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Yeah, like I said I think sledging is tacky. Making personal remarks is particularly tacky. Like Roos commented in his article, it can work in some cases, but not when it's just blatantly insulting. Unfortunately there is a bit of a meathead culture that sledging is normal and that tends to translate into insults and crudeness for many blokes.
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Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football." -
I have little doubt what Selwood said was crude. The best point Roos made in his article is that if it's not acceptable in society, it's not acceptable in sport (paraphrasing). I do think that this incident (as with the racial abuse incidents) has been given so much publicity that players might think twice about how they sledge.
If body language is anything to go by, Selwood looked contrite after the tribunal while Headland seemed happily relieved. It was poorly handled all round.Comment
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Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Shaw's article is pretty good.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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Well that's all very good - but only in a court of law where the accused have to swear an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
You can't have a decision on one hand that finds Headland guilty of striking having his penalty removed due to extreme provocation and then have the provocateur not guilty of his alleged provocation. If you simply base your opinions on the tribunal's decisions then you must be of the opinion that Selwood never said a word and Headland never struck him. You don't have to swear an oath in the tribunal, and you are free to lie your arse off without reprisal. Daniel Chick is a good example of that.Comment
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Postscript to the saga: Headland having a blinder against the Demons...Commetti reckons Melbourne should have appealed the tribunal decision!Comment
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He had a sensational game, had 29 disposals, kicked 3 goals and even stuck it to the pathetic Melbourne attendance by showing them the tat. For those who wanted him dropped, suffer!Last edited by 573v30; 22 April 2007, 05:12 PM.
I only support one team: The SYDNEY SWANS!!!!! :adoreComment
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Kept showing his tat to the crowd and kept patting kisses on it. Nice touch I thought.Comment
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Yeah, sure...Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Poetic justice has been served. It seems Selwood had a rather quite day (probably due to guilt) whilst Headland was inspiring. Enough said.Comment
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Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Just wondering....is Des Headland still eligible to win the Brownlow?Comment
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