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[Old Croc]

17/25

[Ron19]

[Will27]

21/25

[Old Croc]

Our tipping ladder is getting as close as the AFL top eight!

(I worked out I would be leading, if not for two things - last week I missed the Thurs night game resulting in a lost win and many extra margin points.

and, the previous week ,I broke my rule to not change my tips after posting. I changed 4 tips on the Friday morning with the result I ended up turning 6 winners into 4! Dope!)

[joboss]

24/25

After the 4th consecutive try.

If at first you dont succeed, try again,,

Failure is not my style

[BookMan]

Tipping Results are in and we have only 2 Tipsters who picked 5/6 this week...!

Khun Willy Wonka and farmerjo... Khun Will had the best margin of the two...

And with that, Will27 is now equal top of the table with AlexRRR on 92 points. Will has been there before this season and crashed and burnt. A few weeks back he enlisted Chimpy as his Tipster Adviser and we have seen quite the mid season surge. I certainly hope he and Old Man Alex can can absorb the pressure up top for the remaining rounds.

After 15 rounds we have only 2 points separating the first 9 tipsters...This is the closest tipping comp in TVF history and there will be a lot of sleepless nights in the race for the prestigious TVF AFL Tipping Golden Chalice (previously won by Bookman, Farmerjo and Will27)

[ripstanley]

For those who like a quiz. See how you go

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-03/think-youve-been-paying-attention-prove-it-by-taking-our-2016-midseason-quiz

For the record I scored 17/25

[BookMan]

For those who like a quiz. See how you go

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-03/think-youve-been-paying-attention-prove-it-by-taking-our-2016-midseason-quiz

11/25 but dam close in quite a few...

20/25

Edited July 3, 2016 by BookMan

[AlexRRR]

For those who like a quiz. See how you go

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-03/think-youve-been-paying-attention-prove-it-by-taking-our-2016-midseason-quiz

11/25 but dam close in quite a few...

20/25

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Very good Bookie but i noticed I'm in front of you where it counts kid.

[AlexRRR]

Tipping Results are in and we have only 2 Tipsters who picked 5/6 this week...!

Khun Willy Wonka and farmerjo... Khun Will had the best margin of the two...

And with that, Will27 is now equal top of the table with AlexRRR on 92 points. Will has been there before this season and crashed and burnt. A few weeks back he enlisted Chimpy as his Tipster Adviser and we have seen quite the mid season surge. I certainly hope he and Old Man Alex can can absorb the pressure up top for the remaining rounds.

After 15 rounds we have only 2 points separating the first 9 tipsters...This is the closest tipping comp in TVF history and there will be a lot of sleepless nights in the race for the prestigious TVF AFL Tipping Golden Chalice (previously won by Bookman, Farmerjo and Will27)

Yes and WILL had a late surge last year to if i recall correctly, with 24/25 the man knows his footy, I'm tipping the man will go back to back....

[Thechook]

I guess this can happen when you sign an unproven 18 year old for a million a year for 7 years.

Not bad coin for running around in the magoo''s.

I bet the Bulldogs wish they had their time again.

Dogs suspend Boyd, Cordy after drunken stoush

WESTERN Bulldogs pair Tom Boyd and Zaine Cordy have been suspended indefinitely by the club after a drunken altercation.

The incident occurred in recent weeks and will see Boyd, but not Cordy, undergo counselling and make a contribution of time and

money to a not for profit organisation focused on the prevention of social violence.

The club has also fined the pair $5000 each and will not consider them for selection until it 'deems it appropriate for both to return'.

Couldn't have been too hard to suspend two players who can't make the firsts team...

What a waste of money Boyd has been...$1 million...and people criticize Lance Buddy Billions Franklin...

I know who i reckon is worth an easy million out of those two

It makes you wonder doesn't it? Still Hogan has next season to go, i still dout he would be worth much more than 600,000 a season and in my mind that would be top dollar at his stage and still would have to inprove 20% next year, unless Boyd and Hogans new contract have clauses and I'm sure there would be i certainly would be scratching my head.

I reckon Hogan would get offers of $900 000 plus.

Not saying he's worth it yet, but that's what a key forward whose only 21 would get.

Forwards and ruckmen always get paid overs. Look at Travis Cloke for example.

I'm sure Freo would offer him a million a year.

