greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 9
th, 2020 at 8:27pm:
Some second-rate AFL player has been caught down south, surfing.
Fyfe, I think his name is.
Plays for the Eagles, or dockers.
I hope they throw the book at the little prick.
I'm sick of these AFL dickheads thinking they're above the law.
He's been cleared of any wrongdoing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-09/police-investigate-nat-fyfe-over-coronavi... Quote:It has been confirmed that Mr Fyfe entered the region in order to provide transport services and was waiting for a truck to be loaded when he went surfing, the statement said.
As a result, Mr Fyfe had a valid exemption and was compliant with directions regarding regional travel.
It has further been established that Mr Fyfe did not breach social distancing requirements.
Hmmm... wouldn't have anything to do with him being the Fremantle Dockers captain, would it? I bet the average Joe would have been fined or given a warning at the very least.
In other news I read in the paper earlier this week there were plans to restart the AFL season as soon as possible (within a week or two) and exempt players from interstate quarantine requirements.
There were a few WTF??? type letters to the editor in the following days saying "why?" One letter said football is not an "essential service" and what's the point having all these border closures and lockdowns, etc. if the AFL players can travel interstate every week with no restrictions or quarantine?
Looks like common sense may have prevailed (for now) and they'll have a plan ready by the end of this month and they're looking at maybe resuming the season before the end of July.