No, he has not done "dreadful" things.
He has, however, repeatedly done stupid and unprofessional things that have put his body, his reputation and the reputation of his club at risk. With Tom it hasn't been a one off. When your first scandal is being arrested for being wasted in a gutter in the morning while in possession of illicit drugs you should really have got the idea straight away that you need to sharpen up. Instead we see him continuing to prioritise having a good time over being a professional athlete.
Missing rehab while injured is a big issue. Maybe in isolation what happened on the Vietnam holiday wouldn't have been a problem, but in the broader context of what else he has got up to it is just further evidence of a problem to learn from past mistakes. You say it is a beat up, but the reality is that he put himself in a position to get injured which was totally unnecessary. He was playing an amateur football game, while drinking alcohol, in the bloody ruck! When our players can rule themselves out for the season just walking home I do not want them playing full contract football against amateurs, amongst whom you can almost be certain there is one who fancies himself a bit of a hero and would like nothing more than to knock off the AFL star.
I understand having little faith in the media, particularly the football media. But I don't really understand still having much faith in Tom Liberatore given his track record either.
Maybe he has changed in the last year or so. You would be mad not to do some serious due diligence to ensure that was actually the case, though. And that is all on top of the due diligence you would need to do on his injuries. To an extent he is damaged goods, as a result of both his indiscretions and his lack of fitness, so could come at a discounted price such that taking a risk on him makes sense. None of us on this board are in a position to make that assessment though.
He has, however, repeatedly done stupid and unprofessional things that have put his body, his reputation and the reputation of his club at risk. With Tom it hasn't been a one off. When your first scandal is being arrested for being wasted in a gutter in the morning while in possession of illicit drugs you should really have got the idea straight away that you need to sharpen up. Instead we see him continuing to prioritise having a good time over being a professional athlete.
Missing rehab while injured is a big issue. Maybe in isolation what happened on the Vietnam holiday wouldn't have been a problem, but in the broader context of what else he has got up to it is just further evidence of a problem to learn from past mistakes. You say it is a beat up, but the reality is that he put himself in a position to get injured which was totally unnecessary. He was playing an amateur football game, while drinking alcohol, in the bloody ruck! When our players can rule themselves out for the season just walking home I do not want them playing full contract football against amateurs, amongst whom you can almost be certain there is one who fancies himself a bit of a hero and would like nothing more than to knock off the AFL star.
I understand having little faith in the media, particularly the football media. But I don't really understand still having much faith in Tom Liberatore given his track record either.
Maybe he has changed in the last year or so. You would be mad not to do some serious due diligence to ensure that was actually the case, though. And that is all on top of the due diligence you would need to do on his injuries. To an extent he is damaged goods, as a result of both his indiscretions and his lack of fitness, so could come at a discounted price such that taking a risk on him makes sense. None of us on this board are in a position to make that assessment though.
I don't have little faith in the media, I have none whatsoever! I try never to believe what is reported is fact. This post now was the first I'd heard of the illicit drugs, or if I'd heard it previously, I'd forgotten or simply didn't believe it.
Having said that, I don't really know what you are worried about. If there is a grain of truth behind the 'illicit drugs' story, we won't even look at him no matter how good he is.

