Jarrod Saffy - Biting allegation

[Godz Illa]

Did he bite Carney's tattooed arm? Makes sense. He's got pictures of lollipops and licorice whips and stars and sh*t on it.

 

[Stagger eel]

just a sidenote, isn't Saffy of South African origin? if so he's probably been watching the springboks too many times.

 

[Callan Pk]

By the ref and touchy seeing it, I didn't mean the biting action itself - I meant the biting mark on Todd Carneys arm when Saffy was replaced on report and when they had a conference with the 2 players and captains.

They both inspected his arm and confirmed the mark before the ref placed Saffy on report.

Youre a flying froot loop

The ref and touchie saw something Carney claimed was a bite.

Carneys now changed his tune

Saffy has still denied it

Nothing was there

Saffy is off

You, as i stated originally...have nfi.

Saffy's defence representative, former judiciary chairman Jim Hall, argued that the mark on Carney's arm was the result of direct and heavy pressure contact to the Dragon forward's open mouth and not of a deliberate or intentional bite.

Carney had earlier told the panel via video link that while he did not witness Saffy bite his arm, he felt a sharp pain on his forearm consistent with a bite.

He provided a written statement claiming to have seen top and bottom teeth marks, but under cross examination retracted the comment to just lower teeth marks.

"It was in the tackle that I felt a sharp bite," Carney told the panel.

"I did not see it, I could feel it.

"There was no mark after the game, we were going to get (photographic) evidence but it was gone."

With Saffy receiving a not guilty verdict, he is now clear to face Cronulla in Saturday's NRL clash at ANZ Stadium.

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/saffy-found-not-guilty-of-biting/2008/04/02/1206851005549.html

 

[God-King Dean]

He provided a written statement claiming to have seen top and bottom teeth marks, but under cross examination retracted the comment to just lower teeth marks.

So which is it mate ?

I think someone owes Senor Saffy an apology.

 

[Willow]

I have to say, some of the posts in this thread are pretty ordinary.

There was an allegation, nothing more.

When Fui Fui Moi Moi was accused of biting, this forum did a pretty good job of self-moderation in respecting a player's right to a fair hearing.

Not sure what went wrong here. But for some reason, Jarrod Saffy has not been afforded the same rights.

It is now on the main page of this site that Saffy has been exonerated. To Saffy's credit, he says he harbours no ill feeling toward Carney

The thread started off alright but then...

Anyone who bites another bloke is a total dog.

Looks like you you passed judgement a tad too early.

I can't believe the attitude of people in here either.

Nor can I. Nothing conclusive on TV and yet some dummy believes in the notion of guilty before innocent.

What wanker truly thinks Todd Carney would lie over such a thing.

In the report.... he changed his story afterwards.

He also obviously had a mark on his arm, the ref saw it, Gasnier saw it, and so did the f*cking touchy.

Apparently not a bite mark.

A few dickheads in here need to wake up to themselves.

I agree, and perhaps you could stop being a drama queen while you're at it.

One idiot in here said " there was nothing in it "

Heads up kid, there was nothing in it.

Anyone who thinks biting is some trivial thing is a bigger dog than the biter.

Anyone who is willing to take inconclusive TV footage as proof is either drunk or stupid.

I think the defence rests.

Karmawave, the best you can do now is make a general retraction and request a quick name change.

 

[mickdo]

Even if there had still been a mark after the game he would have gotten off. No surprise...

 

[Willow]

Even if there had still been a mark after the game he would have gotten off. No surprise...

No doubt some sort of mark was there, but it disappeared pretty quickly. Obviously there was nothing deliberate in it and just one of those things that can happen on the field. The whole thing was ultimately an exercise in time wasting.

Looking at the footage, I really couldn't see anything conclusive, but its fair to wait and see what eventuates. As it turned out, Saffy said he was innocent, and the judiciary agreed.

 

[mickdo]

No doubt some sort of mark was there, but it disappeared pretty quickly. Obviously there was nothing deliberate in it and just one of those things that can happen on the field. The whole thing was ultimately an exercise in time wasting.

Looking at the footage, I really couldn't see anything conclusive, but its fair to wait and see what eventuates. As it turned out, Saffy said he was innocent, and the judiciary agreed.

As it probably should be. Serious charges have serious consequences and need serious proof.

 

[themanonthehill]

Apparently a `glowing character reference' from tigers less than supercoach tom shines was tendered ... surely would be like tendering a reference from neddy smith .. tom shines ... the same man who thinks that john morris is the new cooper cronk and who had robbie farah playing premier league whilst benji reynolds played off the bench as a dummy half

 

[Raider Azz]

No doubt some sort of mark was there, but it disappeared pretty quickly. Obviously there was nothing deliberate in it and just one of those things that can happen on the field. The whole thing was ultimately an exercise in time wasting.

Looking at the footage, I really couldn't see anything conclusive, but its fair to wait and see what eventuates. As it turned out, Saffy said he was innocent, and the judiciary agreed.

I think that was how Carney felt in the end as well. He came out on Monday and said that he hoped Saffy wouldnt be charged, that it was something he would rather leave out on the field.

 

[God-King Dean]

The thing that annoys me some no hopers will still label Saffy a biter.

" Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. "

 

[Willow]

The thing that annoys me some no hopers will still label Saffy a biter.

" Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. "

This is the thing. Mud sticks and some dills only want to read the dirt.

There was a member not long ago who was calling Fui Fui Moi Moi a biter. When it was pointed out that he was wrong, and the FFMM was exonerated, he still wasn't convinced.

 

[themanonthehill]

Talking of stupidity it is indeed ironic that Jarrod saffy was given a character reference by a man who was won 38% of matches since 1996 and whom it is believed by many is a supercoach rather than a f**king fraud living off tainted premierships with a cap rorting canberra side that had a million origin players. The same man that thinks john morris is a halfback