Ok, This Is Now Going To Far
So we all know that what Barry Hall did was shocking, well some of us anyway, but events that have unfolded since then have taken this incident to far. Do we really need comments from Brent Stakers’ Mother and Father, who describe Hall has as a “weak mongrel” and are calling for him to be suspended for the rest of the year? I mean c’mon. Yes what he did was not right but do we need to take things this far. I mean any journo can get a Medical Expert to mention that this punch could have killed Staker like we saw on TV down here in Melbourne last night, there was also calls for him to be charged by police for assault. Oh Please!
Both family’s are now getting involved here by defending both players through the media, with Barry Hall’s sister now coming out and saying that “He’s a better role model for the kids than Ben Cousins - at least he’s not a druggie,” . We have also heard from Sam McFarlane, who is a player that used to play for North Melbourne and had his jaw broken by Barry Hall in a reserves game 11 years ago. He has said this in an interview with the Herald Sun “This is not new. He’s been doing it for 10 or 11 years”
Well I have to disagree there Sam, he has not been doing this for 10 or 11 years if he had then I doubt whether he would still be playing the game. The main stream media is partly to blame chasing down these people for stories but this is now getting out of hand. Do we really need to hear from these people? What has happened has happened and let’s just let the tribunal handle it from here shall we.
The incident has been sent directly to the AFL Tribunal. The Match Review Panel deeming that is was intentional, of severe impact and high contact as well adding up to the highest possible assessment under the league’s points table.
Why you sticking up for him??
He has been doing things like this for years. Yes he has not been suspended for a few years but what about the behind hit on Chris Grant, the low punch on Maguire? These all happened in the last 3-4 odd years (I am not citing incidents 10-11 years ago)?
>>He’s a better role model for the kids than Ben Cousins - at least he’s not a druggie
It is like comparing apples to pears and why the comment? Is anyone saying that Cousins is a role model? Sounds like a bad reaction from someone clutching at straws to try and defend her brother.
When you say he hasn’t done this for 10 years, you mean he hasn’t been catch doing it for 10 years. There was that little matter of him being right next to Chris Grant milliseconds before he was lying on the ground looking call the world like he had been hit!
I agree the media has gone over board but no more then they go overboard on anything else!
Molly