BREAKING GWS star Toby Greene's season is over after he was suspended for three matches for making contact with an umpire. Follow our live coverage -- via The Age Real Footy
The Giants player was not on the call because he was on the road to the airport in Tasmania.
That means that pending an appeal, Greene’s season is over and depending on how far the Giants progress in this finals series, the star forward could also miss up to two matches at the start of the 2022 season.This time to determine the penalty, having already found Greene guilty.12.42pmGleeson’s submission to the jury: “You’ve found that he has intentionally breached the rule.“Your submission should say to anyone who plays the game ‘do not do this.
A reminder that this case was held in an unusual morning slot because the Giants are flying from Tassie to WA later today.After almost three hours of the hearing, the jury have been sent out to deliberate.Tribunal chairman Ross Howie gives some last-minute guidance to the jury. He notes that the evidence of Greene and Stevic, as well as the visual evidence from the film can all be taken into account when determining whether Greene acted intentionally.
The jury must decide whether Greene’s conduct whether was forceful, disrespectful, demonstrative or aggressive.But the list is not exhaustive; in other words the jury could still find Greene’s conduct intentional even if none of those four listed descriptions are met.“It’s true, it’s not a good look, it’s a terrible look,” Ihle said.“There really is no dispute about the umpire’s account.”“The look might be bad it’s only one part of a much more nuanced, multi-layered and complex jigsaw puzzle.
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