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The amount of AFL media slamming TAC for dumping Geelong sickens me. I've got to wonder if they're trying to score brownie points with HR/media people at Geelong so they won't be blacklisted or something like that.
They'd had a warning with Smedts. Their CEO said he'd end their agreement if another player stepped out of line. So, their actual captain 2 years later loses his license because he was caught doing 27km/h over the limit and the media defend him?
That really grinds my gears. Nothing against Joel or Geelong. If this was us and Murphy or Bont or whoever did it, I'd say the same. It wasn't just 5km/h. It was 27km/h. Most of us have done some silly things on the road in our youth. Some get away with it. Some don't. Some pay the ultimate price. Joel should be thankful he isn't paying the ultimate price. When you are the captain of an AFL club, you need to set the example.
Joel failed in this instance. He should be punished like any other player on the list, and then play on. No special rules for star players and another set for the 35th to 40th players on your list.
They'd had a warning with Smedts. Their CEO said he'd end their agreement if another player stepped out of line. So, their actual captain 2 years later loses his license because he was caught doing 27km/h over the limit and the media defend him?
That really grinds my gears. Nothing against Joel or Geelong. If this was us and Murphy or Bont or whoever did it, I'd say the same. It wasn't just 5km/h. It was 27km/h. Most of us have done some silly things on the road in our youth. Some get away with it. Some don't. Some pay the ultimate price. Joel should be thankful he isn't paying the ultimate price. When you are the captain of an AFL club, you need to set the example.
Joel failed in this instance. He should be punished like any other player on the list, and then play on. No special rules for star players and another set for the 35th to 40th players on your list.

