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Re: General Discussions - Professer E - 04-18-2023
Testify brother
Re: General Discussions - northernblue - 04-18-2023
(04-17-2023, 09:29 PM)Baggers link Wrote:Now with this missive I will tread carefully!
I have absolutely no doubt that many suing the AFL for brain injury sustained on the field of play are absolutely legitimate... however... cocaine use also causes brain damage and I hope neurosurgeons can tell the difference between the two, if there is one. I'll leave it at that.
I’ve just read your post and we are of a similar mindset as I have posted on the fb page.
Re: General Discussions - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 09:53 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I genuinely hope Ablett gets awarded millions which the family of the late Alisha Horan then sue him for double that amount.Unfortunately when I think or read about Gary Ablett Snr the first thing I think of is that poor girl and not Abletts football prowess..
Re: General Discussions - Gointocarlton - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 10:55 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Unfortunately when I think or read about Gary Ablett Snr the first thing I think of is that poor girl and not Abletts football prowess..Same
Re: General Discussions - DJC - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 10:55 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Unfortunately when I think or read about Gary Ablett Snr the first thing I think of is that poor girl and not Abletts football prowess..
Yes, it’s hard to unsee that sorry episode … and I suspect that’s why Ablett’s lawyer is hoping for a settlement.
I can’t see why the AFL would want to cover up drug use by former players and a warts and all expose would reduce the AFL’s culpability. I reckon they might go in boots and all.
Re: General Discussions - Gointocarlton - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 11:49 AM)DJC link Wrote:Yes, it’s hard to unsee that sorry episode … and I suspect that’s why Ablett’s lawyer is hoping for a settlement.I hope they expose his dirty past.
I can’t see why the AFL would want to cover up drug use by former players and a warts and all expose would reduce the AFL’s culpability. I reckon they might go in boots and all.
Re: General Discussions - Thryleon - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 05:31 AM)LP link Wrote:So, do I presume you would be OK with your children emulating their sporting heroes?
Like it or not, they are role models, I realise it's a big ask, but given how many young blokes take their own life the last thing we need are more of them in debt to criminals, or suffering the side-effects of addiction.
We certainly do not need youth emulating their wayward heroes!
They aren't role models, they're guys that play footy well.
The Sam walsh types will see the ones that like their substances fall out of the game.
Re: General Discussions - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 12:00 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I hope they expose his dirty past.Agree...its an unresolved situation imho and the Horan parents deserve better. Ablett Snr avoided answering questions and then played the victim and hid behind religion for a while hoping it would all go away.
Digressing I look at this Paul Denyer situation and I find it hard to accept how the law gets manipulated to help criminals.
As much as society has progressed we seem to be making it easier for people to avoid facing up to their responsibilities.
Re: General Discussions - DJC - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 12:14 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:They aren't role models, they're guys that play footy well.
The Sam walsh types will see the ones that like their substances fall out of the game.
And that makes them role models, whether they like it or not. It also forces the AFL to take responsibility for ensuring that the role models its competition creates do not exert a poor influence on supporters. It’s part of the social contract that all sporting bodies have to adhere to.
Re: General Discussions - Thryleon - 04-18-2023
(04-18-2023, 12:43 PM)DJC link Wrote:And that makes them role models, whether they like it or not. It also forces the AFL to take responsibility for ensuring that the role models its competition creates do not exert a poor influence on supporters. It’s part of the social contract that all sporting bodies have to adhere to.
See my thought process is different.
It's up to the education of young people to show them what is ultimately a good or bad decision, or what is a good or bad role model. That doesn't mean shielding them from the reality that some people are loose cannons even if they can play footy well. There won't be many good footy players that can behave as they like without their body letting them down and its not up to the afl players to be superhuman and any different to society.
Perhaps keeping these things out of discussion is a better way to handle it, after all you only see fools getting done on video with white powders as opposed to the majority. So how would anyone know what anyone's up to if not for the media?