Well said Milney!

[Dr Spaceman]

"ST KILDA forward Stephen Milne says Collingwood president Eddie McGuire should look at his own club's supporters if he's going to take a stand against abuse towards players.....


....but if Eddie went down to the Collingwood cheer squad and heard the things that they were saying I don't think he'd be too happy with their supporters as well," Milne said this morning."


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 6072162696

[Johnny Member]

"The last three weeks have been really good for us and we just want to continue tomorrow night."


Man, maybe I've missed something but I didn't particularly think last week was really good at all!

I heard someone else from the club (maybe Lyon?) say something similar too.

[Banger724]

Heard the interview, thought Milney spoke well, although understandably sounded a little uncomfortable talking about the abuse he cops.

[InkerSaint]

Milne said the Saints had turned their season around after a candid meeting a month ago when a "a few home truths came out".

Backs up Caro's article from last Saturday.

[bigcarl]

It's good that someone from the club is exposing the fat hypocrite McGuire.

Well, GT did, but you can't really count him

[saintbrat]

the audio from his interview- good to see and hear him more recently
http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio ... Milne/2470

and the transcript/ article
http://www.sen.com.au/display-article/I ... dged/28042

[Saint Bev]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

[Saint Bev]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

[savatage]

Another week full of headlines awaits this!

[Sobraz]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

+1...

[degruch]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

+1...

Agree. Where was Eddie when Pies supporters were hurling abuse at Milney in front of his kids during the GF cavalcade last year? Obviously trying to distance himself from his club's coach behaviour! It'd be enough to push you to drink drive, crash your car, run away and blame someone else...or go out shooting with friends...or bash a cleaner...

...and we've got 'culture issues'???

[Solar]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

+1...

+ 2

Professional way to handle it. Just say how it is, nothing more, nothing less. Go milney.

[fingers]

+1 well said Milney.

[Eastern]

Friday, 12 August 2011

The date that Eddie McGuire gets the opportunity to prove that he's NOT full of pyss & wind. But will he? !!

[Megsie]

I have always felt that idiot players & supporters who abuse Milney
obviously don't care that he has a 9yr old son who must have awful
things said to him about his father. This type of trash sledging MUST
NOT be allowed to continue. We have a friend with a 9yr old who
proudly wears Milney's number & cannot understand why people abuse
him the way they do......imagine trying to explain to him what alledged
"rapist" means. This is a gross injustice on behalf of the AFL after
7 years to have ignored this situation & same & especially by Eddie
who had a chance to take a stance against his own dirty mouthed
coach & a couple of his players. If Milney was indigenous would this
have been dealt with 7 years ago?
This is just my opinion.

[GrumpyOne]

I have always felt that idiot players & supporters who abuse Milney
obviously don't care that he has a 9yr old son who must have awful
things said to him about his father. This type of trash sledging MUST
NOT be allowed to continue. We have a friend with a 9yr old who
proudly wears Milney's number & cannot understand why people abuse
him the way they do......imagine trying to explain to him what alledged
"rapist" means. This is a gross injustice on behalf of the AFL after
7 years to have ignored this situation & same & especially by Eddie
who had a chance to take a stance against his own dirty mouthed
coach & a couple of his players. If Milney was indigenous would this
have been dealt with 7 years ago?
This is just my opinion.

A narrow opinion?

[Dr Spaceman]

I have always felt that idiot players & supporters who abuse Milney
obviously don't care that he has a 9yr old son who must have awful
things said to him about his father. This type of trash sledging MUST
NOT be allowed to continue. We have a friend with a 9yr old who
proudly wears Milney's number & cannot understand why people abuse
him the way they do......imagine trying to explain to him what alledged
"rapist" means. This is a gross injustice on behalf of the AFL after
7 years to have ignored this situation & same & especially by Eddie
who had a chance to take a stance against his own dirty mouthed
coach & a couple of his players. If Milney was indigenous would this
have been dealt with 7 years ago?
This is just my opinion.

A narrow opinion?

Not necessarily. I posted a similar view a few days ago

This is where some of the Anti Racism crusaders, for all their good intentions, go too far.

From what we can tell, the comments made on Saturday night made no reference to race. But apparently, because they related to crime, Eddie could sense racial undertones.

His outburst has now swept across the country. Try googling and you will see articles in media across the land basically lauding Eddie for taking a stand against racist fans.

I look at the Milne situation. It all dates back to early 2004 and as everyone on here knows, no charges have ever been laid. Yet Milne, and to a lesser extent Joey, has had to put up with all kinds of insults, taunts and allegations for 7 years. And as we know, some of that has even come from officials of the game.

Does anyone seriously believe that if Milne had been indigenous, instead of a sickly pale white man, that this would have been allowed to happen? The Malthouse incident aside, the ongoing abuse has never made it into the media.

