The tragic downfall of Liam Jurrah

[Whispering_Jack 28,089]

It's a sad and tragic story for all concerned including the victims of Liam's crime. I hope all concerned can find peace and that Liam can turn his life around. Nothing more to say at this stage really.

[Earl Hood 5,816]

The tragedy is that the magistrate did not allow the Yuendumu community to resolve the original problem in their own way however barbaric and ill logical that may have seemed to us. A ritual spearing of the guilty party was preferable to the fracturing of the community we have seen since. The outcomes have been far worse. Liam as a tribal elder was always going to get drawn into the mess, unfortunately he has been involved in a litany of domestic problems as well since going back to NT.

i hope he serves his time and can make a new start.

[Jaded No More 58,952]

Very few things in life are more frustrating than wasted talent.

He could have been anything.

[DemonFrog 1,347]

I wish him well

[Earl Hood 5,816]

Very few things in life are more frustrating than wasted talent.

He could have been anything.

Yes I remember going to Princess Park in 2009 to see him in the VFL to see what all the talk was about this wizard from Yuendumu. He kicked 5 that day against the Bullants.it was a brillant display. A few weeks later he debuted for the Dees and played another 5 or so games where we saw a player doing things I had never seen before. He did not take so much as take high marks but rather plucked the ball out of the air which he did spectacularly in a game against the Saints.

I remember my sole wish for season 2010 was for Jurrah to play 20 games so we could all see someone really special and unique. Stupid wish of course as he was injured early and never got going that season as I remember it. Oh we'll add him to the list of Demons who never reached their potential.

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Very few things in life are more frustrating than wasted talent.

He could have been anything.

And now he's going to wind up a Magpie

[Kenny Powers 90]

My wife says that a white person committing the same offences would not have gone to gaol.

Can we prove her wrong?

She's an idiot

[rjay 24,040]

And now he's going to wind up a Magpie

I don't think Buckley would take the risk, he's trying to sort out his list and doesn't need any more distraction.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

My wife says that a white person committing the same offences would not have gone to gaol.

Can we prove her wrong?

That's ridiculous

He's committed a whole bunch of serious crimes in a very short period of time, he has gotten off super easy if you ask me

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

That's ridiculous

He's committed a whole bunch of serious crimes in a very short period of time, he has gotten off super easy if you ask me

Agree. He's been given a slap on the wrist with a six month sentence almost entirely suspended. I would have preferred him to go away for longer. It might help to straighten him out.

[ThreeOneSix 953]

My wife says that a white person committing the same offences would not have gone to gaol.

Can we prove her wrong?

I dare say that white, black, purple, pink or yellow, if you do as Liam has done, you get time.

The only reason Jurrah wasn't in earlier IMO was due to this case being in the public eye - hence it gets more attention.

Liam had more chances than most indigenous citizens to prove to the courts that he was trying to rehabilitate himself - and he failed dismally.

Jurrah is very much a danger to society and thankfully he was locked up before someone got killed, hopefully he rehabilitates himself in Jail, so he causes no further harm to others.

[dee-luded 2,958]

In case you couldn't work that out its a simple equation.

You stated that all people in jail are scum + i proved that was not the case by mentioning Mandela = you aren't that bright

http://vimeo.com/53933900

[dee-luded 2,958]

The tragedy is that the magistrate did not allow the Yuendumu community to resolve the original problem in their own way however barbaric and ill logical that may have seemed to us. A ritual spearing of the guilty party was preferable to the fracturing of the community we have seen since. The outcomes have been far worse. Liam as a tribal elder was always going to get drawn into the mess, unfortunately he has been involved in a litany of domestic problems as well since going back to NT.

i hope he serves his time and can make a new start.

all very well when the community is as One, & someone steps out of line, but when the community is split, what then??? you don't have a consensus, but you have opposing views, thats how wars, or civil wars happen...

or it could just be a time of troubles?

[Jarka 767]

His life completely feel apart when he decided to leave Melbourne, and I don't mean just the club. I understand that he wanted to be close to his family and all that but so much of this could have been avoided. Such a sad story that shouldn't have come to this. Let's hope that the two families can somehow move on from this terrible situation.

[mauriesy 6,855]

No it's not, all that matters in life is your health

Yep, life is only about Maslow's first heirarchy.

Jurrah's gone from being a star footballer lighting up the MCG and taking mark of the year to being incarcerated. That's a tragic downfall in anyone's language.