Liam Jarrah

[ledge]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-star-liam-jurrah-link-to-machete-attack/story-e6frf9jf-1226293844854

Obviously someones done wrong in the tribe.

[jeemak]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-star-liam-jurrah-link-to-machete-attack/story-e6frf9jf-1226293844854

Obviously someones done wrong in the tribe.

Obviously? I suppose, you know, someone's been attacked with a machete.

[Go_Dogs]

Going to be very interesting to see how this story develops.

[Swoop]

I think we've been all involved with the odd machete attack throughout our lifetimes, it always ends in tears.

I don't know anything about the situation but I hope he is cleared of any wrong doing, I enjoy watching him play football and his story is an interesting one I have enjoyed following.

[jeemak]

I think we've been all involved with the odd machete attack throughout our lifetimes, it always ends in tears.

I don't know anything about the situation but I hope he is cleared of any wrong doing, I enjoy watching him play football and his story is an interesting one I have enjoyed following.

I've never been in one that ended in cup cakes and sprinkles. Your way with words in this instance made me laugh, out loud.

Liam Jurrah is an interesting person, for many reasons, most of which as far as well all know to this point revolve around his heritage and his talent. I guess we're likely to find out a lot more of the things that make him the man he is over the next few days. I'm not sure a lot of it is going to be pretty, and I'm not sure many of the people that will be commenting on it within the traditional media or social media will be as sensitive as they need to be throughout it. I hope I'm wrong.

[Mantis]

Charges have been laid.

Horrible situation.

[ledge]

He pleaded not guilty and is back in Melbourne on bail, banned from alcohol, seems like a drink problem.

[bornadog]

He pleaded not guilty and is back in Melbourne on bail, banned from alcohol, seems like a drink problem.

Ledge, it is more complicated than that. There is a man in hospital with severe head wounds and another arrested and not given bail. Liam has said he didn't do it but the courts will decide in May.

Liam is torn between being an elite athlete playing AFL and a tribal elder where he has to deal with issues in the traditional ways. You need to read more about it before making a comment like that.

[jeemak]

Ledge, it is more complicated than that. There is a man in hospital with severe head wounds and another arrested and not given bail. Liam has said he didn't do it but the courts will decide in May.

Liam is torn between being an elite athlete playing AFL and a tribal elder where he has to deal with issues in the traditional ways. You need to read more about it before making a comment like that.

Good post.

Though Ledge might not be too far off the mark with respect to alcohol being involved, as its negative affects on individual behaviour is a bloody horrible reality that faces remote indigenous communities (not to mention multi-cultural or traditionally white metropolitan communities in Australia), and if Liam has a problem with it then it needs to be managed just like anyone else.

Over simplifying all of his particular community's issues as being alcohol related would be short sighted.

[ledge]

Ledge, it is more complicated than that. There is a man in hospital with severe head wounds and another arrested and not given bail. Liam has said he didn't do it but the courts will decide in May.

Liam is torn between being an elite athlete playing AFL and a tribal elder where he has to deal with issues in the traditional ways. You need to read more about it before making a comment like that.

I was just pointing to the fact that alcohol must be in it somehow for the judge to ban it.... now mine is fact.
All this other stuff him being an elder and the problems associated with it etc etc, is actually all speculation by the media as the reason this happened.
Not saying it is or isnt part of it, it could be but fact is at the moment he has been banned from alcohol and had pleaded not guilty, that tells us alcohol had some involvement and for the judge to ban it means he thinks it might take part of the blame.

[ledge]

The latest..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/melbourne-footballer-liam-jurrah-warned-to-never-return/story-fn7x8me2-1226295469875

[Greystache]

A good article giving a small insight into the situation

LINK (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jurrah-a-man-caught-between-countries-20120309-1uq1f.html)

[ledge]

I put the shoe on the other foot no way could we live in there culture, eating witchety grubs is scary enough for me to come home, i agree how hard it would be to live in ours?

Sadly this might become the all too hard basket for AFL clubs, but was it meant to be anyway?
Zeph Skinners article was good about homesick etc he is fairdinkum trying his hardest to overcome it, what a pull footy or family, i know my family comes first.

[strebla]

I really feel for the young fella could not imagine what is going on in that head of his.

[bornadog]

A good article giving a small insight into the situation

LINK (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jurrah-a-man-caught-between-countries-20120309-1uq1f.html)

yes this is a good insight into the real situation.

[KT31]

"Tall poppy syndrome and victim", did he or did he not help attack a bloke with a machete ?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/142608/default.aspx

[AndrewP6]

"Tall poppy syndrome and victim", did he or did he not help attack a bloke with a machete ?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/142608/default.aspx

Liam is saying he did not. He is saying he acted in self defence and was trying to stop the fight.

[Scraggers]

Liam is saying he did not. He is saying he acted in self defence and was trying to stop the fight.

Has just been acquitted !!

[Remi Moses]

Case went through the courts and he's been aquitted.
Innocent until proven guilty

[lemmon]

Has just been acquitted !!

Have to feel for the guy, proven innocent and largely lost a career out of it

[Scraggers]

Have to feel for the guy, proven innocent and largely lost a career out of it

Hopefully he gets another chance at footy with another club.

[LostDoggy]

Have to feel for the guy, proven innocent and largely lost a career out of it

The drink driving charge and warrant for not turning up to his hearing since then may not have helped.