AFL 2024

[amber_fluid]

It's just a massive over reaction from a governing body who can't even control the one thing they are in charge of.

Good call

[whufc]

People actually think stuff like this is appropriate? OK AFL seems to have gone overboard with the fines - an apology and a few grand donation to a charity and all move on would have been the best play here.

Depends what the truth is.....................black face P-Diddy and young girls. Nah probably should have thought that one through a fair bit more.

If its just Raygun dressup!!! come on now!!! They cant be serious about fines for that.

Dressing up ain’t my go too but what people do in private is their business

Is it private if you're in a venue where there are members of the public eg staff.

If they wanted full privacy it needed to be done at a players house.

[amber_fluid]

People actually think stuff like this is appropriate? OK AFL seems to have gone overboard with the fines - an apology and a few grand donation to a charity and all move on would have been the best play here.

Depends what the truth is.....................black face P-Diddy and young girls. Nah probably should have thought that one through a fair bit more.

If its just Raygun dressup!!! come on now!!! They cant be serious about fines for that.

Dressing up ain’t my go too but what people do in private is their business

Is it private if you're in a venue where there are members of the public eg staff.

If they wanted full privacy it needed to be done at a players house.

It’s not an illegal bikie party
It’s a social gathering in a private hired venue
I might be old school but how anyone could possibly be offended is beyond me

[Booney]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

[amber_fluid]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

It wasn’t a work Xmas show though
Are these so called mad Monday events official club events?

[Booney]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

It wasn’t a work Xmas show though
Are these so called mad Monday events official club events?

It's their end of season / year break up, call it whatever you like the fact remains.

Your work show might be in a private room at a pub, you might all dress up like idiots, if one of you comes* as Diddy with a blow up doll you'll get in the shit.

[The Bedge]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

Alleged being the operative word.. what if i just wanted to dress up as an R'n'B sensation?

[Booney]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

Alleged being the operative word.. what if i just wanted to dress up as an R'n'B sensation?

You'll still need to speak to HR and you know it.

The AFL have a moment of unity when they stand against violence against women as we all should and I'm sure the upstanding members* of this forum uphold those values, least I sure hope we all do. To have some lads running around pretending to be an alleged rapist isn't funny and shouldn't be tolerated.

There's simply no context or forum where rape can be laughed at.

[am Bays]

It's true whilst the average joe blow in the street is unlikely to get this level of sanction if they did this at the annual Christmas party but there would be questions asked and not the media scrutiny (potentially - however if they were from Hackney High or Kent Town Tech that might change, hi Jimmy )

However these blokes earn over 4 times the annual Australian salary to not do stupid sh!t like this.

If they don't like the scrutiny if they want to do stupid sh!t, go play SANFL/WAFL/Local footy for less than $10K a year not AFL on $450K a year...

[Booney]

It's true whilst the average joe blow in the street is unlikely to get sanctioned if they did this at the annual Christmas party there would be questions asked but not the media scrutiny

However these blokes earn over 4 times the annual Australian salary to not do stupid sh!t like this.

If they don't like the scrutiny if they want to do stupid sh!t, go play SANFL/WAFL/Local footy for less than $10K a year not AFL on $450K a year

Couple this with the education they get on racism, homophobia etc etc they deserve everything the get. Hello Walker, Finlayson etc.

[Purple Warrior]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

i wouldnt be attending any party with you so it wouldn't concern you.
You absolutely have an issue with everything

[wenchbarwer]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

Alleged being the operative word.. what if i just wanted to dress up as an R'n'B sensation?

You'll still need to speak to HR and you know it.

Probably because the Diddler is a rapper and not R 'n' B...

[whufc]

it does make me wonder....

a couple of years ago we did Silly Sunday and the theme was 'news stories in the last 30 years' or something along them lines.

We have two twins who are over 6ft play ruckmen and centre half forward. They got refrigerator boxes and placed them over their heads and went as the twin towers. Off course the day was spent with blokes tackling them over to bring down the towers.

No one thought anything of it but geez that wouldnt last two seconds at AFL level these days.

[Booney]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

i wouldnt be attending any party with you so it wouldn't concern you.
You absolutely have an issue with everything

You set your standards mate, I'll set mine.

[amber_fluid]

How many of you would get away with dressing up as an alleged rapist at your work Xmas show?

Alleged being the operative word.. what if i just wanted to dress up as an R'n'B sensation?

You'll still need to speak to HR and you know it.

The AFL have a moment of unity when they stand against violence against women as we all should and I'm sure the upstanding members* of this forum uphold those values, least I sure hope we all do. To have some lads running around pretending to be an alleged rapist isn't funny and shouldn't be tolerated.

There's simply no context or forum where rape can be laughed at.

C’mon mate you’re drawing a long bow now
NO ONE is laughing at rape here and I wouldn’t have thought the GWS players were either

They’re young and dumb and will learn from it.
We can’t keep hanging people when they make mistakes or an error in judgement

[wenchbarwer]

I've been to a few fancy dress parties over the years, and a couple of times I was half tempted to do something "funny" and goes as something that might cross the line.

Whilst it may be initially humourous, common sense got the better of me as at some point, this would be in the public sector, private venue or not. And I'm just some pleb who's footy career peaked at 20!

[Booney]

NO ONE is laughing at rape here and I wouldn’t have thought the GWS players were either

So they dressed up and performed skits with a blow up doll for educational purposes?

Not saying anyone here is, by the way.

[amber_fluid]

NO ONE is laughing at rape here and I wouldn’t have thought the GWS players were either

So they dressed up and performed skits with a blow up doll for educational purposes?

Not saying anyone here is, by the way.

I hear what you’re saying but the players wouldn’t have thought about this while acting up
They should be called out for their behaviour by the club but not publicly humiliated or fined for it
Isn’t this a better way to educate young men?

[Booney]

NO ONE is laughing at rape here and I wouldn’t have thought the GWS players were either

So they dressed up and performed skits with a blow up doll for educational purposes?

Not saying anyone here is, by the way.

I hear what you’re saying but the players wouldn’t have thought about this while acting up
They should be called out for their behaviour by the club but not publicly humiliated or fined for it
Isn’t this a better way to educate young men?

That's why they are under far more scrutiny because of the amount of education they receive.

[amber_fluid]

NO ONE is laughing at rape here and I wouldn’t have thought the GWS players were either

So they dressed up and performed skits with a blow up doll for educational purposes?

Not saying anyone here is, by the way.

I hear what you’re saying but the players wouldn’t have thought about this while acting up
They should be called out for their behaviour by the club but not publicly humiliated or fined for it
Isn’t this a better way to educate young men?

That's why they are under far more scrutiny because of the amount of education they receive.

Yes they’re slow learners
No one said footballers were smart