Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
Sockeye Salmon
And here's my mum telling me all those years ' sticks and stones ...'
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Racial vilification is worse than sticks and stones, it has other connotations.
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
BornAScragger
Racially vilifying somebody — especially a first gamer — is far worse in my opinion than smoking some pot or giving somebody an elbow behind play.
How do you know it was the first gamer?
RE the donation can he claim it at tax time?
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
No, the penalty was put forward by the Club and GC accepted.
Why dig a hole for ourselves?
Should have let Sherman's punishment be handled by the AFL.
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
If everyone seems to forget about Reiwoldt's naked bod all over the internet, I reckon they are gonna forget about this soon enough....
Not a single person has forgotten that.
And the weight on Riewoldt's shoulders looks to be colossal.
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
The Bulldogs Bite
Why dig a hole for ourselves?
Should have let Sherman's punishment be handled by the AFL.
Sherman accepted the punishment, but he could have let it go to the tribunal. Would you want the tribunal to handle this one. Knowing our luck he could have got 10 weeks from those muppets.
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Sherman accepted the punishment, but he could have let it go to the tribunal. Would you want the tribunal to handle this one. Knowing our luck he could have got 10 weeks from those muppets.
Sherman put himself in a position where he can't really argue the depth of his punishment. He has to take what comes his way, but the club should have shouldered some of the weight, by leaving it up to the AFL to decide.
I don't see any other club 'volunteering' punishments for their players indiscretions.
Whilst it's a sensitive topic, we're too 'nice' of a club. Nobody gives a shit what the Dogs offered, so if our PR people think it's positive to take initiative, they're dreaming. We should have taken the punishment from the AFL and said "We agree, we're disappointed etc."
Re: Sherman banned for vilification
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Racial vilification is worse than sticks and stones, it has other connotations.
I can't accept that calling someone names is worse than elbowing someone in the head