James Hird returning to the AFL

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Well why the hell not? We’ve had Wayne “wineglass to the face” Carey forced on us on channel 7 for years. Might as well have the person responsible for systemic, deliberate drug cheating back as well. Is Nick Stevens out of jail for DV yet? I’m sure SEN could find him a spot too ffs
 
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I will withhold judgement. Maybe prior to the first bounce of the game, he will, finally, show some remorse and apologise for the embarrassment, ill-repute and scourge he systematically and deliberately brought onto the game for personal advantage. If he does that, then I will be neutral about his revival. If he doesn't, then he's still the shameful person he has always been and should have no place in the game.

I wonder how much involvement the AFL, as custodian of the game, has had in this. I recall a couple of years ago it stepped hard on SEN for appointing someone the AFL believed was not good for the game - was it Grant Thomas?
 

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What is this obsession with trying to bring Hird back into football. Most players finish their careers and go and do something else rarely being heard of again.

He could have admitted wrongdoing whether through ill judgement or ignorance at the outset. Then if he assisted at getting to the bottom of the saga, maybe he could be forgiven.

He did everything in his power to conceal the truth. He behaved an an immoral manner. That's the problem. Still ,now that I think of it, maybe the media is a perfect fit for him.
 

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Well why the hell not? We’ve had Wayne “wineglass to the face” Carey forced on us on channel 7 for years. Might as well have the person responsible for systemic, deliberate drug cheating back as well. Is Nick Stevens out of jail for DV yet? I’m sure SEN could find him a spot too ffs

I know right? Hirdy's record of abuse toward women is appalling. Spot on comparison.
 

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I know right? Hirdy's record of abuse toward women is appalling. Spot on comparison.
Being convicted of something inexcusable. worthy of being ostracized from Aussie rules is the comparison I was making, just to spell it out for you...
 
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