Game of Codes, Episode 11: Folau's decision, Cronk's legacy and AFL player welfare
After a massive weekend of sport featuring plenty of drama on and off the field, the latest episode of the Game of Codes podcast is back to tackle it all.
Gary Ablett has again escaped suspension despite hitting an opponent high with an elbow for the second week in a row, while Nat Fyfe also avoided sanction for a similar incident.
Conversely, North Melbourne’s Sam Durdin will miss a match after accidentally clashing heads with Gary Rohan in a seemingly fair bump to the body.
What’s the deal?
Are players getting suspended for otherwise legal acts just because their opponent happens to get hurt? Why hasn’t the transition from a Match Review Panel to singular Match Review Officer made this process any easier to understand?
Roar AFL Expert Adrian Polykandrites joined us on the Game of Codes podcast to try and make sense of this MRO madness.
Listen to the debate:
Gary Ablett, who has never been suspended in his career, has narrowly escaped a stint on the sidelines two weeks in a row now after the tribunal downgraded his strike on Dylan Shiel from intentional to careless last week.
Fyfe famously finished second to Matt Priddis in the 2014 Brownlow medal count by one vote, with fears a controversial suspension in Round 2 would make him the third ineligible ‘winner’ of the award.
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After a massive weekend of sport featuring plenty of drama on and off the field, the latest episode of the Game of Codes podcast is back to tackle it all.
GWS speedster Lachie Whitfield says having the right mindset is the key to the Giants improving their dreadful MCG record and bringing consistency to their AFL campaign.
The AFL in 2019 has been terrific, fun and exciting to watch for all Geelong fans. Is it going to be Geelong’s year?
Carlton football boss Brad Lloyd wishes they had more of the AFL aggro that landed Blues veteran Marc Murphy in hospital with fractured ribs.
A moment to remember for the Seven Network camera man!
What will ‘Daisy”s sentence be?
