AFLW - Womens AFL

[Magellan]

Looks like Pandora's coming out of her box.

Brennan lodges complaint with Australian Human Rights Commission over ban

Katie Brennan will miss the AFLW grand final after deciding against taking her two-game suspension to Federal Court, but the Western Bulldogs captain has filed proceedings with the Australian Human Rights Commission in a bid to overturn her ban for the 2019 season and also amend the differences between AFL and AFLW regulations.

After unsuccessfully contesting Brennan’s one-game suspension at the tribunal on Tuesday night and failing to overturn what then became a two-game ban on appeal on Thursday, Bulldogs president Peter Gordon didn’t rule out the possibility of taking the matter to the Federal Court on Friday.

“Obviously it’s a terribly disappointing decision for Katie, for her teammates, and for the whole club really, and we will consider our position,” Gordon said on Thursday.

But after Brennan’s legal team served draft documents on the AFL for a Federal Court challenge to her suspension, she eventually decided that taking the matter to the Federal Court would be detrimental to her side’s preparation for the premiership decider against the Brisbane Lions at Princes Park.

However, one of the key grounds of the appeal on Thursday was to “fight the injustice and inequality to women which afflicts the AFL rules” given a male player wouldn’t have been suspended for executing the same kind of sling tackle that Brennan applied to Melbourne’s Harriet Cordner.

By going to the AHRC, Brennan hopes that in future, other women players are not more likely to be suspended than men for identical conduct with identical disciplinary records.

“I believe my tackle on Harriet Cordner was reasonable and I strongly disagree with the guilty finding,” Brennan said.

“It is even more troubling to know that if I was a man playing in the AFL and was reported for the identical tackle, I would not have been suspended and I would be playing in a grand final tomorrow.

“The fight for gender equality is as every bit as important to me as the grand final and the decisions I have made reflect both of those priorities.”

Bulldogs chief executive Ameet Bains said the club was “immensely of proud” Brennan and would “stand by her”.

“Our team will be doing its best to re-pay her faith in them tomorrow,” Bains said.

“We share Katie’s view that her suspension was wrong and we will fully support her challenging the AFL rules on the basis of gender discrimination.”

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/brennan-lodges-complaint-with-australian-human-rights-commission-over-ban-20180323-p4z5u3.html

[HH3]

Hold on, so they agree to suspensions instead of fines, gets suspended instead of fined, now its an equality thing?

F**k off!

Grow up and take what you agreed to. What do they think she should get now? A fine, a suspension, or let off scott free?

[Booney]

“I believe my tackle on Harriet Cordner was reasonable and I strongly disagree with the guilty finding,” Brennan said.

“It is even more troubling to know that if I was a man playing in the AFL and was reported for the identical tackle, I would not have been suspended and I would be playing in a grand final tomorrow.

“The fight for gender equality is as every bit as important to me as the grand final and the decisions I have made reflect both of those priorities.”

From memory it wasn't this tackle that got her suspended but it's the cumulative effect of two prior fines she's received this year?

If that's right ( I think it is ) then wouldn't a man also have been suspended?

[HH3]

So if a male AFL player would prefer a suspension to a fine, can he come out and fight for equality?

If he was a woman playing AFLW and was reported for an identical tackle, he would not have been fined.

[MW]

They've gone backwards this year the AFLW

[HH3]

I recommend reading the comment by Barry McCockinner and subsequent conversation on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/junkeedotcom/p ... 6439933147

[Spargo]

I recommend reading the comment by Barry McCockinner and subsequent conversation on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/junkeedotcom/p ... 6439933147

Entertaining.

[Magellan]

I recommend reading the comment by Barry McCockinner and subsequent conversation on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/junkeedotcom/p ... 6439933147

Entertaining.

Great name.

[mots02]

I recommend reading the comment by Barry McCockinner and subsequent conversation on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/junkeedotcom/p ... 6439933147

Pub Band v Rolling Stones... best analogy i've seen on this debate.

[Wedgie]

I recommend reading the comment by Barry McCockinner and subsequent conversation on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/junkeedotcom/p ... 6439933147

Pub Band v Rolling Stones... best analogy i've seen on this debate.

Give me a pub band any day of the week!

[stan]

“I believe my tackle on Harriet Cordner was reasonable and I strongly disagree with the guilty finding,” Brennan said.

“It is even more troubling to know that if I was a man playing in the AFL and was reported for the identical tackle, I would not have been suspended and I would be playing in a grand final tomorrow.

“The fight for gender equality is as every bit as important to me as the grand final and the decisions I have made reflect both of those priorities.”

From memory it wasn't this tackle that got her suspended but it's the cumulative effect of two prior fines she's received this year?

If that's right ( I think it is ) then wouldn't a man also have been suspended?

Yes and so far I have see 2 articles written by women claiming that if she was a man she would be paying a fine. Then calling her a trail blazer for women's rights.

Christ they dont like a decision from the tribunal, welcome to AFL footy girls.

[LMA]

Need to be careful with this line of argument could open the door for Heather Mouncey and none of the girls would want that.

[carey]

I said at the start of last year ‘People need to be careful what they wish for’

Absolute load of BS this line of argument

[locky801]

They've gone backwards this year the AFLW

in leaps and bounds

[stan]

Need to be careful with this line of argument could open the door for Heather Mouncey and none of the girls would want that.

Absolutely. I would expect the same thing soon gor Mouncey to play in the AFLW next season now.

Just all the feminists jumping on with there trail blazing articles. Bloody hell.

[Jim05]

Turned over to the GF, 1.1 to 0.1 in the 3rd quarter. Nup seen enough

[MW]

Turned over to the GF, 1.1 to 0.1 in the 3rd quarter. Nup seen enough

after 2 goals scored this quarter, apparently according to Jason Bennett "the game is opening up"

[Yangebup]

Daisy Everywhere FFS.......Pierce Off

[LMA]

It might be low scoring but you can't deny their effort, I watched the 2nd half and every girl out there were giving 100%

[amber_fluid]

It might be low scoring but you can't deny their effort, I watched the 2nd half and every girl out there were giving 100%

Mate I’ve seen better skills in C6 Ammos