Trash Talking in the AFL

[campbell]

I don't think Zorko has a sympathetic bone in his body.

huh...Do u know the man?

 

[Sky]

Vibes of Will Minson about Danyle Pearce's mother.

That too? I thought Minson sledged Kane Cornes child

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

That too? I thought Minson sledged Kane Cornes child

He did both.

 

[Simbatheking21]

Did he know she was ill though?

Whether he did or not you should never cross the line

 

[psychobrown]

The Narrm GM seemed to say they will keep it under wraps, though yes it would be spicy to learn the nature of this sick burn. Dorko was always going to sook it up, when Mr. Ed humiliated him with that run down he seethed and writhed like an OF girl getting called a fivehead, was exposed big time last night (as usual ).

 

[Xtreme]

He targeted his mother ?


He's cactus!!

 

[T2B_]

I don't think Zorko has a sympathetic bone in his body.

This. He probably went home and laughed about it.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

How good was this?

Also apparently running into goal, Tony Lockett used to target loud mouth opposition Cheer squad members who gave him lip with a lethal hard short kick !

...and then the league sends them a please explain and fines the player, the player apologies, sorry to mums and kids, not how we want the game to look, blah, blah, blah.

 

[theyellowsash]

Did he know she was ill though?

Doesn't matter. Thats why you stay away from anything personal.

 

[theyellowsash]

When you say see you later do you mean the AFL should sanction him?

Seems to me the shame that Zorko carries from now on will be sanction enough. People will bring it up years from now what a dog he was for the sledge.

For mine this one can be left to the players to sort out on field in any future clashes, and Brisbane internally if they see fit.

So if one person in your workplace personally abused another, you'd expect your employer to do nothing and just say 'let them settle it in the carpark'?

 

[kickazz]

Sledging an opponent is one thing.

Bringing other people like family into it and saying things about them behind their back is gutless.

Would Zorko have the guts to say what he allegedly said to Petty's sister's face? Because if you don't, then saying it behind their back is gutless.

 

[Osho]

They might win week one but they would be genuinely 50/50 against most opposition.

Possibly.
Can safely say they are NOT flag material, but may cause some oppo flutters. Can they play like that again?

 

[demondavey]

Possibly.
Can safely say they are NOT flag material, but may cause some oppo flutters. Can they play like that again?

As in, that badly?

 

[Osho]

As in, that badly?

Yep....

 

[MagpieJo]

Did he know she was ill though?

doesnt matter, family is off limits, period

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

He did both.

I always thought Minson was not right in the head.

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Things get heated in battle. Petty got upset. I bet Zorko feels like s**t now also.

Zorko has form as a shite bloke. Just ask his ex-wife.

 

[cactuscall]

Omfg stuff said in the heat of the moment who gives a rats. My wife says worse things to me and vica versa nightly. We don’t sook to draw a crowd cause our spines are made of bone not custard.

Hurtful words thrown around in a broken marriage is a different scenario. Record them. That is of benefit to you in the divorce proceedings. On the footy field it doesn't really add to anything.

 

[Purple Suit]

I always thought Minson was not right in the head.

So did Rocket. That sound bite of him going spare in the coaches box is amazing.

 

[theyellowsash]

So did Rocket. That sound bite of him going spare in the coaches box is amazing.

Honestly that is worse than anything a player would have said on the field

 

[Obeanie1]

Possibly.
Can safely say they are NOT flag material, but may cause some oppo flutters. Can they play like that again?

Lions will be out first round of finals. Their form line is terrible.

 

[Tackle Bag]

Personally I think it’s pathetic that a comment from an opposition player can bring a bloke to tears. Toughen up for **** sake. How soft have we become. They’re only words

 

[BallaratBulldog]

So did Rocket. That sound bite of him going spare in the coaches box is amazing.

Honestly that is worse than anything a player would have said on the field

It was edited to have multiple occasions into one. But at the same he isn't named Rocket for nothing.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Personally I think it’s pathetic that a comment from an opposition player can bring a bloke to tears. Toughen up for * sake. How soft have we become. They’re only words

"They are only words" was used to justify bullying and harassment for years.

But research has shown that verbal bullying can be far more harmful than physical. Bruises heal quick, personal, verbal bullying take a lot longer.

 

[PhatBoy]

Personally I think it’s pathetic that a comment from an opposition player can bring a bloke to tears. Toughen up for * sake. How soft have we become. They’re only words

Yeah good point. They’re only words.

Tell that to the parent that’s burying their 15 year old because they’re getting bullied verbally at school and take their own life.

Tell it to the husband or wife who’s lost the right to see their family because of the words of an ex partner and takes their own life.

Tell it to the young guy dealing with depression who hears the wrong thing and takes his own life.

F***ing hell mate.