Fuck Yeah, let's kick out our second leading goalscorer, that'll help.

Hawks Premiers 2011

Yes, yes I am. :)

Saints, police in nude photo probe

Al Paton From: Herald Sun December 20, 2010 2:29PM

UPDATE 5.29pm: THE girl who has posted explicit photos of St Kilda players on Facebook says in her profile that she loves to cause trouble.
The Saints are in damage control and AFL players have expressed outrage after two lewd photos were posted on a Facebook page today.

The first photo was of two players, one nude and the other in his underwear, and the second photo was an explicit image of a third player.

The girl who owns the Facebook page where the photos have been posted says in her profile information: "I like to f--- s--- up, nothing's normal in my life, and that's how I like it! ...I cause trouble; BEWARE."

Earlier this afternoon the Saints released a statement saying they were in talks with Victoria Police and the club's lawyers after the first photo appeared on Facebook.

The photo was removed after the statement was released, but it has been replaced by a semi-naked image of another St Kilda player.

The photos were posted by the same girl who made a complaint against two St Kilda players not featured in the photos earlier this year. The teenager claimed she fell pregnant after having sex with players she first met during a school visit.

An AFL investigation into the schoolgirl sex claims found the AFL players had not acted inappropriately and no police charges were laid.

The photos are branded with the words: "Merry Christmas courtesy of the St Kilda schoolgirl."

It is not clear who took the photo or under what circumstances.

The girl who posted the photos has allegedly tried to sell the images to several media outlets.

"St Kilda Football Club has been made aware of an image of two of its players, which has been posted on the internet," the Saints said in a statement.

"The club can confirm that the image was not distributed with the players’ consent.

"The club can also confirm that the photo was not taken by the person responsible for posting it online and believes that it was obtained illegally.

"As the matter is subject to discussions between St Kilda Football Club, Victoria Police and its legal representatives, the club is not in a position to make any further comment at this stage."

The AFL Players Association said footballers were entitled to the same privacy as other members of the community.

"Players are outraged at the gross invasion of privacy committed today. They are sick and tired of being seen as ‘fair game’ by some in the community," the statement said.

"Just like any other person, AFL players have a right to have their privacy protected.

"This latest incident adds further weight to calls for stronger legal protection for high-profile people who are subjected to these kinds of seemingly malicious actions.

"Publicising this activity can encourage further gross breaches of privacy, creating a vicious cycle where players’ reputations are unfairly damaged."

Police said they had been advised that the posting of the photo was a civil matter.

"We are aware of the activity in regards to Facebook,’’ a spokesman said.

"We are advised by the courts that this is civil matter between the parties involved.’’


- with Anthony Dowsley

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/saints-police-in-photo-probe/story-e6frf9jf-1225973940526

The first photo was of two players, one nude and the other in his underwear, and the second photo was an explicit image of a third player.

Seen both of them. The 2nd on is her FB Photo :lol:.

Inbox linkage :lol:

Oh yes! One of my most hated players :d

S.Milne?

Carlton, Sydney players next targets in photo scandal, says girl

Anthony Dowsley, Amelia Harris From: Herald Sun December 22, 2010 12:00AM

THE girl at the centre of the AFL photo storm says she will not be silenced and has vowed to post more scandalous pictures on the internet.
Last night she said the next lot of photos to be released would be of Carlton and Sydney players.

This came as she pledged to continue taking revenge on St Kilda, a club she says mistreated her, and as Nick Riewoldt told of his devastation at a nude picture of him with semi-naked teammate Zac Dawson posted on the girl's Facebook page.

The saga also has the potential to rip at the fabric of the Saints after Riewoldt could not hide his displeasure with teammate Sam Gilbert, who he said had not deleted the photos taken in a Miami hotel more than a year ago.

Gilbert last night apologised to Riewoldt and the club for his part in the drama.

Part of the damaging content the 17-year-old girl plans to upload is a video she claims she has taken of AFL players in compromising positions.

