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Channel 7 - have your say
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Good on the players, I say. The purchase and attempted broadcast (stopped only by Supreme Court injunction) of stolen confidential medical information is not on.
As for "naming and shaming" the players... are the records not from a rehabilitation clinic? Now, call me an idiot, but that would suggest to me that either the players involved, or their clubs, have already recognised their problem and are attempting to deal with it in a discreet manner.
As for "naming and shaming" the players... are the records not from a rehabilitation clinic? Now, call me an idiot, but that would suggest to me that either the players involved, or their clubs, have already recognised their problem and are attempting to deal with it in a discreet manner.
Re: Channel 7 apology
Wikipedia: Public interest - have a read. It's an important concept and once you understand it, you'll have a better appreciation of the arguments here.
Re: Channel 7 apology
so if hutchy saw a player from your club for example leave a drug clinic you would have problem with him reporting it because the information was not contained within private medical records?
Another West Coast supporter bringing Cousin's in to this. There is one big difference mate - Cousin's personal medical records weren't stolen from a clinic so therefore the circumstances cannot be compared.
so if hutchy saw a player from your club for example leave a drug clinic you would have problem with him reporting it because the information was not contained within private medical records?
I think players by targetting Channel 7 so bitterly have been too easy on those that have given them the bad name - the drug users.
I'd rather see Leo Barry boycott his opponent this weekend than a question from a Channel 7 reporter.
I'd rather see Leo Barry boycott his opponent this weekend than a question from a Channel 7 reporter.
out of interest... who's leo barry playing on this weekend?
Thought that he came across very badly today. Had some sympathy for the palyers before I saw him at the stand up today. I watched channel 10's news and on that he looked really arrogant and rude. Didn't see channel seven's news so I don't know if he looked even worse there.
I know lots of people who work in the media and I can tell you that most think this is not only supposed to punish channel seven but is also a tactic to scare off any other media outlet from making the players or the AFL look bad, regardless of how they obtain the information. Most who disagree with the league are remaining silent until things cool down a bit.
Shaneh71
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The sooner they get out of footy fullstop the better.
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First I think it would be safe to assume that CH 7 did obtain legal advice prior to airing the story. This was in evidence by the way they asked the "finder" of the document to read from it. The legal advice might not have been correct however.
Although we are discussing the publication of medical records this is in fact not a medical issue but an illegal substance issue.
Is the club involved going to hide behind the "privacy" issue and sweep the real issue of a seemingly rampant drug culture within the club under the carpet.
Should parents of 17yo potential draftees have the right to request that a club with a rampant drug culture NOT draft their child?....especially considering their is drug dealer under investigation at the club.
Considering Ben Cousins has been booed on a weekly basis it will be interesting to see the welcome the club will get from opposition supporters.
Although we are discussing the publication of medical records this is in fact not a medical issue but an illegal substance issue.
Is the club involved going to hide behind the "privacy" issue and sweep the real issue of a seemingly rampant drug culture within the club under the carpet.
Should parents of 17yo potential draftees have the right to request that a club with a rampant drug culture NOT draft their child?....especially considering their is drug dealer under investigation at the club.
Considering Ben Cousins has been booed on a weekly basis it will be interesting to see the welcome the club will get from opposition supporters.
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Don't agree, he was fine.
but you know what, i know hardly anyone in the media, just lots of people in the real world. and they think ethics isn't just some place in England. the players association are to be applauded for their stand. they aren't saying we have no problems, just that private medical records should remain just that!
Pretty safe to say that any parent wishing not to send their kid to a club with some kind of drug culture should be talking to the coach of The Hillsong Church footy team.
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I would still have a big problem with that on the basis that it is still gutter journalism from Hutchy, it's not something that the public needs to know and in his rush for "exclusives" he has lost sight of what is real news and what is not relevant to the public. Naming the player, regardless of where the information is obtained, can be still very damaging to the player and any potential recovery plan they are on. But the media don't care about that as long as they are first to report. What if it turns out the player was there for another reason, eg. to help a friend or family member.
Unfortunately with the way the media try to get into every part of players' lives these days it seems they have convinced the public that not only do they want to know but they have a right now everything the player does, People need to have a think about what they would want reported about themselves and the people close to them and whether there is anything to be gained from the media telling us that player X is on drugs.
I would still have a big problem with that on the basis that it is still gutter journalism from Hutchy, it's not something that the public needs to know and in his rush for "exclusives" he has lost sight of what is real news and what is not relevant to the public. Naming the player, regardless of where the information is obtained, can be still very damaging to the player and any potential recovery plan they are on. But the media don't care about that as long as they are first to report. What if it turns out the player was there for another reason, eg. to help a friend or family member.
Unfortunately with the way the media try to get into every part of players' lives these days it seems they have convinced the public that not only do they want to know but they have a right now everything the player does, People need to have a think about what they would want reported about themselves and the people close to them and whether there is anything to be gained from the media telling us that player X is on drugs.
We have a winner.You are exactly right
I would have guessed that one of the players tested positive and that is why he was attending the clinic. Now, what may have happened is this player told his story to the Dr and this is what was found. That is why the league has only denied that the players have tested positive twice and cast doubt that one of the players has ever tested positive, not denied that either tested positive.
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They didn't know, they only suspected but because of the drug policy they couldn't do anything. He had stated he'd asked and was lied to. So no, Worsfold didn't say so.
They didn't know, they only suspected but because of the drug policy they couldn't do anything. He had stated he'd asked and was lied to. So no, Worsfold didn't say so.
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Re: Channel 7 apology
What a load of rubbish !!
How on earth can you claim to know what a certain club did or did not know about their players. Even if you are on the board you still would not know for sure what other officials know........and I bet you are on no AFL board
What a load of rubbish !!
How on earth can you claim to know what a certain club did or did not know about their players. Even if you are on the board you still would not know for sure what other officials know........and I bet you are on no AFL board
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Sack ch7 and replace with ch9.
Sack ch7 and replace with ch9.
Christ, I'd rather my kid play football with Keith Richards than anyone from Hillsong...
Fight the real enemy!
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Anyway Im looking forward to the injunction being lifted.....I reckon there are gonna be some great jokes about this whole saga
Hehe....look out...Andrew Johns got busted with ecstasy in London!
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http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22332321-5007132,00.html
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