#5 Jamie Elliott

[Redlight]

At least he was trying to do it in a bin. It has a sort of drunken decency to it when he could've gone anywhere at all.

[masoncox]

I get really annoyed at stories like this.
Drunk and pissing is not a crime.
I hate the political correct 21st century.
God helps us when this pathetic story becomes news.
And to Jamie, have another beer on me son.
Bring back the old saloon days when some guys never
went to the urinals but went to the spitoon at the base of the
bar.
Well, it was different. A bit gross but hey it was a serious business drinking in the good old olden days.

[Pi]

well, here's the "news" story:

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/collingwood-star-jamie-elliott-arrested-for-public-drunkenness-urinating-in-rubbish-bin-20171106-gzg1od.html

FFS,

I do this sort of thing at least once a week on the way home from the pub , if it wasn't for me the trees in the main street would never get watered , the local council should give me an award.

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

Must have been a few like him at Derby day finished up the same way. Good luck to him adjusting back to training in a couple of weeks time cause it won't be easy first day back doing the 5km run and being lapped by Grundy.

[inxs88]

Thanks Jamie. Just what the club needed after the doctor suspension. What next? Melb Cup gambling fiasco with dodgy Pie player syndicate??

[Magpietothemax]

OMG this is just so pathetic. "Arrested" and fined $634 for ...a triviality...Meanwhile Donald Trump threatens the world with nuclear destruction, and Malcolm Turnbull /Bill Shorten support this fascist monster to the hilt....
Good on you Jamie Elliott, enjoy yourself in your time off but make sure you don't put on too much weight before the preseason.

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[MJ23]

[Harrysz]

So, everyone on here supports Jamie Elliott and thinks the media must have had a slow news day. There are even references to Donald Trump.

Jamie Elliott is 25 years old. I don't know how much he's being paid but it must be some hundreds of thousands of dollars. With that comes responsibility. When out in public you don't get drunk and you don't urinate into rubbish bins. This is embarrassing. Sure it's not as bad as sending nude pictures on social media, but it's still pretty bad. Lots of kids look up to Jamie. Whether he likes it or not, he's a role model. That imposes a certain standard of behaviour. If he doesn't accept that then he shouldn't be an AFL footballer. I'm hoping that he does accept that. I'm hoping that he's embarrassed and remorseful. I believe that the club should suspend him from playing in round one next year. The club should take a stand and not slap him on the wrist. This is all about the culture that the club wants to promote.

I won't get much support for this on this forum, especially not from the Nicksters who claim to have done what Jamie has done. But they're not AFL footballers and they don't represent the Collingwood Football Club.

[BazBoy]

A first up task for our new culture and leadership manager--a man who I believe is up to it and so as his position has teeth club must support him

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[Harrysz]

Mudlark, being a role model is not a chestnut. It comes with the territory of being an AFL footballer. Having tatts is a separate issue. You can't compare having tatts with being publicly drunk. Tatts are acceptable. Being drunk in public is not.

At the beginning of 2007 Stevie J got into trouble with the police. It was during off-season, during his "holidays". Geelong could've given him a slap on the wrist. Instead Geelong suspended him for 5 weeks. That year he made All-Australian and won the Norm Smith medal. I think he learned his lesson, and Jamie should too.

[Harrysz]

Another thing Mudlark, if you think that no one asked Jamie if he wanted to be a role model, have a look at the standard AFL players' contract, which says that the player mustn't do anything which might bring his club or the AFL into repute.

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