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In the paid interview filmed on Tuesday, Fevola revealed how he: SUFFERS from depression and attention deficit disorder.
LOST $365,000 gambling on horses in a single day - and close to $1 million in his life.
RAN the gauntlet from "heavies" in Brisbane over unpaid gambling debts.
LIVED for most of last year off wife Alex's Dancing with the Stars prize money.
HASN'T given up hope of playing for Carlton again.
ENTRUSTED his entire $1.2 million payout from the Brisbane Lions to Alex.
I SAT through a private screening of The Footy Show's interview with Brendan Fevola today and left thinking maybe, just maybe, the man could overhaul his crazy life. A couple of hours later, I learned Fev had been asked to leave Crown casino earlier in the afternoon, a mere 48 hours after doing that interview.
All of a sudden, what was potentially a heartwarming story of possible rehabilitation became another episode of Fev's amazing propensity for bad decisions.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109141/default.aspx
Surely Velocity Sport could have taken control of Fev's payout and spread it out over a period of time. He is after all their client.
Don't think the Lions should cop the blame for this at all.
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says he would like to see the flamboyant forward at the elite level again.
"Yes I would," Demetriou said. "Our view is pretty simple. Everyone knows that we like giving individuals second chances. I think Brendan Fevola is doing his very best to make progress and the fact that he kicked a bundle of goals on the weekend is another step in the right direction."
"I know he's doing things on radio and various other bits and pieces and he's making an effort and that's all you can ask of him. Hopefully, someone's out there noticing it and they may give him a chance."
Since Fev is technically still on the list, does anything stop us from playing him?
Integrity, first and foremost.
On the trade issue, I am pretty sure anything another AFL club pays him next year is removed from our salary cap figure, so if someone wants him, we would be wise to let them have him for nothing in return.
Aren't we done paying him out this year? Or did we do a deal to have it split over two years? Have lost track.