Scandal Mark Bomber Thompson Raided By Vic Police (Update pg 66: Charged with possession and trafficking)

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Well yeah, but I imagine everybody is a flog in your book.

Bomber is dumb? What a naive thing to say. He’s clearly anything but, just ask any number of people who’ve worked with him. He has flaws of course, as do all people.
I think you have to be pretty ******* dumb to get involved with drug dealing after having a highly successful career in the AFL.

Highly unlikely he is short for cash.
 

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I think you have to be pretty ******* dumb to get involved with drug dealing after having a highly successful career in the AFL.

Highly unlikely he is short for cash.
People love to say footballers are intelligent people but they actually rarely are. Lots of people are book smart but absolute idiots, however ol Bomber has never seemed an intellect at any level. He should be someone who thanks his stars he's made what he has through a sport but look what he's implicated in.

Of course Victorians worship Whitten but it's not hard to see he was just a foul, grumpy old prick. His greatest quotes are even acidic. Some of the stories about him are appalling.
 

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People love to say footballers are intelligent people but they actually rarely are. Lots of people are book smart but absolute idiots, however ol Bomber has never seemed an intellect at any level. He should be someone who thanks his stars he's made what he has through a sport but look what he's implicated in.
Drugs have made plenty of smart people do dumb things.
 

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I think you have to be pretty ******* dumb to get involved with drug dealing after having a highly successful career in the AFL.

Highly unlikely he is short for cash.
Or maybe just addiction?

Apparently it can lead to stupid choices. Groundbreaking stuff I know.


People love to say footballers are intelligent people but they actually rarely are. Lots of people are book smart but absolute idiots, however ol Bomber has never seemed an intellect at any level. He should be someone who thanks his stars he's made what he has through a sport but look what he's implicated in.

Of course Victorians worship Whitten but it's not hard to see he was just a foul, grumpy old prick. His greatest quotes are even acidic. Some of the stories about him are appalling.
Who said he’s intelligent based on his football?

Look at what he’s done at Geelong - if you think you can be a successful senior coach in modern professional sport, managing 50 athletes and half a dozen coaches, while being “dumb” then you probably need to re-align your definition of “dumb” - start by looking in the mirror, maybe.

Not sure what Whitten has to do with anything. I’ve lived in Victoria and followed footy all my life and don’t know one person who worships Ted Whitten.
 

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I really find it hard to believe (although it appears true) that he was using, let alone dealing this stuff.

Why on earth would he have to deal this stuff? He's a very wealthy man!
when he got fined the 50k or so from the AFL he never paid it. Sounds like he didn't have it.

people said the same stuff about Ben Cousins. Cuzzy is now broke and in serious debt to some very serious people. Money goes quickly through your fingers when are going on benders.
 

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