I found this interesting in The Age. I thought suspensions held across competitions and by letting Sherman play VFL does the punishment really fit the crime?
"Sherman, 24, was traded from Brisbane to the Bulldogs this year. Under the terms of the mediation agreement, he will be able to play for his club's VFL affiliate, Williamstown, over the next month."
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/bulldog-suspended-for-vilificatio…
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If Williamstown have any principles they will not select him.
Fair point Rocker.
When he plays for Williamstown this week he will be lining up alongside Brett Goodes for one, who is employed by the Western Bulldogs in a mentoring role for their indigenous players. Imagine how they would feel.
The decision for him to play was made outside the AFL by a panel set up to handle this complaint & the decision for him to play in the VFL was made by that panel.Not the AFL.
My understanding is that if you are suspended, you are SUSPENDED.
Williamstown should do the honorable thing & not allow him to play.
Williamstown should do the honorable thing & not allow him to play.
I bet they dont!
billythekid
Sherman also should make himself unavailable !!!!
Oh please, what an overreaction.
He's faced the music, he's been fined $5,000, and has lost his spot in the AFL side for a month which will cost him more money in lost match payments. In addition, he has to do community work. The punishment adequately fits the crime.
I'm sorry, and I may upset all the politically correct types that seem to fill society nowadays, but we give two and three week penalties to players who strike and injure an opponent, yet some want to hand out a season ending type punishment to someone who foolishly gobs off.
I hope he goes back to Williamstown and plays well. He's got his punishment.
And possibly now qualifies for finals. What a punishment.
This bloke has got off very lightly. An uneducated spectator who was brought up in a different era was given a one year ban.
Yet a current AFL player gets 4 weeks and still gets to play footy. Odd! If the AFL were serious about stamping this type of thing out they would make the penalty alot stronger.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/vfl-wait-for-sherman-20110628-1gp…
I agree with you Burraburger he should not be playing for Williamstown for them 4 weeks as he really has not been suspended.What a joke he has got off light.
Go Borough! 2011
Here is the big chance for the VFL to have some balls and put it's foot down on the matter lets see what happens
Station,
I am led to believe that the AFL & VFL have now no say.
The decision was qouted to me as "A negotiated outcome between the relevant parties".
What & who gives the "relevant parties" the authority to decide on the penalties imposed is beyond me. ???