Dear AFL Tribunal,

I’m writing to you as a completely impartial, fanatical Melbourne supporter.

Tonight, the great sport of Aussie Rules existence is at risk, its life is essentially in your hands.

As the greatest sport ever invented, Aussie Rules involves a mixture of breathtaking skill, aerobic endurance, occasional tanking and most importantly, physical contact.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for ridding the game of cheap shots and off-the-ball incidents but attempting to remove all risk of injury would result in the AFL becoming the worst of all things, a non-contact sport.

Now before you point out the seriousness of a broken jaw, I should let you know that I am no stranger to weighing the pros and cons of participating in activities that could result in physical harm.

Just yesterday, a paper cut I’d sustained filling out a form, got some sort of juice from a Double Quarter Pounder I was eating for morning tea, in it.

To compound the problem, as I wiped the tears away, some salt from my fries got in my eye.

There I was, hand throbbing, crying hysterically and blinded in one eye.

I didn't complain about it though. I just accepted that this is the risk that comes with waiting in line at Centrelink.

Tonight, you must do the same. Accept that risk is something intrinsic to the very fabric of our great game.

To find Jack Viney guilty would not only be the death of the bump, it would be the death of our great sport and eventually Australian society as a whole.

Thanking you in advance

Titus O’Reily