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I am disgusted to annouce that we now have a namesake for the Finals Edition of this otherwise prestigious award: none other than former Geelong ruck and genuine flog John 'Samwell' Newman
Why, you ask because you've been living under a rock? This:
I know, who would have thunk it? I mean it's not like he has any previous history of embarassing behaviour
Why, you ask because you've been living under a rock? This:
I know, who would have thunk it? I mean it's not like he has any previous history of embarassing behaviour
- Wearing blackface to impersonate legendary Indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar in 1999
- Having his trousers pulled down by Shane Crawford live on-air in 2001
- Hitting an unsuspecting David Schwarz with a pie in the face
- Manhandling and groping a lingerie-clad mannequin with journalist Caroline Wilson's face attached to it in 2008
- Describing five female directors of AFL clubs as "liars and hypocrites" after they complained about Newman's mannequin skit
- Describing NFL draftee Michael Sam as "annoyingly gratuitous" in 2014 after the openly homosexual player kissed his boyfriend
- In 2015, there were questions raised after Newman made remarks about Mitch Clark's depression issues
- Referring to transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner as "he" and "it" in 2017
- Staging a silent protest and refusing to speak throughout an episode in 2017 after producers refused to allow him to dress up as a woman
- Ranting about the AFL Commission's decision to publicly support the "yes vote" in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
- Describing the newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden as "mentally ******ed and has special needs" on Twitter
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