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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2625 on: July 01, 2025, 08:34:42 PM »
Firstly.  Definitely appeal even to get it to 4. 
Serious question.  Does anyone know what effect this has on Toms salary?  Ie I'm assuming he loses money for being out for so long?

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2626 on: July 01, 2025, 09:03:41 PM »
He gets more than Voss, and Voss mashed up Vlaustins nose.

Lynch should have opened proceedings by announcing he now identifies as a Daicos. Then Butts would have copped poo from the media all week for daring to touch a Daicos. 
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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2627 on: July 01, 2025, 09:55:03 PM »
It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2628 on: July 01, 2025, 10:00:08 PM »
It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.
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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2629 on: July 01, 2025, 10:15:42 PM »
It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.
Remember when Houli got weeks for breaking someone’s arm, not intentional but was judged on the outcome

No, I don't remember it.

The message here seems to be you're getting about a month off if you knock someone out being reckless, but if you actually try to punch them in the head it will be worse.

I'm fine with the outcome of Lynch and Nash.

As I said earlier the AFL needs to be consistent about when they apply potential to cause harm, but I think it's a moot point when this goose is intentionally taking a swing at someone's head.

For a bloke earning upwards of $1.2m this year he really has let us down after having a commendable season in his twilight.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2630 on: July 01, 2025, 10:18:52 PM »
He gets more than Voss, and Voss mashed up Vlaustins nose.

Lynch should have opened proceedings by announcing he now identifies as a Daicos. Then Butts would have copped poo from the media all week for daring to touch a Daicos.

This.

It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.
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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2631 on: July 01, 2025, 10:27:11 PM »
It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.
Remember when Houli got weeks for breaking someone’s arm, not intentional but was judged on the outcome

No, I don't remember it.

The message here seems to be you're getting about a month off if you knock someone out being reckless, but if you actually try to punch them in the head it will be worse.

I'm fine with the outcome of Lynch and Nash.

As I said earlier the AFL needs to be consistent about when they apply potential to cause harm, but I think it's a moot point when this goose is intentionally taking a swing at someone's head.

For a bloke earning upwards of $1.2m this year he really has let us down after having a commendable season in his twilight.

so tex didnt have the potential to cause harm to HRS?

cant believe anyone on this site would think this is a fair outcome.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2632 on: July 01, 2025, 10:32:22 PM »
He deserves to be suspended but 5 weeks is over the top

Zero consistency at the tribunal which is no surprise

Penalty is based in part to possible outcome

But when you have an outcome that is a broken jaw, there's not even a report

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2633 on: July 01, 2025, 11:36:22 PM »
It was intentional, that's the bottom line really. They are taking a strong stance on players trying to punch other players in the head.

Nash/Miers, despite the outcome, was clearly not intentional - more reckless or careless if you will. As much as seeing Miers cop one gives me a mild stiffy it's not really the same sort of issue we have here with intent/potential to cause harm vs accidental harm.

I was thinking 3 minimum, 5 max. If the club can appeal it down to 4 that's great but I'd be surprised.
Remember when Houli got weeks for breaking someone’s arm, not intentional but was judged on the outcome

No, I don't remember it.

The message here seems to be you're getting about a month off if you knock someone out being reckless, but if you actually try to punch them in the head it will be worse.

I'm fine with the outcome of Lynch and Nash.

As I said earlier the AFL needs to be consistent about when they apply potential to cause harm, but I think it's a moot point when this goose is intentionally taking a swing at someone's head.

For a bloke earning upwards of $1.2m this year he really has let us down after having a commendable season in his twilight.

so tex didnt have the potential to cause harm to HRS?

cant believe anyone on this site would think this is a fair outcome.

wild.

What's this got to do with Tex smacking HRS in the head?

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2634 on: Yesterday at 12:07:07 AM »
So do players now get suspended if they try to round arm players but make 0 contact? Isn’t the impact still graded as significant since they’ve now set the precedent on it being based on the “potential” to cause injury.

They should absolutely appeal, the afl have no precedent of this resultant suspension based on any other case this year.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2635 on: Yesterday at 12:19:03 AM »
So do players now get suspended if they try to round arm players but make 0 contact? Isn’t the impact still graded as significant since they’ve now set the precedent on it being based on the “potential” to cause injury.

They should absolutely appeal, the afl have no precedent of this resultant suspension based on any other case this year.

Correct. The tribunal guidelines clearly stated that the impact can be graded severe despite the outcome for intentional striking, elbows, forearms etc.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2636 on: Yesterday at 12:21:10 AM »
So do players now get suspended if they try to round arm players but make 0 contact? Isn’t the impact still graded as significant since they’ve now set the precedent on it being based on the “potential” to cause injury.

They should absolutely appeal, the afl have no precedent of this resultant suspension based on any other case this year.

Correct. The tribunal guidelines clearly stated that the impact can be graded severe despite the outcome for intentional striking, elbows, forearms etc.

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Section 4.2 B)

Haha this will either never happen or if it does, a tigers player is odds on to be the first suspended for it.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2637 on: Yesterday at 12:08:32 PM »
Potentially causing harm or injury is such a can of worms.

Could argue any bump for the rest of the season which doesn't make contact with the head has the exact same potential damage but none will be suspended unless there is outcome.
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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2638 on: Yesterday at 12:42:01 PM »
Potentially causing harm or injury is such a can of worms.

Could argue any bump for the rest of the season which doesn't make contact with the head has the exact same potential damage but none will be suspended unless there is outcome.

Yet again, it's different when your power forward is swinging a fist at someone's head vs a careless or reckless bump.

Fmd I love the club as much as any of you but the constant bleating about how this should be less because Butts wasn't knocked out is utterly insane.

Anything less than 4 weeks would have been an uproar.

You can't go giving out haymakers and then whine about how someone wasn't knocked out so it should be less. You need to look at the intention and action.

This is entirely Lynch's fault and he knows it.

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Re: Tom Lynch cops 5 weeks from the Tribunal [merged]
« Reply #2639 on: Yesterday at 12:45:21 PM »
We’re not appealing.