A simple answer to Liam's presence in Alice Springs is that due to a tremendous amount of rain we have had here recently a great number of roads have been closed. Transport services have also been cancelled and will not resume, for the most part, until Saturday. The vast majority of the Yuendumu community has been in Alice for the past fortnight.

One thing I will assume is he will be suspended, No question. Colin Sylvia, Sammy Blease both suspended for minor indescretions. All this rubbish about tribal law and community means nothing. He is a MFC employee and is expected to act like one. Getting held by police is more than enough for Melbourne to suspend him indefinately if not worse. I massive [censored] in the face by a player afforded so much.

I wish there was a 'dislike' button.

Can't believe some of the tripe I'm reading on here. Maybe we just chill until Rudeboy gets on with some facts. Given the vigour with which some of you jump to conclusions I'd be amazed if your hamstrings weren't ripped off the bone. FMD.

WhaT...you think only one person can present reason ?? Granted he has an inside running ....but I think theres more than one way to source info

One thing I will assume is he will be suspended, No question. Colin Sylvia, Sammy Blease both suspended for minor indescretions. All this rubbish about tribal law and community means nothing. He is a MFC employee and is expected to act like one. Getting held by police is more than enough for Melbourne to suspend him indefinately if not worse. I massive [censored] in the face by a player afforded so much.

He went home under the proviso he was dealing with personal and tribal issues.

How is it his fault at this stage that he is arrested? as reported he may just be aiding police.

give me a break mate, and get a life

Despite not knowing all the facts, a combination of the words Jurrah, head injuries, machete and custody have me braced for bad news. I find those comments making light of all this disgraceful.

I don't think anyone is making light of the situation at all. You choose to believe the sky is falling in - I'd rather wait for the facts

One thing I will assume is he will be suspended, No question. Colin Sylvia, Sammy Blease both suspended for minor indescretions. All this rubbish about tribal law and community means nothing. He is a MFC employee and is expected to act like one. Getting held by police is more than enough for Melbourne to suspend him indefinately if not worse. I massive [censored] in the face by a player afforded so much.

Theres definitely a case where someone has to sit down and sort something out. This cant go on...and on.. sorry...it cant.

God I hope he is ok and he comes back to us safe and brings his excitement back to the 'G'.

Please, please, please.

On the subject of Jurrah, Rudeboy or the club's are the only words I'll take as gospel. You can suit yourself. But if you read over this thread & consider the reactions fair and reasonable, have fun doing it. To me, it looks like Bigfooty has invaded.

Edit : sorry, replying to BB59, post 104

quoted for being the most sane poster so far......here here

Seconded.

One thing I will assume is he will be suspended, No question. Colin Sylvia, Sammy Blease both suspended for minor indescretions. All this rubbish about tribal law and community means nothing. He is a MFC employee and is expected to act like one. Getting held by police is more than enough for Melbourne to suspend him indefinately if not worse. I massive [censored] in the face by a player afforded so much.

What crap. Assume anything at this stage and you're a fool. Way to support our own.

A simple answer to Liam's presence in Alice Springs is that due to a tremendous amount of rain we have had here recently a great number of roads have been closed. Transport services have also been cancelled and will not resume, for the most part, until Saturday. The vast majority of the Yuendumu community has been in Alice for the past fortnight.

thanks fork

I don't think anyone is making light of the situation at all. You choose to believe the sky is falling in - I'd rather wait for the facts

No sky is not falling in, but braced for bad news, which is the opposite of good news, read the words on the page not in your head. And I don't appreciate the sad brasstuds that think this is funny.

Theres definitely a case where someone has to sit down and sort something out. This cant go on...and on.. sorry...it cant.

None of us even know what the "this" is that you're referring to. Hard therefore to see how you can jump from there to "there's definitely a case".

We know nothing and - as a few of the posts here show - understand even less.

Theres definitely a case where someone has to sit down and sort something out. This cant go on...and on.. sorry...it cant.

What can't go on?

