AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

[Topdog]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

No
don't know
yes

In that case I really can't understand your posts in this thread

[Ozza]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

In that case I really can't understand your posts in this thread

Including the baseless assertions about Mark Hunter's parenting.

[Happy Days]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

This is so stupid.

If your mate is going to bet on the AFL then get him to download the app. Seriously it takes like 2 minutes.

Why is a Footscray player betting on the AFL anyway?

And if he did put the bet on himself, not only is it perhaps the dumbest thing in the world to do (bet against your own team), but is the financial benefit really that necessary? He's making high 5-figures to pursue a hobby.

I just can't get over how stupid this all is. You can bet on literally anything in the world and he chose to do this. A 20 year old making a mistake is cheating on your girlfriend you don't love or getting a shit tattoo or something. This is just mind blowingly dumb.

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Talk about Bet Regret.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

In that case I really can't understand your posts in this thread

Don't understand your point either.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Including the baseless assertions about Mark Hunter's parenting.

All I know is as of right now the Bulldog Brand has been tarnished.

Let's see what the investigation brings up.

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Perhaps some of this reaction may be overflowing from other events during the trade period and the clubs fortunes over recent years?

I'm of the opinion that this experience will be a very good life changing one for Hunter, similar to what Tom Liberatore went through that might get him to truly focus on his football. The fact that he was already serving a club enforced suspension only highlights this point even more so. I think he'll emerge a better and more determined player after all this is done.

The positive is that he dobbed himself in straight away, he knew what had been done was wrong and he notified the club. If he tried to get away with it and pretend nothing happened until they caught him then that would paint a very different picture of his character.

Hopefully there isn't anything more sinister in this story because if there is it will surely come out, but frankly I've moved on already. Hunter will miss some games as punishment and we'll move on as soon as the real football starts.

[Remi Moses]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Good post Bulldog Joe.

Both the vitriol toward Hunter is disproportionate based on what has been reported to date. And the disapproval of and snide remarks towards his father, doesn't sit well at all with me.

Mark Hunter has made his living through racing, both in developing the 'Best Bets' magazine, and in being a professional punter/racing form analyst - which last time I checked - he is perfectly entitled to be as his chosen way to make a living.

Great post . Let's not cast aspersions on Mark
I think I'd be more worried being related to Mark " vitamins" Mcveigh

[Topdog]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Don't understand your point either.

I never made a point, was just trying to understand what the heck you were on about

[G-Mo77]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 1h1 hour ago
Believe the VFL player who laid the bet using Lachie Hunter's account is David Iaccarino ... Under the pump from city hall ...

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 58m58 minutes ago
Iaccarino was in Melbourne, I believe, and Hunter in Ballarat when bet ($10 multi including Dees to win) was placed ...

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 56m56 minutes ago
Size of the bet and the fact Hunter can claim no knowledge means hammer highly unlikely to come down too hard on the Bulldog .. Maybe fine

I'd be very surprised if just a fine.

[Twodogs]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

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Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 1h1 hour ago
Believe the VFL player who laid the bet using Lachie Hunter's account is David Iaccarino ... Under the pump from city hall ...

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 58m58 minutes ago
Iaccarino was in Melbourne, I believe, and Hunter in Ballarat when bet ($10 multi including Dees to win) was placed ...

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 56m56 minutes ago
Size of the bet and the fact Hunter can claim no knowledge means hammer highly unlikely to come down too hard on the Bulldog .. Maybe fine

I'd be very surprised if just a fine.

Stevens is well informed. Although given to wearing rose coloured when writing/commenting on bulldog matters, he's no mug. I heard Gilon Mac talking about the facts of the. case on the news before. He listed quite a few positive aspects of the case that he'd be taking into consideration when time comes for sentencing.

Having said that my preference would be a decent size penalty just for exposing himself to this situation. Taking the Libba example, it might be the prod that Huntervcould use to help concentrate his mind on the fantastic opportunity he has in front of him. He's got 50 years to operate his phone account post footy. It's not that big a sacrifice to not have one while he's a professional sportsman just so this situation doesn't arise again. In fact quitting his footy account for the duration might get him thinking about what other disciplines he could impose to make himself the best footballer he could be. And that would be a real bonus for Lochie and tge club.

[LostDoggy]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Hysterical, vitriol, whatever.

I'll wait for the facts, but if he's found to have bet against the Dogs I want him sacked, purely so I don't have to boo one of our own.

Let's hope this is all overblown.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL[/B] 58m58 minutes ago
Iaccarino was in Melbourne, I believe, and Hunter in Ballarat when bet ($10 multi including Dees to win) was placed ...

Cracking point there by Steveo. If one guy is in Melbourne and the other in Ballarat, how could they communicate with each other? Like it's ridiculous to think either has super power voice to travel that distance or hearing perhaps (or even a combination of super power voice and hearing that would take half the distance each). Either way, all ridiculous suggestions that highlight how absurd it would possibly be for a guy in Ballarat to be able to communicate with a guy in Melbourne.

[F'scary]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Hysterical, vitriol, whatever.

I'll wait for the facts, but if he's found to have bet against the Dogs I want him sacked, purely so I don't have to boo one of our own.

Let's hope this is all overblown.

Let's hope it was the "top-up" player who had the Einstein moment and Hunter is just a victim of letting a mate use his account for some reason, perhaps unwittingly.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL to investigate claims some Western Bulldogs players allegedly backed team to lose

Jack Crisp also being investigated

Collingwood recruit being probed over bet made last season