Another betting scandal

[LostDoggy]

Surely the suspension of a portion of his penalty to coincide with the start of the finals is merely a co-incidence

Um, if you believe in Karma then you know there is no such thing as a co-incidence........LOL!

[DragzLS1]

as if he couldnt get a mate to put the bet on for him! He didnt get the bet anyway I think cloke was the first goal kicker lol so thats just stupid!

[Before I Die]

as if he couldnt get a mate to put the bet on for him! He didnt get the bet anyway I think cloke was the first goal kicker lol so thats just stupid!

Heath Shaw's uncle, Tony Shaw, told 3AW a short time ago: "Heath knows the rules. The penalty pretty is severe but he has done something stupid.”

"On the positive I guess there's plenty of time to freshen up for finals."

Tony Shaw did question, however, how such small bets could cause Maxwell's price go from more than 100-1 for 'first goal' to 25-1.

"The only reason Heath got caught was he was seen on CCTV in the TAB. There must've been plenty of other bets that day?"



The above is an excerpt from the Caroline Wilson article.

[LostDoggy]

What a muppet! Shaw-ly Heath is on his last legs at that club..

Maxwell didn't expect his family to use the 'Im playing forward' knowledge to place a bet. Something discussed weekly you would assume over the dinner table, but they would know they can't use that info to bet on, come on.

[Jasper]

Rome burns while Nero fiddles.

It's every man for himself down at the Westpac Centre.
Mick's running his own agenda, Eddie's lost control of the messaging to the media.
It's a glimmer of hope for the rest of the competition.
Maybe no one can beat them other than themselves

[ledge]

Maxwells only involvement seems to be he was the one bet on by Shaw and no proof he knew about it.
And the other, he told his family, no problem there either.
So obviously apart from the Shaw bet his family bet too.
Thoughts..
If what Maxwell said is true I feel sorry for him, I tend to think it wouldnt have been a first though, just the first he got caught on, then pleads innocent.
Maxwell probably hard done by though going on evidence, but I do understand the AFLs reasoning.
Shaw?? Tool of the century!

[angelopetraglia]

The stupidity of footballers continues to amaze me.

However, the AFL has to take some responsibilty in all this. The promotion of gambling in AFL is disgraceful at the moment. It is all over thier own website, commentators mention it every 2nd sentence, the live worm and ground announcer with the Betfair odds at Etihad, teams are sponsored by betting houses. It has to stop. This gambling on football is taking our beloved game down the wrong path.

[Sockeye Salmon]

This gambling on football is taking our beloved game down the wrong path.

The AFL is taking the game down the wrong path. Gambling is just another way they're doing it.

[1eyedog]

Rome burns while Nero fiddles.

It's every man for himself down at the Westpac Centre.
Mick's running his own agenda, Eddie's lost control of the messaging to the media.
It's a glimmer of hope for the rest of the competition.
Maybe no one can beat them other than themselves

Who cares? Not Collingwood if they win the Grand Final and that's pretty likely.

I think your clutching at straws.

[1eyedog]

The AFL is taking the game down the wrong path. Gambling is just another way they're doing it.

Gambling has been in vogue as long as sports have.

[LostDoggy]

Yes but the finals are in 8 weeks.
And on that...
How the hell is he allowed back for the finals, especially with his history?

Oh and what a tool.

Surely the suspension of a portion of his penalty to coincide with the start of the finals is merely a co-incidence

Um, if you believe in Karma then you know there is no such thing as a co-incidence........LOL!

Come on guys, how are Collingwood going to go back-to-back without one of their best defenders? Surely that's more important than keeping any kind of integrity in the sport? Oh sure, other sports may laugh at us because a player caught betting on the game only got 2 months instead of a year, but think about all the cash we're going to get when the ferals go two-up!!

[DOG GOD]

Shaw is a dickead of the highest order...sucked into him

[angelopetraglia]

Gambling has been in vogue as long as sports have.

Agree. But it has never been endorsed and promoted like it is now. When I was growing up and falling in love with the game, I didn't think about match odds or punting on who would kick the first goal. That type of thinking was foreign to the game. If you wanted a punt you went to the horse racing.

Now you have young children (younger than 10) who are talking about the odds. It is wrong.

[chef]

Agree. But it has never been endorsed and promoted like it is now. When I was growing up and falling in love with the game, I didn't think about match odds or punting on who would kick the first goal. That type of thinking was foreign to the game. If you wanted a punt you went to the horse racing.

Now you have young children (younger than 10) who are talking about the odds. It is wrong.

This.

[Dancin' Douggy]

There's probably a by law allowing Judd to gamble