Liam has never asked for time off before during the season, he has never given us any reason or any indication to believe that he wasn't dedicated to his career, and he has certainly never done anything unlawful or not within the rightful conduct for a Melbourne player.

It's very very sad, but it seems that some posters here are jumping to conclusions, and making ill informed comments because of Liam's heritage and cultural background.

We've had a string of some serious headcases at Melbourne, and many other players who have gone out and done the wrong thing (Sylvia, Moloney etc), and all have been afforded multiple chances. Liam has never done a thing wrong by our club, and yet some people are happy to get on their high horse and pass judgement and punishment without knowing even half the story.

What a wonderful supporting community we all are.

Hardly adding to any hysteria - don't be so precious and take it the way it was meant to be ........ a joke

I think any attempt at joking on this thread is totally inappropriate .

Liam is an honourable and dignified man , and we need to respect his presumed innocence until further is known .

I don't think any of us can truly appreciate his cultural and tribal and family responsibilities .

Channel 9 newsbrief just stated that up to 50 people may have been involved. May be a case of arrest em all, and sort it out later.

Liam is an honourable and dignified man , and we need to respect his presumed innocence until further is known

This speaks volumes. Well said.

Channel 9 newsbrief just stated that up to 50 people may have been involved. May be a case of arrest em all, and sort it out later.

Except only two have been held in custody?

So you are already assuming that somehow the sponsor (for arguments sake let's say they are based in china) has already found out about Liam and have also presumed he is guilty of a terrible crime and our now doubting their potential commitment to the dee's. Gee'z the business world must be full of stupid assumptions.

It's front and centre on our website.. how could they miss it?

You dont think a potiential sponser would be keeping an eye on whats happening at the club? Now that would be a stupid assumption..

Cameron was meant to be on the run home program which is now finished... Still no response from SEN or Cam himself but looks like he isn't coming on.

Nah, it would be a legal minefield re Liams defence, if required.

Better nothing known is said IMO.

I wonder in this case if there's any possibility Liam is in custody for his own safety? Not trying to be Mr positivity but I can imagine in a dispute such as this (50 people involved) who would be the target on one side?

Yeah, I think just as am observer, and more of a dees fan than a Jurrah fan... My concern is that even if there's nothing in it or Liam, that he maybe disarmed the offender or whatever... That doesn't mean everything's hunky dory. How much would that mess with your head? His body's not been tremendous this off season, and I reckon if something like this happened to me one of two things woul happen... I'd either be written off as a work/teammate, or I would bury my head in training and work as a kind of therapy...

Regardless of the judicial system in this one, the poor kid's head is gonna like scrambled eggs... and who could blame him. Which is bad for MFC.

I think you would have lost a lot of readers before you got to the point, with your comment rubbishing tribal law etc. LJ when he was taken on by the club, was taken on as a "project player" (for want of a better term), and as such will possibly be given more latitude by the club... your comment about bleeding hearts borders on the offensive as these are people who are not prepared to condemn LJ until something concrete is known.

Where do propose we draw the line then?

Where do propose we draw the line then?

I propose we wait until we know the facts before condemning him.

I think any attempt at joking on this thread is totally inappropriate .

I don't. I take it on a case by case basis. If someone's being racist AND humorous, then sure, have a holiday from land. But humour can be helpful... just a question of taste.

Just on this... Has anyone else had the thought occur to them that if anyone gave me that image of LJ with a deadly weapon in hand, I flat out wouldn't believe them. He's never struck me, on field or in interviews, as the least bit violent. Now I'm not saying I know him, or that what we see is relevant... but given that from what we see he either broke it up, or was the offender.... which scenario rings true? I can see him being there becase it's his duty as an elder... but this degree of violence? It just doesn't compute... I'll be shocked if the news is the worst case that we're all fearing.

Some people welcome a return to footy as an opportunity to excel and escape from frustrating domestic pressures

Perhaps only an optimist would apply such a proposition to Liam's situation.

But stranger things have happened

and this possibility may not satisfy one with a "hang-em-high" attitude