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Matt Rendell quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:13 pm
by mickey
Press conferance on now..

AFL demand his removal over racist remarks.

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:15 pm
by Jim05
Trigg sounds like he is about to explode.

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:21 pm
by Johno6
Crows had a good week so far

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:26 pm
by Sky Pilot
I haven't seen or heard any of this or whatever it is that is going on. But Matt Rendell is surely not a rocket scientist.

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:50 pm
by heater31
WTF :shock:

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:01 pm
by Johno6
It was on the rush hour and now on all the news obviously

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:20 pm
by scoob
Wonder if he made the comments in his jocks! AFC going well

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-pre ... 6301942786

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:26 pm
by Gingernuts
You are kidding me.

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:41 pm
by Coach Bombay
Thanks Matty for setting the club up with some awesome talent. All the best

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:40 pm
by overloaded
Only said what most think.

What a sad day for freedom of speech

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:42 pm
by Alaska
I just joined the AFC this week and I have had one of my favourites canned for drinking beer in his Boxers? (which we guys in regional sport do all the time) If we could tell some real stories of those gone past? :shock:
And now that great ruckman crucified for a frivolous remark (LOOK at his record) AHH but perhaps the fellow involved from AFL has evil intent from the past? :evil:

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:53 pm
by locky801
Smell a very dirty rat, lets hope Matt gets a right of reply with the media

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:23 pm
by Jim05
Disgraceful really.
You can attack someone with a machete and keep your job but a white person making an off the cuff remark in private loses his job :?

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:28 pm
by cripple
Nothing to do with Rendell being white, a players parentage should have nothing to do with his chances of being recruited. Stupid comment that has.come back to bite him on the arse

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:08 pm
by gadj1976
Quote: "My comments were about where recruiting could finish up without proactive work.

"I was trying to help."

Fair comment IMO. The recruiting of indigenous players needs to be carefully looked at otherwise Matt's comments will be 100 percent spot on in future. The indigenous players need extra assistance and if that's not provided, recruiters will give up on recruiting them. Imagine the AFL without the Jurrah's, Betts', Franklin's, Rioli's etc, etc.

He's just said what is obvious to 99% and been crucified as per the usual over-reacting minority (aka Dumbetriou)

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:22 pm
by heater31
Jim05 wrote:Disgraceful really.
You can attack someone with a machete and keep your job but a white person making an off the cuff remark in private loses his job :?



Now in my book that is racist :?

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:24 pm
by gadj1976
heater31 wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Disgraceful really.
You can attack someone with a machete and keep your job but a white person making an off the cuff remark in private loses his job :?



Now in my book that is racist :?


which bit exactly?

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:26 pm
by heater31
gadj1976 wrote:
heater31 wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Disgraceful really.
You can attack someone with a machete and keep your job but a white person making an off the cuff remark in private loses his job :?



Now in my book that is racist :?


which bit exactly?



That Jurrah gets off scott free from the league yet Rendell has an ultimatum placed on his head from the same people


talk about double standards :oops:

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:29 pm
by gadj1976
heater31 wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:
heater31 wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Disgraceful really.
You can attack someone with a machete and keep your job but a white person making an off the cuff remark in private loses his job :?



Now in my book that is racist :?


which bit exactly?



That Jurrah gets off scott free from the league yet Rendell has an ultimatum placed on his head from the same people


talk about double standards :oops:


Sorry Heater, I read your post wrongly. Cheers!

Re: Matt Rendall quits

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:34 pm
by westozfalcon
I just hope Rendell doesn't back down and make some token apology as an AFL-orchestrated PR appeasement. If he believes his comment was taken out of context and he meant no offence he should stand by what he said.