AFL 2023

It's the year of the Lion 

Hope so, I got 100/1 Brisbane for 2023 flag  

Former Footscray AFL footballer Liam Picken has launched action in the Supreme Court against his former cub, their club doctors and the AFL claiming he was not told about cognitive impairments when he was sent out to play, claiming they were negligent and failed in their duty of care. Over a career  of 9 years he played 198 gamed for Footscray, he is the son of former Collingwood / Sydney player , Bill Picken, who played 240 AFL games in the 1970s through to the 1980s.

Baghdad Bob wrote: Former Footscray AFL footballer Liam Picken has launched action in the Supreme Court against his former cub, their club doctors and the AFL claiming he was not told about cognitive impairments when he was sent out to play, claiming they were negligent and failed in their duty of care. Over a career  of 9 years he played 198 gamed for Footscray, he is the son of former Collingwood / Sydney player , Bill Picken, who played 240 AFL games in the 1970s through to the 1980s. Like anyone who plays a professional contact sport he surely would have been aware of the risks in playing AFL, however he says he was not told. With a father, a brother ( Marcus ) and uncle ( Jonathan Brown ) also having played AFL football at that elite level you would think he would have been aware of risks that go with playing AFL

 fabulous game...but for the Jeremy Howe injury. Poor bugger. 

F F S 400k a year and you reckon they'd be almost broke in ten years ?? or couldn't retire ? jezus christ that's some poor money management on par with drug addiction. That's close on 4million, let me tell you something, if i won a million tomorrow you wouldn't see me for dust I could make it last the rest of my life and still have plenty to give to my children.  

Fiddlesticks wrote: F F S 400k a year and you reckon they'd be almost broke in ten years ?? or couldn't retire ? jezus christ that's some poor money management on par with drug addiction. That's close on 4million, let me tell you something, if i won a million tomorrow you wouldn't see me for dust I could make it last the rest of my life and still have plenty to give to my children.

what about the tax @ 50 cents in the dollar? 

Baghdad Bob wrote: Well it looks like the class action, as result of playing whilst concussed in their playing days, by a group of  60 ex AFL players are taking against the AFL is gaining momentum by the day. In the past week ex players are coming out saying since retiring from the game they are suffering with headaches, insomnia , depression, anxiety , mood swings, and are unable to hold down jobs in civilian life .  Having played a contact sport and received money they would not have been paid outside of football will be the AFL's defence, but those ex players will argue clubs allowed them to continue to play whilst concussed was the main contributing factor to their current problems. As ex AFL champion, Leigh Matthews, opined today current players are not paid enough. they should receive 50% more. The average player's salary is $406,105 a long way off the $11.8 million paid in total to the AFL's nine senior executives . The AFL men' competition generates 90 % of the game's revenue but the players salary cap in only 28 % of that revenue . Matthews said even if a footballer lasted in the game for 10 years on that $400,000 he might end his career in his mid thirties years of age with maybe a home and a little savings but it would not be enough to mean that he would not have to work for the rest of his life.

 Max Gawn gone in the first five minutes with a knee injury...

Lights out at the Gabba 

 Disgraceful decision in the Norths/ Freeo match. The result might not have changed if Freeo got the kick...but it should still have been paid. 

 the Jack Crisp video drama is highlighting how dangerous it is for footballers to be on social media. 

Pleasantly surprised last night. Was expecting a bad night for us 

 they thought the NRL idea was worth duplicating...

Gather Round in SA Locked in for another 3 seasons