NRL = Clueless *aboriginal flag saga*

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Aeetee

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Ok Preston wore the Aboriginal flag on his head gear, NRL cracked it and said no, said only manufacturer's logos on headgear was allowed under competition rules. And it has nothing to do with being against the indigenous flag in particular.

Piss off wanker, if thats the case, just go yep sure mate wear it with pride, but just ask next time.....

And these are the plebs that are running our game..... **** heads the lot of them.

FORMER Australian captain Arthur Beetson has slammed the NRL's decision to ban Titans star Preston Campbell from wearing the Aboriginal flag on his headgear.

Indigenous elder and league Immortal Beetson yesterday labelled the NRL's decision as "stupid" and claimed it showed "how out of touch they are".

"It is just stupid, mate," said Beetson, who became the first indigenous Australian to captain his country in any major sport in 1973.


http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/spor ... 09,00.html
 
So why did Thurston get away with wearing the QLD logo on his headgear?
 
Jebadude said:
So why did Thurston get away with wearing the QLD logo on his headgear?

I don't work for the NRL so i have no idea. icon_smile
 
Nashy said:
Rules is Rules.


What ever Jacko....


The amount of times the NRL has bent the rules to help themselves and they can't let common sense help work this one out quickly.... bitches pleeease.
 
Or what about the players who have strapping on there arms/wrists and on them are words they use to inspire them during the game.... why is that ok and the flag not.
 
Yeah, it's dumb. It's not like it would be conflicting with sponsors or anything.

Let Presto wear his flag, in fact why not let players wear a flag from their home countries on their headgear if they want to. A little something for the folks back home.
 
Edited by admin team.

Very inappropriate comment, after being warned about the same sort of thing recently.

Banned.
 
I don't see why he has to wear it.

We all know he is a proud aboriginal

Beetson isn't happy unless he is b!tching about something.
 
Jebadude said:
So why did Thurston get away with wearing the QLD logo on his headgear?

If I remember correctly Thurston had Qld logo on his headgear in Orign not NRL. Origin is governed by ARL, so probably different rules.

FTR - I think he should be allowed to wear the aboriginal flag - it's not a sponsor.
 
NRL reverses ban on Preston's Aboriginal flag

Rugbyleaguelive | 25/04/09 |

The NRL has caved in to pressure from the likes of league great Arthur Beetson and reversed its decision to ban Preston Campbell from wearing the Aboriginal Flag on his headgear.

The Titans star had been told he was banned from wearing headgear with the flag under the NRL’s intellectual property rules, which state that no image other than the manufacturer’s logo can be worn on headgear.

Yesterday Beetson – the first indigenous Australian to captain his country in any sport – slammed the league’s decision as “stupidâ€Â.

“It is just stupid. It just shows how out of touch they are with our game,†Beetson told News Ltd.

“I understand that they have to have rules but he is talking about representing his people, our people. I just can’t believe it. I just can’t see any harm in that.â€Â

NRL chief executive David Gallop says the rules have now been altered to allow Campbell to wear the image of the flag.

“The rules are pretty clear as they stand. While that had to be pointed out, this is an issue that is deeply important to the cultural identity of our players and it is worth addressing further,†Mr Gallop said in a statement.

“Preston is an outstanding role model for all Australians and I think there is a real need to respect his position and that of other indigenous athletes in finding a practical way forward.

“Until new guidelines are finalised Preston will be able to continue what he is doing.

“On a day when all Australians get behind our national flag we want to make sure we don’t open up an environment for politicising the game but I’m confident that can be avoided.â€Â
http://www.rugbyleaguelive.com.au/Artic ... _flag.aspx

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There we go aeetee, now I'm awaiting an all mighty backflip :P
 
He is allowed to wear it.

They were talking about it on ABC radio around lunch time.
 
Back flip why, I still think there **** ing idiots. Why did it have to come to pressure from the public and Arty.

Common sense is a dirty word at the NRL head quarters.
 
FFS Aeetee, where were you when I made a sack gallop thread! ftr, I don't like the nrl adminstration too much either.
 

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