Sack Pendles (and De Goey!)

[K]

[think positive]

Well stupid damn degoey needs that in his contract now damn damn damn bloody idiot

[K]

^ How about it, David? Do you approve?

[David]

[K]

^^^
Well, you seem to have given us an easy one on the JDG issue. How can that level of drunkenness not affect his training? And, if you go by Nickster training reports, he was already offside with teammates, so things he's doing are affecting the performance of the team. I imagine a lot of them would be just as annoyed as Nicksters at this moment.

[David]

[Wokko]

Probably got shit faced, thought he'd recovered but was still over. We've all done it before; he just got caught. Will lose his license, have to get lifts to training and catch taxis everywhere. Put him on a first and final warning for the year and have done with it. If he screws up again then put him up for trade; like the Stevie J ultimatum from the cats.

[stui magpie]

Probably got shit faced, thought he'd recovered but was still over. We've all done it before; he just got caught. Will lose his license, have to get lifts to training and catch taxis everywhere. Put him on a first and final warning for the year and have done with it. If he screws up again then put him up for trade; like the Stevie J ultimatum from the cats.

Considering i read he was pulled over at 8pm (ish) not in the morning, it would have needed to be a hell of a session.

More likely he had a few drinks somewhere (6 standard in 2 hours would do it) and was dumb enough to drive home.

[K]

[Mugwump]

[K]

Clearly, he did not maim or kill himself drink-driving, but he could have, and that would clearly have impaired his ability to do his job.

Clubs sponsors hate this sort of thing. Posters who work within the club say so. And some clubs &/or the AFL (not sure which) have sponsorship deals with the TAC. I mean the kids' comp is called the TAC Cup. This sort of thing really is tangibly threatening the club and league.

[HAL]

I heard he did. Is it that obvious?

[Mugwump]

[K]

Well, let's not say maim, but break something. That would be inconvenient but not crippling to most workplace jobs. But not so for a sporting job.

I note that some employers do run background checks and drug tests on normal employees. Does drink-driving get you sacked or suspended from, say, the police force?

I think my bigger reason for not really being persuaded by your and David's objections is that I see it as just part of the business agreement. If an employer offered me more money (on top of an already very healthy base) and in return imposed the sorts of restrictions placed on these kids, I'd accept without hesitation. The AFLPA negotiated all of this stuff with the AFL.

[think positive]

Well, let's not say maim, but break something. That would be inconvenient but not crippling to most workplace jobs. But not so for a sporting job.

I note that some employers do run background checks and drug tests on normal employees. Does drink-driving get you sacked or suspended from, say, the police force?

I think my bigger reason for not really being persuaded by your and David's objections is that I see it as just part of the business agreement. If an employer offered me more money (on top of an already very healthy base) and in return imposed the sorts of restrictions placed on these kids, I'd accept without hesitation. The AFLPA negotiated all of this stuff with the AFL.

and there it is. hopefully this is the kick up the backside he needs to realize how damn fortunate he is to make a lot of money, have the chance to set himself up for life, and with his looks, for a big media career later, let alone shoot for the stars and actually help us win a damn premiership, after all, that is his JOB! i could name a dozen kids with potential that would jump at the chance, grab it with both hands, and never look back. poor poor him hey, misses out on a few beers for a while, well son get it out of your system and quick, or your gone. No sympathy, nothing.

As for oh well its only a few beers, the readings are bullshit, ill give you bullshit. have you been to the funeral of someone killed by a drunk driver? its not fun. i look in the eyes of his parents 18 years later and it hasnt got any easier. some people might be able to walk around ok at .09, ill tell you quite frankly if ive had 2, im not near the limit but i know im not fit to drive. and 21 year old kids are probably not as equip as some of the lounge lizards! he could have killed someone.

and dont kid yourself that you can perform to your best after a night on the tiles, im sure a small minority can. well fine then, let him win a Brownlow, let him play 6 games in a row to his potential, hey why not ask Goldsack? just a couple of weeks ago he came out and said cold that DeGoey is not as fit as he should be. I dont pay $1500 in memberships to go watch some hung over kid kick a ball around for the fun of it. i want us to win damn games! Pull your head in Son, and your finger out. You want the money, you want the fame, do the damn work and keep your snotty nose clean!