The moment Sam Mitchell mimicked injecting himself as part of a sledge towards Essendon players, I was sure we would all overreact by a fair bit.
Unfortunately, I think we’ve fallen a bit short (no pun intended Sam).
Where are the demands for an inquiry or even a Royal Commission? I mean if that Q and A nonsense is getting one, why not an incident that people actually saw?
We need to understand that children witnessed this incident. The same children who have been already been doing these sort of sledges at school for a couple of years no.
Questions need to be answered like:
- Why is Sam Mitchell using a sledge most primary school kids have already come up with?
- Do AFL players need professional sledge writers?
- Should every runner be trained in one-liners?
- Has this incident been shown enough on TV, could we show it more?
- Why did the various news bulletins bother with other stories when this had happened?
- Is Mitchell’s sledge even in the top thousand worst things Essendon players have heard in the past few years?
- Should miming be allowed on the footy field at all? Or ever?
- Why didn’t Essendon have a witty comeback? Did they think of one late last night and thought ‘damn it, why didn’t I think of that at the time?’
So get hysterical people, this is the biggest thing going on globally at the moment and we need to lift our level of feigned outrage.
COMMENTS
Joanne Everett
Jun 28, 2015
Pin cushions were once just that! Sorry for those who were misled by those they put their faith and trust in. We, the public, will most likely never know who let their players down in such a dreadful way. Most Essendon players and families will worry for years to come.
Steve Cromb
Jun 28, 2015
Fantastic banter that.
Jesse Krüger
Jun 28, 2015
Jessie Kruger
Jessie Kruger
Jun 28, 2015
It was a bit rough of him
Jesse Krüger
Jun 28, 2015
hahaha no! its funny! they shouldn't get offended if they are innocent. they should have been able to just laugh it off.
Malcolm McIntyre
Jun 28, 2015
Pretty brave effort from some THING that ran at a bloke not looking and raised his Knee Weak as Piss AFL
Jessie Kruger
Jun 28, 2015
Yeah I think it would be a different story if they didn't lose by 38. U0001f602
Jesse Krüger
Jun 28, 2015
exactly!
Brad Draper
Jun 28, 2015
you mean when walker tried to bump him when mitchell was running ?
Malcolm McIntyre
Jun 28, 2015
Pretty brave of Mitchell and he knows it . Trying to BIG man up where he had the umpires protection ..
Malcolm McIntyre
Jun 28, 2015
Better still the CHIMP look he put on Ha Ha
Christine Curran
Jun 28, 2015
Unfortunately I DON'T think enough is being made of it. He is a role model and should be penalised by the AFL for it. Now here comes all the haters!
Heather Preston
Jun 28, 2015
I think Hird's delusional comments about media propaganda are more controversial than Sammy's U0001f489 mime. Planet Hird is a very strange place!
Paul Stenhouse
Jun 28, 2015
I dunno Titus... I found it pretty hysterical!!
Michael McPherson
Jun 28, 2015
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Rhys Puchar
Jun 28, 2015
Lol
Travis Cook
Jun 28, 2015
No. Sooks beat the haters to it first U0001f37c
Leeha Lothian
Jun 28, 2015
Mitchell is still a #flog
Shaun Sandow
Jun 28, 2015
he was simply reflecting fact in an amusing manner. They injected - perhaps not deliberately, and certainly stupidly. Diddums - poor fellas.
Mick Kasso
Jun 28, 2015
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On ya sammy!!!!!
Leeha Lothian
Jun 28, 2015
I'm not a Bombers supporter. Mitchell needs to pull his head in.
Penny Beitzel
Jun 28, 2015
Essendon = the gift that keeps on giving.
wooda69r
Jun 28, 2015
TitusOReily you mean something like this ??? http://twitter.com/wooda69r/status/615103062370156544/photo/1
dlm1303
Jun 28, 2015
TitusOReily #Essendon you make your bed, you lie in it
Malcolm Ashwood
Jun 28, 2015
Why it was brilliant
Malcolm Ashwood
Jun 28, 2015
It was brilliant well done Sam Mitchell
Steve Cromb
Jun 28, 2015
......wow.
