I'm not saying that they shouldn't be allowed to operate - but they should definitely be banned from advertising & sponsorship.
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Think we’ve found Melbournes slogan for this year!
“Gamble responsibly”
“Gamble responsibly”
Agree with banning of sponsorships and being part of AFL coverage.
And I am quite active with a few betting accounts.
They should be allowed to advertise generally though.
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Why should they be allowed to "advertise generally"?
I think they should be subject to the same advertising restrictions as cigarette companies.
I have no issue with them being allowed to operate. People have been gambling for thousands of years, and I see no reason or benefit in trying to prevent that from happening (problem/addicted gamblers aside). Those who are able to "gamble responsibly" should be allowed to do so.
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Ban fast food advertising? Alcohol advertising? Ban sugar advertising? Where do you draw the line.
The world would almost certainly be a better place if all of those were banned... but I'm not proposing that we should go that far.
As they should, if someone has a girlfriend (or boyfriend) in every city they play AFL games so be it. Having club officials saying who you can and can't spend time with would be disastrous.
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The issue was that he had a wife and kids at home in Adelaide and rules were bent in certain circumstances.
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It's an interesting rabbit hole. Should infidelity be an issue in a professional capacity and once more - where do you draw the line?
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I like to think if Melbourne sacked Goodwin last year they wouldn't have won the flag.
Melbourne being out of contention would have swung the door right open for Port Power.
Melbourne being out of contention would have swung the door right open for Port Power.
Harsh as it sounds, so what.
Not an illegal activity and if it doesn't impact his onfield performances club officials should keep their noses out.
Would you like your boss to police who you spent time with?
It shouldn't be an issue - however - when your colleagues / teammates are aware of it, and they know your spouse, you are creating a tension / conflict for them. Even if they manage to "stay out of it" and not say anything (to either you, or your spouse). You are implicitly asking them to "cover for you" and that's not fair. I can see where it might be an issue, especially in a close-knit team environment.
The brooms are out as we speak.
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I was just pointing out that Goodwin seems to have a history of poor judgment, I wasn't trying to take a shot at the club
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I wonder if they are going hard on this due to possible betting on AFL games?
It seems an over the top reaction - recognising it is media driven - if it was gambling
It seems an over the top reaction - recognising it is media driven - if it was gambling
One of the things I think is really interesting out of the Goodwin news, is that Gil went to Melbourne with his concern over Goodwin's behaviour and suggested they consider removing him. Melbourne took this information and didn't sack him. They obviously then went on to win the flag.
What would we have done in the same situation? Under Chapman, we would have absolutely sh!t ourselves and sacked Goodwin within 30 seconds. What would Olsen do? Do we have the courage to say no yet?
What would we have done in the same situation? Under Chapman, we would have absolutely sh!t ourselves and sacked Goodwin within 30 seconds. What would Olsen do? Do we have the courage to say no yet?
So someone's been sitting on this Melbourne story for how long now?
They're not allowed to bullshit on about the camp anymore so they gotta let drop the next in line.
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Gotta wonder if huge Melbourne fans Garry Lyon and Tom Morris knew about this and both chose to keep their mouths shut.
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With what they paid Zac Willimas hopefully Cripps and Walsh used that as a starting point to take them to the cleaners.
Yeah, seems pretty pointless now. What do they expect will happen? Melbourne sack Goodwin? He just won them their first flag in 50+ years.
He could turn up at their next board meeting, climb onto the table, take a dump on it then walk out without saying a word and they wouldn't sack him. Hell, they'd probably very carefully scoop up the turd and put it on display in the club museum.
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And rightly so.
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Seems the story was leaked by a close personal friend of Goodwin to take the heat off his own club who has old skeletons re-emerge at his club that he may or may not be a director of.
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