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[Steve Dore]

Re Essendon's top ups

Won't they struggle big time with no preseason? +age

Crowley was going to play in the WAFL in 2016 so would have done a pre-season there, drug ban allowing, and Kelly played some footy in the NTFL over summer.

Age however is probably the main reason these guys were not on an AFL list for 2016.

 

[philreich]

 

[OneGreatClub]

Crowley was going to play in the WAFL in 2016 so would have done a pre-season there, drug ban allowing, and Kelly played some footy in the NTFL over summer.

Age however is probably the main reason these guys were not on an AFL list for 2016.

But wouldn't he be under the same rules as the Essendon players if suspended. i.e. no playing or training with AFL affiliated sport?

 

[PatientMental]

But wouldn't he be under the same rules as the Essendon players if suspended. i.e. no playing or training with AFL affiliated sport?

? His suspension ended before the prelim.

 

[Steve Dore]

But wouldn't he be under the same rules as the Essendon players if suspended. i.e. no playing or training with AFL affiliated sport?

Yes, but when was his ban up? He could start training two months before the end of his ban.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Yes, but when was his ban up? He could start training two months before the end of his ban.

He still would have lost fair bit of training..wasn't his ban up around Sept? So I guess he could have trained for 2 months July August, before being delisted by Freo.

 

[chiwigi]

I assume you have started a change.org petition against whinging?

I thought a change.org petition WAS whinging.

 

[edgie]

A change.org petition was responsible for sending the rapist and murderer of my young cousin back to solitary confinement, after it leaked he was released in to general population for being a role model prisoner. Dudes who rape girls and then fill their school bag with bricks and drown them are not role models.

Don't underestimate these things.

 

[Chachi]

Jeepers Edgie. Sorry to hear that but thanks for sharing with us and yes I agree 100%.
#RIPTaz

 

[edgie]

Jeepers Edgie. Sorry to hear that but thanks for sharing with us and yes I agree 100%.
#RIPTaz

Thanks, but the RIPTaz part of my is for my dog who had to be put to sleep last year.

The victims name is Ebony Simpson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ebony_Simpson


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[BIG BILLY F]

A change.org petition was responsible for sending the rapist and murderer of my young cousin back to solitary confinement, after it leaked he was released in to general population for being a role model prisoner. Dudes who rape girls and then fill their school bag with bricks and drown them are not role models.

Don't underestimate these things.

That's... Some messed up shiz mate...

Thanks for sharing

 

[edgie]

I don't mean to bring everyone down, but these can make a difference.

I've no confidence that given the pig headed and vested interests of AFL house it will in this case, but that says more about them than the power of petitions in things much more important than football.

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[Chachi]

Thanks, but the RIPTaz part of my is for my dog who had to be put to sleep last year.

The victims name is Ebony Simpson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ebony_Simpson


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Read the link mate, unfortunately I can empathize. She was a beautiful young girl taken far to early. May she rest in peace.

 

[chiwigi]

A change.org petition was responsible for sending the rapist and murderer of my young cousin back to solitary confinement, after it leaked he was released in to general population for being a role model prisoner. Dudes who rape girls and then fill their school bag with bricks and drown them are not role models.

Don't underestimate these things.

So the mob decided that as well as being punished, he deserved to be tortured. That's not really a good thing.

 

[raman]

Hooo boy this gun' be good.

 

[El Zorro]

So the mob decided that as well as being punished, he deserved to be tortured. That's not really a good thing.

Just... Shut up m8. You don't need to express an opinion on EVERYTHING. Some times respectful silence is the way to go.

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[raman]

Just... Shut up m8. You don't need to express an opinion on EVERYTHING. Some times respectful silence is the way to go.

A forum with silence is safe, but that's not what forums are built for.

 

[Tibbs]

So the mob decided that as well as being punished, he deserved to be tortured. That's not really a good thing.

Scumbag still gets off lightly! Although sometimes general population metes out its own form of criminal justice!

 

[raman]

Scumbag still gets off lightly! Although sometimes general population metes out its own form of criminal justice!

That's not really a good thing.

The reason criminal charges are laid as the State vs Scumbag is that as a society we're meant to be better than a baying mob. So change.org influencing individual legal proceedings is not actually a good thing, no matter how satisfying it may be.

 

[StuMan]

A forum with silence is safe, but that's not what forums are built for.

 

[xflamedancer]

So the mob decided that as well as being punished, he deserved to be tortured. That's not really a good thing.

Sounds good to me, so what if the scumbag gets f***ked up, he deserves every bad thing that happens to him and more

 

[Doctor Feel]

a) lets not do this.
b) this is not general afl talk
c) Indian melts incoming.

 

[philreich]

Hopefully a month from now, we'll be celebrating a Mickey Mouse Cup win over Sydney.

 

[edgie]

I would just like to say, whatever your personal convictions are on how society should be, or what its meant to be are, this outcome brought the family some piece of mind, and however small that may be, that is worth more than whoever thinks that the way the outcome was achieved isn't a "good thing", as they have already been put through more than any human family in a civilised society should.

As the good Doctor has said, if anyone wants to continue the discussions of ethics in the justice system, perhaps there is more appropriate threads.

 

[SteppingTiger]

I would just like to say, whatever your personal convictions are on how society should be, or what its meant to be are, this outcome brought the family some piece of mind, and however small that may be, that is worth more than whoever thinks that the way the outcome was achieved isn't a "good thing", as they have already been put through more than any human family in a civilised society should.

As the good Doctor has said, if anyone wants to continue the discussions of ethics in the justice system, perhaps there is more appropriate threads.

Handled with grace edgie, well done. My eldest is nine years old at the moment and this stuff hits home.

As for footy, bring it on! Think between Essendon, dusty Martin and the pies players, we have hit the off season scandal quota sufficiently.

Time to hear about houses being trained down and tracks being burnt up.