You can have Paddy McCartin for a 6 pack and will have delivered for free and we'll through in Freeman.

[BookMan]

I guess this can happen when you sign an unproven 18 year old for a million a year for 7 years.

Not bad coin for running around in the magoo''s.

I bet the Bulldogs wish they had their time again.

Dogs suspend Boyd, Cordy after drunken stoush

WESTERN Bulldogs pair Tom Boyd and Zaine Cordy have been suspended indefinitely by the club after a drunken altercation.

The incident occurred in recent weeks and will see Boyd, but not Cordy, undergo counselling and make a contribution of time and

money to a not for profit organisation focused on the prevention of social violence.

The club has also fined the pair $5000 each and will not consider them for selection until it 'deems it appropriate for both to return'.

Couldn't have been too hard to suspend two players who can't make the firsts team...

What a waste of money Boyd has been...$1 million...and people criticize Lance Buddy Billions Franklin...

I know who i reckon is worth an easy million out of those two

It makes you wonder doesn't it? Still Hogan has next season to go, i still dout he would be worth much more than 600,000 a season and in my mind that would be top dollar at his stage and still would have to inprove 20% next year, unless Boyd and Hogans new contract have clauses and I'm sure there would be i certainly would be scratching my head.

I reckon Hogan would get offers of $900 000 plus.

Not saying he's worth it yet, but that's what a key forward whose only 21 would get.

Forwards and ruckmen always get paid overs. Look at Travis Cloke for example.

I'm sure Freo would offer him a million a year.

You can have Paddy McCartin for a 6 pack and will have delivered for free and we'll through in Freeman.

Freo might be willing to trade zac Dawson for mccartin

[Will27]

Tipping Results are in and we have only 2 Tipsters who picked 5/6 this week...!

Khun Willy Wonka and farmerjo... Khun Will had the best margin of the two...

And with that, Will27 is now equal top of the table with AlexRRR on 92 points. Will has been there before this season and crashed and burnt. A few weeks back he enlisted Chimpy as his Tipster Adviser and we have seen quite the mid season surge. I certainly hope he and Old Man Alex can can absorb the pressure up top for the remaining rounds.

After 15 rounds we have only 2 points separating the first 9 tipsters...This is the closest tipping comp in TVF history and there will be a lot of sleepless nights in the race for the prestigious TVF AFL Tipping Golden Chalice (previously won by Bookman, Farmerjo and Will27)

Nice work farmerjo.

Gee, there's still only a bee's dick in it fella's.

Back to a full round next week and have some potential belters.

Kick off on Thursday again with Port at home to Hawthorn.

Port have a pretty good record against the Hawks. A tough one to pick.

On Friday we have Geelong hosting Sydney at skilled.

What a crucial game this is with both sides coming off of losses and the loser more than likely dropping out of the 4.

GWS should belt Collingwood at home, GC should beat Brisbane, Bulldogs to beat Richmond and Melbourne should account for Freo.

On Sunday, Adelaide should beat Carlton at the G and the Sainters should be too good for Essendon.

A month ago, I would've picked WC to beat North at home comfortably, but since getting beaten by Adelaide, the boys are right off the boil.

Essendon were right in the game until 3 quarter time and the Eagles really only played 1 good quarter.

I think Norf might get hold of us unfortunately.

So 3 fitty fitty games and could still be the odd surprise in the others.

All the breast gang.

[Thechook]

Well it looks like McCartin's career may be over, 3 concussions from 3 games. Now we won't even be able to give the dud away.

[Ron19]

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[Ron19]

[ripstanley]

The Swans play Hawthorn after Geelong. If the lose these 2 they will not make the final 4 and may end up in 7th spot. The next 2 rounds are critical for them.

The final round they play Richmond. The Swans have a very poor record against Richmond

[Will27]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

1. CHILDHOOD DREAMS

Jason Johannisen’s childhood dream might have been to become a Springbok given he moved to Perth at age eight.

Footy blue blood Jack Silvagni would have hoped to kick a goal in his first AFL game.

Neither exactly nailed their ambitions this weekend, but they won’t exactly complain.

Silvagni just looked at home on the big stage, not bad considering he is so lightly raced that he probably needs another two full pre-seasons.

But what the hell was he thinking passing the ball off from point-blank range?

Instead of ball-watching when Marcus Bontempelli had the ball at 50 on Saturday night, Johannisen cleverly found space and urged his teammate to find him.

