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

[Muddiemoose]

Yes it can.

There's so much shit going on out there that players do that never gets reported because venue and their staff are often worded up to keep it in house.

I've worked security, I know this for a fact.

Just because people don’t doesn't mean people can’t

 

[Bostonian]

Then this person shouldn't have been there.

Maybe they'll get doxxed now.

People will want to know who the snitch was.

 

[Bostonian]

Yeah, if they are worded up beforehand and given the genuine option to back out (and I do mean a genuine option, not just "you've got the choice to do this or quit your job), that's completely different.

And given this person wasn't even working the event if information is correct then we're dealing an utter ****wit.

 

[Carringbush2010]

jeez thats unlucky. Probably should have held it at a private venue next time.

Nah, still not private, you walk in, in a costume, by chance a member of the public sees your Django costume gets offended, or sees an opportunity to grift (more likely the latter) and informs the AFL or a journalist.

 

[Mudman85]

Of course not, and that isn’t what has happened so let’s not try and act like it’s the same thing

A staff member complained and passed the footage onto the afl who were conducting a investigation on the complaint

You're right, it's not the same. But who decides where that line is. I don't think CCTV reviewed by staff for a laugh is responsible use. Given the daily goings on in bars around Australia I think it's a bit rich for some one who works in a pub to be the moral police

 

[Carringbush2010]

Maybe they'll get doxxed now.

People will want to know who the snitch was.

Whoever it was, whether an employee (likely unpopular with the employer) or a by chance member of the public would probably wanna keep a low profile for some time.

 

[Mudman85]

Whoever it was, whether an employee (likely unpopular with the employer) or a by chance member of the public would probably wanna keep a low profile for some time.

Go in and look for one with facial piercings and a rainbow tattoo would be a good start I reckon.

 

[kickazz]

Yes it can.

There's so much shit going on out there that players do that never gets reported because venue and their staff are often worded up to keep it in house.

I've worked security, I know this for a fact.

And generally speaking, this is the right thing.

It might sound silly, but at this party, I dunno - a player might start crying about something, expose themselves as a terrible singer or suffer a bout of diarrhoea. All little things they'd rather kept private, none of our business.

Illegal stuff - that's different. If they assault staff or something, of course it gets reported.

Then there is the stuff in between - a player cheating on someone (though this again probably not public interest), someone doing a series of racist jokes - all under the protection of 'privacy'. Not illegal but pretty shit. If say that happened at a Collingwood private function a few years ago (even now really) - you'd probably have an argument that it should be leaked.

 

[tiger_tough]

So I don't have to search through 75 pages, can someone please direct me to a post that outlines exactly what they did?

Seems excessive.

 

[Carringbush2010]

They can tell anyone they like. I agree that the bolded is usually the best first approach, but it's not for us to say they cannot tell the AFL or go public with it.

Of course, and anyone can rightly criticize them for it.

 

[kickazz]

Maybe they'll get doxxed now.

People will want to know who the snitch was.

Well that would be shit.

They didn't make it public, they raised a concern with the pub / AFL.

 

[Underarm]

So I don't have to search through 75 pages, can someone please direct me to a post that outlines exactly what they did?

Seems excessive.

If you don't know what they did how can you have an opinion on how excessive the penalty is?

 

[Gone Critical]

Once again, you’re assuming that’s what he was fined for

Clearly stated on AFL website that Whitfield and Idon were fined for leadership and the skit they performed. Its pretty cut and dried for me. The AFL are not in a place where they can judge Idon on a skit he does from a film portrayng slavery.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The intention was that this function was to be private, no public 'knowledge' of the event.

So yeah for all intents and purposes, it was absolutely a private event.

The only thing that made it public was that someone(s) has found offence and informed the AFL, not a member of the public, likely a hotel employee(s).

If that didn't happen we wouldn't have 70 odd pages of virtue signalers vs virtue signalers, losing their shit about the hypocrisy of the AFL and the bleeding hearts oh so at the ready to condemn the players and anyone with a skerrick of sympathy for the players.

I’m not sure what your point is.

 

[tiger_tough]

If you don't know what they did how can you have an opinion on how excessive the penalty is?

Well from what I've heard they dressed up inappropriately at a private function and offended bar staff.

Seems excessive....

 

[kickazz]

I’m not sure what your point is.

That if people keep their mouths shut then we wouldn't have a problem?

 

[Bostonian]

Well that would be shit.

They didn't make it public, they raised a concern with the pub / AFL.

They channelled their inner Karen/Kevin to insert themselves into the conversation .

Those types of people I have zero sympathy for.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Your opinion.

Maybe let people decide for themselves which stories they view / read.

Best we go looking for what we don't know about then, let's go find the offensive and make it public, so the public can judge.

Coz it's the right thing to do, impractical and counter productive of course, but who cares, it's the right thing to do.

Society's gonna get real busy.

 

[Bostonian]

And generally speaking, this is the right thing.

It might sound silly, but at this party, I dunno - a player might start crying about something, expose themselves as a terrible singer or suffer a bout of diarrhoea. All little things they'd rather kept private, none of our business.

Illegal stuff - that's different. If they assault staff or something, of course it gets reported.

Then there is the stuff in between - a player cheating on someone (though this again probably not public interest), someone doing a series of racist jokes - all under the protection of 'privacy'. Not illegal but pretty shit. If say that happened at a Collingwood private function a few years ago (even now really) - you'd probably have an argument that it should be leaked.

It doesn't all get reported though.

You don't think that when players get strikes for drugs it's not kept hush hush?

Then all of a sudden the players privacy seems to matter.

Shouldn't we know who the crims are before we know who the bad jokers are?

 

[kickazz]

They channelled their inner Karen/Kevin to insert themselves into the conversation .

Those types of people I have zero sympathy for.

You don't know what their motivations were.

 

[Bostonian]

You don't know what their motivations were.

I don't have too. They needed to mind their own business.

 

[Underarm]

Well from what I've heard they dressed up inappropriately at a private function and offended bar staff.

Seems excessive....

they dressed as a convicted rapist, and re enacted the crime.

 

[Mudman85]

they dressed as a convicted rapist, and re enacted the crime.

To an unconsenting blow up doll?

 

[Carringbush2010]

It’s not private if it’s at a venue because of the staff members of the venue present

Only way it’s private if it’s held at a house without any 3rd party catering, security, ect

Yep, going that extra length now, then we'll hire a big boat, no staff for the boat, just the players, go way off shore just to ensure our private function stays private.

Of course one of the players will have get their skippers licence in order for this to happen.

I can see all end of season dress up days being heavily watered down now, or cancelled altogether, then local leagues, we don't want them having controversial fun either, coz they're footy clubs.

Then we'll wade into general society, oh wait.

 

[kickazz]

It doesn't all get reported though.

You don't think that when players get strikes for drugs it's not kept hush hush?

Then all of a sudden the players privacy seems to matter.

Shouldn't we know who the crims are before we know who the bad jokers are?

Yeah I agree with that as worded.

But there are different sorts of crimes. Many people argue that personal drug use/abuse should be considered a health issue rather than a criminal one. The whole 'using drugs is bad cos it's illegal' is a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy really.

Pushing, selling drugs - yeah all in all that's probably 'bad'. Taking them - meh unless it makes you hurt people, not so bad.

If a player went on a drug bender and assaulted people, it would get reported.