If it's good enough clubs like Barcelona have UNICEF as sponsors. It's good enough we have gambling companies sponsoring us. If the government allows gambling and gambling companies want to sponsor sporting clubs. Open the door.
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President John O’Rourke
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Gambling
Alcohol
Smoking
Drugs
In no specific order these four have destroyed millions of lives in this country alone.
The AFL are happy to have two of them as partners in promoting their sport to society while virtue signalling on almost any other issue. One of the other two they pretend to address but mostly ignore.
We have “bring back body hair” round in Ballarat, “If you believe you’re a cat then you are a cat” round in Tasmania, “you like the feeling of self flagellation - good on you!” round in Darwin, and “go on paint yourself gold - you know you want to” round in Frankston.
Loathsome hypocrisy. My AFL.
Get out of pokies Richmond. Get out now.
Alcohol
Smoking
Drugs
In no specific order these four have destroyed millions of lives in this country alone.
The AFL are happy to have two of them as partners in promoting their sport to society while virtue signalling on almost any other issue. One of the other two they pretend to address but mostly ignore.
We have “bring back body hair” round in Ballarat, “If you believe you’re a cat then you are a cat” round in Tasmania, “you like the feeling of self flagellation - good on you!” round in Darwin, and “go on paint yourself gold - you know you want to” round in Frankston.
Loathsome hypocrisy. My AFL.
Get out of pokies Richmond. Get out now.
Great fella is John
O’Rourke named next Richmond president
John O’Rourke will become the next president of the Richmond Football Club.www.richmondfc.com.au
Flew back from London for 2 days in Grand Final week to sign off on position
Great appointment
'Gaming' is such a weasel word. Gaming is what the kids do on their Playboxes and X-Stations.
Pokies aren't even gambling, like backing a horse or playing Blackjack. They're programmed money-strippers. They are the perfect symbol of the continued transfer of wealth from the masses to the already-wealthy. Australia should change its Coat of Arms to an emu and a kangaroo feeding coins into a poker machine.
One goes to Crown Burswood for lunch with friends now & then . After lunch I head to the TAB the rest The Pokies. Win lose or draw we enjoy ourselves
My old boss used to go to JoR's place. His wife was a CEO of various charities.
His description was that JOR was somewhat detached from reality in terms of what "real people" want and experience.
The first day they met, it was at an office and JoR pointed out the various places he owned like it was a monopoly board.
He knows how to print money. Very successful. I just hope he has the human touch required for an AFL club and all its tribalism.
His description was that JOR was somewhat detached from reality in terms of what "real people" want and experience.
The first day they met, it was at an office and JoR pointed out the various places he owned like it was a monopoly board.
He knows how to print money. Very successful. I just hope he has the human touch required for an AFL club and all its tribalism.
I just hope he brings in money and sponsors and otherwise stays out of the *smile* way.
That is a bit harsh @spook, (any reason for it?),, I have only heard good things about O'Rourke although @The_General presents a persona that he is somewhat aloof?
No issue with someone being successful and making money, his better half is the CEO on several charities according to the G so I can only assume philanthropy is something he embraces?.
No-one will present as community minded and as caring to the faithful as Peggy and she was a great figurehead for the club, so John will need to make his own mark, hopefully he presents well publicly, his real persona soon to be revealed.
Na mate, just saying stay out of the way of the people running the club and the footy department, i.e. as long as he doesn't have an ego that will have him wanting to be 'hands on'.
So, is he gonna be a suitable replacement, for probably the greatest pres, the club has ever had, even eclipsing the great Graeme?
Big shoes to fill but he’s getting a club with very healthy finances, a great strategy and a huge membership base. Just has to leave the place better than when he was given it and that’ll be a good tenure.
Santos Woodside ...
Killing the planet. Impacting everyone.
