Stupid shit should be stamped out but it’s a real slippery slope to be reviewing CCTV footage after the fact of what I reckon they believed was a closed room & someone taking offense leading to sanctions.There was cctv footage.
It very much sounds like it was the footage that ensured the penalties.
On The Age Real Footy podcast which came out late last night, Jake Niall, Pete Ryan and Michael Gleeson said that having talked to people who had seen it, the players would definitely get weeks.
Stupid is stupid, but where do u draw the line?
There’s a heap of footage in the rooms of players slapping each other on the butt - that’s sexual assault, there’s no consent & if someone watching at home is triggered or offended by that, is it sanctionable?
Extreme example but that’s kinda my point
More effective punishment I would think, would be education and community service for everyone.
Make them understand & appreciate the gravity of their stupidity.
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