinging arm motion from Pickett, which the Richmond midfielder says was part of a tackling attempt.
That's all from Pickett.

A MATTER OF IMPACT

All the jury needs to decide in this case is whether the impact was medium or low. We're hearing summaries now.

Gleeson is highlighting that the lack of injury to Starcevich doesn't mean the strike can't be graded medium impact.

He is arguing "a forceful round-arm swing" that makes head high contact can be graded higher based on the potential to cause serious injury.

"It was more good luck than management that Starcevich was able to get up and play out the game."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620561/monster-tribunal-follow-it-live-as-three-clubs-fight-bans