Then he simply flushed the match winner without a moment’s hesitation.

2. FOOTY SMARTS

By rights Caleb Daniel shouldn’t be on an AFL footy field.

Not after AFL coaches warned a while back this game would be the exclusive domain of 190cm midfielders who could leap over tall buildings.

But with a feign here and a baulk there, he creates space. And with a brain that just runs at warp speed on a footy field, he doesn’t just survive, he thrives.

When he received a handball from Mitch Wallis with a minute left at the SCG, he had his back to goal and Josh Kennedy and George Hewett trying to drag him into the dirt.

Somehow seconds later the ball was in Bontempelli’s grasp after Daniel screwed a miracle kick over his shoulder.

It went past Lance Franklin and somehow lobbed perfectly between Nick Smith and Isaac Heeney.

It was pure genius. The rest is history.

3. ALEX RANCE

Let’s not even consider the basket case Richmond’s backline — and form line — would be without this colossus.

The question was raised on Friday night’s telecast whether he was the greatest defender of the modern era.

In the Fox Footy green room, Dermott Brereton wondered out loud: but what about Carlton champion Bruce Doull?

Case rested, your honour.

If we are even daring to mention Rance in the same sentence as Doull, this bloke is a champion.

We can’t forget the greatness of Dustin Fletcher and Matthew Scarlett, who stopped the best then later ended up playing on inferior forwards to maximise their bounce from the backline.

But right now, it’s hard to think of a key defender in the past generation who has his extraordinary mix of intercept marking, timing, strong hands, selfless play to leave his man, and rebound from defence.

4. BLOKES WHO WIN THE COACHES AWARD

Patrick McGinnity hadn’t played a game since being dropped after last year’s qualifying final and was unsighted Kane Mitchell since Round 21 last year.

But Ken Hinkley wanted a single-minded tagger for Trent Cotchin and Adam Simpson needed to shake up a forward line lacking aggression.

Both have a couple of traits in common: they are tough as nails and their teammates just love them.

McGinnity kicked four goals and beamed from ear to ear, and Mitchell’s teammates sprinted in to mug him when he kicked a late goal against Cotchin.

Said one of McGinnity’s teammates of him: “He’s the best bloke at the club”.

And Ollie Wines of Mitchell: “He is the hardest worker at the club”.

Good blokes don’t always get reward in footy, but they did this weekend.

5. REUNIONS

Daniel Chick brushed the cobwebs off Robert Walls’ old baseball bat when he tore into the Eagles hierachy three weeks ago.

Andrew Embley was a liar, the club were psychopaths who had abandoned him and John Worsfold had failed to contact him since 2007.

Yet there he was on Thursday night carrying the 2006 cup and fraternising with teammates who he has shared so much joy and pain.

It won’t heal his issues, but could it be the first step to repairing the relationship between Chick and the club.

We hear the Eagles are some way down the track to paying for some of the medical care he needs from a throat issue suffered while playing.

If Anthony Stevens had met Wayne Carey by chance and they had buried the hatchet it would have been utterly selfless.

In fact, Stevens and Archer proactively sought out that meeting, not so Stevens could get the apology he believed he never received, but to smooth the waters for his teammates.

Yesterday Carey revealed he had apologised to the entire playing group at Saturday's renunion, the perfect full stop to this drama.

Is there a more selfless bloke in footy than Stevo?

6. SCOTTY CLAYTON

What a day for the Gold Coast recruiter, under the pump given the potential departures of Jaeger O’Meara and Dion Prestia.

O’Meara was back in the NEAFL, Prestia could finally thrive in a winning midfield, Tom Lynch franked his reputation as footy’s most exciting under-23 and Two Metre Peter Wright ran amok.

Wright looks like Shaun Pollock, moves like David Rudisha and might just be a complete package.

Even if O’Meara and Prestia do end up leaving, days like Saturday can only boost their trade value.

The absolute priority would be to keep them, which a strong run home can only help.

But with six picks already in the top 35, it is some kind of draft platform to rebound from if they did leave.

Gold Coast build might have taken two or three years more than anyone expected. But the spine all of a sudden looks awesome again.

7. CLAY SMITH

Those who know say when Clay Smith tore his ACL for the third time, yet still went back on to the field, it was because he believed it was the last time he would grace an AFL surface.

