Attempt to have Carlton player's 1910 match fixing suspension overturned

[Bunk Moreland]

Better late than never, I guess.

A century after Blue copped a ban for bribery, the AFL is standing firm

In 1910, Carlton footballer Alec Lang was suspended for five years for taking a bribe. 110 years later, his family pleads for a re-think - and get a rebuff.

www.theage.com.au

A bid by the descendants of Carlton footballer Alec "Bongo" Lang to overturn his five-year suspension for accepting a bribe 110 years ago has been met with an AFL rejection as abrupt as Dusty Martin's don't argue.

As Tony and Mat said to me at a recent meeting, Alec Lang might have been considered the Dustin Martin of his day," Lang said. In 1910, Carlton were in line for a fourth premiership in five years when Lang was sensationally dropped on match morning from the semi-final side to play South Melbourne because he had been reported to take a £10 bribe from a stranger in the street.

Bongo's story, verified by his father, was that he took the money as one might from a sucker, with no intention of playing dead. "It is our contention," wrote Lang, "that the book On The Take raises a reasonable doubt about Alec's intentions when he fleeced the conman of 10 pounds." He argued it was unfair that his name had been tainted from that day to this.

The AFL have swiftly dismissed the bid, and the 99-match suspensions of Lang and teammate Doug Fraser stand.

 

[Milanista28]

Same old Carlton always cheating

 

[Quivorir]

I wish I had absolutely nothing to do with my time.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I wish I had absolutely nothing to do with my time.

Yeah cos 50000+ posts and a prolonged SFA career really says ‘busy life’

 

[Quivorir]

Yeah cos 50000+ posts and a prolonged SFA career really says ‘busy life’

To be fair, I only use bigfooty at work, which is not my time.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Same old Carlton always cheating

TBF it was for throwing a match, not trying to win.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

To be fair, I only use bigfooty at work, which is not my time.

Elite. Paid to shitpost

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

Same old Carlton always cheating

LOL Pot. Kettle. Black.

 

[Nostradumbass]

And Bongo was his name-o

 

[windyhill]

LOL Pot. Kettle. Black.

You don’t do irony mate ?

 

[La Dispute]

TBF it was for throwing a match, not trying to win.

Same old Carlton, always tanking.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Interestingly, the 99-match suspensions were by far the longest the VFL/AFL tribunal had ever handed out, and they remained so for over 100 years... then Stephen Dank got life.

 

[Goomba1973]

Time to let this one go I think

 

[TerryWallet]

Never knew that ol pocket liner Ron Evans was in charge of the VFL way back in 1910.

#standbybongo

 

[hawkman]

TBF it was for throwing a match, not trying to win.

Would have fit in well with the 2002-2020 Carlton teams

 

[The City Boyz]

To be fair, I only use bigfooty at work, which is not my time.

No need to answer if you feel uncomfortable, but what do you do for work? Wouldn't mind a job where I could surf the net a lot more

 

[Ok Boomer]

Collingwood framed him I'm sure. Asterisk flag.

 

[Chuckie357]

What was Michael Christian’s opinion on this?

 

[Anja_Nees]

Assumed this was Craig Bradley.

 

[theyellowsash]

why?

 

[sobrave]

Is Bruce Francis still trying to overturn the Essendon drug suspensions? As delusional as trump, that fella

 

[Quivorir]

No need to answer if you feel uncomfortable, but what do you do for work? Wouldn't mind a job where I could surf the net a lot more

Sell/Support/Implement construction software so am sitting at a computer all day unless on site.

 

[Mofra]

Going well so far

 

[74561347]

Interestingly, the 99-match suspensions were by far the longest the VFL/AFL tribunal had ever handed out, and they remained so for over 100 years... then Stephen Dank got life.

north player fred rutley was suspended for life in 1925 for 2 counts of kicking, 3 counts of striking and melee involvement, but later had his ban overturned in 1930 after serving 89 matches.

it is the longest suspension given to a player for an on field incident.

 

[Fire]

Of course it was Carlton.

Evidently he even admitted to taking the money. This is a worse grift than Trumps current antics.

The future sucks.