What is ridiculous is that a player can now not say to his family or friends that he is starting in the forward pocket or on the wing or wherever because of betting. FFS, what needs to be changed here is the betting, ie no betting on anything that is going to happen during the game. Its a game of football yet we have to cow tow to betting agencies now. Fair enough players can't bet on the game, but this is getting really stupid now. The only reason Maxwell copped the fine was to make an example of him. In my opinion Maxwell did nothing wrong.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
He didn't make an error — he vilified an entire race of people mate.
I've been quite distressed at how many people on WOOF have stood up for what Sherman did, maybe not by saying it was right but by not totally condemning it either. I believe in free speech as much as the next poster — I'd disagree but fight for your right to the opinion anyway — but it saddens me that this issue is not as clearcut as it should be in the minds of some people. Anyway, it's off topic, so I'll just say: Totally different circumstances in every sense of the word different.