Brent Staker

Round 19 Tribunal

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-08-10 21:42 — Last Updated: Fri, 2010-08-13 09:26

Brent Guerra took his case to the Tribunal to challenge the reckless classification and succeeded. Guerra and his advocate argued that he heard the umpire call "advantage" (which allows a player of the infringed team to play on when they are in possession of the ball so as not to disadvantage them by stopping play for a free kick) after his tackle on Malceski, but that he did not hear the umpire's whistle to stop play for a 50 meter (55 yards) penalty. He and his advocate convinced the panel to listen to audio of the match commentary which aided Guerra's case.  read more »

Round 17 Tribunal

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-07-27 18:34 — Last Updated: Wed, 2010-07-28 19:21

The match day report against Brisbane's Brent Staker for striking Geelong's Darren Milburn was assessed by the MRP. The panel ruled that Staker's initial contact during an attempted tackle was to Milburn's back and his hand was open at all times. They therefore ruled that it was not a striking motion and dismissed the charge.  read more »

Future Rosy For Eagles

by rickb — Sun, 2009-08-30 08:11 — Last Updated: Sun, 2009-08-30 09:14

AFL football fans around the world dread Round 22. If their team does not make the Top Eight, there is no more serious footy action until the following April. Prior to this round, Richmond had appointed Damien Hardwick as their new coach for 2010 and, with a major clean out predicted, Tiger players were playing for their future at the club. In contrast, the Eagles had won three out of their last four games and had their sights set on finishing the season strongly in front of a capacity home crowd.  read more »

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