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AFL official Ali Fahour has been filmed committing a “sickening" king-hit attack on a rival.

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Made a beeline straight for the poor bloke. That was nasty!

 

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    Social media and accessibility to cameras means you can't get away with any act like this and nor should you.  We have no idea what happened to the lead up of this action only the stuff that is the story gets shown, the media edits anything to get a story.

    Local footy is in bad shape at the moment, are the on field and off field incidents any worse than they have been in the past, no, but the access to cameras and social media every thing that happens at local footy is published.  This is a good thing as hopefully it will continue to clean up local footy.

    Should he be sacked, no, should he get a whack from his employer yes, he wasn't representing his employer when he did this act and the local league will sanction him accordingly.  However his employer the AFL needs to take some sort of action for its image.

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    The bloke who copped the hit is very, very lucky.  Came out of if with some concussion, the hit didn't break his jaw.  Could have been a lot worse, not to to mention his wife and two young kids watched it all happen.

     

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    Wow... just watched that for the first time, and whilst Bugg and Houli's were bad, they were at least in the 'time scope' of being an instinctive action. Not good by any means and they rightly will cop their penalty.

    That action by Fahour is not instinctive, it's intentional, and pre-meditated, that is a whole new level entirely. AFL needs to strong here, and their silence is a concern.

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    he also got rubbed out for 3 weeks earlier this season

    his days of giving others a character reference seem ended

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    Well let's hear the media uproar. If Bugg's is going to be six (utter madness) then this must be eight to twelve. Of course it won't be. Political correctness when it suits.

    Edited by Return to Glory

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    What a disgrace. I hope political correctness doesn't get in the way of him being booted out of the AFL. Should be before the courts not just a tribunal 

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    I'm waiting for the defence of religious vilification to come in. Watch this space.

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    Does he have an ally in Aly ? :rolleyes:

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    Takes some of the heat away from us perhaps..

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    25 minutes ago, 71 Molloy said:

    Is this the guy who went public with some confidential concerns from Davey in the Neeld years?

    No that was Mifsud I think.  

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    [censored] AFLX, the AFL should have a boxing tournament instead seeming so many players(and employees) like hitting each other in the head.

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    1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

    What a disgrace. I hope political correctness doesn't get in the way of him being booted out of the AFL. Should be before the courts not just a tribunal 

    Assault charges?

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    Just now, chook fowler said:

    If it occurred on the street it would be - what's the difference. It was a coward punch.

    and he didn't even have a modicum of provocation. after his hit he went straight at another player who fortunately saw him coming.

    but being from a persecuted multicultural minority will no doubt be just given a warning

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    2 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    and he didn't even have a modicum of provocation. after his hit he went straight at another player who fortunately saw him coming.

    but being from a persecuted multicultural minority will no doubt be just given a warning

    c'mon now this comment is ridiculous... He'll cop the full brunt of the northern leagues tribunal

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    1 minute ago, low flying Robbo said:

    c'mon now this comment is ridiculous... He'll cop the full brunt of the northern leagues tribunal

    bit of tongue in cheek, robbo

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    3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    he also got rubbed out for 3 weeks earlier this season

    his days of giving others a character reference seem ended

    Yeah sounds like the kind of ethics you'd expect from a 'diversity manager'.  Hes so inclusive that he will whack anyone, no matter where they're from or who they are.

    How does one manage diversity anyway?

    Nice made up fake job from AFL House.

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    Thank Heavens he's no longer running Australia Post.

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    Why does the afl even have a diversity manager?

    I have no problem with aggression on the footy field but that is pure coward thuggery. I guess the diversity manager is one of those token positions where it doesn't matter what you do. Untouchable. Unbelievable.

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    2 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

    Why does the afl even have a diversity manager?

    I have no problem with aggression on the footy field but that is pure coward thuggery. I guess the diversity manager is one of those token positions where it doesn't matter what you do. Untouchable. Unbelievable.

    Because to ensure there is equality big companies hire people to discriminate on the basis of gender and/or ethnicity when it is already illegal to do so.

    As with "affirmative action" to make sure people are chosen on merit, you have to chose people based on something else, to ensure people are chosen on the merit that you are deliberately failing to recognise and in fact ignore.

    So the only way to be fair is to be more unfair-this protects the equality you cherish by using inequality for "good".

    Got all that?

    Fascist.

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