“I don’t care about the ‘boys club’ BS, this is severely inappropriate, grow up.”. The incident occurred in the dressing rooms after the club’s win over the Suns on Thursday night. AFL news 2020: Brownlow Medal, Dane Swan tweets, Patrick Dan... 329. It led him to a dark place — and ultimately to a habit of using a gram of methamphetamine a week. The Herald Sun earlier revealed Thompson broke down in tears after the influence of Essendon legend James Hird and club list manager Adrian Dodoro resulted in him seeing a psychologist in 2018. “I went and saw the psychologist. The Herald Sun report details how the scandal and the circumstances surrounding the joint AFL-ASADA investigation into the club’s supplement program continues to eat him up inside. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. Meanwhile the players involved apologised to Chol, who said he has no problems with any of his teammates. She picked it (post-traumatic stress) in one.”. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. “(A friend) had it with them and said, ‘do you want to try it?’, “I didn’t care if it was a good idea or not. Football news 2020: EPL, Tottenham vs West Ham, comeback, Pr... 224. I was just happy to go anywhere,” Thompson says in the interview. But I’m never going to take it back. The former coach last year avoided a stint in jail and cleared his name of drug trafficking after police seized 481 ecstasy pills and ice during a raid of his Port Melbourne home. Mark Thompson has never forgotten the injustice of the Essendon supplements scandal.Source:News Corp Australia. As revealed in Part 1 of The Herald Sun’s special series , Thompson was at the time suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder linked to the club’s drugs scandal. “I just felt horrible. Thompson says he was first offered an opportunity to use methamphetamine in early 2017 and didn’t hesitate to try it. Chol said he will not take any action over the groping. Thompson is now planning to sell his infamous Port Melbourne property and move on with his life. Boxing news … 7Sport has the latest AFL news, video and results from the Australian Football League, WAFL, SAFL and AFLW. Richmond vice captain Jack Riewoldt touches Jayden Short. And on the first day I met her, within five minutes, I was bawling my eyes out. It all led to the darkest moment in Thompson’s life — the night before his 2018 appearance in court. Read the latest AFL News, Superfooty News breaking AFL Team & Player News for the AFL Football Season. He was also handed a community corrections order. “My understanding was he really was mortified to be dragged into it and didn’t feel like he wanted to be involved. I actually didn’t care.”. Widely circulated screebgrabs of an alleged text conversation involving an AFL player Source:Twitter AN AFL star is reportedly at the centre of an ugly relationship breakdown with his ex-girlfriend. AFL Trades 2020: Jesse Hogan Fremantle contract news, Sydney... Surfing news 2020: Stephanie Gilmore stalker, Squires Winter... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Two further incidents of inappropriate touching have now comes to light after Richmond slammed the touching of Mabior Chol by Nick Vlastuin and Jayden Short. “And even though it was a hard process, I don’t think I’ll ever go through anything as hard again in my life, so that’s probably going to be good for me for the rest of my life.”. “It‘s a bizarre story and when you’re the premiers and you’re just starting to get rolling again in this season, it’s the last thing you need. Dan Butler is seen groping teammate Jake Gresham. According to reports, the football star’s ex-girlfriend has posted several screengrabs of the player’s messages to other women. “For all the people out there that say ‘it’s just blokes being blokes’, the AFL tonight is filthy on it,” Ralph told Fox Footy. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. ‘HORRIFYING’: AFL ditches Aboriginal flag for Indigenous Round The Swans have also been fined $50,000 for the breach, with $25,000 suspended and … The AFL was left “filthy” as the spotlight was turned on a groping incident inside the Richmond Tigers club rooms on Friday. Meanwhile, Herald Sun journalist Mick Warner called the antics “pathetic”. UPDATE: St Kilda respond after being dragged into ‘juvenile’ scandal. “As soon as I got charged, the next day Hirdy and Dodoro came over and said ‘we are taking you to go and see someone’. “But (I) understand that is not the sort of example we should be setting.”. It happened. