Geelong

[GVGjr]

Glad to see some more skelletons coming out, not that the media will remember next week.

Not only has Bailey Smith shown once again the type of human he is, it has now been reported that Chris Scott made Geelong employee cry after they beat Brisbane on Friday night.

They really do embrace shit humans down there.

They treat people on how they contribute to the team not how they behave socially. I think the Hawks are another side who use that sort of logic

Smith sent an apologetic text message which is what younger people tend to do rather than fronting up and owning the actions.
He has had some great football moments in his career but also a number of incredibly selfish and immature acts.
At some point these issues need to be viewed not as MH driven but acknowledged as a personality trait of Smith. It's long overdue.
Scott is a great coach no doubt and at least got on the phone and apologized to the young lady concerned but the AFL isn't ever going to push back on him.

[GVGjr]

Could you imagine the shit storm if Luke Beveridge made a female AFL staffer cry due to an outburst after a winning final?

This is what happens when you spoil children I guess.........

He made that point earlier in the year. If he did something like that the media would bury him and I suspect the club would fold to the pressure.

[GVGjr]

This from David King

David King has hit out at the AFL and Geelong’s “secrecy” after Chris Scott left a female staff member in tears after an aggressive outburst following last week’s Qualifying Final win over Brisbane.
Scott called the junior AFL official on Wednesday to apologise and will not be sanctioned for his behaviour.
The news came just a day after Cats star Bailey Smith was forced to apologise to a female photographer after he swore at her and flipped the bird at an open training session.
The AFL said it considered the matter closed given Scott had apologised but the lack of communication and explanation left King agitated.

“There was an incident involving Chris Scott and an AFL female staff member after last week’s press conference,” he said on SEN's Fireball.
“Scott’s not going to be sanctioned but he has apologised verbally by phone and has gone out of his way to clear this up.
“But I’m just not sure that’s good enough. I’m not sure that if there’s rules for some and rules for others, we need to know what’s gone on here.
“Why is this all of a sudden just swept under the carpet. This is not the time for secrecy.
"Every time players are transgressing, they’re fronting the media, they’re fronting the AFL, how come this is just disappearing and being swept under the carpet without us knowing what’s been said and knowing where it sits.
“We need to know what’s gone on. If he’s been sanctioned. Has he been sanctioned or forced to make an apology? Tell us what’s gone on.”

A Geelong spokesperson said: “The club acknowledges an interaction that took place post-game last Friday night. The club confirms Chris called the AFL staff member to personally apologise for the exchange and the apology was accepted.”

[Mitcha]

Where is Caro in all of this? Surely she is outraged, oh wait it's the Teflon Cats, nothing ever sticks to this mob. Another reason I am happy for anyone other than them to win it this year.

[Sedat]

Where is Caro in all of this? Surely she is outraged, oh wait it's the Teflon Cats, nothing ever sticks to this mob. Another reason I am happy for anyone other than them to win it this year.

Caro doesn't respect women. She wrote a story during the COVID hub demonising the wives of Seb Ross and Tim Membrey for these 2 players choosing to leave the hub to be at the birth of their children in Melbourne.

She is a filthy person.

[jeemak]

Caro doesn't respect women. She wrote a story during the COVID hub demonising the wives of Seb Ross and Tim Membrey for these 2 players choosing to leave the hub to be at the birth of their children in Melbourne.

She is a filthy person.

The worst type of filthy, humourless and incapable of self-deprecation at best, or self-awareness at worst.

And I'd get it if she didn't punch down any chance she gets like your example above. She's been treated like garbage in the media from time to time, and she has copped a lot outside of that online and from other sources. But when it counted she chose controversy and dollars over protecting women, because like a lot of people in her shoes she just needs to ensure the rung down is clearly defined.