The AFL Player Spectator: Speccy Production Notice

Please note that The AFL Player Spectator has relocated to a new address:

http://the-speccy.blogspot.com/

The reason for the change was the unwieldy URL and capacity issues with the web host.

There should be no interruptions to the posts, comments or updates feeds or emails. If you experience any problems, please leave a note here and I'll try to sort it.

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Unfortunately, we seem to be experiencing some problems with The Speccy's Update Feed. It no longer seems to be showing updates in order of recency, rather in order of original post (which is not the useful). I gather this is a result of moving to the blogspot platform, but I will have our IT department look into working with Blogger to get it fixed.

*** UPDATE ***
Good work, boys! The Speccy Update Feed is back and fully operational. Subscribe for all the gory details, follow-ups and latest news on those lingering stories.

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Mission

To balance the undue adulation of AFL players through scrutiny of their negative off-field behaviour.

Rationale

I live in football town, a hundred metres from the hallowed 'G. The accelerating deterioration of player standards off-field has corresponded with a massive rise in their status and prestige. Coccooned within the cult of celebrity and a fawning media, these favoured sons of my city live in a moral bubble divorced from reality.

Footballers are not bad and stupid per se: the sinister mix of tribalism and commercialism that permeates their industry shamelessly exploits these often uneducated young men for its own ends.

These pages serve to chronicle the inevitable fall-out from too much easy money and fame too quickly as a reminder that all-too-often, these heroes have feet of clay.

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Hall of Shame

Gary Ablett. The man they called God. Drugs, death and Christianity.

Heath Culpitt. The Culpritt. Rape evidence just plain vanished!

Karl Norman. The Pin-Up Boy. Theft, drugs and property damage.

Laurence Angwin. Known as Moses. Sacked druggie and tattle-tale.

Wayne Carey. The King. Noted ladies' man, team-mate and uncle.

Ben Cousins. The Speedster. Full o' beans. "Run, Benny, Run!"

Michael Gardiner. This Bad Boy wrote off more than just his car.

Daniel Kerr. "Special K". Assault, drugs, fraud and bad company.

Alan Didak. The Gun. Strip clubs, bikies plus one Hell of a Ride.

Cast of the Footy Show. Puerile, hateful and egotistical sell-outs.

Don't like what you're reading here? Visit The Speccy's counter-blog: Speccy Sux.

Wellwishes

Shae Ramsay:"judgeing by what u had to say proves that your no better than reporters"

Anonymous Supporter:"ur a wanker, wanker"

Secret Admirer:"get over youself and degrading others when your opinion means shit cause your uneducated on the subject!"

DannyBoy:"Mate, you are a bit of a tool aren't you? You seem to take a lot of perverse pleasure in reporting these stories."

Hormel:"u r jealous that u r not one u piece of shit scumbag. say it to their faces u gutless tosser"

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