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Mr Miyagi
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Dark Beanie
Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Location: A galaxy far, far away.
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How about we wait until the end of the season and see how it pans out?
By then people will know what the impact will/has been and then make a decision.
It may mean pay cuts in future seasons.
This is exactly the response that the media wants. _________________ If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but just grumble with the rest. - Jerome K Jerome |
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think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Wow wow wow that’s a read! That’s embarrassing if true, not often I agree with a (former) bulldog but yep spanks if greed!
Zero chance but one official or player is exposed, just shut it down and hope for a 17 match season. _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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23 YIPPEE!!!
YIPPEE 23!!!
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Of course they are greedy |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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It's not greed to be worried about your own income at a time like this. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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think positive
Side By Side
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David wrote: | It's not greed to be worried about your own income at a time like this. |
It is greed to put other people at risk because you don’t want to lose 20% of your $100k plus salary when a hell of a lot of people on the bread line are about to lose their minimum wage jobs. Not sure why you suddenly think footy players are so special that they keep all of their very privileged income. Much as I love footy, it’s not a necessity right now. Cut off the first 5 weeks and then see where we are. _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Mr Miyagi
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Totally agree, Think Positive. I love footy, I desperately want to see the game played on Friday night... but there's a bigger picture. And the AFL needs to lead on this. |
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scoobydoo
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
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So if you could you would also be greedy, problem for you is you can’t
They can, but you would if you could.
No double standards |
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Mr Miyagi
Joined: 14 Sep 2018
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No I wouldn't. I've taken pay cuts to keep others in jobs, and I'd do it again -- and I'm in the low income bracket for middle class. Look. It's obviously not all players -- but it's enough of them to be a concern. Like I said, it's mostly the AFL and managers who are greedy, they're the ones I blame for this situation. |
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K
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'Fremantle youngster Bailey Banfield has revealed the tough call he made to his girlfriend this week.
“After training I made the call to my girlfriend Julia and told her that, based on current advice, I may not see her for potentially a few weeks as we went into isolation as a club,” Banfield told the club’s website.'
They do it to protect the club, but it works both ways. If all 18 clubs really self-isolate, it'd help protect the rest of the community, if coronavirus goes through the AFL because they keep playing. |
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Uncle Jack
Joined: 17 Apr 2019 Location: Canberra
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I reckon everyone's jumped the gun on this one- especially Gerard and Robbo, who both went hard at the players. The players were asked in a survey if they would prefer to play a 17 or 22 game season to which they overwhelmingly answered 22. There was no mention in the question of reduced pay. It's no surprise that players want to play as much as possible.
I'd reckon if there was a survey question asking "Do you understand and accept that in order to ensure the financial viability of the competition it will be necessary to receive a reduction (of perhaps 20%) in pay?" the vast majority would answer yes.
We've gone too hard with little reason. |
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Redlight
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think positive wrote: | It is greed to put other people at risk because you don’t want to lose 20% of your $100k plus salary when a hell of a lot of people on the bread line are about to lose their minimum wage jobs. |
If the pay cut was for the benefit of people on the breadline then you might have a point. This is just money going straight into the coffers of a multi-billion dollar organisation that can afford to pay the players full whack.
I don't see Gillon and his cronies taking a paycut. |
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the fuzz
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How is wanting to work more greedy?? The more games they play, the more others work also. Think of the people who work to bring us the broadcast. Thats alot of employment right there alone.
The players were asked what they wanted and they responded. Why would the players want to work less and get paid less? And they are not overpayed, as the career of an AFL footballer is very short.
Everyone just relax and lets watch the footy Friday night.
Go Pies. |
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K
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the fuzz wrote: | ... And they are not overpayed, as the career of an AFL footballer is very short.
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How short it is is irrelevant. They are not prevented from working once they retire from footy. (The only issue is physical damage that could be done to them by the game. That is a big problem, but it's not related to their pay.)
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I don't see Gillon and his cronies taking a paycut. |
Yeah, they should take a huge paycut. Journos should start asking them awkward questions. |
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E
Joined: 05 May 2010
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so their damned if they do and damned if they don't.
I for one am glad that there will be at least something to keep me entertained this weekend. _________________ Ohhh, the Premiership's a cakewalk ....... |
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