Rumour Rhyce Shaw in Hospital, won’t coach again: NO Trolling, cheap shots, or jokes will be Tolerated

[Wosh]

Final Warning: No trolling please.

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[an unbiased carlton man]

Well f**k, the comments section on FB is an absolute s**tshow.

I'm glad this thread has stayed relatively classy, with people respecting Rhyce, North Melbourne and mental health issues full stop. Best of luck to Rhyce with his recovery. I'm sure he'll come through the other side stronger. He is very young, he could always make a comeback to coaching should it be something he wishes to pursue further down the line.

 

[Macpotata]

all the best to him. I believe he will be ok.




God Bless you Rhycey.

 

[sandeano]

Now that it is no longer a "rumour" I feel uncomfortable that it is on this board as a "scandal"...

 

[ashep]

All this horrible news re Rhys just makes Caroline Wilson attack on North on footy classified seem very insensitive. She would have known what was going on and to try to kick a club when it’s down is just stuff right out of the gutter. What a horrible human she is.
All the best to Rhys Shaw and North.


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Nah sorry mate. I'm going the other way and saying that you using this situation as an excuse to have a crack at Caro is just shithouse form.

 

[kenberger]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

 

[Outtatym]

it must be said that if north were in the finals he would not be in this state so is it more what happens in the individuals life rather than some sort of imbalance in the brain

Spoken like a person with no idea about mental illness. Educate yourself before you speak

 

[theyellowsash]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

this is the guy who joked in an interview with cotchin about when he ran over cotchins dog. the man has no tact. im not surprised that of all the footy industry, it would be him to make some tactless remark. i literally cant think of a worse or more clueless commentator, im not even sure why he is still around.

 

[Bald]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

It’s very, very poor, even more so because he’s got a show on AFL.com.au that basically promotes men’s emotions.

Not great.

 

[kenberger]

this is the guy who joked in an interview with cotchin about when he ran over cotchins dog. the man has no tact. im not surprised that of all the footy industry, it would be him to make some tactless remark. i literally cant think of a worse or more clueless commentator, im not even sure why he is still around.

Ch7’s mantra seems to be to give the people what they don’t want. This guy is a pretty awful person who is employed solely because of his brother’s connections I’d guess

 

[Rod Stroker]

All this horrible news re Rhys just makes Caroline Wilson attack on North on footy classified seem very insensitive. She would have known what was going on and to try to kick a club when it’s down is just stuff right out of the gutter. What a horrible human she is.
All the best to Rhys Shaw and North.

You sound surprised.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

it must be said that if north were in the finals he would not be in this state so is it more what happens in the individuals life rather than some sort of imbalance in the brain

Wow. They say education is the key and it obviously is!!
This post is so damaging and far off the mark. Tom Boyd is the perfect example - mental health issues through his formative years and an insomniac before and after his grand final heroics.

Go and do some reading and research mate. For the good of any family or friends you have that may be struggling.

 

[PrinceCharles]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

He seriously said this?

 

[kenberger]

He seriously said this?

He seriously did

 

[PrinceCharles]

He seriously did

Wow

 

[jwikked]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

It's a tough industry, Hamish is 100% correct. It's not an industry everyone can handle.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

It's a tough industry, Hamish is 100% correct. It's not an industry everyone can handle.

The two things are independent of each other.

 

[rand corp]

Very sad

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

This is horrible news. All the best to Shawry, and hoping he makes a full recovery. Hopefully one day in the future, he is able to return to football. ....

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Best wishes to Rhyce.
Reflects what the rest of society in Melbourne is going through.
A lot of people are under stress, 30 per cent rise in anxiety triage.
A friend runs a small business, he developed panic attacks, shortness of breath.
Hyperventilating from the stress.
Rhyce reflects the community overall.
It's a tough time for many, no sugar coating.
It's the reality.

 

[crackertiger]

Why do the media need to highlight this issue. Disgraceful.

 

[matthew_s]

Why do the media need to highlight this issue. Disgraceful.

Regardless of the reason, it's an AFL team losing (even if temporary) it's head coach. Of course its going to be covered.

It's unfortunate the circumstances but its a public interest story and people are ******* people.

 

[justlookingaround]

Hamish Mclauchlan saying some people are ‘not cut out for it’ in reference to Shaw being employed in the AFL is a pretty disrespectful simplification of mental health issues. Should be some ramifications to that

AFL media: men’s mental health is of primary concern - male depression is a silent killer.

Also AFL media: Toughen up son maybe you’re just not cut out for it.

 

[Handsome_Jack]

Been working ridiculous overtime the last few days so I completely missed this news. I think it's pretty low to speculate on alternatives until absolutely confirmed under the circumstances so I wish Rhyce all the best and I hope he and his family gets all the support they need going forward.

Not gonna lie North have never been my favorite club rolling around but this is a situation you don't wish on anyone and I hope they manage to recover as best as they can going forward, I guess the silver lining is this isn't happening on the eve of next season and they have time for something of an effective transition.

 

[jwint43]

Sucks this is true. All the best to Rhys

 

[PCORF]

He was a great player, very underrated and also won a premiership and had just started his coaching career. I hope he remains strong and comes back doing what he loves doing.