I honestly believe that if Milne had been indigenous then there would have been a huge outcry well before this, from the media, from Social Commentators and from Politicians federal and state. There would have been cries of racial undertones (i.e. people are implying he did commit the rape because we all know aboriginals are rapists etc).

No one, regardless of their race or background, deserves to put up with what Milne has had to put up with. But because of HIS skin colour, no one seems to give a stuff.

It’s reverse racism IMO, and it simply isn’t good enough.

[GrumpyOne]

I have always felt that idiot players & supporters who abuse Milney
obviously don't care that he has a 9yr old son who must have awful
things said to him about his father. This type of trash sledging MUST
NOT be allowed to continue. We have a friend with a 9yr old who
proudly wears Milney's number & cannot understand why people abuse
him the way they do......imagine trying to explain to him what alledged
"rapist" means. This is a gross injustice on behalf of the AFL after
7 years to have ignored this situation & same & especially by Eddie
who had a chance to take a stance against his own dirty mouthed
coach & a couple of his players. If Milney was indigenous would this
have been dealt with 7 years ago?
This is just my opinion.

A narrow opinion?

Not necessarily. I posted a similar view a few days ago

This is where some of the Anti Racism crusaders, for all their good intentions, go too far.

From what we can tell, the comments made on Saturday night made no reference to race. But apparently, because they related to crime, Eddie could sense racial undertones.

His outburst has now swept across the country. Try googling and you will see articles in media across the land basically lauding Eddie for taking a stand against racist fans.

I look at the Milne situation. It all dates back to early 2004 and as everyone on here knows, no charges have ever been laid. Yet Milne, and to a lesser extent Joey, has had to put up with all kinds of insults, taunts and allegations for 7 years. And as we know, some of that has even come from officials of the game.

Does anyone seriously believe that if Milne had been indigenous, instead of a sickly pale white man, that this would have been allowed to happen? The Malthouse incident aside, the ongoing abuse has never made it into the media.

I honestly believe that if Milne had been indigenous then there would have been a huge outcry well before this, from the media, from Social Commentators and from Politicians federal and state. There would have been cries of racial undertones (i.e. people are implying he did commit the rape because we all know aboriginals are rapists etc).

No one, regardless of their race or background, deserves to put up with what Milne has had to put up with. But because of HIS skin colour, no one seems to give a stuff.

It’s reverse racism IMO, and it simply isn’t good enough.

Yes, but yours was wider.

[Seaford_Saint]

I saw him at Southland today and gave him some nice support!!!

He is looking very fit and I found him slightly attractive

Mrs Seaford_Saint

[St. Luke]

I really admire Milney. The abuse he has had to put up with week in, week out, year in, year out and he just gets on with it with no fuss. He is a credit to himself and we should be very proud of him.

+1 Saint Bev

This bloke cops the abuse on the chin week after week. His reputation outside of St Kilda circles (from what I keep hearing from opposition supporters) is shot. He's been labelled, tarred and feathered by scum-sucking Malthouse and his neanderthal club supporters. He’s got a very thick skin (or so it appears), his professionalism in the face of all of this is nothing short of extraordinary. Milney is a true gem.

[St Lenny]

I have always felt that idiot players & supporters who abuse Milney
obviously don't care that he has a 9yr old son who must have awful
things said to him about his father. This type of trash sledging MUST
NOT be allowed to continue. We have a friend with a 9yr old who
proudly wears Milney's number & cannot understand why people abuse
him the way they do......imagine trying to explain to him what alledged
"rapist" means. This is a gross injustice on behalf of the AFL after
7 years to have ignored this situation & same & especially by Eddie
who had a chance to take a stance against his own dirty mouthed
coach & a couple of his players. If Milney was indigenous would this
have been dealt with 7 years ago?
This is just my opinion.

Spot on, or if he played for Collingwood, would it be allowed to go on.

[Schillaci]

Beautifully said. Enjoyed reading it.

[stinger]

Heard the interview, thought Milney spoke well, although understandably sounded a little uncomfortable talking about the abuse he cops.

he should out the pricks who call him a rapist........and i'd be betting that judd would be on top of the list....

[Sainternist]

Heard the interview, thought Milney spoke well, although understandably sounded a little uncomfortable talking about the abuse he cops.

he should out the pricks who call him a rapist........and i'd be betting that judd would be on top of the list....

i've heard "supporters" of our own club drop the "r" word on him

[plugger66]

Heard the interview, thought Milney spoke well, although understandably sounded a little uncomfortable talking about the abuse he cops.

he should out the pricks who call him a rapist........and i'd be betting that judd would be on top of the list....

Id be 100% sure you are wrong but why would I not be surprised.