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

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19 hours ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

HELL NO.

No ordinary 9 - 5 gig

An organisation that's trying to set standards for the men and women playing AFL footy - competitive, hard, but fair...not thuggery. He represents that vision 24/7

The AFL are working out his severance pay

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    49 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Good grief!

    Fahour says how great a guy Houli is, then next week Houli is saying how great a guy Fahour is.  http://www.theage.com.au/afl/bachar-houli-defends-ali-fahour-ahead-of-afl-tribunal-hearing-20170705-gx58ol.html

    Reminds me of the old adage 'birds of a feather stick together'!  I would have thought Houli would keep his head down given he is serving a 4 week suspension for knocking a player unconscious.

    Neither of them are looking like great guys!

    The thing that irks me about Houli giving him a reference is he is obviously ignoring the fact that Fahour has already been reported (earlier this year?) and also back in 2012 (?) he jumped the fence and attacked a spectator.... hardly a good character

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    16 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    "Gill....Hello are you there??"

    Is there any body out there ...m

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    Just now, dees189227 said:

    Isnt he o/s at the tour de france

    And there are no phones, emails and Skype. It's the altitude you see.

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    6 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Isnt he o/s at the tour de france

    He should still make a statement

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    Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

    He should still make a statement

    yep agree,  maybe they are waiting until his hearing tonight. 

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    1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Good grief!

    Fahour says how great a guy Houli is, then next week Houli is saying how great a guy Fahour is.  http://www.theage.com.au/afl/bachar-houli-defends-ali-fahour-ahead-of-afl-tribunal-hearing-20170705-gx58ol.html

    Reminds me of the old adage 'birds of a feather stick together'!  I would have thought Houli would keep his head down given he is serving a 4 week suspension for knocking a player unconscious.

    Neither of them are looking like great guys!

    It's like this is you're first encounter with the footy fraternity..?

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    9 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    He should still make a statement

    He is :unsure::rolleyes:

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      Life ban for Ali Fahour.

       
       
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      BREAKING: Believe Ali Fahour slugged 14 WEEKS after marathon tribunal hearing. AFL will break silence tomorrow.

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    The Northern Football League has ended the playing career of AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour, handing him a lifetime ban effective immediately. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/fahour-faces-tribunal-over-striking-incident-20170705-gx5eog.html

    Justice has been done and seen to be done. 

    Now over to the AFL to cut its ties with him.

     

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    What a magnificent example of sanctimonious moral outrage and group think this thread is.

    Some clown dongs a guy in a footy melee - wow that's rare. Leigh Mathews calls for red cards! FMD if they had them in his day, Mathews would have lasted about 1 quarter per game.

    It was a nasty act to be sure but we've all seen as bad or worse in AFL matches over the years - and Mathews contributed to more than one of them.

    What shits me about this, is the readiness of so many to jump on the bandwagon of sanctimony.

    Have a look around folks! There is bad [censored] happening all the time. You might be off spending the outrage on our shitty popularist politicians and convincing them to act in the public interest rather than mere vote catching. Let the appropriate tribunal deal with this dh.

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    1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

    yep agree,  maybe they are waiting until his hearing tonight. 

    Nah....waiting for the plebiscite. 

    The one that he used to decide whether or not to head off to France was poorly worded - the respondents obviously thought that the question was "should he relocate to France permanently"? 

    Edited by monoccular

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    21 hours ago, rjay said:

    I might agree with you if he was playing Baseball or another sport but he was playing football.

    He works with the senior body that oversees the sport, local games are sanctioned and come under the umbrella of the AFL.

    He not just another private citizen 'Ralph'...

    Was he being paid by the AFL at the time?  If not, then they have no right to dictate his behaviour. 

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    2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    "Gill....Hello are you there??"

    Don't annoy Gil , SWYL.  He's going to France to have a look at the Tour de France. Taking the opportunity whilst things are a little quiet in the AFL at the moment.  Bon voyage Gil.  Sacre bleu!!!!!

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    59 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    What a magnificent example of sanctimonious moral outrage and group think this thread is.

    Some clown dongs a guy in a footy melee - wow that's rare. Leigh Mathews calls for red cards! FMD if they had them in his day, Mathews would have lasted about 1 quarter per game.

    It was a nasty act to be sure but we've all seen as bad or worse in AFL matches over the years - and Mathews contributed to more than one of them.

    What shits me about this, is the readiness of so many to jump on the bandwagon of sanctimony.

    Have a look around folks! There is bad [censored] happening all the time. You might be off spending the outrage on our shitty popularist politicians and convincing them to act in the public interest rather than mere vote catching. Let the appropriate tribunal deal with this dh.

    Come on BBO, I know you are partial to a good flogging but this was an unproved king hit that caused a player in an suburban comp to miss work, together with the fact that it was an escalation of a pattern of behaviour. It is also aggravated by the fact that this guy's job with the AFL is to try and change people's attitudes and behaviour. He deserves everything he got from the tribunal and should lose his job.

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    18 minutes ago, Copuchas said:

    AFL site says he has resigned as Diversity Manager.  He's had a bit of an eventful week the boy.

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-05/fahour-out-of-local-footy-after-life-ban

    His position certainly became untenable. 

    Had he been done for drink driving, or snorting drugs or punching someone playing tennis I'd say it isn't linked to his work and he should stay. But he was caught inflicting a huge hit to an opponent playing in a competition overseen and answerable to his employer. He had to go.

    His religion, his job title at the AFL or the conditions under which he got his job should be irrelevant to the outcome imo.

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    5 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    Come on BBO, I know you are partial to a good flogging but this was an unproved king hit that caused a player in an suburban comp to miss work, together with the fact that it was an escalation of a pattern of behaviour. It is also aggravated by the fact that this guy's job with the AFL is to try and change people's attitudes and behaviour. He deserves everything he got from the tribunal and should lose his job.

    He cant continue to put his hand out every Thursday working for a business with a key responsibly being to protect the image of the game. Because of his violent past he is now no longer able to play the game at any level. He cant remain as an administrator on any level.

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    8 minutes ago, tilly18 said:

    He cant continue to put his hand out every Thursday working for a business with a key responsibly being to protect the image of the game. Because of his violent past he is now no longer able to play the game at any level. He cant remain as an administrator on any level.

    Despite what I said before about him getting what he deserved I must concede his behaviour since the incident has been exemplary- he's not tried to hide, has admitted his mistake, accepted the penalty, is seeking help with his anger issues and has voluntarily stepped down, saving the AFL a lot of embarrassment. I hope is left alone nw to move on with his life.

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