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Adelaide_United_Red · **Joined:** Thu May 06, 2010 9:49 pm **Posts:** 854

bazza wrote:

Brisbane Lions' player Albert Proud was charged with assaulting a police officer on Saturday night and suspended by the club yesterday.

Proud, 22, will appear in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court on February 8.

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/proud-piles-more-pain-on-lions-summer-20110124-1a2x9.html

His parent must be proud of him;) *groan, I'll get my hat and coat shall I? Propose a move to Men behaving badly(AFL) thread?

nobleoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:49 am

Can see the GC Suns assuming the high moral ground!

IanRitchie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:00 pm

i wouldn't bet on it

Boba Fett · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:36 pm

IanRitchie wrote:

i wouldn't bet on it

How long before Centrebet gets on to it?

nobleoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:43 pm

ask Penrith RL club!

nobleoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:03 pm

This is a very good reason why the AFL now fly with Virgin.....publicity they couldn't get from Qantaas!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Adelaide_United_Red · **Joined:** Thu May 06, 2010 9:49 pm **Posts:** 854

nobleoz wrote:

This is a very good reason why the AFL now fly with Virgin.....publicity they couldn't get from Qantaas!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

If qantas cared enough, they would have branded a plane in AFL colours:

and

but then we do suspect(as does Jeff Kennett) that the reason the AFL went with VB isn't solely(if at all) $$ reasons...it stinks of, "how dare you sponsor those other codes..right, we'll show you who the boss(bully ) is!"

nobleoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:06 pm

beastjim · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:27 pm

I think Albert Proud must surely be up to three strikes and out. Doesn't seem to get it, and plus he's not that great a footballer.

Rob · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:14 am

Like elephants, some people are just jerks.

Albert Proud appears to be one of those.

Adelaide_United_Red · **Joined:** Thu May 06, 2010 9:49 pm **Posts:** 854

word is AFL could announce its new A$1bn TV rights deal before this season even kicks off:

Quote:

$1b AFL TV rights deal could be just weeks away

THE AFL is closing in on its richest pay day, with hopes a new five-year TV rights deal will be struck within weeks.

Negotiations between league and station chiefs have intensified since Christmas and could be finalised before the start of the premiership season.

The next round of footy broadcast rights, running from 2012 to 2016, is tipped to fetch as much as $1 billion - up from the current mark of $780 million - but final bids are yet to be lodged.

Networks are conducting evaluations and coming to grips with how the fixture and scheduling would work in an expanded 18-team competition.

One scenario would see rival broadcasters Channels 7, 9, 10 and Foxtel all sharing a slice of the action, with Nine continuing its push to pioneer a new Monday night timeslot.

The AFL is also keen on live broadcasts from 2012, despite Seven's preference to air the top-rating Better Homes and Gardens on Friday nights.

Free-to-air television stations would be permitted to show AFL games on their secondary digital channels for the first time.

read the rest at:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/b ... 5994502803

nobleoz · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:22 pm

Good film clip that went with Demetriou's address to the UN forum.

Adelaide_United_Red · **Joined:** Thu May 06, 2010 9:49 pm **Posts:** 854

nobleoz wrote:

Good film clip that went with Demetriou's address to the UN forum.

Okay, Dimwit is a big fish in the Australian Sporting scene, but WTF was he doing addressing the UN about racism in sport?? My God the mans ego will be unfathomly huge by now! I can understand if it was in response to some of hose recent UN reports that decry Australia as a land of racists.

nobleoz · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:06 pm

Demetriou spoke well in the context of Australian Football's response to racism, along with Andrew McLeod & others. Of course the soccer fans & anti-Demetriou crowd won't like it. Esp as it highlights Australia's own code of football on Australia Day :roll:

yob · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:54 pm

nobleoz wrote:

Demetriou spoke well in the context of Australian Football's response to racism, along with Andrew McLeod & others. Of course the soccer fans & anti-Demetriou crowd won't like it. Esp as it highlights Australia's own code of football on Australia Day :roll:

Baffling.

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