View Full Version : Aker in the Dog house and suspension possible
Scraggers
28-05-2010, 02:15 PM
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By Jennifer Witham
12:56 PM Fri 28 May, 2010
JASON Akermanis may be sanctioned by the Western Bulldogs after the controversial veteran revealed he was entirely responsible for his recent column that suggested gay footballers should stay in the closet.
The Dogs are not expected to act on Akermanis until early next week but some form of punishment has not been ruled out.
"We'll deal with it next week. I'm not ruling anything out," general manager of football James Fantasia told afl.com.au on Friday.
"We just want to get all the circumstances together and have a closer look as a club. Then we'll work out how we're going to deal with it.
"We're going to concentrate on the footy tonight and we'll deal with it next week."
Rest of Article (http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/season2010/news/newsarticle/tabid/4112/newsid/95214/default.aspx)
Desipura
28-05-2010, 02:47 PM
There is no excuse for what he did, I would give him a spell next week whether he plays well or not.
bornadog
28-05-2010, 02:59 PM
Why is this story still brewing? We don't need this distraction.
The person responsible is Fantasia. He approved the subject matter of the article.
Desipura
28-05-2010, 03:41 PM
Why is this story still brewing? We don't need this distraction.
The person responsible is Fantasia. He approved the subject matter of the article.
Fantasia approved it initially, then the wording was changed by Aker before it went to print.
Am I misunderstanding the situation?
LostDoggy
28-05-2010, 04:01 PM
Fantasia approved it initially, then the wording was changed by Aker before it went to print.
Am I misunderstanding the situation?
No you are correct, Aker is at fault here and no one else to blame. The club shpuld be very angry as it has made the cub look stupid by calling the Herald Sun liars then to find out it was Aker who was lying
bornadog
28-05-2010, 04:31 PM
No you are correct, Aker is at fault here and no one else to blame. The club shpuld be very angry as it has made the cub look stupid by calling the Herald Sun liars then to find out it was Aker who was lying
That could be true and deserves a suspension, as he knows the rules.
What I am saying is that the subject matter is controversial and we should not have approved Aker of all people to write an article on that subject. We don't need this sort of publicity. That is why Fantasia should take the blame.
The Bulldogs Bite
28-05-2010, 04:44 PM
There is no excuse for what he did, I would give him a spell next week whether he plays well or not.
Agree with this.
Been a big fan of Aker but this has been pretty disappointing.
Greystache
28-05-2010, 05:22 PM
I can't understand why Aker would go against a long standing agreement with the club, and more to the point what he thought it would achieve. It's all a bit strange to me.
Aker really hasn't covered himself in glory so far this year. It was fantastic that he agreed to play on for less cash and I was wrapped at first.
But its not really panning out very well so far and he doesn't seem to recognise the effect he can have on the club as a whole. Sure, his comments & behaviour outside of football may seem like 'no big deal' to him - but rightly or wrongly - the club has to deal with it and pick up the pieces.
Part of me thinks Aker will come good football-wise and be dynamite in September, another part of me thinks he's overstayed his welcome.
I can't understand why Aker would go against a long standing agreement with the club, and more to the point what he thought it would achieve. It's all a bit strange to me.
Not really when you look at his history.
Sedat
28-05-2010, 06:05 PM
He's having a bad run is Aker, both on and off the park. He obviously has a burning desire to win another premiership before his playing days are over, and if he's half-smart he will sniff the breeze and concentrate his efforts in the next few weeks on getting a kick and adding value to the Bulldogs on the field of battle. If he continues to regress as he has done in recent weeks (save for the Melbourne game), he might very well find himself going the way of Edwards and Eagleton. Massive month of football coming up for Aker.
Irrespective of the so-called off-field issues (all of which have been pretty minor with the exception of this latest one), Aker has been a fantastic aquisition to the club. He has added wonderful skill, a team-oriented focus and professionalism, and given the Dogs far greater media presence. It wasn't that long ago that spuds like Jade Rawlings and Ben Holland were openly telling the football world that they did not want to entertain a move to the Bulldogs, so for Aker to willingly choose the Dogs over a number of suitors at the time was really important in building the attractiveness of the Bulldog brand to the wider football public. It has also been a good challenge for our admin to handle someone that doesn't necessarily toe the party line at all times - this has made us a very strong force off field that other clubs pale in comparison to.
bulldogsman
28-05-2010, 06:09 PM
What I am saying is that the subject matter is controversial and we should not have approved Aker of all people to write an article on that subject. We don't need this sort of publicity. That is why Fantasia should take the blame.
Apparently Aker wrote a similar article last year, yet no one took any notice of it. Fantasia would not have expected this.
LostDoggy
28-05-2010, 06:17 PM
Water is wet, Sky is blue, & footballers are homophobic!
Did he really tell us anything we didn't know?????
Apparently Aker wrote a similar article last year, yet no one took any notice of it. Fantasia would not have expected this.
No, it was when he was with the Lions.
bulldogsman
28-05-2010, 07:25 PM
No, it was when he was with the Lions.
Well that's what Caroline Wilson said on Footy Classified.
jazzadogs
29-05-2010, 01:48 AM
Well that's what Caroline Wilson said on Footy Classified.
Perhaps you've named the problem...
Never mind a suspension, Aker should be dropped on form alone.
AndrewP6
29-05-2010, 02:03 AM
Irrespective of the so-called off-field issues (all of which have been pretty minor with the exception of this latest one), Aker has been a fantastic aquisition to the club. He has added wonderful skill, a team-oriented focus and professionalism, and given the Dogs far greater media presence. It wasn't that long ago that spuds like Jade Rawlings and Ben Holland were openly telling the football world that they did not want to entertain a move to the Bulldogs, so for Aker to willingly choose the Dogs over a number of suitors at the time was really important in building the attractiveness of the Bulldog brand to the wider football public. It has also been a good challenge for our admin to handle someone that doesn't necessarily toe the party line at all times - this has made us a very strong force off field that other clubs pale in comparison to.
Well said.
Well that's what Caroline Wilson said on Footy Classified.
She said he had previously done the same column in the past.
soupman
29-05-2010, 07:28 PM
No, it was when he was with the Lions.
I'm pretty sure it was last year, because he spoke about the subject matter and the Herald Sun footy show things in the ELC. I believe the gist of it was that the first player to come out would make millions.
I'm pretty sure it was last year, because he spoke about the subject matter and the Herald Sun footy show things in the ELC. I believe the gist of it was that the first player to come out would make millions.
Fair enough, I could be wrong:)
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