MRP / Trib. Will Powell (GC Suns) Banned for 5 rounds for using a homophobic slur during their loss to Brisbane.
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The disagreeing with it seems to come along with diminishing it.
As a suns fan and member, this sucks but if he said something homophobic, he deserves a suspension.
Should it be 5 weeks? Well if the AFL said future cases would get more, then i guess thats their policy and so be it
but
i guarantee if in Round 24, if one of Daicos, Kurnow, Neale, Heeney, Rankine, Butters, Greene, Dangerfield, Petracca, Reid, Martin, Bont - you get the picture, suddenly that more weeks for future offences, will evaporate...
And thats the disappointing aspect
Should it be 5 weeks? Well if the AFL said future cases would get more, then i guess thats their policy and so be it
but
i guarantee if in Round 24, if one of Daicos, Kurnow, Neale, Heeney, Rankine, Butters, Greene, Dangerfield, Petracca, Reid, Martin, Bont - you get the picture, suddenly that more weeks for future offences, will evaporate...
And thats the disappointing aspect
I agree with that, i just wish the AFL would be consistent with appropriate punishment
Just out of interest, whose career are you referring to?
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Why would you not make the comparison? You know how many people across the planet have their entire mental health destroyed by head contact? It doesn't even take many, a few is enough to have concussion symptoms for life.
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I assume it's all the careers that never happened because they didn't feel welcome or able to participate?
Who'd have blamed an Aboriginal player for walking around from the game due to racial abuse?
So what do you want? Do you think we should force them to take their bf's?
How exactly would you fix the problem?
My entire comment was against the Claims that a physical hit can hurt, while words don't.
Which is bullshit, the amount of people that suicide over emotional and verbal abuse/bullying completely contradicts that. And that number will be far higher than the amount of people that have suicided because of the affects of CTE, or other head trauma.
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I would love for them to feel safe to absolutely. As to how to fix the problem? I think taking a stand against casual homophobia would be a great place to start. Oh look, thats what this whole thing is about.
Also, quick question; how on earth did you read my post and come to the conclusion that I think the AFL should force gay players to take their boyfriends to awards nights? Just curious.
I figured the two nothing stories we have had in the last few days like the premiership rings and the 20 team comp story were designed to get the media and public distracted from a bigger story, I just didn't know what that bigger story was.
I didn't think it was the Sassy Scott story nor is Tyler Brockman and his "car accident" a big enough name, but when I saw this story I knew this was the one the AFL wanted to sweep under the carpet.
I didn't think it was the Sassy Scott story nor is Tyler Brockman and his "car accident" a big enough name, but when I saw this story I knew this was the one the AFL wanted to sweep under the carpet.
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Hmm, the people being abused just need to 'harden up'. A novel strategy.
Maybe the focus should be on the people dishing out the abuse, no? Just a thought.
Yes, I'm aware of that but that still doesn't answer your previous post because a player still hasn't outed himself
Obviously it's a very complicated issue and a deeply personal one for the individuals involved. I don't blame them for not wanting to be the centre of a ridiculous media circus
And there's been plenty of players who haven't take a female to the brownlow, happens every year. Perhaps it has already happened but we're not aware of it because the individuals never won the award.
Gift
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Why not both? What happens when they encounter someone with Tourettes syndrome
Well the first page of this thread was a bit of a jolt. Sad.
You can't vilify players on the basis of X, Y and Z. Nobody deserves to be abused in that way for doing their job.
Five weeks is a tough penalty but hopefully it sends a clear message.
You can't vilify players on the basis of X, Y and Z. Nobody deserves to be abused in that way for doing their job.
Five weeks is a tough penalty but hopefully it sends a clear message.
Elixuh
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2 weeks is enough, you're known as a homophobe for the rest of your career. That's enough punishment. 5 weeks is a bit silly.
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Yeah clearly, because my post about how words can cause real damage to people was deleted.
A post which was also liked by the Mods from other boards that you're trying to have a go at.
Strange how the mods have allowed this whole thread to be filled with people saying "Yeah but you get less for a physical action" but pointing out that words can do real damage to someone is apparently off topic/playing the man.
Your persecution complex might be a bit off here.
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But they are not lecturing you. They are imposing a penalty on an AFL player.
Smack someone in the back of the head cop a week.
Call someone a bad name and cop 5 weeks.
Unless he went on 90 second rant calling someone every name under the sun at the top of his lungs this is overkill.
Call someone a bad name and cop 5 weeks.
Unless he went on 90 second rant calling someone every name under the sun at the top of his lungs this is overkill.
This gets the players' attention though, doesn't it? Hopefully the huge penalty means there won't be any more.
Gift
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If its 5 weeks then he probably did go extreme
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