One former player who has used that word which Christian so dislikes - 'consistency' - to describe the Match Review Panel rulings this season is the most reported player in VFL/AFL history, David Rhys-Jones.
Rhys-Jones, who was reported 25 times and suspended for 22 matches across a 182-game career, said in the wake Jack Redpath's three-week suspension on Tuesday that the tribunal system had been unpredictable and hard to fathom.
"There's never been real consistency with the tribunal at all, and that's why the Redpath decision came as no surprise. You're in the lap of the gods," Rhys-Jones told ESPN.
"I've been up there a number of times and when you think you have a pretty good case they give you weeks. The next time you think you might get rubbed out, you get off."
Redpath was slapped with a two-week ban for striking Greater Western Sydney captain Phil Davis last weekend. But the Bulldog's penalty was extended when he unsuccessfully contested the suspension.
Rhys-Jones said his on-field notoriety wasn't something he's proud of; he'd rather be remembered for his ability with the ball, not the force of his fist.
"I made a rod for my own back, I guess, for standing up for myself when players got under my skin which became my perceived weakness," he told ESPN.
The Carlton great is bullish about the team's future prospects, but said the club should try to lure Gold Coast co-captain Tom Lynch to Ikon Park with a massive offer.
Rhys-Jones said the Blues lacked forward power and Lynch could be the missing piece to propel the club back into finals contention.
"We're probably in a position where we can get a big fish or two on a long-term contract, like a bloke like [Tom] Lynch from the Gold Coast for example," he said.
"It would just straighten us up a little bit more. He is a quality player and that's what we lack down there.
"I think the team's looking as healthy as it has for a long, long time. The more games we're putting into these youngsters, the better off we're going to be.
"We've got some seriously good players down there. Let's just get them playing 40, 50, 60 games together to work out where we're at. It's exciting."
Rhys-Jones, the 1987 Norm Smith medallist, will join his premierships teammates for a 30-year premiership reunion this weekend.
In 1987, the Blues defeated reigning premiers Hawthorn by 33 points, atoning for the previous year's defeat against the Hawks. Rhys-Jones had 17 disposals at centre half-back and nullified dangerous forward Dermott Brereton.