Elijah Taylor

[Ludwig]

It is Snapchat, not shot. According to some researches, the main reason young people like Snapchat is because the messages will disappear automatically later.

LOL. I usually do those sort of word plays on purpose, but not this time. It just shows my ignorance about social media.

[stevoswan]

Initiated by her or not, he shouldn't have retaliated. I know in certain high pressure situations this can be very hard but once a man retaliates, there is only one loser in these situations. It just the way society works (and should).....but certainly I'm not excusing her for starting it. Both have issues by the sounds of it, it's a pity it has lead to this but I still think the club has made the correct decision.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Initiated by her or not, he shouldn't have retaliated. I know in certain high pressure situations this can be very hard but once a man retaliates, there is only one loser in these situations. It just the way society works (and should).....but certainly I'm not excusing her for starting it. Both have issues by the sounds of it, it's a pity it has lead to this but I still think the club has made the correct decision.

Spot on. An ex acquaintance of mine retaliated after his ex threw a toaster at his head. I think she missed, he then choked her. By the neck. Not for no reason, and clearly she’s got issues too, but still no excuse for his actions.

Leave the situation, and the person. Nobody wins when violence comes into the equation.


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[Syd76]

It is all just a pity.
1. Firstly, for the girl (being hit and also the miscarriage);
2. for ET (NOT condoning the actions, but it is a shame he is known for something other than football),
3. for the club; and
4. for the AFL.

I think the lawyer was well within his rights to have a go at the media, and the Premier - not to jump to conclusions before all of the facts came to light. The club may have acted differently perhaps in hindsight (by taking him to QLD), given the delicate nature about bringing ET out of WA into a completely different environment, but what is done is done.

DV IS deplorable, and should never be accepted in any circumstance. I just hope reasoned argument was evaluated when this all came into being, and ET was given a fair hearing from the club. If ET was hit first he should have refrained - it is never acceptable to hit another person (especially a woman). Notwithstanding, he was reacting, and this can bee seen in a somewhat different circumstance. But before anyone gets their knickers in a knot, I reiterate, DV is totally unacceptable.

As for the decision undertaken by the club, the club could have gone both ways, and maybe they should have waited after sentencing.

The media have portrayed ET as a rebel rouser for having his GF to come to the Swan Valley hotel, (now we know why) to comfort her (and I would think it is now unfair given the facts presented how ET was essentially treated). One should not pass judgement until all the facts are known. However, the DV incident is something that is inexcusable.

The AFL were too quick to levy a $50K fine - they should have been more accommodating to ET and to the Swans. They were given sufficient leeway by a government (QLD) to start their season, when in all honesty football is not essential. Clear double standards here. It would have been nice to have the understanding that the QLD government afforded to the AFL also given in-turn by the AFL to the Swans/ET.

I hope for everyone's sake, the lessons are taken out of this unfortunate situation, that ET learns life lessons, never does this again and grows up to be a fine upstanding member of our community. Unfortunate for everyone.

[Captain]

Any man that punches a woman in the back of the head is a dog.

Piss of ET and don’t come back.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Axed Swan Taylor spared jail over ex-girlfriend assault

"Taylor responded by punching Ms Pearce in the jaw and hitting her several times in the face, according to a statement of facts tendered by police prosecutors.
Taylor, who has been on bail since his arrest, then struck her with a belt while she screamed out in pain, crying for him to stop. When Ms Pearce said she was going to the police, Taylor punched her in the back of the head, causing her to fall to the floor."

[Roadrunner]

Any man that punches a woman in the back of the head is a dog.

Piss of ET and don’t come back.

A bit harsh on dogs, Captain. As we all agree, there’s no excuse for violence, especially against a woman. Even though things are rarely black and white and this sad situation is no exception, ET should not have behaved this way-period.

Unfortunately our club had no choice in the matter. The lawyer did his best for his client but criticising the Swans was surely not necessary. We can’t put our arms around such a person- but hope you’ve learned a hard lesson ET.

[giant]

A bit harsh on dogs, Captain. As we all agree, there’s no excuse for violence, especially against a woman. Even though things are rarely black and white and this sad situation is no exception, ET should not have behaved this way-period.

Unfortunately our club had no choice in the matter. The lawyer did his best for his client but criticising the Swans was surely not necessary. We can’t put our arms around such a person- but hope you’ve learned a hard lesson ET.

Lawyer just doing his job. All a pretty tragic story when you read it.

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Elijah Taylor

This (paywalled) article says that Taylor will be playing in the VFL in 2021. Read on another forum that this team will be St Kilda affiliate Sandringham

De-listed Sydney Swans forward and Perth product Elijah Taylor set to join new-look VFL competition in 2021