Time to sack the Richmond Board

[Soidee 1,496]

After all the news and publicity this year on criminal gangs infiltrating sport...up pops the idiot factor once again! Jake King is just another dumb footballer who gets paid lots of money. Best advice is for him to give Toby Mitchell a wide berth if he wants to stay out of trouble.

[LegsLeoncelli 162]

Caro has written quite an interesting piece in today's paper that makes reference to the Jake King incident.

After all the news and publicity this year on criminal gangs infiltrating sport...up pops the [censored] factor once again! Jake King is just another dumb footballer who gets paid lots of money. Best advice is for him to give Toby Mitchell a wide berth if he wants to stay out of trouble.

Don't forget King gave us that old chestnut of "If it weren't for football I'd be in jail" earlier this year, chiefly so we had something even harder to say about him other than how much he can bench press.

To him I say, there's still plenty of time to enjoy all of life's pleasures, including incarceration. Just ask Billy Nicholls.

[The Third Eye 258]

Right. Just a dumb footballer who introduced a bikie gang leader into an AFL club's rooms at a time when the ACC is investigating links between ... well, um, er bikie gangs, illegal betting and the supply of illicit and banned drugs to football clubs. Are there any other connections between this particular club and bikies (like someone's old man)?

Probably worth investigating but why waste your chief football writer on that sort of thing? Surely to goodness your football writer should be describing the finals action and writing stories about Stevie J and Ollie Wines.

Leave the investigative stuff to your crime writers Mr. Fairfax. They're far better qualified and won't sweep anything under the carpet because of club loyalties or because they're doing the bidding of higher authorities in the football world.

[Sydney Pennski 294]

How are they going to deal with this given that Caroline Wilson's on leave and not available to publicly advise them in her newspaper?

Richmond footballer Jake King snubs club bikie ban on Toby Mitchell

[Moonshadow 17,672]

Not a fan of bikies or Jake King, but how could the AFL or Tigers penalise someone simply for their network of friends?

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

Does that bloke do the ink work for Jake King?

[mauriesy 7,212]

I think he should be criticised more for associating with an event that is so demeaning of women.

[old dee 23,682]

Once again an AFL player proves he is not a Rocket Scientist!

[binman 42,465]

I think he should be criticised more for associating with an event that is so demeaning of women.

I'm hoping lack of interest means it all disappears without a trace. Pathetic and makes me wonder how much further we have to go in terms of making the world a less sexist place. Suggests to me we are going backwards. And yes good point of course the Hun didn't even mention his choice of attending such a miserable 'event'. I wonder how his President feels

[DemonFrog 1,352]

Once again an AFL player proves he is not a Rocket Scientist!

May be he can become a road scholar then. IMO they appear to just give this out too anyone.

[old dee 23,682]

I'm hoping lack of interest means it all disappears without a trace. Pathetic and makes me wonder how much further we have to go in terms of making the world a less sexist place. Suggests to me we are going backwards. And yes good point of course the Hun didn't even mention hios choice of attending such a miserable 'event'. I wonder how his President feels

Attending the game is not news.

Being there with Mitchel is.

Forget about the world being a less sexiest place, humans being humans means you will get little change.

Put your energies into something achievable.

[old dee 23,682]

May be he can become a road scholar then. IMO they appear to just give this out too anyone.

I assume you mean a "Rhodes" scholar DF.

I doubt Jake would make the cut however he might make a road scholar.

[binman 42,465]

Forget about the world being a less sexiest place, humans being humans means you will get little change.

Put your energies into something achievable.

Surely you jets. Australi is much less sexist than it was in 60's and 70s. Does this not indicate change is possible. Should we give up trying to reduce family violence and racism too?

[pitmaster 3,512]

I assume you mean a "Rhodes" scholar DF.

I doubt Jake would make the cut however he might make a road scholar.

Maybe a civil engineer.

[old dee 23,682]

Surely you jets. Australi is much less sexist than it was in 60's and 70s. Does this not indicate change is possible. Should we give up trying to reduce family violence and racism too?

No just don't expect massive change or you will go crazy.

Yes Australia is less sexist than the sixties but keep in mind it is now half a century later.

Change in these areas is very slow.

[old dee 23,682]

Maybe a civil engineer.

I was thinking more along the lines of the guy hold the "stop" sign!

[Melbournepotter 375]

Women seem happy enough to play the game.

[hardtack 10,505]

Maybe a civil engineer.

or perhaps, a not-so-civil engineer in King's case.

[daisycutter 29,596]

May be he can become a road (sic) scholar then. IMO they appear to just give this out too anyone.

was that a dig at Mike Fitzpatrick or Bob Hawke?

[binman 42,465]

No just don't expect massive change or you will go crazy.

Yes Australia is less sexist than the sixties but keep in mind it is now half a century later.

Change in these areas is very slow.

Yes, true enough

[mauriesy 7,212]

Women seem happy enough to play the game.

Maybe it's demeaning not just because of the dress but because it treats women's sport as a joke.

The AFL, in which King is a player, has a Respect and Responsibility Policy, part of which aims "... to foster a culture that creates an environment of equality between women and men. It is difficult to ensure that an environment of equality is generated where women ... are portrayed as sex objects or otherwise marginalized rather than being recognized for their skills and contributions".

[DemonFrog 1,352]

I assume you mean a "Rhodes" scholar DF.

I doubt Jake would make the cut however he might make a road scholar.

No OD it was a deliberate mistake LOL

[old dee 23,682]

No OD it was a deliberate mistake LOL

Sorry DF I missed it completely

[DemonFrog 1,352]

Sorry DF I missed

LOL all good it completely

Its all good OD its early here and just drove 2 hours. So may be not one of my better jokes LOL

[Jarka 767]

They wear less clothing in the beach volleyball