Well when you consider there is actual evidence of wrongdoing, one might argue that this Geelong situation is worse than the saga.
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The player in question, believed to have one said ‘hello’ to James Hird during a chance meeting at the supermarket…
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I assume the player was cleared to play by the protocols. But Geelong were still reluctant to let the player play (not due to player wellbeing reasons but not wanting to be sued in 15 years reasons).
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Why on earth does this have its own thread? We all know that absolutely nothing will come of this.
So clearly the AFL knew about these cases the entire time.
This is all kinds of ■■■■■■ up. The public scrutiny will be immense.
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Jezza couldn’t care less anyway, most laid back bloke playing. He’d sign anything
At least a couple of journos are questioning it although it wont make an iota of difference.
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We all knew this but it’s a ■■■■■■■ corrupt league. A corrupt bush league even
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That’s like saying “Why does this forum have any thread, about anything that makes people angry about the AFL”.
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■■■■ this competition. Bring it to its knees
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■■■■■■■ soft comment. It doesn’t beggar belief, it raises questions about how fit Geelong’s administrators and managers are to hold their positions. They’re legally obligated to ensure the safety of their players. They acted entirely against that.
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Bit of stuff about the saga too.
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He looks good, WSPHU
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I imagine the conversation at AFL house this afternoon went something like;
“Well what would’ve happened if they’d actually lodged the contract with us”?
“Oh, we’d have run it past legal and they’d have said you have to tell them to tear this up”.
“And”?
“And we’d have told them not to get caught doing dumb ■■■■ and tell the player to keep his mouth shut and make sure none of his people say anything either”.
“So, we’d have said this isn’t worth the paper it’s written on and everyone would have carried on like nothing happened”?
“Exactly”.
“So let’s just act like that’s what happened”.
“You’re a genius mate. This is why you’re such an asset to the league”.
“Get on the blower and get the statements lined up, we want this over nice and quick so the boys can get on with talking about the shambles Essendon coach search”.
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I’m trying really hard to be outraged about this but I’m not sure I have it in me
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But has that been attempted in this case? Is attempting to do so a breach of the Act?
Yes on both counts.
The player has potentially been the one to suggest it, but the Geelong as the club has surely sought legal advice and if not then the negligence is even more staggering. Geelong, as a club, has attempted to enter into an agreement the protect themselves from future adverse action relating to deliberately ignoring their own internal view that it was likely unsafe for the player to continue to play AFL football.
Imagine this overblown analogy. Imagine Geelong was a sawmill and the player was working with large saws. The player starts experiencing occasional lapses of awareness and the owners of the sawmill suggest he should start looking for a job where this won’t be a problem. The player is upset and concerned about this and offers to sign an agreement that if he loses limbs in an accident, it’s his own fault and the sawmill cannot accept any fault.
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Because you know it will be a nothing