Indigenous Players

[Judge Roughneck]

Telstra certainly has "diversity" quotas

[Hard Roar Tiger]

If we get a gay black Muslim this is excellent for diversty

I'd have thought we get a left footed, dark skinned, Jewish, nazi sympathiser and give him number 17 and we start a tradition (and a quota)

[Smokey]

Smoke, I couldn't give a stuff if you agree or not, that's what a forum is all about, but I hoped you would of understood the context of the thread. I think you are missing it, go back are read the post from eliminator..summed up in one!

"I would really like the RFC to recruit more Indigenous players, I really don't think we have focused much on this particular part of our business since JON left."

"I would like to see a more robust development plan or a recruitment plan implemented that specifically focuses on the recruitment of Indigenous players."

"Maybe we have this process in place now, if we do I don't really see it as being effective."

"I would like to see at least two Indigenous players in the team and another two on the Rookie list or at least training with the club through a development plan."

"Any thoughts or feedback on our current or future plans in this area?"

What part of the context of the thread did I misconstrue?  My only comment was to ask if you thought the reason put up by Stripes was a satisfactory reason for the club's lack of recent indigenous recruiting and you replied that I had engaged in a "witch hunt" of you.  WTF?  And then you put up Elim's post as 'getting it' but all he did was agree with you where many others didn't and said so.  Maybe to get the context of the thread right in the first place you should have said this is what I think and I only want replies from those who agree.  Would have saved any confusion.

[WA Tiger]

Smoke, I couldn't give a stuff if you agree or not, that's what a forum is all about, but I hoped you would of understood the context of the thread. I think you are missing it, go back are read the post from eliminator..summed up in one!

"I would really like the RFC to recruit more Indigenous players, I really don't think we have focused much on this particular part of our business since JON left."

"I would like to see a more robust development plan or a recruitment plan implemented that specifically focuses on the recruitment of Indigenous players."

"Maybe we have this process in place now, if we do I don't really see it as being effective."

"I would like to see at least two Indigenous players in the team and another two on the Rookie list or at least training with the club through a development plan."

"Any thoughts or feedback on our current or future plans in this area?"

What part of the context of the thread did I misconstrue?  My only comment was to ask if you thought the reason put up by Stripes was a satisfactory reason for the club's lack of recent indigenous recruiting and you replied that I had engaged in a "witch hunt" of you.  WTF?  And then you put up Elim's post as 'getting it' but all he did was agree with you where many others didn't and said so.  Maybe to get the context of the thread right in the first place you should have said this is what I think and I only want replies from those who agree.  Would have saved any confusion.

Most understood it, just focus on it.

[Penelope]

lmao

[WA Tiger]

lmao

dito

[Smokey]

Smoke, I couldn't give a stuff if you agree or not, that's what a forum is all about, but I hoped you would of understood the context of the thread. I think you are missing it, go back are read the post from eliminator..summed up in one!

"I would really like the RFC to recruit more Indigenous players, I really don't think we have focused much on this particular part of our business since JON left."

"I would like to see a more robust development plan or a recruitment plan implemented that specifically focuses on the recruitment of Indigenous players."

"Maybe we have this process in place now, if we do I don't really see it as being effective."

"I would like to see at least two Indigenous players in the team and another two on the Rookie list or at least training with the club through a development plan."

"Any thoughts or feedback on our current or future plans in this area?"

What part of the context of the thread did I misconstrue?  My only comment was to ask if you thought the reason put up by Stripes was a satisfactory reason for the club's lack of recent indigenous recruiting and you replied that I had engaged in a "witch hunt" of you.  WTF?  And then you put up Elim's post as 'getting it' but all he did was agree with you where many others didn't and said so.  Maybe to get the context of the thread right in the first place you should have said this is what I think and I only want replies from those who agree.  Would have saved any confusion.

Most understood it, just focus on it.

 

Everyone understood it.  You took offence to some that didn't agree with your opinion.  Don't start posts on forums if you don't want everyone's view.

[WA Tiger]

Smoke, I couldn't give a stuff if you agree or not, that's what a forum is all about, but I hoped you would of understood the context of the thread. I think you are missing it, go back are read the post from eliminator..summed up in one!

"I would really like the RFC to recruit more Indigenous players, I really don't think we have focused much on this particular part of our business since JON left."

