Regardless of who this guy is and if he provoked him or not............. this is still pretty serious!

Simon will need to be punished regardless.

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

Agreed, but the "victim" appears to be less than reliable.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

Yeah I'm starting to think he is in fact a Carlton supporter. Chips are stacked against Simon White here, rightfully so.

So two blokes had a bit of biffo outside a nightclub ...

Why this is even news bothers me. Too bad Simon your a footballer and it comes with the territory, hopefully behind closed doors the club blows it off as the non issue it really is.

only takes one 'biff' to kill someone

..I think you need to buy a new calendar.. ..the year is 2014..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Having worked in the industry as a "door man" all over Melbourne I can say a bit of biffo outside a nightclub is not 6pm news worthy. Its is because its a football player its making news, and that to me is pathetic. Yes we all know a punch can kill, and yes today's youth do have problems with alcohol fueled violence. Just as they did 10 years ago, 20 years ago and so on. I'm 45 now and its nothing new, and definitely not news worthy.

If the guy was in hospital it would be a different story. Running off to the Hun doesn't make him look credible.

Sounds like Simon needs to organise a sit down with this guy to apologise, work things out....and then belt him again

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Nor does having his solicitor dad label it a coward punch.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

..it's not about it being news worthy, it's about being blasé regarding fisticuffs.. ..as for it happening over the years.. ..it wasn't ok then, it's not ok now.. ..and the more this kind of thing does make the news, the better..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

If he was only "verbally abused", he's in trouble.

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T E A M

How good are six bye weeks going to be this year!

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

This type of behavior is unacceptable from any member of society and especially professional sportsmen or women.
The AFL and affiliated clubs have to clean up their act in this regards and no more turning the other way, send a very clear & strong message fisticuffs , drugs and alcohol abuse are a no go. Let's not be so parochial, those days should be truly over.
Cost to society and related families is enormous.
Unfortunately it effects one of ours this time but let's set a standard and build a positive team culture.
Ciao

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Go Blue Boys

First make sure your bogan players get in trouble after hours.

then you get the flags.

Malthouse blueprint.

Surely we can put the old man on the board.

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"I'll tell you what I didn't do;
I never injected anyone."
AD 3/3/14

What's the standard punishment these days for fighting?

Suspended for 2 weeks?
Little bit of extra community service?

Maybe his suspension will coincide with the Geelong/Hawthorn games ......

No firefighting

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Five weeks and $5k going on the GWS dude. Sounds about right to me. Silly boy blue*.

*Gratuitous Bowie reference for GWS for the lols

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"In better news for Blues fans, Jarrad Waite was not named on the club's injury list."

Coat him in yak butter...

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb