That rules out d.o.g.s.o then, but are you telling me if I punch someone after the whistle is blown, I can't get redcarded? Well in.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
That rules out d.o.g.s.o then, but are you telling me if I punch someone after the whistle is blown, I can't get redcarded? Well in.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
That would be "violent conduct" and you should be sent.
What Covic did wasn't "violent conduct" is was ****ing stupid defending.
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...round-17/85008
2 match ban but 1 week of it can be overturned on appeal
Yes, but on appeal it can also be increased. Club needs to decide whether to gamble.
2 matches? ffs.
Double Eff Ay disgrace.
griff should have just cracked him one imo.
I've just realised that Covic was outside the box, and led with his fist to punch the ball. What an idiotQuote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
I guess it's irrelevant because he got off. I wonder if he got a formal warning from his employers after they'd finished chatting to Mr Williams?Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
Dis Grace that HSG look like rolling over and not taking the fight up for the Peoples Champion from this injusticeQuote:
JETS management will decide on Tuesday whether to roll the dice and appeal Joel Griffiths’s two-match ban for referee abuse.
Football Federation Australia’s independent match review panel on Monday handed the enigmatic Jets striker an additional one-game ban on top of his automatic one-game suspension for receiving a red card.
Referee Ben Williams marched Griffiths after full-time in Newcastle’s 2-2 draw with Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday night.
Griffiths heatedly remonstrated with Williams following a heavy collision between Jets striker Adam Taggart and Wanderers goalkeeper Ante Covic.
The match review panel ruled Griffiths was guilty of “use of offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures against a match official”.
It is understood Griffiths did not call Williams a cheat.
The Jets have until midday on Tuesday to decide whether to appeal the suspension and have it reduced to one week.
In a statement on the club’s website on Monday night it appeared the Jets would be unlikely to take that gamble.
‘‘Should the club decide to appeal the suspension, the FFA has advised it is highly likely the penalty will be increased,’’ the statement read.
‘‘The club will seek legal advice and consider their options before making a decision prior to midday on Tuesday.’’
If Griffiths serves the full two-match ban the fiery target man will return against his former club Sydney FC at Hunter Stadium on February 22.
That rules him out of vital matches against the in-form Wellington Phoenix at Hunter Stadium on Sunday and against A-League leaders Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on February 16.
Given the Jets are winless in six games and are second last on the ladder, Griffiths’s suspension could not have arrived at a worse time.
The initial delay in obtaining a clearance for the former Johnny Warren Medallist’s from Chinese club Qingdao Jonoon meant Griffiths finally made his return for the Jets on Saturday, despite rejoining the club more than three weeks earlier.
This latest suspension means Griffiths will have only eight remaining games to catapult the misfiring Jets into the A-League finals.
Should be blaming the FFA for the 2 weeks Griffo missed and say they were not looking after the interests of Aussie Footballers by not standing up to the Chinese and FIFA and getting the IRC quickerQuote:
The independent Match Review Panel (MRP) issued a two-match suspension for Newcastle Jets striker Joel Griffiths following a red card in Saturday's draw with the Western Sydney Wanderers at Hunter Stadium.
The MRP issued this statement on Monday afternoon:
The incident involving Joel Griffiths (Newcastle Jets FC) in or around the 94th minute (after the full time whistle) of Newcastle Jets FC’s match against Western Sydney Wanderers FC on Saturday evening. The MRP has the authority to consider the incident as the Player was issued with a direct red card. The MRP proposed a sanction of the Mandatory Match Suspension plus one (1) additional match for the “Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures against a match official”. Under the A-League Disciplinary Regulations, the Player or the Club may refer the matter to the Disciplinary Committee for hearing and Determination of the sole question of what additional sanction should be imposed (above the Mandatory Match Suspension which must be served). The Player or the Club has until 12pm Tuesday, 4 February 2014 to advise whether they wish to appeal the additional match suspension.
Should the Club decide to appeal the suspension, the FFA has advised it is highly likely the penalty will be increased.
The Club will seek legal advice and consider their options before making a decision prior to midday on Tuesday.
The FFA hate us… there's no possible way we'd win the appeal.
The club would be smart to cop it sweet
Because there is no way in the world the FFA is going to say the referee was wrong on a dissent matter. They will back Williams and will use Griff as a scapegoat to other clubs who appeal these type of sanctions in the future
It's absolute bullshit nonetheless
Agree. I think we cop it and be glad it's not 3 weeks. Gives him time to improve fitness tooQuote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo
Does anyone else think it's dodgy the FFA have basically said cop it or we'll increase it? Seems a bit strange to me.
It's very common for them to do that. Prevents clubs from appealing every single sanction imposed on players.
Classic griff didnt want his first start to be against wellington or away at bris. Wanted it to be at home vs the team some idiots claim he played for
Love Griff, all he did was provide an extremely detailed description of the ref when he said he was a 'Fvcking Cvnt', i dont see anything wrong with that.
The last thing we want is for Griffo to miss anymore games then he has to.
Two weeks is pretty good really. I was thinking it would be more. Good passion and all that, but in the end it was very silly.
I just find it hard to understand how the prick of a ref could have actually heard a word Griff had to say.
The amount of abuse coming from over the fence at him makes it near on impossible the ref could have even hear Griff.
Bloke is lying when he claims Griff was abusing him it was most of the 15k crowd
We move on....
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...riffiths/85087