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Glorifying the Villain

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:50 pm
by glasseyevfx
I am sick to death of listening about poor Gaff.

Its out of character
He meant to hit the chest
It was dumb luck he caught him flush
He will live with this for the rest of his life
One mistake yudda yudda yudda

I think our commentators need to pull their heads in. Throwing punches and breaking jaws has no place in the game - he should think himself lucky that he only got 8 weeks.

And I'm sorry Eddie - I like your work but in this your a bloody hypocrite. A week ago you were calling for the head of a one punch thug in Frankston and now you go soft because its a star footballer. Stop this empathy with Gaff and get back on target - It was a cheap shot that may ruin the career of a promising player not to mention making the sport look like a thugs paradise.

end of rant.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:07 pm
by RudeBoy
Hard to disagree with that.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:07 pm
by Raw Hammer
Agreed.

Was a 10-12, possibly up to 15 week, ban.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:26 pm
by Piethagoras' Theorem
Works both ways. I'm sick to death of people carrying on like he's killed someone. He's been punished, move on and get over it.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:30 pm
by glasseyevfx
Our media outlets need to take a good hard look at themselves.

Barry Hall - renown for his thuggery = plumb media job
Wayne Carey - Lets stick his mug under Anthony Stevens nose every week
Gary Lyon - no reason to take him out of the public eye.

dead set - what sort of message are we sending

Don't care how many goals this lot have kicked we shouldn't be listening or looking at them.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:31 pm
by glasseyevfx
FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:Works both ways. I'm sick to death of people carrying on like he's killed someone. He's been punished, move on and get over it.
If this was done on the street he'd be doing time.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:39 pm
by Piethagoras' Theorem
Well it wasn't and he isn't. Get over it

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:09 pm
by stui magpie
glasseyevfx wrote:
FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:Works both ways. I'm sick to death of people carrying on like he's killed someone. He's been punished, move on and get over it.
If this was done on the street he'd be doing time.
Only if Brayshaw lodged a complaint with the Police. They can't charge someone with assault on video evidence unless the person lodges a complaint or is dead.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:10 pm
by brett71
glasseyevfx wrote:
FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:Works both ways. I'm sick to death of people carrying on like he's killed someone. He's been punished, move on and get over it.
If this was done on the street he'd be doing time.
Maybe in W.A. if it happened in Victoria the judiciary would request him to please not do it again.

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:07 pm
by David

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:31 pm
by Raw Hammer
Julian DeStoop just now on AFL channel on Foxtel to adam Simpson:

"Pass on our best to Andrew Gaff."

What the actual F???

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:50 pm
by 5 from the wing on debut

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:21 am
by think positive

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:24 am
by think positive

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:25 am
by think positive
glasseyevfx wrote:Our media outlets need to take a good hard look at themselves.

Barry Hall - renown for his thuggery = plumb media job
Wayne Carey - Lets stick his mug under Anthony Stevens nose every week
Gary Lyon - no reason to take him out of the public eye.

dead set - what sort of message are we sending

Don't care how many goals this lot have kicked we shouldn't be listening or looking at them.
This I agree with. And Leigh Matthews.