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This is the problem I'm having with this whole thing... what did he actually do? He DID NOT king hit anyone, he DID NOT even punch anyone... all he did was PUSH someone (albeit vigorously), after politely fending him off initially with a gentle nudge and asking him to go away. It was not just a single offender involved, but 3 or 4 drunken guys who had hounded them over a distance of approximately 40 metres and were behaving in a fairly unpredictable and unnecessarily aggressive manner, all the time getting closer and more in his face. It begs the question, what might they have done if he hadn't responded in the way he did. I think he acted within his rights and showed restraint considering the situation.

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear... what I meant was "Does it matter if it has or hasn't been confirmed"... because the damage has been done regardless.

Does it matter now? Mud sticks and regardless of whether anything was actually said, Burns will be a suspect and Houli will have been made the centre of a "vilification" story whether he likes it or not.

I think this Burns character should definitely be counseled and made to sit down with Houli to discuss the incident and hopefully get himself educated with regards to the inherent wrongfulness of such insensitive racial or religious stereotyping (and we should not be lenient in our views simply because he might be a Dees supporter). On the other hand, the dolt that brought this to the press' attention has managed to turn an idiotic and insensitive comment from what would appear to have been a private conversation between two people, into a full blown public vilification of Houli. Two wrongs will never make a right.

Well, we all know what is famously produced as a by product from poppies, so it's not entirely inappropriate.

Where did this "40 minutes" (that I have seen mentioned in a couple of responses now) come from? It was, in Clarko's words, 40 METRES. Unless he was walking extremely slowly, there is a big difference.

Robbo not listed under Essendon? Also, David Bridie (Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake) is a devoted Dee's supporter - renowned for his verion of It's a Grand Old Flag and the wonderful tune, "Jimmy Stynes".

Welease Woderwick!!

Have you even seen the footage??? It was a strong shove with an open hand... NOT a punch.

Those Richmond supporters are all class... first they racially abuse Lin Jong the other week during the game against the Bulldogs, and now, at the official match function this weekend, abuse one of their own in Houli, calling him a terrorist... at least that's how it appears unless there was one of our supporters sitting outside the function area... in either case, I hope they are never allowed into a game again. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-are-investigating-claims-defender-bachar-houli-was-racially-vilified-by-being-labelled-a-terrorist-in-friday-nights-loss-to-melbourne/story-fni5f9jb-1227322265800

Nope... saw Clarko interviewed in the break on Foxtel and apparently it was in the lane that runs next to the hotel they were staying in. The guys (3 or 4 of them, all drunk) had been harassing him for approximately 40 metres and that footage just records the last small part of it. He was well within his rights to react the way he did.

Not enough supporters in attendance to do that.

I'm glad the Hawkd came back like they did... meant we keep 9th on the ladder.

Gee, Port seem to be a new team having lost Wines to injury... seems he must have been holding them back

I thought he was going to get a repetitive strain injury with all of the hand action he had going in that interview.

Watching the replay now on Foxtel. Hope we win again.

They are saying "high hamstring" injury - gone for a month I really feel for Drummond...kids first game and probably gone for the year.

Gees, even when he gets a free it's soft... unbelievable!

Everyone quick to jump on Watts when he puts it out of the full... let's hear the same for Brayshaw and Tyson?

No, what's predictable is that sort of comment.

Bet on the Tigers... that way if we win we have you to thank and if we lose, you at least get a little something to ease the guilt you would no doubt be experiencing over betting on them to win.

read on McDuff... http://www.smh.com.au/afl/melbourne-demons/weve-all-felt-fear-on-the-footy-field-so-lay-off-jack-watts-20150424-1mrjhl.html

I think they should give us interstate members who make the trek down to the MCG the same treatment as the premium members, to ease the pain of the related expense.

I liked the comment on one of the Foxtel shows last night (can't remember whether it was league teams or afl360)... "Chapman should have got a week for going down so easily".

I have two copies of the film... one is the DVD Eraserhead 2000 which came directly from DavidLynch.com and is the version that he personally remastered frame by frame. The other is in a David Lynch box set on blu ray and is more recent remastering, again by Lynch himself. I think I must be a masochist as that is probably the most disturbing film I have ever seen.