And we all know (as demonstrated earlier this week) that the paper is never wrong, and they always have all the facts before putting a report in, and that they are ALWAYS objective in their reporting ...
Having said this, if someone is going to behave like a knob, tell them they are a knob and walk off - as mumma always says - violence don't solve nothing.
having said that - if you're going to be a knob, be a knob around someone a little less punch-happy ...

You can't always believe what you read in the paper. Let's wait until the dust settles on this one before passing judgement. Most of us have probably been called a di#$%#ad millions of times without lashing out which makes me think there must be more to this story.

No matter what is said to a person, you can not go around hitting people.

Just a question, if the complaint had been made about Dean before the plane left the airport, should he be allowed to leave the state because he has just comitted a crime.. I'm not sure what would normally happen in this situation.

Brogan will be getting a lift home from the airport in a blue car that is for sure.

Brogan shouldnt have punched him no matter what this 'Dale' had said. Brogan will find himself been made an example of by his club, the afl and most of all the media.

they said on the radio the kid called up a bunch of radio stations offering them a scoop on the story. Sound like he is after $$$ now. Dean should not have to deal with that shit but he cant just hit everyone that gives him crap.

No reason to detain or arrest him for a smack in the nose. It's not like identifying the offender can't be done at later date, the chance of the offence being recommitted or escalating is/was remote.

Let the lad go and do his job and get him in for a chat on Monday morning.

If Dale has mouth-off in a public place or where members of the public heard and observed his actions, then maybe a chat with him in relation to offensive behaviour.

I heard this on This Sporting Life this afternoon and found it hilarious. Dickhead Brogan indeed!

Also, what makes Dean Brogan a better person just because he earns more money? Does that mean he shouldn't have to ever deal with anyone in his life who earns less money than him? That's getting way too full of his own importance if he acts that way

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The supporter should not have said anything but these elite sports people think they are pretty precious.

With clowns like cornes and KG setting these sports people up as so called gods what else do we expect. Brogan forgets that they are supposed to be setting an example for our young people. Dean Laidley did it last week. It is about time they realised that this goes with the territory and is unfortunately par for the course.

We should just explain to our kids that both acts were wrong and that this re-inforces that 2 wrongful acts do not make it right.

Both need to grow up and show some respect

Cantona all over again.

bring on the fly kick

I told yas we don't want to play this basketball crap!! Go Dean.

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Whilst Dean punching this knob in the nose isn't the greatest public relations tool in the world, I saiy good on him.

For so long people (as even shown in this thread) think as soon as you are good enough to be chosen to be at the top level of your chosen sports profession, you are suddenly meant to have no feelings, and be able to turn a blind eye to any taunt or insult thrown your way.

I don't see how playing a sport at a professional level means that you are meant to switch these feelings off. Someone commented ion Brogan being paid in the $100,00+ range. I somehow doubt he would be earning that much, but even if he was, what does it have to do with it?

I dont hear kids saying "I want to be an AFL footballer so I can be a role model to other kids"..in fact I think I could say with some surety most current AFL players when offered their first contract the first thought would have been "great, I get to be a role model to everyone else"...more than likely these "role model" cliches get dragged out by the veterans or top name players, as part of the company line.

This knob that Brogan hit, and his equally knobish brother in law (quite conveniently decked out in Crows gear on the news tonight) sound like they are out to get the most they can...that they havent pressed charges yet, till they speak to Power management...I read into it...unless they pay the right amount of hush money, we will take it further.

Agreed that you don't need to be suddenly immune to criticism if you're an elite athlete, but surely you don't need to punch everyone who calls you a dickhead or criticises you. If everyone did that, we'd probably all be punching each other at some time in our lives. You can just tell them to f**k off, or simply ignore it. Unless they're physically attacking you, there's no need to get violent about it. I know there's "heat of the moment" reactions to things that happen, but it just seems like he went a bit overboard

They're both complete idiots. Brogan shouldn't have stooped to Dale's level. Dale deserves to be completely ignored by the media, and Brogan deserves to be let off with a warning.

Depends on provocation as a defense. If Brogan walked up to Dale and hit him for no reason, then IMO it's a completely different story. I'm making the assumption that this wasn't simply a case of: 1. "You're playing for the wrong team." 2. *punch*.

What are they going to do? Locked up for two years for assault?

Don't get me wrong - I'm not one for violence, but I tend to think that a little bit of street justice and karma might've played out here. Once you subtract what Dale deserved from what Brogan enacted, I think the public shame, maybe a fine from the club and little more would be appropriate for Brogan.

In what sense do we want to encourage loutish behaviour, even if it is only verbal? Take away the broken nose and what penalty would there have been for Dale?

I wouldn't even say that Dale deserves to be paid medical bills. He threw himself in the lions den, he needs to accept the consequences. I would not expect to walk down the street calling people dickheads and not get punched. Don't forget who the instigator is here. That's not saying that Dean is justified in what he did, but you know that if you put yourself in a dangerous situation, there's a good chance you will get hurt.