Yet there he was on Saturday making his return in the heat of the action against Sydney at the MCG — no place for the faint-hearted.

His highlights reel moment was trapping the ball forward of centre, throwing off a couple of Sydney opponents, then firing out a handball for a Lachlan Hunter goal.

His unsung moment was dragging down Zac Jones with 56 seconds on the clock to spill the ball for the Dogs matchwinning surge.

Loved every minute of it.

8. RAW PACE

There is something about a kid like Jayden Hunt who will tuck the ball under his arm and just run like the wind.

The No. 57 pick from the 2013 draft has been doing it since he made his debut in Round 4, but Sunday might have been his finest moment.

He gathered the ball through the middle of the ground, fended off the chasing Josh Jenkins, burnt off a despairing Rory Sloane, then goaled on the run from 35m.

Raw, unadulterated pace is impossible to defend, sends opposition coaches mad and might just be the commodity that turns him into a 150-gamer.

9. TRAVIS CLOKE

Cloke’s year has been a circus in every way, from the nude photo scandal to the VFL stints to the selection speculation to discussion he will be elsewhere in 2017.

Yet with the exception of one RSN Radio interview when he chose his words poorly, it’s hard to fault his attitude.

He has slogged away in the VFL, conducted countless interviews with the TV types who stalk him outside Pies headquarters, and generally kept his head up.

The reward finally came on Saturday night, when for the first time this year Cloke reminded us he was once a contested marking machine.

After nine marks and 13 possessions (albeit for 0.2) he will sleep soundly this week for the first time in 15 weeks knowing he will play seniors again.

DISLIKES

1. TYRONE VICKERY

He might have knocked You-Know-Who off the podium as the league’s chief finger-pointer and arm-waver.

The Tigers free agent was at it again on Thursday night when ignored on a short hit-up lead, furiously berating his midfield for ignoring him.

Seconds later he failed to fly for a pack mark when he just had to go leaving Port Adelaide skipper Travis Boak to mark uncontested.

On the next Richmond entry Vickery was ignored again for Jack Riewoldt, who actually helps his teammates by leading at the ball carrier.

Up went the arms again in furious disagreement as Ty went off like a two-bob watch.

For the record, he had five kicks and two tackles for the game.

He is far from Richmond’s only issue, but once again he failed to make life easier for his half backs and midfielders by presenting a consistent, reliable leading target.

Richmond seems to be slowly moving towards a new contract but a potential second-round compensation pick might have the Tigers thinking twice about letting him go.

2. CONCUSSIONS

Patty McClunk keeps getting clunked in the head.

Time to warehouse McCartin for the year given a fourth concussion in the past two years and sixth across his entire career?

Or maybe he will opt for the head gear upon his return.

Bravo to the AFL for warning Brisbane when Rhys Mathieson returned to the field groggy when Jeremy Cameron hit him in the pre-season.

With Ted Richards just one concussion away from joining Justin Clarke and three concussion retirees last year, we officially have a problem.

3. THE LITTLE BLOKE ON YOUR SHOULDER

How does Nick Riewoldt kick 0.5 on Saturday after 21.9 for the year and 29.15 last year?

He missed them from everywhere — on the run, from the pocket, then finally from point blank range as his nerves failed him.

Riewoldt’s recent articles for the ESPN website have been utterly compelling as he charts injuries, contract discussions and his concussion issues.

So we are commissioning the next window into his soul, about the little bloke on your shoulder and how he whispers words of doubt.

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

5. LOSING YOUR COMPOSURE

For the second time this year the Swans failed to ice a game with just on a minute left after coughing up the ball.

Against Richmond it was Dean Towers failing to spot Lance Franklin before Sam Lloyd kicked the post-siren goal.

This time the offender was Jake Lloyd, who sharked the ball with 69 sec left, then sidestepped, U-turned and still bombed the ball to Jackson Macrae.

Last year he might have tried to dribble the ball over the line, but if the AFL crackdown is haphazardly applied it still kept the ball in play on Saturday night.

6. THE BYE

A horrible three-week format for byes conspired with horrible weather and some even worse games as the eight finally became set in stone.

All of it meant an AFL season rollicking along full of momentum suddenly hit the wall.

Get it over in a week or play a single Western Bulldogs v Sydney game as the stand-alone fixture next year.

