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Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:33 pm
by Brodlach
Heard a good question on the radio today, which is the worse, what Justin Sherman said or what Heath Shaw did?
Sherman gets 4 weeks for racial slurs on a young black player and Shaw gets 14 weeks (6 suspended) and a $20,000 fine for a $10 bet.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:05 pm
by brod
What about drug takers who get three strikes?
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:44 pm
by gadj1976
Don't get me wrong, what Sherman did was terrible and needed to be stamped out. However, the entire fabric of the game is in question if you have guys 'selling' or parting with inside knowledge and then using that knowledge to bet on games.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:35 pm
by Dutchy
Dont think you can compare them as one had nothing to do with the AFL and one did.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:54 am
by Media Park
Dutchy wrote:Dont think you can compare them as one had nothing to do with the AFL and one did.
One was betting on an AFL game.
One was delivering racial slurs during an AFL game.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:43 pm
by cennals05
Dutchy wrote:Dont think you can compare them as one had nothing to do with the AFL and one did.
Agree.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:44 pm
by daysofourlives
The title of this thread
WORSE
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:05 pm
by Brodlach
daysofourlives wrote:The title of this thread
WORSE
Your right...corrected now

Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:22 pm
by Psyber
daysofourlives wrote:The title of this thread
WORSE
Also, "What is worse" or "What's worse" - although "Which is worse" would be better English than either of those.
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:25 pm
by teaoby
if the shaw thing was on a pete rose level i'd say that.
but the sherman thing is just pitiful and i still cant believe the AFL haven't sanctioned him aswell.
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:34 pm
by Drop Bear
Ricky Nixon.
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:06 pm
by gossipgirl
Drop Bear wrote:Ricky Nixon.
agreed
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:14 pm
by cripple
Sherman by a country mile
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:37 pm
by Footy Smart
They are equal IMO.
Corruption ruins sports and businesses all over the world, by not punishing accordingly you set a dangerous precedent.
Racial vilification is by no means acceptable in Sport or today's society.
The question should really revolve around the differing penalties handed down for a equally damaging incidents.
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:44 pm
by Media Park
Drop Bear wrote:Ricky Nixon.
Still Sherman...

Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:02 pm
by tigerpie
anyone see john elliott on can of worms......dinosaur!!!!! amazed there hasnt been an uproar over the term he used to describe the indigenous...the crowd groaned then fell deathly silent.
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

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Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:11 pm
by CoverKing
tigerpie wrote:anyone see john elliott on can of worms......dinosaur!!!!! amazed there hasnt been an uproar over the term he used to describe the indigenous...the crowd groaned then fell deathly silent.
Calling an Australian an 'aussie', is that racist?
Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

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Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:42 pm
by tigerpie
CoverKing wrote:tigerpie wrote:anyone see john elliott on can of worms......dinosaur!!!!! amazed there hasnt been an uproar over the term he used to describe the indigenous...the crowd groaned then fell deathly silent.
Calling an Australian an 'aussie', is that racist?
No its not. But it has been confirmed that indigenous dont like being referred to by this name as it demeans them. If you say that to one of them on the field i believe you would get a lengthy holiday.
Re: Whats Worst - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:48 pm
by southee
brod wrote:What about drug takers who get three strikes?
This!!!

Re: Whats Worse - Sherman or Shaw?

Posted:
Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:09 pm
by Jim05
tigerpie wrote:CoverKing wrote:tigerpie wrote:anyone see john elliott on can of worms......dinosaur!!!!! amazed there hasnt been an uproar over the term he used to describe the indigenous...the crowd groaned then fell deathly silent.
Calling an Australian an 'aussie', is that racist?
No its not.
But it has been confirmed that indigenous dont like being referred to by this name as it demeans them. If you say that to one of them on the field i believe you would get a lengthy holiday.
Never knew that word was offensive
My wife works in a goverment job agency in the northern suburbs and deals with the indigenous every day and one of the main questions on all the forms is "are you of aboriginal or torres straight island heritage?"
If the government cant get it right how do you expect your average joe to?