I think that makes it worse. He had a bit to drink, at an event for a very good charitable cause, spilled someone's glass, no harm done. It's not like he was out at all hours, drinking at the local with his mates, fighting etc.
Seems very OTT to me.
Club has its rules, if you think they are over the top, then bully for you. The club doesn't have to be accountable to you, but itself. Set the standards, stick by them.
Of course, usually what makes the media is a watered down version of actual events. So who knows if there is more to the story than what we've been told.
Regardless, the best way to get kids to follow the rules is to punish a senior bloke.
My issue is with the punishment rather than the rules. In my view, we have a tendency to go overboard with these things. He's been a model citizen for ages, why not just give him a warning ?
The other thing is who is actually being punished ? We have no seniors as it is. Why leave him in the magoos when we desperately need a win. I think we punish ourselves more than any individual. There's some fine tuning required to how we deal with these issues - too draconian for mine.
The rules will be in place, most likely so will the punishments.
In any event, setting an example of what can happen to a senior player, will make sure that everybody knows what is required and that nobody is exempt.
How Phillips, Lobbe and Kerr didn't get in the best in front of a few of those names, but specifically LeBois staggers me. From the limited amount i saw, they dominated and LeBois stuffed up a bit
I think it's an overreaction. Sanction him, give him a fine, but we need to win games of footy. I understand your "worst possible" or "perfect" scenario, but I still think it's OTT. Should we trade him out at year's end ?
Not at all.
Its his first issue since being at the club (i don't count the umpire thing because he's right!)
I'm not being smart, but how do you know he lied to the club? I don't know what he said to the club, and I don't know what happened apart from the Club statement?
Based on Caros efforts, Judds comments and reevaluating and the fact he's been suspended.
I've gone in to bat for daisy more than anyone on this site i reckon, but i'll back the club in on this one.
Why?
He lied to the club. He said he only had a couple of drinks, when in reality he was probably pretty sloshed. Even if it was just a couple, not ideal, especially in public. But its the lies he told the club that are the big thing for me.
I backed the club when they ditched Robbo, for the same thing, and i'll back them now. You have to set the standard. You have to be held accountable.
Kudos to the club for making a stand. Daisy will learn from it.
I think the timing of this is either 'worst possible' or 'perfect' depending on if you are wearing a tin-foil hat or not. Let me explain... Worst possible timing because we need every senior player we have for this week in a winnable game against the old enemy.
Perfect timing because the club might find it harder to sack Bolton if he wins.
As I wrote in March, Casboult to CHB and Jones to the wing, ala Matty Richardson - he’s mobile enough and he can be the big body to support Cripps at the stoppages, it’s all so obvious, it’s sickening.
Casboult is not mobile enough to play CHB against 90% of the opposition.
D Teague, the hot shot fwd coach we got from Adelaide the Gov so desperately wanted to work with. Some on here suggest we should sack Bolton and make this bloke the Coach. Our fwd line has never looked more shambolic.
Perhaps he is a better people manager than strategist?
Agreed but not really the point. If we were better, smarter with the ball, and didn't cough it up repeatedly - like 30 times a game, we might win irrespective of the carp umpiring....
Just can’t see where the next win will be. I am sick of people blaming umpires. Sure they stink it up big time. However we stink it up big time with skills and thinking smart. Game plan? NFI. Cripps needs to request a trade. He landed a bad deal in his draft. Waste of working class potential Super star.
Its not necessarily blaming umpires. I would just like a level playing field.
We are constantly fighting with 1 hand behind our back....and we need all the help we can get.