You cant just go around hiting people when they have a go at you - its as simple as that. The old saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me" rings true in this case. Surely Brogan could be the bigger man and just have walked away and just ignored the Crows supporter for the stupid wanker than he clearly is! I mean seriously if being called a dickhead is the worst thing that Dean has to put up with in his time as a profssional footballer he has had it very very lucky!

Imagine if referees punched everyone in the nose that called them a dickhead ;)

Let of with a warning! hahahahahaha

If anyone saw the interview with Dale, apparently he goes to the airport all the time to greet visiting teams. Just a matter of time....

So if a spectator at a game calls out to a player on the field and calls him a dickhead, can he jump the fence and punch him? They would get a years suspension from the game. What is the difference here?

Leaders in our society?.. the guy plays footy for gods sake... footy players are overpaid and overvalued IMHO.

Having said that.. 'dale' is a tool, but probably didn't deserve a physical reaction to an oral action, be it from a footy player, or 'joe bloggs' down the pub... if dale had tried to touch, push or physically harrass Dean.. then thats another matter entirely.

ShaneD

Dale was wrong.

Brogan was even more wrong.

Problem is, if Dale gets a cent out of the incident both AFL clubs will need to organise boarding without the players going through the terminal. I think the Crows would be just as conerned as Port over the incident.

Best result would be for Stephen Trigg to quietly meet with Dale & explain Dale may never get to see a team arriving at or leaving the airport again if this incident goes to court.

Ex-basketballers might be getting a lot more respect now!

That little shit deserved what he got. Aparently he said it, and then Brogan said "come over here and say that" so he came right into Brogan's face and said it again and thats when he smacked him. Im a crows fan (not that that matters) but that shit deserved it. And now hes tryna make himself out to be a complete and utter victim.

And by the way, for all those stooges that say he should've just walked off...its pretty hard to walk off when someone is following you and continually abusing you. That is aparently what happend, according to witnesses, if it hadn't been an AFL footballer everyone would be like yeh that guy was askin for trouble. Just because he is a sportsman doesnt mean he isnt human.

Dr BS - you are an idiot.

Get your facts right before slandering someone.

Dale (allegedly) said some cuss words
Dean (allegedly) went after dale and asked to repeat it
Dale (allegedly) said "You want to tell you you're a d!ckhead again" (or something to that effect)
Dean (allegedly) clocked him.

Take some reading lessons before professing to be an expert mate.

as for the incident, they were both in the wrong, dean more so for using violence to solve a verbal dispute.

A simple "so which team do you play for then, sunshine?" would've been more than sufficient to put the smart-arse back in his place.

I'm a crows fan and I am hardly embarassed!

Rueben, surely by your own argument, Dr Bullshit is (allegedly) an idiot?

And they were both (allegedly) in the wrong?

You accuse someone of slandering by slandering them in return.

You are (allegedly) a hypocrite.

If I was a Crows fan I'd be embarrassed to see that guy with all his family in their Crows gear, I wouldnt want to have fans like that.

Yet I am a Bombers fan...so I am just Embarrassed. :-)

Nice try at a cheap laugh phizzer, but i'm not going to put Isaac at any risk, no matter how remote, by making claims on an incident which still could end up in court.

As for DR BS, if he wants to sue me for slander (if that's what calling someone an idiot is), his post will no doubt be my star defence witness.

as for your post, perhaps it could show that (alledged) idiots frequent this forum.

Well, if you want to keep returning to this forum to deal with people far below your obvious high intellectual capacity, feel free.

I don't have a problem with you correcting someone on the matter of slander, but personal abuse directed at an individual is not nice.

Lighten up dude, tone down the aggression and be nice ;)

As for people saying that you can't go around punching someone everytime they insult you, I would like to know how many other times Dean has been in this situation where he found it necessary to punch someone. My guess is that Dale copped it this time for all the times that high profile people have had to put up with this sort of insult. I don't know what frame of mind Dean was in on this particular day, but my guess is that he just got sick and tired of this sort of behaviour and found it difficult to let it one more time. If its true that Dale frequents the airport, it could be that his behaviour was well known to Dean and the rest of the Port team. Dean may have chosen to accept the consequences of his action to atleast make an example of the behaviour that will not be tolerated. If it didn't happen, this idiot may have continued to behave in this without any consequence for his behaviour. Once again, I don't condone violence but I have a good feeling that this Dale character will think twice from now on before calling someone a dickhead. My sympathy goes to Dean who now has to face charges over his actions even though his actions had purpose.

Someone said to me today that the Crows should be looking this guy up to see if he is a season ticket holder and if so, cancel his membership. Surely they would be embarrased by such a "fan".

As a point of interest the word 'dickhead' has been used 13 times so far this thread (14 if you include this post).

Yes, I'm having a quiet day at work.

He wasn't a member.

Off course not, he spent all his money on outfitting his whole family in Crows gear. He had no money left to buy a ticket to the games, haha.

Saw someone elsewhere make a fair point. Would Dale go up to a guy twice his size at the pub and call him a "dickhead", then when challenged, call him a "dickhead" (that one's for you Billo) again?

Probably not. I'd say he was taking advantage of the fact that Brogan would cop a lot of negative publicity (and more) if he retaliated.