Sorry Husk but I think you're off the mark here. For starters Rendell and Mifsud ate mates from way back and he was making a point to his mate. If anything he is trying to help the indigenous cause but fat cats like Dementriou saw it as an opportunity to further their own agenda and this isn't the first time Dementriou has done this.
Secondly Mifsud is indigenous so he did say it in the presence of an aborigine. What irks me is the third person who came into that meeting late took offence at the comment when he wasn't even present for the whole conversation so he missed the whole context. But hey he was offended and told Mifsud he should be too so another wanna be trying to force his opinion when clearly Mifsud wasn't upset by what Rendell said but when fatso Demetriou also weighed in with his hidden agenda, all of a sudden it's an issue.
The facts are that the drop out of young indigenous players is too high and must be addressed and sometimes you need to smack people right between the eyes to make them listen.
Bige you are spot on, thank god for sanity and seeing the situation as it really is.
I personally have known Matt for many years and believe me he is an honest and caring man who does not have a racial bone in his body.
I am utterly appalled by Wilson, Smith and Vlad and many others in the media who have completely taken out of context Matt's desire to stress the urgency of implementing programs for indigenous youth so they stay in the AFL system to have long and successful careers.
Talk about taking things out of context to suit your needs. And as for those who pass an opinion on the matter without having listened to Matt's version of events in entirety, I am flabbergasted for words, because how can one give an opinion, on anything, if one is not fully informed.
Talk about bang your head against a brick wall in frustration, this is enough to give someone a heart attack, Vlad is out for his scalp and has got it.
If you have not already done so, please take the time to read Mark Robinsons piece on page 78 of today's HS, it sums up the chain of events very succintly whilst indicating sinister undertones.
For goodness sake Matt is not ignorant of indigenous matters but he has highlighted the ignorance of Vlad and his awareness of indigenous and other matters.
If dear Jim Stynes had not lost his battle with life today, I think there would have been much more to come out of this matter.
Vale Jim Stynes, a life taken far too soon and suffered far too much.
Life is precious, celebrate each day, especially if you have good health and always learn and give something back to others.