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Today the AFL releases a statement;
The AFL industry will come together as a collective voice across this weekend’s round of matches to stand against the national crisis of gender-based violence in AustraliaAFL clubs unite together against gender-based violence
The AFL industry will come together as a collective voice across this weekend’s round of matches to stand against the national crisis of gender-based violence in Australia
Today Essendon coach Brad Scott says troubled former Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas deserves another chance in the AFL.
To quote BS (take that as you like)
"I've known Tarryn since he was 14 and my view is that he's a good person. Has he made some terrible mistakes? Yes and he's the first to admit that"
Unbelievable.
Today the AFL releases a statement;
The AFL industry will come together as a collective voice across this weekend’s round of matches to stand against the national crisis of gender-based violence in AustraliaAFL clubs unite together against gender-based violence
The AFL industry will come together as a collective voice across this weekend’s round of matches to stand against the national crisis of gender-based violence in Australia
Today Essendon coach Brad Scott says troubled former Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas deserves another chance in the AFL.
To quote BS (take that as you like)
"I've known Tarryn since he was 14 and my view is that he's a good person. Has he made some terrible mistakes? Yes and he's the first to admit that"
Unbelievable.
Thomas has had 3 chances. I don't care if he's a "ripping bloke". Would any of us want him involved with our daughters? He has forfeited his right to the privileged position of playing footy for a living.
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It's not a big deal but it does bring into question whether it's just a gesture for his reputation. You don't just get given a week off with pay in a normal job because you're highly regarded whilst everyone else in that position has to rock up. Society has gone soft. If I were picked up at pick 99 in the same draft, I would then expect the same lee way if others were given it.Paul Roos' take on WCE giving Harley Reid a week off.
'It's not a great look': Eagles criticised over Reid's Victorian break
West Coast allows young gun Harley Reid to fly to Victoria to see his family while being rested, and AFL great Paul Roos believes it could lead the club down a slippery slope.
AFL legend Paul Roos has questioned whether West Coast's decision to allow Harley Reid to visit his family while being rested is an example of player power going too far.
"If he's not fit to play, why is he OK to fly back and see his family? We can only assume that was a part of the deal of the recruiting. He's a No.1 draft pick so you're going to bend over.
"We shouldn't be talking about it because he should be playing, and 20-30 years ago he would be playing. But now, we've got this ridiculous complexity around free agency.
"Let's not forget what happened with Jason Horne-Francis.
"It's not a great look for the West Coast Eagles, let's be perfectly frank," he (Roos) said......if you start dropping your standards, you stand for nothing."
Bizarre rant from Roos IMO.
I've seen nothing to suggest any 'deal' was made regarding Reid's recruitment, that his week off has anything to do with free agency (how could it be?) or that giving a young bloke a week off, to mentally relax as much as anything is 'dropping your standards'. Nor have I seen anything that suggests the week off was instigated by Harley or that it was because he was carrying a specific injury.
Everyone jokes about Harley being on the back page of The West since he joined the club.
Huge pressure on a bloke who turned 19 two weeks ago and is hailed as the messiah.
Give him a week off, go home to family, belatedly celebrate his birthday, de-stress and for one week get off the back cover of The West.
(Note, Roos does make a reasonably valid point regarding the travel load on WA based players. Somehow however I think it would be a cumulative affect on the body and impact recovery. I think Reid will be just fine with one return flight, where I doubt he was stuck in economy.)
A lot depends on how it is framed. "A week off" vs "Managed".
I see and kind of agree with what you are saying, but we have no knowledge of the inner workings of the club. Perhaps he is dreadfully homesick, so giving him some time to just spend with family might be for his own well being.Paul Roos' take on WCE giving Harley Reid a week off.
'It's not a great look': Eagles criticised over Reid's Victorian break
West Coast allows young gun Harley Reid to fly to Victoria to see his family while being rested, and AFL great Paul Roos believes it could lead the club down a slippery slope.
AFL legend Paul Roos has questioned whether West Coast's decision to allow Harley Reid to visit his family while being rested is an example of player power going too far.
"If he's not fit to play, why is he OK to fly back and see his family? We can only assume that was a part of the deal of the recruiting. He's a No.1 draft pick so you're going to bend over.
"We shouldn't be talking about it because he should be playing, and 20-30 years ago he would be playing. But now, we've got this ridiculous complexity around free agency.
"Let's not forget what happened with Jason Horne-Francis.
"It's not a great look for the West Coast Eagles, let's be perfectly frank," he (Roos) said......if you start dropping your standards, you stand for nothing."
Bizarre rant from Roos IMO.
I've seen nothing to suggest any 'deal' was made regarding Reid's recruitment, that his week off has anything to do with free agency (how could it be?) or that giving a young bloke a week off, to mentally relax as much as anything is 'dropping your standards'. Nor have I seen anything that suggests the week off was instigated by Harley or that it was because he was carrying a specific injury.
Everyone jokes about Harley being on the back page of The West since he joined the club.
Huge pressure on a bloke who turned 19 two weeks ago and is hailed as the messiah.
Give him a week off, go home to family, belatedly celebrate his birthday, de-stress and for one week get off the back cover of The West.
(Note, Roos does make a reasonably valid point regarding the travel load on WA based players. Somehow however I think it would be a cumulative affect on the body and impact recovery. I think Reid will be just fine with one return flight, where I doubt he was stuck in economy.)
I watch every single Port game. They are my 2nd team as a result of my beautiful partner & a few of my children.
Perhaps he's a youngster playing a very high impact contact sport that also involves running a half marathon every week and it's not a good idea for young bodies to do that every week?
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that when a player is suspended for greater than 16 weeks, (Thomas got 18), he is deregistered by the AFL. Once deregistered, he is not on any list.
Interesting. Is that very recent? I think I saw his name on the list of initial inductees as recently as this week.
JHF has got IT. Just a pure footballer's footballer, and someone you know will crack in in a GF.
