Player Watch #3: Dion Prestia

[Sterge]

never thought I’d say it. Hope Tom Browne is right for once

He went to Melbourne Uni so he should be spot on

 

[rfctigerarmy]

So dumb

 

[Grrr]

Who cares, went to the pub to get a take away or two and posed for a photo. Such a scandal. I'll show you a pub crawl.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Unbelievable. Should know better. ******* pisses me off, the majority of people follow the rules, and then we get this selfish behaviour

He may not have even broken the rules here champ!

 

[Roksman]

Dumb by Dion - no sympathy for him.

But in terms of punishment, relax guys. How many players have been caught up in Tier 1/2 zones in the past few weeks?

The optics of this are far worse but there are no grounds for club sanctions - we aren't in the Qld hub anymore.

 

[Willo_23]

He may not have even broken the rules here champ!

It's not so much the act itself I guess, but it's the perception and an AFL player should have much better self-awareness than that, especially when you consider his own club has been embroiled in a couple of COVID controversies already.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

He may not have even broken the rules here champ!

Well he's outside without a mask on, and that's just looking at the photo. So it's not a great start to the story, is it.

 

[Grrr]

Dumb by Dion - no sympathy for him.

But in terms of punishment, relax guys. How many players have been caught up in Tier 1/2 zones in the past few weeks?

The optics of this are far worse but there are no grounds for club sanctions - we aren't in the Qld hub anymore.

No mention that it was a Tier zone.

 

[Bojangles17]

I’m personally pretty angry about this , I’d be getting on front foot and investigating If theres grounds to sack Prestia rescind his contract and put us in the market . Zero tolerance for stupidity and it will cost us more with an 8w suspension , sack him now , I’m sure violating public health act is just cause

 

[Roksman]

I’m personally pretty angry about this , I’d be getting on front foot and investigating If theres grounds to sack Prestia rescind his contract and put us in the market . Zero tolerance for stupidity and it will cost us more with an 8w suspension , sack him now , I’m sure violating public health act is just cause

I know everyone is on edge today but this is next level overreaction.

8 week suspension for what? It's not the QLD hub anymore.

Football wise, it won't equate to anything like the QLD hub stuff.... You should be more upset about how he's impacting our lockdown.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Was Dusty with him ?

 

[Bojangles17]

I know everyone is on edge today but this is next level overreaction.

8 week suspension for what? It's not the QLD hub anymore.

Football wise, it won't equate to anything like the QLD hub stuff.... You should be more upset about how he's impacting our lockdown.

It’s a bit of Sabre rattling however it’s appropriate for where the clubs at following a disappointing year , tough talk to the group is what’s required , ffs getting on the gas a week out from season end is next level stupidity to coin your phrase

 

[BillHickman]

For the 8 billionth time on big footy... people just blindly believing every narrative started from some SM post. No surprise the main board thread on this was started by a cats fan.

 

[HumanMeatball]

not even getting suspended so obviously nothing to see

 

[Wooden Robot]

His only sin was agreeing to a photograph.
Needed to be a bit wiser and realise that these days everyone is looking for something wrong in things.
He's learnt ahis lesson with the media backash.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

I’m personally pretty angry about this , I’d be getting on front foot and investigating If theres grounds to sack Prestia rescind his contract and put us in the market . Zero tolerance for stupidity and it will cost us more with an 8w suspension , sack him now , I’m sure violating public health act is just cause

hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Sack a bloke for going out to get takeaway and who stopped for a photo?

Stupid for stopping, maybe, but players stop for photos all the time.

Just calm down Bo

 

[Bojangles17]

not even getting suspended so obviously nothing to see View attachment 1207806

Everyone needs to get around pres and make sure he’s ok, poor bloke subject to this unwanted scrutiny , He needs to know how much we care

 

[Sir_Loin]

Pretty disappointed in Dion












Fireball is s**t

 

[Bojangles17]

as a victorian everyone is in this together ,dion should know alot better and for some reason i expected more

 

[RICHOLEGEND12]

Meatball on the fireball. Drinking away his sorrows, perhaps.

 

[smasha]

So he posed for a photo?


Another chopstick gate???

I thought he went out and got shitfaced?

False media reporting?

 

[_RT_]

If he has done the wrong thing then 5 weeks and maximum fine possible under the CBA.

We've just gone through a season where we lost $100k in cap space and staff as a result, we also lost 2 players for 10 games across 2 seasons for breaching covid protocols.

 

[tunksy]

Lol the reactions

 

[smasha]

Crayon eaters on the bay,right onto it like flies to s**t lol.

 

[sante]

Well he's outside without a mask on, and that's just looking at the photo. So it's not a great start to the story, is it.

He’s clearly got one under his chin..?