Not sure how/if it works but a nice tribute to Tayte from Melky on Instagram
Doesn’t show the text for some reason… it reads:
Congratulations on your career @taytepears you took me under your wing since my first day at EFC. Sharing a locker next door to you, living together & rooming on footy trip were some of the most hilarious times I’ve ever had. Will never forget the life lessons you taught me good & bad, the older brother I never had but always looked up to. Proud of what you’ve achieved & what’s in store for the future. Ps. If you don’t get a gig in the MFB calendar 2017 it’s a rort!
For those whinging, what's the difference between retirement and quitting? Not in impact but in definition? Which one is more apt here and why?
I’m not whinging, but the difference is in implication. In AFL reporting players quit clubs and retire from football. O’Meara was reported as quitting Gold Coast, Justin Clarke was reported as retiring (due to concussion). I guess sometimes players “call it quits” when they retire, but generally “Player X Quits” implies they want to leave their club. I think people are being a little oversensitive about it, but starting with “BANNED DON” doesn’t get things off to the best start.
Excellent answer. One further point, no one’s ever quit to the bedroom. Tayte may well do a lot of retiring.
For those whinging, what's the difference between retirement and quitting? Not in impact but in definition? Which one is more apt here and why?
I guess it's the language and what it (seemingly) is trying to imply. Imagine if you didn't read the story (which some wouldn't), what would you get from:
“Banned Don Quits”
versus
“Injury Plagued Bomber Retires”
???
Subtle uses of language like that are often used in headlines to inflame or try to manipulate. Now this headline could be entirely innocent (as you are right, he has technically quit the club/football) but given the first word in the headline is “Banned” when the supplement saga wasn’t the key issue with Pears at the very least it’s clickbait. Note also they could have gone with “calls it quits” which in Australian vernacular has a far softer meaning that “quits”.
But he is a banned Don and he has quit footy?
Sure, but when Dane Swan retired it wasn’t “CONVICTED THUG QUITS” was it?
Was in the Firefighter recruit course with a mate of mine. Pretty sure they’ve just graduated, so he will be on station pretty soon. Great result for the guy.