As for the post Round 23 bye, it could be even worse.

The AFL should have at least scheduled its Brownlow Medal on that spare Sunday and mandated every player appear.

Then it could have turned it into a real carnival of footy with AFL360 and others running specials that Sunday afternoon chock-full of AFL stars promoting the weekend’s finals ahead.

7. THE CAVEATS SURROUNDING BUDDY

What if he never wins them a flag for the $10 million they pay him?

What if he was fit last year?

What if he retires while they are still paying him a million bucks a year?

They are all worthy considerations but sometimes we need to just forget them and watch him play football in the manner he was born to do.

On Saturday it was 5.4 from 10 marks.

He would be a great of the game if he retired tomorrow after 758 career goals and two AFL premierships.

8. PRIME TIME FLOPS

Friday night: Geelong v Sydney, Simonds Stadium.

Are you excited yet?

That game awaits after Thursday and Friday night stinkers this round when Essendon and Richmond again disappointed on the big stage.

Can we get real and consider a flexed fixture for the last eight or 10 rounds of every year?

The AFL says it wants certainty for fans flying interstate to games, but a cracking Friday night sets the tone for a week of previews and builds the hype for the games to come.

The league could nominate a Friday night contest with a possible Saturday night game which has the capacity to be flexed to prime time.

This is the an entertainment business, after all.

9. US v THEM

Port Adelaide president David Koch and chief executive Keith Thomas went hard at the club’s leaders on Friday, adamant they had to lift.

Fair enough too, given the bake seemed to inspire a leadership group which collectively fired.

But didn’t love Koch’s claim that the off-field officials were performing brilliantly with “dynamic” initiatives while the leaders were failing.

As a club you win and lose together, and if the leaders were failing the off-field staff were at least partly responsible.

That’s twice now Kochy has publicly trashed the leaders after saying the GWS loss was a “disgrace”.

Edited July 4, 2016 by Will27

[Will27]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

[BookMan]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

jon ralph?

what happened to robbo?

[ripstanley]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

If a player is fined for an on field incident the fine can be claimed as a tax deduction. Increase fines and a greater tax deduction.

Legal expenses, fines and penalties

Fines and penalties for on-field conduct and legal expenses, including those relating to a tribunal decision, are generally tax deductible to the player where they result from the performance as a player and as part of a football game.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/In-detail/Deductions-for-specific-industries-and-occupations/Professional-footballers---general-tax-guide/?anchor=Deductions#Deductions

Edited July 4, 2016 by ripstanley

[Radar501]

FOOTY SMARTS

By rights Caleb Daniel shouldn’t be on an AFL footy field.

CONCUSSIONS

Patty McClunk keeps getting clunked in the head....

Or maybe he will opt for the head gear upon his return.

Surely the AFL has a duty of care to reduce the incidence of player concussion - more than just awarding free kicks for head high tackles.

The wearing of protective helmets should become compulsory NOW. Otherwise, down the track, I can see ex-players with cerebral injuries lining up at Slater and Gordon's office to start proceedings against the AFL for OH & S related negligence.

A number of junior football leagues and clubs already make it mandatory for their players to wear helmets, such as Heathcote Junior Football Club.

http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/heathcote/juniors-show-off-helmets-1.52123

Caleb Daniel's mother made him wear a helmet in his first game of footy in the Under 11s and he has been wearing it ever since. With the extra protection he has around his scone, chances are that Caleb will always remember that first game.

[Will27]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

jon ralph?

what happened to robbo?

Dunno mate.

Robbo will be critiquing Ralph's article later today.

Robbo was probably on the wee wee.

[Will27]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

If a player is fined for an on field incident the fine can be claimed as a tax deduction. Increase fines and a greater tax deduction.

Legal expenses, fines and penalties

Fines and penalties for on-field conduct and legal expenses, including those relating to a tribunal decision, are generally tax deductible to the player where they result from the performance as a player and as part of a football game.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/In-detail/Deductions-for-specific-industries-and-occupations/Professional-footballers---general-tax-guide/?anchor=Deductions#Deductions

I find that outrageous.

So Brad Scott get's to include his $30 000 as a tax deduction.

Half the time I bet it's probably paid by sponsors or supporters anyway which means they probably end up making a profit.

[Will27]

FOOTY SMARTS

By rights Caleb Daniel shouldn’t be on an AFL footy field.