Walker hit mitchell when he wasn't looking and managed to basically cork himself on mitchells leg, your stupidity is dumbfounding.
Garth Rhys-Jones
Jun 28, 2015
Maddie Green
Duran Lauros
Jun 28, 2015
Pretty much everyone in this thread is proving Titus' point.
Malcolm McIntyre
Jun 28, 2015
Your lack of intelligence is clear and there are numerous (many) if you don,t quite understand places that can test your eye sight tested . Good luck
kkimba12
Jun 28, 2015
TitusOReily timmy_mac6 just watched haw v ess replay. I cum straighter than ess forwards kick.
timmy_mac6
Jun 28, 2015
kkimba12 what about josh Gibson and big ceglar mate haha??
kkimba12
Jun 28, 2015
timmy_mac6 Ruckman and a backman mate gee whiz lol
timmy_mac6
Jun 28, 2015
kkimba12 I know a backman that doesn't miss!
kkimba12
Jun 28, 2015
timmy_mac6 haha would that be?? michaelsilvy was a backman.
timmy_mac6
Jun 28, 2015
kkimba12 michaelsilvy is a good kick but i meant yours truly
sshepher11
Jun 28, 2015
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Daniel Della Gatta
Jun 28, 2015
At least Mitchell knew what he injected himself with
kkimba12
Jun 28, 2015
wooda69r TitusOReily brilliant. timmy_mac6
Angela Loveshawks
Jun 28, 2015
Mitchell... You're a champ....regardless of how much the media over-hype the occurrence of cheeky on field banter. I think some people want to watch a game of robots on the field instead of 'people' doing human things. I know what I'd rather watch... Sometimes it might be a tad offensive for some... But you're gonna get that when you have 44 blokes on a field together. Get over your prudish, boring conservatism people...
Mathew Rodda
Jun 28, 2015
Mitchell was just needling the Bombers by injecting some humour into the banter between players.
ninhja4000
Jun 28, 2015
But did he? I think ASADA and Wada has a strong case against Mitchell. They actually have concrete proof that Mitchell injected himself with something but now they have to find the paperwork and Bio Chemist to tell them what.
Ev_Fenton
Jun 28, 2015
TitusOReily couldn't believe Patrick Smith was outraged at Sam Mitchell on SENNews! He was the last person I thought would get upset
Mattrox_73
Jun 29, 2015
TitusOReily He only said what everyone is thinking.....
GhostSwirv
Jun 29, 2015
TitusOReily Pretty sure he was just miming getting a flu shot - showing concern for the health of the Bombers, sportsmanship if you ask me.
misanthropicfcuk
Jun 29, 2015
Good one Titus! Those of us who barrack for EFC and still have a sense of humour need to laugh about this or we'll start crying again. #dontstandbyhird
Amazing how many of the people that come here since you added livefyre still don't get that this is all satire, the joke's on them I guess.
Darren Hickson
Jun 28, 2015
Seriously though, I'm an Essendon Member and think this has been blown right up!
The media need to stop replaying it over and over and over again! They are the ones who make mountains out of mole hills.
Mitchell didn't need to apologise, when playing sport, emotions get heated and things are said that usually wouldn't be. It's a game, it's getting softer every year and now things like this are now making massive headlines. Everyone needs to toughen up and stop being so precious!!
GlennNoy
Jun 29, 2015
TitusOReily Really looking forward to Sam Mitchell snorting the boundary line next time they play the Suns
John Francis McGeary
Jun 29, 2015
Hit a nerve, especially with the man that hates Hawthorn. Thought it was funny though.
bgmn5
Jun 29, 2015
TitusOReily I've been calling for Mitchell to be horse whipped in the streets. But then that started well before this weekend.
whorus3
Jun 29, 2015
TitusOReily “the jerk store called, they’re running out of you!” That’s one they could have gone with! #cantstandya
Dee Neville
Jun 29, 2015
Now attention on gold coast
Lance Cameron
Jun 29, 2015
No you're worse