Kingy Out 1 week WTF [update: tribunal appeal fails]

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Tinney summing up prosecution case. Damage happened before wrestling. King's hand coming into contact with McGrath's face caused it.

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Prosecution summed up now.

Tigers summing up. No vision can determine guilt.

Tigers: Negligence should apply.

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Tigers: McGrath didn't know which fist hit him. He was a backman trying to impose himself physically.



OE: Which is guilty .... the left fist or the right fist?! 

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Chairman just summing up for Tribunal members.

Tribunal to deliberate now.


Edit: Still deliberating. The vision was to be shown in the Tribunal room again while they decide.

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King back in the room now. Verdict imminent.

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 Tribunal satisfied with prosecution's argument. One-match ban stands  .

 
184.35 points stands. Failed to plea argue down to negligent.

[TigerTimeII]

a holes

only cos its kingy

bastards

[WilliamPowell]

Oh well

Thems the break at least they didn't up the penalty

Time to focus on the deplorable Dees 

[mightytiges]

Hmmm all the evidence was in Kingy's favour yet it made no difference  ???.

Having said that I'm not sure why we went down the path of trying to get the charge reduced from reckless to negligent rather than just trying to get Kingy off due to lack of clear evidence. The former says to the tribunal that Kingy did do something wrong whereas claiming complete innocence would've had a better chance of succeeding based on the evidence presented tonight.

[mightytiges]

only cos its kingy

Kingy should have changed his name by deed poll to 'Chris Judd' 

[smasha]

What a joke.

A pinnochio of MRP board members is all.

[Dubstep Dookie]

R soles 

[Hellenic Tiger]

only cos its kingy

Kingy should have changed his name by deed poll to 'Chris Judd' 

Now now MT we have to cop it on the chin. Everyone knows Matthew Pavlich's head made negligent and forceful contact with Juddy's fist and the Pavlich is a chronic bleeder. Please that is uncalled for. Geez this forum is degenarating due to the anti Juddy Collingwood and Carlton sentiments.

[mightytiges]

only cos its kingy

Kingy should have changed his name by deed poll to 'Chris Judd' 

Now now MT we have to cop it on the chin. Everyone knows Matthew Pavlich's head made negligent and forceful contact with Juddy's fist and the Pavlich is a chronic bleeder. Please that is uncalled for. Geez this forum is degenarating due to the anti Juddy Collingwood and Carlton sentiments.

And what's wrong with the bold bit  .

Seriously what stinks is the one rule for some and another for others. Our players this year have been on the receiving end of worse contact from opposition players than what Kingy did (eg: McGuane being kicked in the groin, Edwards being hit behind play just this weekend, etc...) yet somehow these incidents are considered contact "below the force required to warrant a report" while it appears every Tiger ends up coping a reprimand or suspension. What are our players expected to do when Brisbane comes out fired up willing to throw their weight around? Just stand there and get rag-dolled  . Based on the evidence and testimonies presented tonight at the tribunal I'd like to know how the charge was sustained.

[one-eyed]

King ban stands
By Jason Phelan
Wed 22 Jun, 2011

"I'm disappointed with the outcome," King said as he left the hearing at Etihad Stadium.

"I would have liked to have played this week. Hopefully the boys can get over the line without me.

"I'll be thinking of them."

Vision of the incident was shown during a hearing that lasted approximately an hour and 15 minutes and McGrath was called to give evidence over the telephone.

The Lions' utility could not recall the exact moment when he suffered the injury that saw him leave the field under the blood rule and receive two stitches, according to a club medical report introduced into evidence by Tribunal legal counsel Andrew Tinney SC.

King did not testify in his defence at the hearing, but told AFL investigator Graeme McDonald that he and McGrath had been wrestling each other in a show of strength before the opening bounce. McGrath said during his testimony that the pair had been wrestling and exchanging jumper punches in a bid to try and "show who was boss". 

Richmond's legal team contended that vision of the incident was inconclusive, as was McGrath's testimony, but the tribunal consisting of Richard Loveridge, Wayne Henwood and Wayne Schimmelbusch delivered a guilty verdict after 15 minutes of deliberation. 

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/116877/default.aspx