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And don't forget the best part - eat pancakes.
News Jack Darling resumes with WCE
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And don't forget the best part - eat pancakes.
Below average IQ has no cure.
Matera92
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Mods, when some is banned, can instead of them getting a day off, can we just say they have 'a condition'
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Jack Darling said:
Uh, Jack, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of microwaved tuna.
The wily weagle
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Someone needs to explain to Jack that he can happily be anti-vax, but, he will not play and only get paid a fraction of his wage. Or, he can get the vaccination like everyone else and get paid his full wage and play football. But he cant do both. "Workplace injury" is absolute BS
I don't know why the club hasn't made a ruling on this, what is another week's worth of time meant to achieve? Clearly he isn't going to get vaccinated and is making a mockery of the club and all involved with it. They need to make a hard decision on him and to me it makes the most sense to move him to the inactive list
Delisting him achieves nothing for anyone
But having him under contract and having him hurting the in the hip pocket might be the most effective course of action
I don't know why the club hasn't made a ruling on this, what is another week's worth of time meant to achieve? Clearly he isn't going to get vaccinated and is making a mockery of the club and all involved with it. They need to make a hard decision on him and to me it makes the most sense to move him to the inactive list
Delisting him achieves nothing for anyone
But having him under contract and having him hurting the in the hip pocket might be the most effective course of action
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It will be related to stress leave or a mental illness like anxiety/depression. Hard for the club to do anything if he has a doctor's backing.
If Darling claims his 'condition' is mental then the club is in a difficult situation. He could claim he is under extreme stress or that he has been the subject of bullying for his anti-vax stance (it needn't necessarily be from within the club itself). My guess is that under those circumstances, the club will want to demonstrate they are giving him every opportunity to 'get better'... to avoid any potential legal ramifications.
Miguel Sanchez
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Bingo.
Putting Cole and Chesser on the inactive list is a good interim measure. It means we still get the extra player, and if in two months time Darling’s situation hasn’t resolved, we can replace one of those guys with him.
Given the mandate is applicable to the industry at large, I'd be comfortable arguing that any decision to dismiss him or put him on the inactive list with reduced pay would be because he can't fulfill the inherent requirements of his contract (i.e. playing footy) regardless of any illness.
Bottom line is he can't play footy whilst unvaccinated, ill or not.
If he is claiming workers comp then that is a different matter and there is legislation to follow regarding any dismissal. But I haven't heard anything about a WC claim.
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Except we're paying him top dollar at the moment so chewing up what is a great salary cap improvement opportunity.
You can support the mental health issue while acknowledging that he doesn't meet his current work requirements (as it was reported the AFL has rejected his application for vaccine medical exemption) and reduce his pay accordingly.
Miguel Sanchez
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No idea what his pay situation is, but it’s not necessarily dependent on whether or not he’s on the inactive list.
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We are only obliged to pay him 25% of the AFL minimum base salary which is ~$110k regardless of whether or not he is on the inactive list.
Placing him on the inactive list allows us to replace him but that would then exclude the possibility we could return him to the main list in the unlikely event he has a change of heart (or the various state governments remove their vaccine mandates)
We have the option to terminate his contract with him by mutual agreement or without his agreement after May 18. That option makes little sense for the time being however
Club is in an untenable position due to a player refusing to comply with a rule they didn’t impose, or even have a say in. I think they’re doing the best they can on the assumption they are only paying him the required minimum under the AFL’s rules
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Fair enough. I thought the paycut was linked to the inactive list.
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Not really. As pointed out, the situations are separate. The club can offer to support any ‘mental health’ claims while still acknowledging he doesn’t meet the requirements to compete in the AFL and is only entitled to 25 percent of his salary.
Frederico_WA
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This 100%.
No jab= no play.
Feeling sad = OK, we as a club support you and give you time and resources needed to recover.
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Channel 7 running with the headline news of Darling being able to train on Monday after negotiations between him, WC and the AFL.
Remarkable if he managed to, how on earth would that be possible?
Remarkable if he managed to, how on earth would that be possible?
Hugh Dixon drafting still a good selection.
Good news. Let's hope it eventuates
So he’s either gotten vaccinated or houdinied himself an exemption?
Doubt we will ever know tbh.
Doubt we will ever know tbh.
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