saint66au wrote:Devils advocate here..but why must players feel the need to sledge players about family issues??
Harves was a renowned sledger...and if..and I do say IF... he had a crack at Bartel about his estranged father..then IMO he might have crossed the line a little
renowned by whom....appears that he wasn't at all...according to grant tomas...you should be ashamed of yourself.....
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/e ... 2qrhn.html
"Thomas said Harvey was a notoriously quiet performer on the field.
''I am not certain Robert Harvey has ever opened his mouth on a footy field. That includes calling for the ball,'' Thomas said.
''If there was a [knock] on his incredible career, it was that he just didn't talk much. I know him pretty well. I would be absolutely staggered, staggered, if he got into sledging, firstly. And I can't imagine him saying what he is reported to be saying.
''The way it has been positioned is pretty distasteful."
...which is what i said anyway......before being rudely contradicted by some on this forum........unbelievable unjustified disloyalty to a saints champion.....imho....