"I would like to see a more robust development plan or a recruitment plan implemented that specifically focuses on the recruitment of Indigenous players."

"Maybe we have this process in place now, if we do I don't really see it as being effective."

"I would like to see at least two Indigenous players in the team and another two on the Rookie list or at least training with the club through a development plan."

"Any thoughts or feedback on our current or future plans in this area?"

What part of the context of the thread did I misconstrue?  My only comment was to ask if you thought the reason put up by Stripes was a satisfactory reason for the club's lack of recent indigenous recruiting and you replied that I had engaged in a "witch hunt" of you.  WTF?  And then you put up Elim's post as 'getting it' but all he did was agree with you where many others didn't and said so.  Maybe to get the context of the thread right in the first place you should have said this is what I think and I only want replies from those who agree.  Would have saved any confusion.

Most understood it, just focus on it.

 

Everyone understood it.  You took offence to some that didn't agree with your opinion.  Don't start posts on forums if you don't want everyone's view.

Just stuff off.

[Dice]

Just stuff off.

 

When all else fails , go with ' just stuff off ' 
Love it !

FWIW I will openly state that I think we need an aboriginal small forward in our team. Am I allowed to say aboriginal ? If not then I think we need an indigenous small forward.....preferrably black.  Am I allowed to say that ? Preferrably dark skinned I meant.
 Am I being anti white with that comment ? Is that racist ?
Aww man I dunno what I can and can't say anymore ?

I want Steven Motlop in our team !!

[tiga]

Just stuff off.

 

When all else fails , go with ' just stuff off ' 
Love it !

FWIW I will openly state that I think we need an aboriginal small forward in our team. Am I allowed to say aboriginal ? If not then I think we need an indigenous small forward.....preferrably black.  Am I allowed to say that ? Preferrably dark skinned I meant.
 Am I being anti white with that comment ? Is that racist ?
Aww man I dunno what I can and can't say anymore ?

I want Steven Motlop in our team !!

  LMAO Snake Eyes. In saying Steven, you may be discriminating against all the other names out there, especially the "Stephen's" of this world.

Check this link out to Comedian Steve Hughes talking about PC and people being offended.
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=29555#.UuiZh_l9LmE

[YellowandBlackBlood]

i just want them to recruit the best players available.

If they happen to be indigenous then that is fine.

What I don't want is to recruit an indigenous player and miss out on a far better non indigenous player because of that!

Simple!

[Judge Roughneck]

Racist 

[WilliamPowell]

i just want them to recruit the best players available.

If they happen to be indigenous then that is fine.

What I don't want is to recruit an indigenous player and miss out on a far better non indigenous player because of that!

Simple!

Yep it's about recruiting the best available talent

Then it's up to the Club to have the right programs in place to develop them

I reckon it's the 2nd part (read development) that we haven't been great at previously but are doing everything in oour power to get that part right

[1980 I Was There]

Quite a few years ago, a friend of mine was sitting down with me watchin footy for the first time (I was in QLD).
He said to me "wow did you see that, who's he".
I said "who"
He said "that black guy" (and he truly wasn't being racist either).

He was talking about Nicky Winmar, and ya know what, I didn't even realise there we're any indigenous players on the field. For that matter I didn't even notice there being any white coloured skin people out there either.

When I watch footy, I WATCH footy, I don't look for different skin colour, race, creed, religion, or what ever else, I just don't care to take notice what colour skin flew to take an awesome grab or booted a great goal.

I love footy and for people to keep on about irish, aboriginal, italian, or samoan footy players is continuously frustrating.

We don't need to focus, as you said about this part of the business, the focus is and always about winning premierships.

I get your post and see where your coming from for sure, but can't we just get a premiership first.

I personally don't give a rats as to what footy players we can get hold of, as long as they are good at it.

I do have a question for you though.

Of the teams that you mentioned having indigenous players (I didn't know GWS had indigenous players lol) could you name each individual indigenous player?

Or would be easier just to ask you to name as many players on each of those lists.

I would be willing to bet that naming players on a team is far easier than picking out individual players that are supposedly different from everyone else.

Footy players are footy players and that's all that should matter.

I'm not saying any of this because of your post, it's all of footy.

Oh and that guy that I mentioned at the start of my post, he was part aboriginal, and I didn't even know it 

[Andyy]

Draft on talent, potential and long-term manageability (of physical and psychological issues).

Not on skin colour.