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stui magpie 
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David 
I dare you to try
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There's a paywall, but here's part of the article below:
| Quote: | BEECHWORTH’S Bushrangers were struggling.
The town’s footy team lacked players — almost half the team had to suit up for both seniors and reserves each Saturday.
The club had managed just one win in the 2013 season.
It was four wins last year.
And something had to give. Someone had to give.
“That was when we started to look at the jail for players,” Beechworth club president Steve Collins says.
Two years after first lobbying Corrections Victoria to add prisoners to its list, Beechworth finally got the go-ahead this year after winning the backing of Corrections Minister Wade Noonan.
The minimum-security prison allows four inmates to play each Saturday and this season, Dan, Nathan, Tim and Jack (not their real names) have proudly worn the royal blue and red stripes of the “Bushies”.
Before Saturday, Beechworth sat fourth on the Tallangatta league ladder with eight wins and five losses.
Everyone’s excited — both in town and 3km out along Flat Rock Rd, past the tannery ruins to where the very modern prison almost blends into the bush.
“We get back from playing games and as you walk in, as soon as you walk towards muster, you’ve got everyone coming up, ‘how’d you go?’,” says Tim, who’s been at Beechworth since October for drug trafficking.
“Not just personally, but everyone’s asking how the team’s going.”
Prison general manager Terry Jose says inmates from another low-security prison — Dhurringile — have also been playing for Merrigum and Rushworth in the Kyabram District League.
“It’s getting them to feel part of the community again,” Mr Jose says.
“Most of them, they’re quite clear that they’ve committed offences against the community. In general terms, a lot of them want to repay that.”
Prisoners have to be a C2 category, meaning they don’t need a prison escort to leave the facility, only a registered volunteer.
They must have good work and behaviour records. And they’re on notice — no fighting on the field or suspensions of any kind, or the deal’s off. |
A great initiative, and a good story.
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Any KPPs? They already have striped jumpers
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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ronrat
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Location: Thailand
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My mates dad was a warder at beechworth before he retired. He came to see us at half time during a bombers game and asked how it was going. I said all right except for this bombers mongrel who was drunk and threatening to punch every Pies supporter in the head an and using abusive and racist language. My mates Dad walked up to him, told him to put his drink down and escorted to the nearest copper where he got locked up for breaking day release rules in that you were not to consume alcohol, not to leave the beechworth area and he didn't know where his volunteer was. Result. Was banned from leaving prison any day Essendon was playing and in fact had to work when they played so he he couldn't even listen or watch on TV. For 2 years. Also lost 2 months off his parole period.
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HAL
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King Monkey
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Good initiative. Benefits both the footy club and deserving inmates.
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