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Sydney Stack

Syd can use the Daniel Andrews defence. "I didn't decide to breach quarantine, judge. It was an orphan event. Now if you'll just let me resume my footy career..."
 
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14 day quarantine period restarts from today in Hakea Prison.
So he'll be inside until after New Year.
Nothing as yet on fine/further detention.
 
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Hearing adjourned until the 6th
16 days off the grog and with plenty time to think.
Guessing he'll get a substantial fine on the 6th but no further gaol time.
 
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Carter said:
Young, brash indigenous man dealing with COVID restrictions.

Is lost at the moment, needs to be in clubland with his brothers.

I’d keep him. Send him to X Clarke when he’s able to leave.

Folks are jumping the gun here. Quick to end his career. He’s a young man bursting with life and making poor decisions. COVID is a minefield for young men. A straitjacket. Throw in his culture and I have the utmost sympathy.

He’s salvageable. Look at Jordan de Goey - up on a charge we would consider far more serious than anything Sydney has done.

What's the rap sheet? A bit of push and shove. We've all been there. He broke COVID rules and yes that's serious. But can we expect young men in the prime of life to be wise 100% of the time? To have understanding of wider ramifications of every little action?

Keep him RFC. Bring him back into clubland. He loves the club and just needs to mature a bit, live a bit.

This is the hardest time for him hopefully and he’ll work through it.
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Problem is clubs have had to trim support personnel, so less time to dedicate to lost soles. And the COVID rules having been deliberately broken after what he done in Qld means he will only be back to clean out his locker.
 
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If he doesn't learn from this he will never learn. 2 weeks in a cell to think about how he has messed up...again.

A combination of naivety and immaturity. Still young but needs to grow up. If he wants to be serious, he has a lot of hard work to do, needs to knuckle down and should consider a social media ban.
 
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yandb said:
Maybe the best thing for Stack would be if the judge gives him six months in jail for his Covid breeches.





At some point Stack must be responsible for his own life and not expect others to clean up the messes he leaves behind.
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Most people that get sent to jail results in a devastating down ward spiral, very few (% wise) end up excelling after prison.
 
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sausage_meat69 said:
The guy retreating and coming in to help out ccj. Def not the aggressor.
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I think even the most staunch of us will agree,

Stackman finishes blues, rather than starts them?

generally, a widely accepted admirable quality in an Australian male?

I recall Daryl White chucking a pushy off Kangaroo point cliffs and telling Robert Walls he was a footballer, not a *smile* bike rider.

This after telling Walls he might return from Alice for a preseason, then turning up fat.

I also reckon he spent a bit of an off season in the big house?

triple premiership player, captain of the indigenous side of the century.

Maurice Rioli Snr, lost the NT parliamentary fridge on the Dapto dogs.

Andrew Krakeouer broke the Champion data computer in the 2010 WAFL GF after a decent spell in The She-Oak Hotel.

Marlion Pickett came from last to win the world most romantic sporting success story Cup

Theres pretty good precedents

Theres a white fella or two who have undergone a redemptions also.

we're all human
 
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Personally, take the footballer and person out of it im glad they have been remanded as per the law. Whether we agree with law or not, thats the law.

Now for Syd, min 14 days possibly (probably) longer after court appearance, i have nothing but empathy for his challenges and life situations to date, couch surfing and the lack of stability he has experienced, i wont go into details as i dont know as fact but i believe there has been violence also.

Its a tough one without knowing all the details but i would support the club on what they decide going forward, if Syd is kept i agree with Carts as above, bring him back live with X and Marlion should be his mentor, literally last chance saloon...

Personally i think hes most likely gone but do hope irrespective of football he can find peace and happiness either way as others have said AFL footy isnt for everyone.
 
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