What about the rest of us who played sub VFL level? We all took our cue from the VFL
Those VFA boys certainly didn't muck around in the physicality stakes. Let alone the Footscray District League or the Ballarat League, to name a few.
The VFL was well taken care of in comparison, by a long way.
They are definitely only going after the entities which have money. It's not justice for all.
Those VFA boys certainly didn't muck around in the physicality stakes. Let alone the Footscray District League or the Ballarat League, to name a few.
The VFL was well taken care of in comparison, by a long way.
They are definitely only going after the entities which have money. It's not justice for all.
And as I understand it (happy to be corrected) in a number of these legal cases the club is not being sued. In other words the entity that had direct control over the circumstances of a person playing or not and the decisions about the medical care that was to be provided is not a party to the action. I recall one of the players involved saying that he did not want to take action against the club he played for and won premierships with. In other words I still want to be welcome at my club and be feted for being a premiership player even though they oversaw directly the problem I now have. A lot of legal cases the lawyers say sue everyone involved so you get the maximum coverage. I know the AFL oversee the clubs and is the ultimate head body. But as has been noted already. It is all about the money and the AFL has the most.
And you are right about the sub AFL/VFL level. It is not justice for all.