The players union should be all over this.
So it’s another episode of Yes, Minister in the AFL world. Wow, what a shock.
Glad to see that the AFL is keeping up on their world-leading treatment of everyone.
Came here to post just that.
Holy fuck.
It’ll be forgotten in a week
They are already deflecting.
I think the country has a problem. When the Do Better report was released, I said very plainly there, if you look at any organisation in the country, specifically for issues in relation to the treatment, cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, you would anticipate finding a problem.
The AFL media cycle is ridiculous… This coming out the week before the GF isn’t ideal for coverage but I suspect this will linger, particularly in the offseason.
That’s one of the most disgusting articles I’ve ever read.
Everyone involved should be banned for life.
You can guarantee they will wheel out some indigenous stuff during the grand final to make it look all rosy.
That is not enough, I don’t know what would be enough.
Isn’t that 2 from 2 clubs of that have had these “reports” instigated that have turned up absolutely horrendously disgraceful findings?
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I’m quite sure that every sports organisation in this country has had (and still has) horrible shit like this going on but AFL does seem to have that extra American kind of fanaticism about the club/school/programme where the club image must be protected at all costs. Maybe I’m just more inclined to think worse of them.
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I mean this shit is just a continuation of the attitudes that brought about the stolen generations. Kill the Indian and save the man. Almost like we haven’t really confronted and dealt with this shit hey. I presume the club board was shocked to discover this was all going on and they were hoodwinked by these few bad apples?
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100%. And not to downplay the seriousness of those allegations, but actually watching a game it’s hard to imagine some of them train at all, let alone devote their entire lives to a sport where half the time is spent genuinely struggling to pick up the fucking ball.
Remember their chairman (Jeff Kennett) collects golliwogs.
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Skips vs wogs!
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As someone with an Asian background, I never knew which side to play for.
Typically picked one side for recess and the other at lunch
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When you grow up in Tamworth in the 80s and 90s it’s skips v skips
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Ok Chief, so I’ve got an idea – you know that Soccer World Cup that everyone is talking about, well I reckon we can do something to match that – I am thinking an Indigenous All Star team vs the WORLD…
Great Idea Scott, so who we got for the World Team??
Good question Chief – well there is that bloke for Canada and that American Basketballer…. Ummm
Good god Scott. We need more than two players
Right Chief, yes you are right – ok… hmmm, you know what, just anyone who has a strange name can be included – we will call it multicultural
But Scott, doesn’t multi mean more than one and cultural means culture – so that is just everyone else…
It ok Chief, people will eat this up, they always do.
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