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Rumour Multiple GWS players are set to be suspended to start the 2025 season after distasteful costumes and skits from their post-season function

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I think most would agree with this But they didn't see it as offensive or pushing the boundaries clearly as they wouldn't of done it would they.
Which is why the afl needs to come down hard on this. If AFL players think dressing as convicted rapists and simulating that rape on a blow up doll isn't offensive, then the AFL and GWS have huge issues with regards to respect to women.
 
The fact that a group of young men would find the theme entertaining is a reflection of underlying and ongoing societal attitudes that we struggle to change. It’s a worry, especially as AFL players receive a lot of instruction about respect.
 

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Surely someone at GWS could foresee the possibility of 'issues' if they're running with a 'Troubled Couples' theme?
Not much offends me these days, but I'm certainly aware of things that might upset others, for various reasons. You just never know what people might have been through. Having said that, the punishment - unless more happened that we're not being told - is way, way over the top.
 
Which is why the afl needs to come down hard on this. If AFL players think dressing as convicted rapists and simulating that rape on a blow up doll isn't offensive, then the AFL and GWS have huge issues with regards to respect to women.
Can I just say that if I did this at my work Christmas party I would have my logins cancelled, my desk cleared and my letter of dismissal served before I even arrived on Monday morning.
 
But what if it's racist?

Towards the bar tender? Well then that is wrong and the bar tender should of complained.
But if its between the players and the bar tender is just observing then it comes down to what is racism? What the bar tender might feel is racist the players might not feel is. The bar tender does not get to be the judge on that.
 
Can I just say that if I did this at my work Christmas party I would have my logins cancelled, my desk cleared and my letter of dismissal served before I even arrived on Monday morning.

Yes you would. But these players were not at a work party.
 
Interesting that some distasteful skits result in fines and suspensions.

But a certain Richmond player can have a past full of robbery and assault and be fine to play, only to be charged with more robbery crimes while on the list, and still be able to play.
He didn’t offend anyone though
 
Towards the bar tender? Well then that is wrong and the bar tender should of complained.
But if its between the players and the bar tender is just observing then it comes down to what is racism? What the bar tender might feel is racist the players might not feel is. The bar tender does not get to be the judge on that.
Some things are just universally offensive though. I would say dressing and renacting rape would be one of them.
 
Can I just say that if I did this at my work Christmas party I would have my logins cancelled, my desk cleared and my letter of dismissal served before I even arrived on Monday morning.
What if you did this at an end of season pub crawl?

People love equating them to a real job, but they dont have real jobs. They're not in the corporate world, their end of season function is very different to your Office Works xmas lunch
 

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What if you did this at an end of season pub crawl?

People love equating them to a real job, but they dont have real jobs. They're not in the corporate world, their end of season function is very different to your Office Works xmas lunch
That’s were it gets tricky players have contractual clause’s directly surrounding public behaviour

Gets back to the private function at a public bar argument but at the end of the day someone has complained and it seems the players have breached some of stipulations in the contracts they have signed
 
Surely someone at GWS could foresee the possibility of 'issues' if they're running with a 'Troubled Couples' theme?
Not much offends me these days, but I'm certainly aware of things that might upset others, for various reasons. You just never know what people might have been through. Having said that, the punishment - unless more happened that we're not being told - is way, way over the top.

The point of parties is to have a laugh and have some fun.

“Troubled couples” sounds like a cracking idea for a party theme.

It seems the problem in this case was there were people who took it too far.

I suspect the folks who are in trouble would have got into trouble irrespective of the theme.
 
What if you did this at an end of season pub crawl?

People love equating them to a real job, but they dont have real jobs. They're not in the corporate world, their end of season function is very different to your Office Works xmas lunch
I would still be ****ed. HR is at pains to say that non-affiliated events are not a free pass and I have seen people get in very hot water over it before.

I get that it isn’t a regular job, but the comparison is worth making
 

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The point of parties is to have a laugh and have some fun.

“Troubled couples” sounds like a cracking idea for a party theme.

It seems the problem in this case was there were people who took it too far.

I suspect the folks who are in trouble would have got into trouble irrespective of the theme.
It is a good theme, but most parties are 50/50 male - female, so there's always a sort of balance. No balance in a room full of males only and very easy for things to get out of hand. Not that I think this is in the same league, but the stories I've heard about suburban Mad Mondays over the past 20 years are staggering. And not in a good way.
 
What if you did this at an end of season pub crawl?

People love equating them to a real job, but they dont have real jobs. They're not in the corporate world, their end of season function is very different to your Office Works xmas lunch

They are professional footballers, and for that reason it is a job.
 
What this incident shows us what we already know and that is a majority of footballers are not the sharpest knifes in the draw. Some of them are so inartiulate that they struggle to string a sentence together in post match interviews
 

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