Davey suspended by Leadership Group

MELBOURNEfc's Aaron Davey has been suspended for a week of AFL football for unprofessional preparation in the lead-up to his Round 14 match against Brisbane.

Davey, was in Darwin during the week leading into Round 14, attending a close friend's mother's funeral.

Davey volunteered his lack of preparation and unprofessionalism during his time in Darwin to the Leadership Group once he returned to Melbourne. The group recommended to the Match Committee that Aaron play a week at Sandringham as a sanction.

Davey is now unavailable to play for MELBOURNEfc this Sunday against the Western Bulldogs and will line-up for Sandringham against Williamstown on Saturday.

No further comment will be made.

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Surely it's a [censored] weak to suspend sumone when they just attended someone's funeral?

Davey suspended by Leadership Group

MELBOURNEfc's Aaron Davey has been suspended for a week of AFL football for unprofessional preparation in the lead-up to his Round 14 match against Brisbane.

Davey, was in Darwin during the week leading into Round 14, attending a close friend's mother's funeral.

Davey volunteered his lack of preparation and unprofessionalism during his time in Darwin to the Leadership Group once he returned to Melbourne. The group recommended to the Match Committee that Aaron play a week at Sandringham as a sanction.

Davey is now unavailable to play for MELBOURNEfc this Sunday against the Western Bulldogs and will line-up for Sandringham against Williamstown on Saturday.

No further comment will be made.

Just read this on bigfooty!

Surely it's a [censored] weak to suspend sumone when they just attended someone's funeral?

If he did the wrong thing funeral or not we are trying to build a professional culture/organisation and rules are rules. No point empowering the leadership group to come up with rules to follow and then picking and choosing when they want to follow them.

I am comfortable they have all the facts and have made the right call whatever it is he has done.

i dare say that the wrong thing wasnt that he was in darwin attending a funeral.

it was probably doing something else while up there, like hitting the booze perhaps.

oh well, fair play to the team - they are trying to change the culture and this will do it slowly but surely

There was obviously some unacceptable behaviour and I'm glad that as a club we wont put up with it.

Aaron will be a big loss though.

Good on Davey for volunteering the information. Probably would not have seen the light of day if he kept quiet. Shows that he knows what is expected of the players and is actually showing leadership by coming forward I reckon. I often hear about how hard the indigenous take it when they lose a family member, so IMO I can turn a blind eye to one little misdemeanour under these circumstances. Well done Aaron for being honest and well done Leadership for letting all at the club know what is not acceptable.

Of course, we believe every word we read on bigfooty

April 1 has passed.

Davey has a history of getting injured against the Bulldogs, so i am happy to see him sit this one out.

April 1 has passed.

I dont think it's a joke!

This is fact.

And here is the proof

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62844

Good to see we're serious about that number one pick this year.

Ladies and Gentlemen

ITS MARIC TIME

Ladies and Gentlemen

ITS MARIC TIME

Yep, could be too.

Ladies and Gentlemen

ITS MARIC TIME

Constructive post.

We must remember though it was only 2 or 3 weeks ago he wasnt staring in Sandy Reserves.

Probably went up, had a few to drink, came back worse for wear and wasn't his self at training.

Good to see we're serious about that number one pick this year.

My thoughts exactly! :D

I didn't mind this when it happened with Sylvia earlier in the year, but on reflection, I'm not a fan of this type of punishment. In my opinion it punishes the team more than the individual.

It punishes the individual a fair bit, $ isnt as big, and he would much rather be in the R&B than the yellow...

He will go back to sandy and absolutly kill it, 30 touches, 6 goals!

Bring in Maric and see what he can do, might be type of player that can have a HUGE impact on debut

Not having a drink with close friends after a funeral can be very difficult. it is for me anyway.

If you are a profesional athlete not used to having a quiet one or two, you can go overboard without trying.

He acceded to his conscience by telling his team mates.

They stuck to their own task and made him pay the price.

I see this as a good news story.

I'm surprisingly comfortable with this story.

We have a player who was in a difficult situation, who, while behaving unprofessionally in football terms does not appear to have behaved innapropriately in general social terms.

As he was not properly prepared for the match he won't be playing this week. No further sanction will be applied as there would appear to be nothing more too it.

Given his history of soft-tissue problems, it's probably just common sense that he spend a week playing in a less intense environment anyway.

Basically, he's "pulled up sore" from the week off.

I didn't mind this when it happened with Sylvia earlier in the year, but on reflection, I'm not a fan of this type of punishment. In my opinion it punishes the team more than the individual.

Yes but, 'Nasher'. It hurts the side a little NOW, but strengthens the whole group for the long term, it may well save us down the track.

I didn't mind this when it happened with Sylvia earlier in the year, but on reflection, I'm not a fan of this type of punishment. In my opinion it punishes the team more than the individual.

I tend to agree, except in our situation I don't think it really matters. What's more important is that a message is sent not just to Aaron but to the whole group that whatever Davey did is unacceptable, so that when we need players in the team and not serving suspension for discipline it doesn't happen.

Out: Davey

In: Tanking

If he is not injured, then this is clearly a tanking tactic. The doggies were going to be hard enough to beat with flash in the side, without him makes it a near impossible task.

I am all for it, rest the Stars and play the kids. Who knows, the kids may just rise up and give the dogs a bloody fright!

Davey suspended by Leadership Group

MELBOURNEfc's Aaron Davey has been suspended for a week of AFL football for unprofessional preparation in the lead-up to his Round 14 match against Brisbane.

Davey, was in Darwin during the week leading into Round 14, attending a close friend's mother's funeral.

Davey volunteered his lack of preparation and unprofessionalism during his time in Darwin to the Leadership Group once he returned to Melbourne. The group recommended to the Match Committee that Aaron play a week at Sandringham as a sanction.

Davey is now unavailable to play for MELBOURNEfc this Sunday against the Western Bulldogs and will line-up for Sandringham against Williamstown on Saturday.

No further comment will be made.

Just read this on bigfooty!

Surely it's a [censored] weak to suspend sumone when they just attended someone's funeral?

Just heard a rumor. Jace Bode farted in public during the break and was suspended by the leadership group for 1 match. What a f*****g joke! <_<