Andrew Lovett sacked by St Kilda

[jackstar is back again]

what an idiot Lovett is. Cousins was banned for a year for "bringing the game into disrepute", when at least he was open about it and tried to do something about it. how Lovett has escaped being banned from playing football is beyond me!

it's gonna happen....


ST KILDA may have no choice but to axe troubled recruit Andrew Lovett, with claims some senior players are refusing to play alongside him.

Thats correct actually, senior players have gone to the club and are refusing to play along side him

[Ox]

L M A O  If Milne and Montagna are the catalyst....

[one-eyed]

Police poised to charge Essendon recruit Andrew Lovett with rape

    By David Hastie
    January 10, 2010

The AFL career of troubled St Kilda recruit Andrew Lovett, 27, looks all but over, with Victoria Police set to charge him this month over the alleged rape of a woman.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26570342-23211,00.html

[mightytiges]

No surprise but rumour on the Saints forum is Lovett was given the flick last week by St Kilda.

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59005

[one-eyed]

Ross Lyon warned St Kilda players about poor behaviour
Sam Edmund
Herald Sun January 13, 2010

ST KILDA coach Ross Lyon warned his players about off-season behaviour only hours before Andrew Lovett allegedly raped a woman as she slept.

The Herald Sun can reveal Lyon conducted a lengthy meeting with the players at the end of a pre-season training camp on the Gold Coast just before Christmas, imploring them to behave over the holiday break and make the right decisions.

The revelations come as Victoria Police appears set to charge Lovett on summons in the coming weeks.

It is believed Lyon held aloft a copy of the Herald Sun front page from December 22, which detailed the embarrassing and damaging fallout from Carlton's Yarra River booze cruise.

He also presented an article on Newcastle Knights' rising NRL star Danny Wicks, whose career is in free-fall after being charged with drug offences, before the Saints boarded a flight back to Melbourne.

That night Lyon received a phone call informing him Lovett was being accused of raping a 23-year-old woman in a teammate's Port Melbourne apartment after a night out at Richmond pub Royal Saxon.

St Kilda acted swiftly to indefinitely suspend Lovett, but Lyon is so angered that it's believed he wants the 27-year-old banished from Moorabbin.

The Saints would not comment last night (Monday night).

It's believed some players have asked whether Lovett could be sent to play for VFL affiliate Sandringham as punishment until mid-year, but the majority of the squad no longer want to play alongside the former Bomber.

The general feeling is while he is the player they need, he is not the person they need in an era where club culture is paramount.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ross-lyon-dont-stuff-up-boys/story-e6frf9io-1225818585736

[Francois Jackson]

Lovett is the scum of the earth its as simple as that.

LMFAO at the Saints..They r such dumb fu.cks and this is why they sit on 1 flag in 100 years...hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

we will win a flag before those fools

[Ox]

what are the others  allowed to play then?





Edited: we are not allowed in anyway to metion or infer what may have happened in the past. In these situations we must stick to the facts as we understand them or it could cause OER some grief. Not saying it is fair, it is just the grey area of the law. Cheers WP & MT

[Francois Jackson]

what are the others allowed to play then?

the club is a joke and it's a disgrace

hope they fall out of the 8


Edited: See above

[Mr Magic]

what are the others allowed to play then?

Can't recall any convictions yet, including Lovett.


Edited: See above

[Francois Jackson]

what are the others allowed to play then?

Can't recall any convictions yet, including Lovett.

There wasn't a conviction either against that Bouncer in the Hookes case.

convictions or not all are scum

Edited: See above

[dizza]

Lovett is the scum of the earth its as simple as that.

LMFAO at the Saints..They r such dumb effs and this is why they sit on 1 flag in 100 years...hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

we will win a flag before those fools

good old St Kilda... they reckon their Riewoldt is awesome, but at least Jack doesn't cry on the field!!!

[Jacosh]

Im just wondering if the St Kilda development at Seaford has anything to do with the new Police station being built in Carrum Downs only a couple of Kilometers away.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Essendon will be the ones laughing from this as they received a first round pick for this.

Echoing the sentiments of others on this forum St Kilda is a brothel club with 1 flag in 113 seasons. It is decisions like the appointment of players like these at clubs like St Kilds which reaffirm why they are so unsuccessful.

[one-eyed]

Essendon will be the ones laughing from this as they received a first round pick for this.

Echoing the sentiments of others on this forum St Kilda is a brothel club with 1 flag in 113 seasons. It is decisions like the appointment of players like these at clubs like St Kilds which reaffirm why they are so unsuccessful.

Herald-Sun has jumped on this this morning. Dumping a first round pick plus a good clubman for a guy with a known poor record just because he has speed and skill.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/big-calls-may-haunt-saints/story-e6frf9jf-1225820991611



In further news the AFLPA is probing St Kilda's decision to indefinitely suspend troubled former Bomber Andrew Lovett.

AFLPA chief executive Matt Finnis told the Herald Sun he was examining the legality of the suspension in relation to the clauses of a standard AFL player contract.

"The AFLPA is currently liaising with all the relevant parties to ascertain the precise nature of the suspension and its relationship with the collective instruments which regulate the employment of AFL players," Finnis said.

"The AFLPA will continue to provide our support to Andrew Lovett, as he is entitled being a current member of the association. This necessarily involves ongoing dialogue with the various individuals and organisations involved."

Finnis would not be drawn on Lovett's future as an AFL player in the possible event he is charged and does not face court until 2011.

"It is inappropriate for the AFLPA to publicly speculate on how a particular player will be treated in the event he is the subject of a criminal charge when no such charge has been laid," he said.

The Saints recruited Lovett in a three-year deal believed to be worth about $350,000 per season. Axing him could cost the club $1 million but it is more likely the Saints would instead attempt to negotiate a severance payment.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-lovett-ban-query/story-e6frf9jf-1225820991493

[one-eyed]

Lovett has been charged with rape according to the Herald-Sun website

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-recruit-andrew-lovett-charged-with-rape/story-e6frf9jf-1225830569433