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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 15, 2010, 05:36:17 AM
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Red-faced Tiger Daniel Jackson removes sledge
* Michael Warner
* Herald Sun
* July 15, 2010
RICHMOND'S Daniel Jackson has been forced to remove a slap at the AFL's much-criticised match review panel from his stuff page.
After his third penalty for the season, a frustrated Jackson told his stuff friends: "Dan Jackson is sick of playing a pussy sport and so is retiring in favour of playing a real man's sport. Perhaps I'll be better suited to the NRL?"
The salvo was yesterday made public by one of Jackson's several hundred "friends" on the social interaction website.
AFL players who criticise the league or the game's officials - including umpires, the match-review panel or the tribunal - face fines and, in extreme cases, suspension.
The Jackson case is one of the first involving social media, where comments are not always intended for public consumption.
An embarrassed Jackson last night said in a statement to the Herald Sun: "I was disappointed in myself for getting suspended and wrote something in the heat of the moment. It was inappropriate and I have removed the comment. AFL football is a great game.
"It certainly served as a reminder to me, and hopefully others, that you need to be very careful when using stuff and other social media."
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said he was aware of the comments, which he said would be scrutinised under the same rules governing criticism of the AFL and its official.
"All the same rules apply. But from what I understand, he (Jackson) regrets making those comments and he'd be disappointed in himself," Anderson said.
Susan McLean, a former policewoman who tutors AFL players on the pitfalls of social media sites, said eight clubs had taken up an offer of education for players. Richmond was not one of those.
"Richmond are one of the clubs that haven't had a cyber-safety education session - and the lesson is, basically, that the internet is a public place," McLean said.
"No matter how you put it on stuff, it can be released and you need to be mindful of what you write."
Jackson was rubbed out for two matches over a rough-conduct incident involving Fremantle Docker Hayden Ballantyne at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
With no close-up video of the clash available, AFL match review panel chairman Mark Fraser relied on an explanation from umpire Mark Vozzo in imposing the penalty.
Vozzo told Fraser how Jackson ran from the interchange bench to make contact with the unsuspecting Docker, who was calling for the ball.
Jackson, who accepted a two-game ban, will miss Sunday's game against North Melbourne and the following match against Collingwood.
The midfielder received three weeks for headbutting Hawthorn's Campbell Brown in Round 8 and was found guilty of another striking charge on Melbourne skipper James McDonald in Round 4, but escaped suspension.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/red-faced-tiger-daniel-jackson-removes-sledge/story-e6frf9jf-1225891813393
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Whatever happened to freedom of speech? :banghead
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Agree Froars but whatever happened to having a brain? Any person posting to social media or tweeting something personal that can potentially harm or embarrass themselves is a dill of the highest order. No ifs, no buts, a complete dill. :banghead
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Hopefully the other players take notice of this and ensure it doesn't happen to them.
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Agree Froars but whatever happened to having a brain? Any person posting to social media or tweeting something personal that can potentially harm or embarrass themselves is a dill of the highest order. No ifs, no buts, a complete dill. :banghead
Also needs to be careful when chosing his friends. Does he not realsie that someone people just cannot help themselves and just have to blab ...it happens all the time ;D
But I agree smokey - for the bloke who's supposed to be our smartest off the field it was incredibly stupid
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id say Trade.
not because of this but he has shown is an idiot on the field and a loser off it.
dont need him. He is a glorified version of Tom Hislop. Big thug with no skills
would secure a second rounder from some team like Freo
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Nevertheless, I can certainly understand his frustration with the inconsistencies of the MRP. Take the headbutt of Campbell Brown for instance: a little tap which did no damage. Yet Chris Judd opened up Matthew Pavlich's eye, requiring four staples to stem the blood flow, and his hit was deemed not forceful enough to warrant a charge.
The further suggestion in Judd's case (according to Mike Sheahan) was that the MRP may have shown leniency towards him, as he was put under extreme provocation all day by a tagger. But once again, Jacko was not given this consideration, despite being KO'd by Campbell Brown, then followed by Brown as he was aided to the interchange bench, buzzing in his ear about his lack of bravery. Does that not constitute "provocation"?
It's funny what some clubs can get away with in comparison to others. Like Jake King and now Daniel being suspended with no video evidence. Yet there was damning video evidence of Nick Maxwell breaking a player's jaw, and his case was thrown out. The AFL should be the ones doing the apologizing in my book.
