Graeme

But these people who seem not only to think they know the information, but add to it by saying he was under the influence of alcohol, turning the story into something who knows just to sell to listeners and readers.

But someone should take a step back and think of his family.

If the club made a mistake putting him out there, but you should also, maybe on your 360 report, you show his recovery, his thanking the club, his enjoyment and the safety he feels in that club.

It wouldn't have been an easy decision for a club to say, look, I'm sorry, you've warmed up, you're no good, get out of here.

There's so many difficult decisions that would have had to be made

But I'm not defending the club.

I'm not defending anyone.

I'm probably talking about mental illness.

What hypocrisy for the AFL to talk about we care about mental illness and then trash this person repeatedly with unfounded things.

You know, this Jay Clark, he should be embarrassed.

And I hope as a senior journalist, you should say to him, maybe on the quiet, what are you on about?

What are you trying to achieve here?

Are you trying to drive him and his family further?

What's the point of this?

Surely it's to step back, see what decisions were made, were they wrong, whatever, and so find them, do whatever, but not to do to this individual and his family.

And again, I ask you, Gerard, do you have children?

Do you like to see them on that front page of the paper humiliated?

Then caller after caller says,

Making up stories.

And I'm going to say this.