- Sep 26, 2004
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If there was no mandate he would be readying for pre season training, yes?
Probably. I'm not sure that supports your stance anywhere near as much as you may have thought though.
We live in a society and in society there are laws. It is a law that all drivers and passengers must wear a seatbelt - does that mean you're forced to wear a seat belt every time you travel in your vehicle?
No. You can freely choose not to wear the seatbelt. Nobody puts a gun to your head every time you get into your car. You just have to deal with the consequences of not wearing it if and when they arise.
Just as you are not forced to wear the seatbelt, so too was Jones not forced into retirement. The AFL is entitled to introduce whatever policy they like and staff and players are free to either abide by them or not.
But if they don't, there are consequences. It's as simple as that - any other rubbish you choose to put forward is just another attempt to downplay the pandemic.