The All-Encompassing Footy Thread

[Jhye Clark 13]

PROSECUTORS have agreed to drop a drug trafficking charge against AFL Geelong premiership player Mathew Stokes.

GEELONG AFL premiership player Mathew Stokes has escaped conviction and been placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine.

Someone needs to get their facts straight....of course I'm unable to mention names. It must have been The Jet again.

 

[ClarkeM]

Yep, I was wrong. But Stokes pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and that's still more actual evidence of drugs within the AFL than any current Collingwood player. Sure plenty of ex-AFL footballers have come out about drug use during their careers and post-career and it is sad. I did a Sports Policy class last year and focused my assessments around Drug Agencies and all that shit and it was truly fascinating to see how many athletes admit to using drugs. There's no doubt that there are some AFL players that have been involved with drug use but until there's evidence that they have used drugs or been involved with drugs in any illegal manner, then there's no need to publicly assume a certain player does.

It certainly is sad to see a player like Gavin Crosisca, who I admired in my earlier days admit to strong drug use during his days and in all fairness and respect, even Ablett had some serious troubles with the nasty shit which have been well-documented. It's absolutely shit to see careers and reputations be diminished and we as a footy community around the nation shouldn't "celebrate" opposition players for being "druggies". It's an awful situation and the majority of athletes that use drugs do so as a coping mechanism for serious mental conditions and diseases. I don't believe that any supporter at all should continue to create slanderous claims about athletes without any evidence because it is completely unnecessary and it just makes the sport uglier and uglier and even though I can say my opinion on the matter, I know that I am not going to be able to change a thing sitting behind a computer.

I think sport fanatics sometimes forget that athletes are real people with real troubles and real lives and they aren't "unbreakable" as people seem to believe. I hate illegal drugs in every dimension and as much as I want the drug culture around the world to stop, we all know just how far away from this that we actually are.



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How about those seats at Spotless Stadium?

 

[The Jet]

It's funny when Geelong supporters in particular attack Collingwood for being "bong heads".

I guess their memories aren't at all that great because not one Collingwood player has been convicted of anything to do with illicit drugs at all and yet a current Geelong player has been convicted of drug trafficking and cocaine possession.

Pot calling the kettle black?


Anyway, what I did come to this shit thread for was to discuss Spotless Stadium. Why are the front-row seats raised so high? I've never noticed it until now watching the GWS v Melbourne game, god help me.

Are you sure? That's because they self reported to escape any penalty. As a result of the self reporting, the AFL brought in a new rule to stop the self reporting as an easy out from getting any penalties. From memory there were 4 of them. Unsure if any names were mentioned though at the time.

 

[Itsmyshow]

Yep, I was wrong. But Stokes pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and that's still more actual evidence of drugs within the AFL than any current Collingwood player. Sure plenty of ex-AFL footballers have come out about drug use during their careers and post-career and it is sad. I did a Sports Policy class last year and focused my assessments around Drug Agencies and all that shit and it was truly fascinating to see how many athletes admit to using drugs. There's no doubt that there are some AFL players that have been involved with drug use but until there's evidence that they have used drugs or been involved with drugs in any illegal manner, then there's no need to publicly assume a certain player does.

It certainly is sad to see a player like Gavin Crosisca, who I admired in my earlier days admit to strong drug use during his days and in all fairness and respect, even Ablett had some serious troubles with the nasty shit which have been well-documented. It's absolutely shit to see careers and reputations be diminished and we as a footy community around the nation shouldn't "celebrate" opposition players for being "druggies". It's an awful situation and the majority of athletes that use drugs do so as a coping mechanism for serious mental conditions and diseases. I don't believe that any supporter at all should continue to create slanderous claims about athletes without any evidence because it is completely unnecessary and it just makes the sport uglier and uglier and even though I can say my opinion on the matter, I know that I am not going to be able to change a thing sitting behind a computer.

I think sport fanatics sometimes forget that athletes are real people with real troubles and real lives and they aren't "unbreakable" as people seem to believe. I hate illegal drugs in every dimension and as much as I want the drug culture around the world to stop, we all know just how far away from this that we actually are.



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How about those seats at Spotless Stadium?

This is as good a post as I have read on here!!


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[ClarkeM]

This is as good a post as I have read on here!!


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Well it comes from the heart. I ****ing hate drugs and everything to do with them.

 

[Gentlemen]

Well it comes from the heart. I ******* hate drugs and everything to do with them.

Respect.

I don't understand them tbh, people always going "don't knock em till you try em" but ****, I know that sticking your wang in a cheese grater is bad and I haven't done it.

Just seems like escapism.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Alcohol is a drug.

Weed is legal in many countries and states of the U.S.

 

[Freakie]

Alcohol is a drug.

Weed is legal in many countries and states of the U.S.

Please expand your work.

 

[ClarkeM]

Alcohol is a drug.

Weed is legal in many countries and states of the U.S.

So's caffeine. Clearly I'm implying illegal drugs.

 

[pantskyle]

I love drugs.

 

[Freakie]

I love drugs.

You do not.

 

[ClarkeM]

I love Juggs.

<3

 

[MP_]

i love duggs

 

[The Filth Wizard]

<3

I love North.

 

[MP_]

I love North.

i don't at the moment, bloody ripping game though.

 

[ClarkeM]

I love North.

I like North a lot too

 

[pantskyle]

*norf

 

[Danoz]

I like North a lot too

Only because they look like the pies with the right colored glasses on.

 

[ClarkeM]

Only because they look like the pies with the right colored glasses on.

Nah because work basically requires me to haha.

 

[The Jet]

 

[The Filth Wizard]

*norf

*west coke.

Fair dinkum though, impartially, North looked like they're gonna push finals tonight. Port are a pretty good side, fit as shit, and I had them winning it at quarter time.

Last two weeks since the Bombers another key performance indicator puzzle piece has kicked in for the Roos. Swallow back that are gonna look super.

I'm watching them this week at the SCG, feeling confident they might win against the Swans in Sydney since Corey Jones kicked that winning goal into their trainers heart.




I know that was low PVF but I hate youse c***s.

 

[PVF]

*west coke.

Fair dinkum though, impartially, North looked like they're gonna push finals tonight. Port are a pretty good side, fit as shit, and I had them winning it at quarter time.

Last two weeks since the Bombers another key performance indicator puzzle piece has kicked in for the Roos. Swallow back that are gonna look super.

I'm watching them this week at the SCG, feeling confident they might win against the Swans in Sydney since Corey Jones kicked that winning goal into their trainers heart.




I know that was low PVF but I hate youse c***s.

Mang:

 

[beez]

Kinda disappointed Ljp hasn't come in and said "lol kilda" yet...

PS. TFW caught up in #norfmentum. They look like that every second week.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Don't tell me how to support my club beez.

That's two straight and I thought we'd lose.

Come at me when I do my inevitable annual walk home of shame next week.

 

[Ljp86]

Kinda disappointed Ljp hasn't come in and said "lol kilda" yet...

PS. TFW caught up in #norfmentum. They look like that every second week.

St. Lolda.

Better?