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. “There is no context in which this behaviour is appropriate and will ensure it is not repeated,” Gresham said. AFL legend Mark Thompson has revealed his rock bottom moment in a tell-all interview that has detailed his drug use spiral and the police raid on his Melbourne home. Thompson said as early as 2018 that Windsor refused to leave his Rouse Street property. Now it appears it has a wider problem on its hands. On Friday evening the Tigers released a statement saying the behaviour was “not in line with club or community expectations”. He was at the time battling personal demons, the breakdown of his second marriage and an inability to forget what he believes was the injustice of the Court of Arbitration for Sport banning 34 Essendon players in 2016 over the club’s infamous 2012 supplements scandal. I’ve apologised to Mabior,” Vlastuin said. When asked if he was embarrassed, Thompson responded: “For my family and everything, yes. Mark Bomber Thompson says he finds solace in table building after footy, Mark "Bomber" Thompson speaks at Essendon's best and fairest awards in 2014.Source:News Corp Australia. 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Thompson’s house was raided by police in January 2018, where hundreds of MDA pills in a bag were kept in a locked room connected to Thompson’s bedroom. “They say at the very least a player should have a safe space to play a game of football, which he loves doing, go into the rooms, sing the song and not get touched on the genitalia. Short said: “It was unacceptable behaviour and a poor example.”. “I have no issue whatsoever with those players, or any of my teammates,” he said. But clearly there is an example that needs to be set,” Ralph said. Thompson and Windsor were living together in the Port Melbourne converted warehouse property and were arrested after a police raid in January 2018. “For me, personally, it didn’t hurt me that much because I was already hurt. AFL legend Mark Thompson has revealed his rock bottom moment in a tell-all interview that has detailed his drug use spiral and the police raid on his Melbourne home. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, on the former Essendon great and Geelong premiership coach has exposed the depths of the 56-year-old’s anguish, Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >, Court of Arbitration for Sport banning 34 Essendon players in 2016, As revealed in Part 1 of The Herald Sun’s special series, , Thompson was at the time suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Windsor refused to leave his Rouse Street property. Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. "I've heard a few people say the club has become too passive on the field and off the field in recent years. “Blokes I played with and worked with have been pretty good,” Thompson said of the support he received over the last two years. All times AEDT (GMT +11). “I think at the very least we can all agree to that.”. The cameras are on, they’re professional athletes and they should know that kids are watching and footy fans are watching.”. His situation deteriorated further when neighbour Thomas Windsor moved into his Port Melbourne home. Thompson said he was “pretty messed up” at the time. Watch every match of every round Live & On-Demand. AFL fans on Reddit have claimed that Riewoldt also put his hand on Short’s backside during the incident. He was then diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Meanwhile Gresham said he was not offended by the groping. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >. Now, for the first time since he told a Melbourne court of his use of methamphetamine in 2018, Thompson has revealed the private heartbreak that saw him turn from a senior, revered figure in football to a convicted drug user. “I just think it‘s pathetic, really. “It just took pain away. Kayo is your ticket to the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. During the speech, Brasher admitted the club felt like an "outcast" within the AFL community after 34 players were banned for using banned substance Thymosin Beta-4 and the residual impact that has had on the team today. Aaron Francis/The AustralianSource:News Corp Australia. A second incident involving the Tigers has also come to light, this time involving Richmond co-captain Jack Riewoldt. Jackson Williams: Shocking CCTV footage captures AFL player’... Mike Tyson’s ‘absolute power’ ahead of comeback, NBA 2020: Michael Jordan photo, Keegan Hall Instagram news. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. The AFL was left “filthy” as the spotlight was turned on a groping incident inside the Richmond Tigers club rooms on Friday. Now it appears it has a wider problem on its hands. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. Butler has since apologised for the action according to The Herald Sun. “It was a stupid action and I am deeply embarrassed. “The justification of this is extraordinary, the comments are unbelievable,” Harris wrote on Twitter. Carlton AFLW star Tayla Harris was one of many in the football community to speak out against the behaviour after Hardwick refused to comment.

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