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Whatever happened to freedom of speech? :banghead
This is Australia, not the USA, they have the first ammendment to their constitution which is part of their Bill of Rights, we don't have this
As for the article, Jackson's stuff wall where the comment was made was public, or at least open to friends of friends as I could see it
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id say Trade.
not because of this but he has shown is an idiot on the field and a loser off it.
dont need him. He is a glorified version of Tom Hislop. Big thug with no skills
would secure a second rounder from some team like Freo
You cant say things like that Daniel, some people get really really upset when you question the likes of Jackson lol :o
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Nevertheless, I can certainly understand his frustration with the inconsistencies of the MRP. Take the headbutt of Campbell Brown for instance: a little tap which did no damage. Yet Chris Judd opened up Matthew Pavlich's eye, requiring four staples to stem the blood flow, and his hit was deemed not forceful enough to warrant a charge.
The further suggestion in Judd's case (according to Mike Sheahan) was that the MRP may have shown leniency towards him, as he was put under extreme provocation all day by a tagger. But once again, Jacko was not given this consideration, despite being KO'd by Campbell Brown, then followed by Brown as he was aided to the interchange bench, buzzing in his ear about his lack of bravery. Does that not constitute "provocation"?
It's funny what some clubs can get away with in comparison to others. Like Jake King and now Daniel being suspended with no video evidence. Yet there was damning video evidence of Nick Maxwell breaking a player's jaw, and his case was thrown out. The AFL should be the ones doing the apologizing in my book.
Richmond is a target by umpires, MRP, Tribunal, Its high time Gary March got off his stuffing ass & stood up for the club strongly like he should, Its rediculous
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Try again :banghead
Maybe the AFL should look at unpussifying the game a bit then, hold those red white and yellow maggots accountable for their "iterpretations" of the rules.
We finally are getting some hard at it players at the RFC! changing the culture and physch of the team and some of you cretins want them gone.
Good on ya Jacko I say !
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UPDATE 1pm from Herald-Sun:
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says Daniel Jackson won't be punished for airing his frustration with the match review panel on stuff.
Jackson has been forced to remove a slap at the AFL's much-criticised match review panel from his stuff page.
After his third penalty for the season, a frustrated Jackson told his stuff friends: "Dan Jackson is sick of playing a pussy sport and so is retiring in favour of playing a real man's sport. Perhaps I'll be better suited to the NRL?"
Hardwick said today the incident served as a lesson to Jackson, other AFL players and society at large.
“Look he was just frustrated, and he was disappointed with the comments, as were we,” Hardwick told the AFL website at Richmond training this morning.
“He’s learned a lesson and it gives a valuable lesson to all other players within the AFL, but also people in general, I think.
“Those sort of things, whilst you think you’re only talking to a few people, will actually go out to millions.”
“We’ve spoken to our players about it previously, but it’s a good reminder and we’ll speak to them about it again.
“Social media these days, with Twitter and all those forms of communication ... it can be a dangerous thing.”
Jackson's salvo was yesterday made public by one of Jackson's several hundred "friends" on the social interaction website.
AFL players who criticise the league or the game's officials - including umpires, the match-review panel or the tribunal - face fines and, in extreme cases, suspension.
The Jackson case is one of the first involving social media, where comments are not always intended for public consumption.
An embarrassed Jackson last night said in a statement to the Herald Sun: "I was disappointed in myself for getting suspended and wrote something in the heat of the moment. It was inappropriate and I have removed the comment. AFL football is a great game.
"It certainly served as a reminder to me, and hopefully others, that you need to be very careful when using stuff and other social media."
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said he was aware of the comments, which he said would be scrutinised under the same rules governing criticism of the AFL and its official.
"All the same rules apply. But from what I understand, he (Jackson) regrets making those comments and he'd be disappointed in himself," Anderson said.
Susan McLean, a former policewoman who tutors AFL players on the pitfalls of social media sites, said eight clubs had taken up an offer of education for players. Richmond was not one of those.
"Richmond are one of the clubs that haven't had a cyber-safety education session - and the lesson is, basically, that the internet is a public place," McLean said.
"No matter how you put it on stuff, it can be released and you need to be mindful of what you write."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/red-faced-tiger-daniel-jackson-removes-sledge/story-e6frf9jf-1225891813393
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id say Trade.
not because of this but he has shown is an idiot on the field and a loser off it.
dont need him. He is a glorified version of Tom Hislop. Big thug with no skills
would secure a second rounder from some team like Freo
interesting outlook. :rollin
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id say Trade.
not because of this but he has shown is an idiot on the field and a loser off it.
dont need him. He is a glorified version of Tom Hislop. Big thug with no skills
would secure a second rounder from some team like Freo
interesting outlook. :rollin
but do you agree with it?
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stuff care factor = 0
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stuff care factor = 0
stuff Care Factor =100
Great social networking tool when used in the right way.
Have no problems with stuff :thumbsup