Leigh Matthews- "Don't have unprotected sex with your wives during January"

[Cmarsh]

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8906439

Apparently he said this to his players during his days coaching Brisbane in order for his charges not to miss finals games due to attending the birth of their children.

Do family commitments become before your employer or in this case because it is something that is controllable he has a fair point?

Bottom line - Did Matthews overstep the mark?

Also, would you be resentful if your team was in the finals and a key player made himself unavailable for a big finals match due to the birth of his child?

 

[Hap Hapablap]

sounds similar to dont have sex before gameday

 

[V_23]

No wonder Ryan O'Keefe hasn't played for practically the whole year.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sy...-condom-campaign/story-fndv8ujy-1227022857507

 

[Rivanwarder]

The lions then went on to win 3 in a row.

Coaching masterstroke.

 

[LifeSpan-Void]

Sure thing, says every drunken NYE conception ever.

 

[Hodgepodge]

The lions then went on to win 3 in a row.

Coaching masterstroke.

I see what you did there.

 

[Hodgepodge]

"He told us to make sure ... don't have unprotected sex with your wives in January," Scott recalled on Fox Footy.

"I said to Leigh, I think that's a bit beyond your jurisdiction.

"I laughed and he didn't."

LOL.

 

[Despair]

I'm sure the players pursued "other" avenues with their partner.

 

[BEEG]

Leigh just said that because he wasn't getting any the old campaigner

 

[juss]

Seams pretty smart to me.

 

[royals1922]

Did that rule extend to other people's wives....

 

[Bennett.]

easy fix, just have sex with Leigh's wife then...

 

[clivenator26]

It's the 1%ers like this that create champion teams, leave no stone unturned.

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Imagine coming home and having to tell your wife that your boss won't let you have unprotected sex with her. That'd go down like a lead balloon.

 

[Hodgepodge]

easy fix, just have sex with Leigh's wife then...

Or have protected sex with your own wife.

 

[royals1922]

It's the 1%ers like this that create champion teams, leave no stone unturned.

Indeed, have to make a sacrifice or two to reach the top.

 

[Hodgepodge]

The secret to 20 and 3ing revealed?

 

[Bazza37]

Brian Lake are you listening

 

[cammo78]

Interestingly, today's Age is reporting that Paddy Ryder is marrying his fiance next weekend.

Which also happens to be Grand Final weekend.

Interesting time for a player likely to be involved in a finals series to have pegged a wedding for.

 

[JackFlash]

Seems logical to me, i can never understand why these blokes are stoking the fire in January. Isn't Sexy Land open 7 days a week? Buy her a toy!

 

[The Passenger]

seems like the smart option for players.

also for earlier finals it would be december, not january that would be the effected timeframe. a mid november conception arriving two weeks late would start to creep into september, but you'd probably induce the birth by that point... a grand final pregnancy is likely to have a conception anywhere from mid december to mid january. potentially outside of these times but likelihood diminishes.

that being said, it's probably beyond the limits of the employer or coach to say such things. it's entirely upto the player.

also i think the majority of people would miss a game for the birth of their child, particularly their first one.

 

[Furn2]

So just with the girlfriends on the side eh ?

gotcha.

Kinda makes sense though.

 

[Despair]

Seams pretty smart to me.

 

[gutsroy]

It is a bit odd at first glance, but it makes sense from the team perspective. Matthews really did leave no stone unturned, didn't leave a lot to chance.

 

[Damon_3388]

Did that rule extend to other people's wives....

Ask Michael Christian