Sam Mitchell's Brownlow Year

[Whats a Battle]

Jesus Christ I couldn’t disagree more with all these comments in spite of the fact that I respect everyone’s right to voice them (which is exactly the point of Newman being allowed to ask the question). To me that scandal was a proper witch hunt and a disgusting pile on. Just like the Hawthorn Racism Witch Trails. Guilty from the outset. I lived through the 80’s and I hate the Bombers with a passion and I couldn’t give two shits about Jobe Watson under other circumstances but the way he was scape goated and vilified and piled on for something he never instigated I found frankly revolting. It really shows a nasty side of sports tribalism.

Mate. They cheated. They lied. They tried to hide it. They got caught. Why shouldn't the player who knowingly took performance enhancing drugs have their award stripped?

 

[seysearles]

Why is the Sam Newman drivel being posted here.

Because not everyone considers it drivel. It’s an alternative opinion which plenty of people share and often get shouted down when they do.

Weird to call this a witch hunt and a pile on when the guy took performance enhancing drugs and was banned for it. ‘Witch hunt’ colloquially means people are unfairly or disproportionately targeted. I’d say, for a sporting drug cheat, being banned from playing and having his accolades (won during the time of said cheating) is pretty proportionate and barely a witch hunt.

Jobe got what he deserved. **** him.

He lied on his medical forms by excluding his off site injections. He wasn’t witch hunted. He was caught.

You know people maintain that we are guilty for the racism allegations also don’t you? This is what happens when you assume the worst intentions in people and ascribe labels like “drug cheats” and “racists” just to get a free boot in while you’re down. It’s ugly behaviour.

 

[Manila_Hawk]

Two words.

So brave.

 

[eldorado]

Because not everyone considers it drivel. It’s an alternative opinion which plenty of people share and often get shouted down when they do.





You know people maintain that we are guilty for the racism allegations also don’t you? This is what happens when you assume the worst intentions in people and ascribe labels like “drug cheats” and “racists” just to get a free boot in while you’re down. It’s ugly behaviour.

It's ****ing drivel.

To equate all the cheating evidence with the Hawthorn thing just shows that you are as cooked as Sam Newman.

They cheated. The highest sports court in the world confirmed this...Not just 'opinion' and 'witch hunts' and 'parochial football fans.'

Your posts here are utterly bewildering.

 

[DogDaySonny]

You know people maintain that we are guilty for the racism allegations also don’t you? This is what happens when you assume the worst intentions in people and ascribe labels like “drug cheats” and “racists” just to get a free boot in while you’re down. It’s ugly behaviour.

The people who maintain a hawthorn is guilty are as wrong on the substance as the people who maintain Jobe was witch hunted.