CONCUSSIONS

Patty McClunk keeps getting clunked in the head....

Or maybe he will opt for the head gear upon his return.

Surely the AFL has a duty of care to reduce the incidence of player concussion - more than just awarding free kicks for head high tackles.

The wearing of protective helmets should become compulsory NOW. Otherwise, down the track, I can see ex-players with cerebral injuries lining up at Slater and Gordon's office to start proceedings against the AFL for OH & S related negligence.

A number of junior football leagues and clubs already make it mandatory for their players to wear helmets, such as Heathcote Junior Football Club.

http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/heathcote/juniors-show-off-helmets-1.52123

Caleb Daniel's mother made him wear a helmet in his first game of footy in the Under 11s and he has been wearing it ever since. With the extra protection he has around his scone, chances are that Caleb will always remember that first game.

Ooooh, I can't agree with you there mate.

There are always risks playing a contact sport and the AFL have done a good job in making the head sacrosanct.

You are always going to get accidents.

Players have the option of wearing one if they like.

Personally, I'd hate to see them look like grid iron players.

[ripstanley]

Jon Ralph’s likes and dislikes from Round 15: Dreamers, good blokes and Ty Vickery dummy spits

LIKES

4. TUMMY TAPS

The more you look at David Zaharakis’s strike on West Coast’s Jackson Nelson, you realise this was no tummy tap.

He belted him in the guts so hard Nelson vomited after several minutes slumped on the ground.

It has to be medium force, and therefore a week’s suspension.

The MRP will probably let him off with a $1000 fine, but the “tummy tap” has become a joke given such a paltry penalty.

Time for a crackdown.

Surely the AFL has to do something about these whacks to the guts.

If the Zaharaki's one gets minimal contact, you might as well give players a licence to hit blokes

anywhere but the head. We get 2 or 3 every round it seems.

Maybe increase the fine from $1000 to $5000.

If a player is fined for an on field incident the fine can be claimed as a tax deduction. Increase fines and a greater tax deduction.

Legal expenses, fines and penalties

Fines and penalties for on-field conduct and legal expenses, including those relating to a tribunal decision, are generally tax deductible to the player where they result from the performance as a player and as part of a football game.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/In-detail/Deductions-for-specific-industries-and-occupations/Professional-footballers---general-tax-guide/?anchor=Deductions#Deductions

I find that outrageous.

So Brad Scott get's to include his $30 000 as a tax deduction.

Half the time I bet it's probably paid by sponsors or supporters anyway which means they probably end up making a profit.

What I quoted was for professional footballers and incidents on the field.

Scott was off the field so I do not think he would be included in this.

[Will27]

If a player is fined for an on field incident the fine can be claimed as a tax deduction. Increase fines and a greater tax deduction.

Legal expenses, fines and penalties

Fines and penalties for on-field conduct and legal expenses, including those relating to a tribunal decision, are generally tax deductible to the player where they result from the performance as a player and as part of a football game.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/In-detail/Deductions-for-specific-industries-and-occupations/Professional-footballers---general-tax-guide/?anchor=Deductions#Deductions

I find that outrageous.

So Brad Scott get's to include his $30 000 as a tax deduction.

Half the time I bet it's probably paid by sponsors or supporters anyway which means they probably end up making a profit.

What I quoted was for professional footballers and incidents on the field.

Scott was off the field so I do not think he would be included in this.

It would be interesting to see if Scott would get a claim like that approved though.

His duties are all off of the field.

So if a footballer can claim a fine for an on-field incident, maybe Scott or coaches could claim for off the field incidents

incurred during their job description?

If drug dealers can claim deductions for being robbed, I guess anything is possible​

Edited July 4, 2016 by Will27

[AlexRRR]

Comes down to his job description, is he an employee if so he cannot claim many things if he is a contractor or self employed he can claim all expenses incurred to make a living, the players and coaches I would think come under employees if that's the case they can't claim fines etc.

[AlexRRR]

But, there could be a loop hole here since they sign a contract for a set time they could very well be seen as a contractor which is self employed technically which means honey they can claim everything....

[BookMan]

But, there could be a loop hole here since they sign a contract for a set time they could very well be seen as a contractor which is self employed technically which means honey they can claim everything....

u cant claim speeding fines as a contractor... dont think u can ckaik parking fines either... can't remember