Was Stevo attacked at the VFL game Saturday?

[shawthing]

Can anyone confirm a rumour I heard that Jaidyn Stephenson was physically attacked and verbally abused in the VFL game Saturday.

According to the person who told me, he left the field with a completely torn jumper and was quite shaken. They said Dermot Brereton spoke about it on FOX Saturday night and said it was a completely disgraceful attack on a young kid who had made a mistake and served his penalty. He did not deserve this.

Is this true? and how did his team mates react? Do we expect those thugs at the Cattery to try the same thing?

[the fuzz]

I watched a stream of the game.
Stevo laid a great crunching tackle an held on a touch too long, it was paid down the field and resulted in a Box Hill goal. A bunch of Box Hill sooks jumped in to rough him up. His jumper was ripped and I saw a replay of some Box Hill tool mouthing off to him. Just looked like part of the game to me, but who knows what was said to him. He'll be OK. If he gets something similar in a final expect Maynard and the Pig to have his back!

[K]

Here's vid, but I don't know it shows much:

https://twitter.com/dinnynavaratnam/status/1165138357900345344

[BazBoy]

Not privy to player to player verbal,s but I’d surmise “#&* idiot act mate “ OR
“ Rule,s bent for a tool like you “. Hey I don’t know but there would be some
sledging from first bounce and a build up of pressure on the kid

That’s footy and it’s been going on forever—Stevo get ready for this crap being leveled at you —shut it out and reply with goals and goal assist as
action,s speak louder than words

[the fuzz]

All Stevo had to do was not say a word and move on.
Or he could of said “ Enjoy your VFL finals”

[MagpiesTheGreat]

I was at Box Hill oval.

It was near the end of the match and the Whorethorns were leading by a few goals.

Near the goal poles where Stevo was standing not far away, two kids (one in the gorgeous Black and White, another in the shitty poo colour of course) were having a verbal "fight". The Pies kid yelled out: at least we are in the final, good on you Stephenson.

[think positive]

Meg,
He stood tall! Played it out. Won’t hurt him, will just fuel the fire! And that’s what we need! Thank god the bans over.

[Presti35]

Gerard Whateley jumped the fence in disgust. He was very upset that Stevo was out there playing.

When Stevo didnt do his hamstring as Gerard wished, he got cut.

[Woods]

Thing is, he didn't play it out. He went into his shell and hardly touched the ball for the rest of the game (refer to the VFL thread).

His response to apparently being heavily sledged for his recent indiscretions was to crack it and manhandle an opponent which resulted in a minor melee and Stephenson having his jumper torn from his body.

His resultant invisibility during the rest of the game broadcast to every AFL coach: 'This is how you neutralise Stephenson'. Sledge him, and when he cracks it, rough him up. He'll then sulk and have no further impact.

By all means select him to play against Geelong. But if he demonstrates surrender like he did on Saturday that may be the last final he plays this year. Too much at stake to rely on mentally fragile players when others are available.

[the fuzz]

[doriswilgus]

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

Woods reckons Stevo is a cheat , I'd take those comments with a grain of salt

[barrackers]

[think positive]

probably because they had shown enough! id be mighty surprised and dissappointed if the coach didnt tell them to back off, why risk injury suspension against a bunch of guys with nothing to lose?

[BEAMER09]