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Posted August 16, 2019 08:44 · last edited August 17, 2019 00:52

MetalLegNZ wrote:

Sorry, but I think cheating on multiple girls at the same time, including one who was long term and not even having the energy or creativity to give them seperate nick names makes you more of a COD than a guy who gets mouthy at everyone on a footy pitch in the middle of a contest.

I like Taylor, but lets not all pretend he's a stand-up bloke, because if it wasn't for the free game day tickets you would get, no one would be happy if he dated their sister or daughter.

Durante and Siggy were both CODs on the pitch, but ours so we forgave them. Siggys elbow on Kruse was nothing short of thuggery, same with his stomp etc.

Too many NIX fans live in glass houses.

The question of "how squaky clean do you like your sports role models to be?" is a well-worn one and extensively covered by others.

If the double-dating stories are an ongoing issue then I am unlikely to invite Taylor to a family BBQ at my place. However, while double-dating is a social/moral misdemeanor, it is not a crime, unsavoury as it is.  And in our society it is not always just the blokes that are doing it.

But tolerating that in people playing for us does not make us look like we live in glass houses. It is a question of balance. A problem off the field must be significant enough to override the quality of a player's contribution on the field to merit a censure. Conversely, a good consistent on-field contribution can be redemptive. 

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Unknown editor edited August 17, 2019 00:52
MetalLegNZ wrote:

Sorry, but I think cheating on multiple girls at the same time, including one who was long term and not even having the energy or creativity to give them seperate nick names makes you more of a COD than a guy who gets mouthy at everyone on a footy pitch in the middle of a contest.

I like Taylor, but lets not all pretend he's a stand-up bloke, because if it wasn't for the free game day tickets you would get, no one would be happy if he dated their sister or daughter.

Durante and Siggy were both CODs on the pitch, but ours so we forgave them. Siggys elbow on Kruse was nothing short of thuggery, same with his stomp etc.

Too many NIX fans live in glass houses.

The question of "how squaky clean do you like your sports role models to be?" is a well-worn one and extensively covered by others.

If the double-dating stories are an ongoing issue then I am unlikely to ever invite Taylor to a family BBQ at my place. However, while double-dating is a social/moral misdemeanor, it is not a crime, unsavoury as it is.  And in our society it is not always just the blokes that are doing it.

But tolerating that in people playing for us does not make us look like we live in glass houses. It is a question of balance. A problem off the field must be significant enough to override the quality of a player's contribution on the field to merit a censure. Conversely, a good consistent on-field contribution can be redemptive. 

Unknown editor edited August 16, 2019 08:51
MetalLegNZ wrote:

Sorry, but I think cheating on multiple girls at the same time, including one who was long term and not even having the energy or creativity to give them seperate nick names makes you more of a COD than a guy who gets mouthy at everyone on a footy pitch in the middle of a contest.

I like Taylor, but lets not all pretend he's a stand-up bloke, because if it wasn't for the free game day tickets you would get, no one would be happy if he dated their sister or daughter.

Durante and Siggy were both CODs on the pitch, but ours so we forgave them. Siggys elbow on Kruse was nothing short of thuggery, same with his stomp etc.

Too many NIX fans live in glass houses.

The question of "how squaky clean do you like your sports role models to be?" is a well-worn one and extensively covered by others.

If the double-dating stories are an ongoing issue then I am unlikely to ever invite Taylor to a family BBQ at my place. However, while double-dating is a social/moral misdemeanor, it is not a crime, unsavoury as it is.  And in our society it is not always just the blokes that are doing it.

But tolerating that in people playing for us does not make us look like we live in glass houses. It is a question of balance. For example, my problem with Mitch Nicholls was that he did not perform for us on the pitch, and not that he had a well publicised drug possession incident (and that was well in the past before he joined us).