Half forward flank

Hear, hear, get on board or get .......

as Tom Hafey said to Sheedy. Gees, you are a richmond back pocket plumber, stop this fancy stuff.

You are getting closer Cranky, you are now saying it was stupid, well done, come on, you can do it, Just repeat what Walker has said himself. It was racism. Then like walker you can educate yourself and move on like Walker has began to do. What I’ve said was racism and it’s totally unacceptable. I’ve lost trust and respect from everyone, and I know that, and I’ve got work to do. I’m going to take some time away from the football club to let people heal. “I’m now going to educate myself, which is going to take some time, because I want to be better for it and I want to influence people around me, because there’s no place for racism in society.

best captain in australian team sport.

Just shows he does not or incapable of learning

Respect to Demonland for wanting this to stay on track. However the fact is Walker was reported and suspended for racial abuse of an indigenous player. He acknowledged it and will have to cop the penalty. Bewildered by how the discussion ever became more than what the laws of the land and the AFL are in 2021. Any who disagree with the verdict or feel aggrieved by what they consider their own injustice in the past, well, take it up with your local Club, the AFL or your local Member of Parliament.

Not good enough to beat then on your own merits?

Therefore abuse hurled at our indigenous players should rightly be, you Australian .......

I suspect you want to judge whether in your view it was a racist thing to say. You cannot accept that a team mate or team mates. Adelaide officials, AFL officials and indeed Tex Walker himself after taking advice from his Manager and others all agree it was racist. To spell it out for you it would be morally and legally racist for anyone to repeat what was said. Why, because that just reinforced and amplifies the damage to any indigenous people who hear it. Do you get it. Final note, Walker did not try and worm his way out of it like in the old days by saying, all I said and thought that was just like calling the red headed bloke bluey.

Try and understand this then Yirip Indigenous name for your hometown, Stawell, for ten of thousands of years. How would you and your family get on if a superior military power took over Stawell and australia, banned you from talking English, took your home, stole your children and then told you you were hopeless? So give it a rest understand Walker was in the wrong and deserves every penalty that has been put his way.

Second statement is the fact that White aussies from many countries have believed themselves superior to indigenous people since invasion. Racism mostly comes from a position of feeling superior. Anglo/European superiorty/invasion came about because of superior military might. And if you want to go further, indigenous people did not need to invent weapons such as guns because they did not spend their time at war killing people of other nations. Skirmishes, yes, wholesale war, no.

Some additional context here. What if our beloved Kozzie was racially abused by a fool like Walker. Cop it on the chin? Compare it to Oliver being called a ranger? never forget we became for a century or more superior to indigenous people by violence and superior force

I guess he is concerned about anti black racism because that is the subject matter.

Patty Mills said it all. Accept nothing less than a Gold medal standard on and off the court/ground. So even if you do not win Gold you can look each other in the eye be proud and make supporters proud.

He can leap at the ball like a forward. How do you rate his kicking.

Agree, two years might give him more confidence. We need three tall forwards on our list. Jackson aside.

I am sure we are all with sin, according to that silly books definition anyway. What we are talking hear is hanging sh..t on someone because they came from a particular country, oddly that country is Australia. Walker knows that so it is much much dearer in his psych. Gee, this has just been going on for far far too long.

Jackson definetely needs a freshen up. Weid is the obvious one to replace him but Daw could give Gawn some bash and crash support. On balance you go Weid. I would be looking Melksham in the eye and making sure he is hungry before giving him the green light. Maybe sparrow for jordan who also looks like he needs a rest. I know we want to have a steady line up now but selecting to match the opposition is essential from here. Win 3 of 4 and we secure double chance. win six of seven and we win the flag.

Best written article I have read here. Bravo.

Pay that AF, but he did stand on Maxs head.

I am not worried one bit, sh.....t.

Hibberd? Brayshaw? ANB ? Jackson. lost his mojo. BB emerging, players need to look for him. Last night seemed an ego contest between the mids. Bulldogs won it with better disposal.

And stubborn.

You still standing after belting Cody? Rdeckon you woulda comee off second best. Kid has got guts.