Media alert

[JasRulz63]

Has anyone here heard the news story about two lions players a beer bottle and the rape of some guy??

I'd be more accurate if you're going to fling accusations around like that. I think you're referring to this:
http://brisbanetimes.com.au/queensl...-over-australia-day-rape-20151023-gkgkzj.html

They mentioned on the 3AW/SEN hourly news that the club they're on the training squad for is Brisbane Lions. They're not Brisbane Lions players.

 

[pieman85]

Given you're claiming it's a news story, you better be able to provide a link or pointer to the news organization in question that's running with this story.

I heard it on 1116 sen about an hour ago,
If you look up lions beer and rape the story will come up on google lol

 

[Bucking Beads]

Gee. That better not involve any of our top notch academy prospects

 

[JasRulz63]

Gee. That better not involve any of our top notch academy prospects

The one they reported on the radio was a 19yo.

 

[CarterS]

As is Keays.

This changes everything!!

 

[Tom14]

News Ltd running with it: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...lSF&utm_source=CourierMail&utm_medium=Twitter

The term 'training squad' is odd - does that refer to the playing list, rookie list, reserves top up players and/or the academy?

 

[Fatcat08]

Might be academy although most of those guys are 17 or max 18. I only know of one 19 year old who was on the academy list this year but he wasn't 19 by australia day though. So perhaps it could be a topup player from another club or something. That could easily be interpreted as training squad by someone who knows nothing about footy.

 

[Tom14]

Might be academy although most of those guys are 17 or max 18. I only know of one 19 year old who was on the academy list this year but he wasn't 19 by australia day though. So perhaps it could be a topup player from another club or something. That could easily be interpreted as training squad by someone who knows nothing about footy.

Yeah, if it's actual listed players the number it could be is very small (one of the stories says all 4 went to school in brisbane). Agree it's unlikely it is an academy player.

 

[Cockliff38]

The updated story says "The Courier Mail understands they are from the Lions Academy"...

 

[lukiuslion]

19 YO academy player, we could narrow it down pretty quickly I would suggest.

 

[Davemonkey]

19 yo Academy Player? Seems old. Would this be one of our top ups?

 

[Cousin Jed]

Might be academy although most of those guys are 17 or max 18. I only know of one 19 year old who was on the academy list this year but he wasn't 19 by australia day though. So perhaps it could be a topup player from another club or something. That could easily be interpreted as training squad by someone who knows nothing about footy.

19 currently

 

[cheekyLionsFan]

How old is Buzza?

 

[Haso]

Well this thread's taken a turn.

 

[Tom14]

Probably best if we don't speculate as to who - could be a court order preventing publication of their names in place, and no need to throw around names without confirmation.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Lovely of the media to drag the Lions name through it when it's just an idiot who trains with the academy squad.

 

[Greggy85]

Lovely of the media to drag the Lions name through it when it's just an idiot who trains with the academy squad.

In fairness, the Brisbane Times article doesn't even mention the Lions.
Move on, there's no Lions-related impropriety here.

 

[Haso]

In fairness, the Brisbane Times article doesn't even mention the Lions.
Move on, there's no Lions-related impropriety here.

That's not how the main board see it, by the looks of things.

 

[royboy2]

They are as much aspiring Brisbane Lions players as I am an aspiring African Pygmy

 

[BL_dobsmob]

If they are aspiring AFL players they could go anywhere in the country (Princess I'm looking at you). Therefore it could just as easily be:

"Police swoop on aspiring Magpies"

 

[Greggy85]

That's not how the main board see it, by the looks of things.

F**k the main board.

 

[MacMum]

That's not how the main board see it, by the looks of things.

No, and you can't blame them. The headlines are enough to connect this disgusting crime to us. .....and I do want to know names if these kids are even thinking of becoming Lions.....I don't care how good they are.

At the moment two Hawk players are under investigation for rape......everyone believes so anyway, because the media said they were. Will be the same for us, people will believe they are Lions already.

I had read about this case, it is a particularly nasty one.

If these boys are connected to our academy, sack them. Anything that brings us in to disrepute has to go.

 

[Tom14]

Steele on Twitter said they were former members of the academy who left in 2013.

 

[notting18]

No, and you can't blame them. The headlines are enough to connect this disgusting crime to us. .....and I do want to know names if these kids are even thinking of becoming Lions.....I don't care how good they are.

At the moment two Hawk players are under investigation for rape......everyone believes so anyway, because the media said they were. Will be the same for us, people will believe they are Lions already.

I had read about this case, it is a particularly nasty one.

If these boys are connected to our academy, sack them. Anything that brings us in to disrepute has to go.

Maybe people should...you know...read beyond the headlines. The media should take the blame for poor reporting, but they only get away with it because too many readers/viewers lack critical thinking skills.

 

[Sherrinator]

So essentially they are 2 loons that play footy on the weekend as a past time.

Could the article not have just said one was a bricklayer and the other a painter or would that hurt those industries too much.