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1 minute ago, Redleg said:

He obviously didn’t see it. He looked up and saw the coin fly off to the side and cracked a joke. 

I am sure you appreciate that he is a very experienced broadcaster and he would not deliberately alienate the entire viewing public by ridiculing a disabled person.

Seriously? I know you are being facetious.  

I don’t reckon he did it on purpose like others are insinuating Red, but I don’t buy the argument that he was completely oblivious to what was plainly evident in front of him either. I’m quite happy to settle for the middle ground position that it was just a case of engaging mouth before brain and he said something thoughtless and insensitive. Experience notwithstanding, it fits the Ed profile in my view.

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    11 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Of course he was referring to the coin thrower, he just wasn’t aware she was disabled. 

    Before opening his mouth, perhaps Eddie could find out just a little background info about the coin toss person, especially given she clearly had a walking stick and he watched the toss. You know, thinking professionally before belittling or making fun of someone. They are usually chosen for a reason.

    IMO he has too much history to claim it was an honest mistake or a misunderstanding. 

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    11 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Yes you are correct, he wanted to alienate the female viewers and get them to hate him. 

    I think the point a few here are trying to make Red, is that he has many runs on the board in the past with belittling other misfortunate people even his own supporters. Its not the first time. Perhaps he didnt notice she had a cane and was wobbling, maybe he had a few before the game as he often does and was a bit wobbly himself, but hes a paid media personality and he deserves to be shot down for saying something as childish as that.

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    Jumped or Pushed? Eddie steps down from calling tonight's game

    Today's apology of "I am deeply sorry..." is far more sincere than the long winded "I unreservedly apologise if it was communicated the wrong way..."  He now realises it is what he said rather than how "it was communicated" that was ignorant and offensive. 

    Better late than never I guess.

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    Look Ed unfortunately has history of making gaffes. I see he removed himself from this afternoons game. Wow what a punishment removing yourself from your job where he will still get paid and go and sit in your toorak mansion. 

    Anyway go saints. 

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    [censored] me. Any decent team would be five goals up against the bombers. 

    Both teams are putrid

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    Bad start by bombers, can they re hire mark neeld and sack him again to turn the season around?

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    2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Don’t put words in my mouth. 

    I have walked on canes every day for 50 years. 

    McGuire knew what was going on and what he said. He is an ignorant fool

    I didn’t put words in your mouth, you posted “whether it was deliberate or not “ and by that I thought you were conceding it might not have been deliberate. 

    However you know what Eddie intended, so what is the point of discussing it with you. 

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    2 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Before opening his mouth, perhaps Eddie could find out just a little background info about the coin toss person, especially given she clearly had a walking stick and he watched the toss. You know, thinking professionally before belittling or making fun of someone. They are usually chosen for a reason.

    IMO he has too much history to claim it was an honest mistake or a misunderstanding. 

    So you also believe he said it deliberately. Fair enough. I just don’t think he attacked a disabled person on TV intentionally.

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    2 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    I think the point a few here are trying to make Red, is that he has many runs on the board in the past with belittling other misfortunate people even his own supporters. Its not the first time. Perhaps he didnt notice she had a cane and was wobbling, maybe he had a few before the game as he often does and was a bit wobbly himself, but hes a paid media personality and he deserves to be shot down for saying something as childish as that.

    Don’t disagree with that.

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    Can see Worsfold getting the sack this year, it’s almost comical how bad they are, they look like us a few years back absolutely no idea what they are doing 

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    Bombers are all over the shop.  Saints are distinctly average, which is why they only kicked 2.7, but Essendon should be five to six goals down right now.  They are a mess.

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    Bombers look like us under Neeld.

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    Re Eddie saga:  I'm sorry that I didn't pay close attention to his initial apology, and so may have missed a few words.  Surely if he didn't mean it deliberately or wasn't an idiot he should have simply said, sorry, I wasn't paying much attention, just looked up at the coin toss and didn't notice who tossed it.  And then express regret etc etc.  

    If he did say that, I apologise for thinking him an idiot.  (Like Redleg I can't believe he is stupid enough to have done it deliberately though he is an insensitive clod.)

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    2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    This is a horrible game of footy.

    I love that Essendon are still so bad years after cheating the system. They only have themselves to blame. 

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