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Methinks the AFL - or the clubs walk a fine line when they hand out punishments for off field indiscretions. They can do a certain amount of punishing off field indiscretion as "hurting the brand", but step too far and they could face legal action for loss of income and/or other stuff. The clubs being franchises, AFL HQ might not be able to sanction players for off field stuff if they are club employees rather than AFL employees (someone here will know).
A lot of that stuff is sidestepped by having the playing group having a set of their own standards, it's that bit which get's you for having a few drinks the night before the game, the club enforces the playing groups rule. I'm not sure that the AFL could or should enforce a teams own standard, it's best left at the franchise.
I might have some of this the wrong way around, wouldn't be the first time.
What happened with Sonny? From memory he was kept at SD for an extended period of time, but I'm not sure he was given a specitic time frame.So does Harley just walk back in after the 8 weeks? Or does it mean after the 8 weeks the door is open, but he needs to prove himself before being invited in?
For me, his fitness and on field dedication hasn't really been questioned. The parameters the club set him for return appeared arbitrary, as it was off field behavior which led to the punishment, but perhaps due to the CBA were not able to issue demands such as going dry/no going out etc.Would think it is quite simple. If he has met all of the requirements set for him then he'll walk back in. If he hasn't then he won't. Some of those requirements may be qualitative and therefore subjective but it should still be fairly black and white (just not in a racial sense).
I'm sure there were other requirements that weren't made public. Some of the interviews over the past couple of months alluded to it. Freo have the most to lose (or more importantly gain) in all this, so I'd be very surprised if there wasn't some behavioural requirement. If he was going out and drinking I'm sure a bunch of the West Coast mob would love nothing more than making it public knowledge.For me, his fitness and on field dedication hasn't really been questioned. The parameters the club set him for return appeared arbitrary, as it was off field behavior which led to the punishment, but perhaps due to the CBA were not able to issue demands such as going dry/no going out etc.
I'm sure there were other requirements that weren't made public. Some of the interviews over the past couple of months alluded to it. Freo have the most to lose (or more importantly gain) in all this, so I'd be very surprised if there wasn't some behavioural requirement.
If he was going out and drinking I'm sure a bunch of the West Coast mob would love nothing more than making it public knowledge.
I sat near his family when he made his Peel debut at Leederville and his family sat a row behind my regular seats at Subi, when he debuted for Freo. His mum, in particular seems like a pretty good lady - super excited to see her boy get out and into it.Now I’ve seen the light, purely just to see a young misguided bloke do him and his family proud...
I sat near his family when he made his Peel debut at Leederville and his family sat a row behind my regular seats at Subi, when he debuted for Freo. His mum, in particular seems like a pretty good lady - super excited to see her boy get out and into it.
I hope for all of our sakes (including Harley and Mumma Harley), she's sat him down and helping him get through his issues.
I have faith that Harley can turn himself around and I hope to see him ripping up the turf at Perth stadium later in the year.
Fit with his calf?To avoid those trawling through previous 36 pages (like I just did), penalty of 8 weeks published 9th January.
So makes it the 6th March training session (best case) return. Harley is 3/4 through the “process” of being away from the club.
Will miss JLT 1.5 (West Coast at Subi?), but will be fit and available for match committee 8th March for JLT 2. Whether they would pick him is an entirely different thread...
For the record I was a non believer, Now I’ve seen the light, purely just to see a young misguided bloke do him and his family proud... and to prove grumpy cynical blokes like me wrong.
Go get ‘em Harley
Referring to his punishment and return to FFC training at Cockburn.Fit with his calf?
Moving right along .........
I’m feeling like Harley might still be half a chance. The key in the long run is whether he’s making changes in his personal life rather than merely training hard and reducing skin folds in Feb/March ‘18.
Yeah well Dusty was pretty close to getting the arse, and unlike Bennell had a reputation in his youth as being a crap trainer.
But if you don't think there is a cultural difference between being an aboriginal with a drug problem playing for the lesser supported team in a two team town, and playing for Richmond, I can't help you.
Oh I get it. Bennell should get the arse because he's indigenous. And because he plays for the lesser supported team in a 2 team town. And because unlike Dusty who was a crap trainer with a drug and alcohol problem, Bennell is not a crap trainer. Makes sense now.