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Have to wait for the facts but if the club has reported it then its likely to be true. I say call off the season now. Maybe wait another six hour. 

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    Not doing himself any favours old Harley. I really want him to have a good run at it next year, but I can't help but feel the club have gone cold on him and might move him on with list size restrictions. This incident won't help his chances.

    Interestingly in the Hell and Back series, there was mention about the club asking him to give up the booze for a while from memory? Not suggesting that was still the case, but interesting nonetheless given this incident is being reported as alcohol related.

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    12 minutes ago, Deeminion said:

    If the story is true and he’s breached the COVID rules then his career is over. 

    I recall covid suspensions being between 2 and 10 games, not 100. ...And the club not having a 1 strike policy.

    Edited by John Demonic

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    If he has stuffed up, my first instinct is that I feel sorry for him, particularly when faced with potentially career ending ramifications.  I hope the Melbourne FC is able to help him where we can, whether he plays for us or not. 

    Edited by Return to Glory

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    I would give him a break. Until it’s all finished for 2020.  We do not know all details. Too many here too willing to throw a talent away.  It’s the end of the year for him.  Give him any benefit to be had.  Some far to quick to judge. 

    Thats not to say he is innocent or guilty,

    just give it a break.

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    These are not the things you want to be following Richmond's lead on for god's sake.

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    Just now, 640MD said:

    I would give him a break. Until it’s all finished for 2020.  We do not know all details. Too many here too willing to throw a talent away.  It’s the end of the year for him.  Give him any benefit to be had.  Some far to quick to judge. 

    Thats not to say he is innocent or guilty,

    just give it a break.

    How is this the end of the year for him? We could still play finals. 
    If his season is done, go back to Melbourne. Don’t get [censored] outside the hub. Ffs some fans are far too forgiving. 
     

    6 million Victorians can follow rules but AFL players can’t? 

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    1 minute ago, Jaded said:

    6 million Victorians can follow rules but AFL players can’t? 

    Isn't it more like 5,999,956 out of 6,000,000 Victorians can follow the rules. Caveat - this figure does not include umpires!

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    21 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    anyone else have that feeling that the season is ending in a typical MFC fiasco

    Collingwood beating Port and Lynden Dunn carrying on will be the final nail after the Dogs get up today 

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    36 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Ralphy just said on Fox Footy that Melbourne pretty much have a 1 year contract for Bennell

    Until the facts come through, hes a [censored] spanner.. 

    Have players not learnt anything after the Richmond situation?‍♂️

    Lol big footy indeed. 

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    5 minutes ago, 640MD said:

    I would give him a break. Until it’s all finished for 2020.  We do not know all details. Too many here too willing to throw a talent away.  It’s the end of the year for him.  Give him any benefit to be had.  Some far to quick to judge. 

    Thats not to say he is innocent or guilty,

    just give it a break.

    We have all been in Lockdown since March

    Give him a break??

    How many does he need

    FFS

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    Just now, TRIGON said:

    Isn't it more like 5,999,956 out of 6,000,000 Victorians can follow the rules. Caveat - this figure does not include umpires!

    Sorry you’re correct. There’s like 200 idiots protesting for their right to destroy 5G towers and breath heavily in public or some [censored]. 

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    23 minutes ago, Storm Boy said:

    I'm very disappointed about this. I will await the investigation process to take place. 

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    30 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    anyone else have that feeling that the season is ending in a typical MFC fiasco

    Yeah and it pathetic. A no DH policy should be at the forefront of all decisions. 

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    2 minutes ago, Deesprate said:

    Yeah and it pathetic. A no DH policy should be at the forefront of all decisions. 

    That excludes 80% of the competition 

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    11 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Sorry you’re correct. There’s like 200 idiots protesting for their right to destroy 5G towers and breath heavily in public or some [censored]. 

    No, they're just protesting against 6+ months of lockdown for a virus that kills less than 1% of people who get it

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    Bulldogs will not lose, and he has not been picked for months. His season is over,  why be so judgmental. 

    Just another little disappointing thing this year. Judge the players or selectors from our losing games with the same amount of discipline. 

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    Posted on here over a month ago that source at the club told me he was unlikely to have another contract for next year. 

    This sort of news will just tip the scales now.

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    Presumption of innocence for mine.

    Not looking great but let's see what comes out of this.

    Let's remember the AFL are very heavily involved in managing who they want in finals and there's many inside the AFL and entrenched in the circus that would've hated us beating their beloved Essendrug yesterday.

    Look at the insane Fox headline saying an umpiring decision decided the match!  Of course let's conveniently overlook the inexplicable HTB on ANB in the last and the non-decision for a clear unrealistic marking attempt by Stringer over Hibb.  Both resulting in a goal to the AFL's drug wacked baby.

    Then we have an AFL coach in clear breach, leaving the hub to go play a round of tennis with some mates well after Gil sent out his final warning and he still gets to coach the next week with a slap on the wrist $25k (reduced) fine.  This is a mature aged bloke who of all ppl would have knowingly realised he was going to breach the hub, yet still went ahead regardless as he knows the club is untouchable.

    The worst Harley should be hit with is the same IF he's found guilty of doing same.  Cop the fine if so and he continues his career.

    Is Buckley still coaching after his breach and being in a much greater position of responsibility?

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    Goddammit Harley. Why? 

    I hope we will continue to be supportive and stay the course. He has made great strides to turn his life around and people will have blips. A back-slide doesn't equate to a lost cause - and I feel for the bloke that he moved to Melbourne for a settled family life and ended up in a hub back in QLD. Yes, I know that the majority of you have been stuck in lockdown as dutiful citizens - it doesn't mean that you can't have empathy for other people's life circumstances. 

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