She told the Herald Sun she was involved in group sex with AFL players, none of whose pictures have been released.

A Facebook conversation purported to be between the girl and an AFL player discussing a group sex session has been obtained by the Herald Sun.

Riewoldt yesterday denied he knew of the group sex claims.

"I've got no idea about that," he said.

"It's not part of our culture and I'm not aware of any text messages."

Although the teenager did not post any more revealing photos in the wake of a Federal Court order banning her and Facebook from exhibiting images, she says she is determined to keep posting images when things "cool down".

She said she was also dismayed at Riewoldt's version of events that led to the photos being posted.

"It's all incorrect," she said.

"After I heard the press conference I literally punched the wall. He just read a statement from a piece of paper."

She maintains she took the photos at a Melbourne hotel herself and downloaded them from Gilbert's laptop.

"I just want everybody to know the truth," she said.

The girl says she was offered hush money by a football contact: "I was originally offered money ... to like just not speak to any media about it." She said the amount was $20,000.

The girl, who cannot be named, said she didn't want her Twitter site pulled down by transmitting more images.

Player manager Ricky Nixon says lawyers have been engaged in a potential civil case and matters have been referred to police.

Meanwhile, Riewoldt, 28, told a packed press conference yesterday he had never met the girl who posted the images.

"If I'd done something wrong I'd be happy to cop that, but I've done nothing wrong," he said.

"I'm not going to be the victim to this sort of garbage. I'm going to move on and enjoy Christmas with my family."

Riewoldt said Gilbert took the photo on a holiday in Miami more than 12 months ago.

He said he was disappointed the defender and fellow Queenslander didn't delete the photo immediately when
asked to.

"I asked that it be deleted then and there and clearly it wasn't and I'm bitterly disappointed at my teammate for that," he said.

He was made aware the photo still existed several weeks ago and saw it for the first time on Monday.

Riewoldt said he had no association with the teen who published the now infamous photo and no idea what her motives were.

"For the record I have never met the person who posted my photograph. A person who I have no association with caused great distress to me, my girlfriend and family," he said.

Riewoldt and Gilbert have said "not a lot" about the controversial photo.

'I think it's up to him to approach me, to be honest," Riewoldt said.

He would consider his legal options in the next few days.

A separate photo of St Kilda star Nick Dal Santo also appeared on the Facebook page.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-sydney-players-next-targets-in-photo-scandal-says-girl/story-e6frf9jf-1225974667306

She is a bloody smart girl

Talks on AFL blockblusters in limbo

Katharine Murphy
December 22, 2010 - 12:57PM

WEEKS of industry talks have failed to come up with a concrete mechanism to stop AFL bockbusters drifting to pay television, leaving the Gillard government's sports broadcasting policy in limbo until 2011.

While industry sources insist agreement on a deed or regulation is close, The Age understands talks have been suspended until after the Christmas break.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will announce later today that the government will leave eight football games — four AFL matches and four NRL matches — destined for pay television, protected on the anti-siphoning list until agreement within the industry is reached.

The anti-siphoning policy, announced by Senator Conroy in late November, will see pay television able for the first time to bid directly for the eight matches rather than having to source them through free-to-air television.

The government has promised the policy shift will not see AFL blockbusters locked up by pay TV but has been unable to provide detail about how the matches will be selected.

Industry talks have continued since the November 25 announcement but the AFL and the broadcasters have been unable to resolve whether the agreement will be set out in a deed or via a regulation.

It was decided last night to suspend discussions until after the Christmas break.

The government has been under pressure from the Greens to come up with a water-tight mechanism to ensure free TV viewers don't lose the best football games and the Greens have threatened to legislate if there aren't sufficient protections in the package.

The anti-siphoning list that reserves premium sporting events for free TV expires at the end of the month.

http://www.theage.com.au/business/talks-on-afl-blockblusters-in-limbo-20101222-1952c.html