Geelong's Gary Ablett jnr has explained why he liked – and then unliked – Israel Folau's controversial social media post, with the AFL star saying he had not meant to cause offence.
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has said Ablett and Carlton's Matthew Kennedy were spoken to by their clubs for liking the post. The Cats star added on the post that coverage of the Folau controversy had saddened him and his family.
So two players were spoken to for liking the IF post - why? Obviously you can’t express an opinion anymore
Gary doesn’t owe you or anyone an explanation. Great story though guys, cutting edge stuff 🤦🏻♂️
Good on you Gary.
U should not have to explain to anyone
Simple, didn't have the courage of his convictions!
Ablett has nothing to be sorry about.........gay people perform un natural acts. Having an opinion is not hurting anyone as long as its not aggressive abuse.
The classic “I apologize if that appeared a certain way or if anyone was offended”... it’s a NON APOLOGY
Who said we live in a dyspotian future where people are thought policed?
Gary is a wonderful AFL player That's it I am offended if he agrees with Folau's judgements and condemnations
Me: big deal he’s entitled to his opinion. Twitter : RUIN HIM!!!!!
Happy brain washing day! To think these people don’t believe in gays which they can clearly see as everyday people, contributing to society and spreading the word of love. Yet believe in a man who they’ve never seen, magically resurrected and religion which creates hate and war
Happy brain washing day! To think these people don’t believe in gays which they can clearly see as everyday people, contributing to society and spreading the word of love. Yet believe in a man who they’ve never seen, magically resurrected from the dead and his cloud living father
Ablett is a protected species...although I don’t agree with Folau wrote at least he had the balls to stand behind what said
So I am not allowed to like a tweet. Stuff you, I will call out sodomy and a bad lifestyle choice until the day I die godphobic godohobia
I mean really all Gary did was like an Izzy comment that mentioned where all the sinners would meet up with His dad Gary senior. Well I mean he was a druggy that was implicated in a young ladies death wasn’t he. doeshellevenexist
Who at The Age decided this gossip about someone’s gossiping makes your news?
Can you please give me some legal advice whether I can 'like' this tweet? Oh also can I 'retweet' it? afl FuckYou 👉🏼👌🏻
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Ablett embroiled in Folau scandalGeelong champion Gary Ablett and Carlton midfielder Matt Kennedy have been embroiled in the Instagram scandal that is set to end Israel Folau’s rugby career as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and captain Michael Hooper weighed in on the furore. No he hasnt thats you guys .. that trolls their accounts that are making this into a big deal. Move on. One can only wonder where these sports dig up these 'single sided make hormone filled morons from'. Suppose they support women bashing, sexual assault, drunken boys nights but will cry when they get depressed. Meat heads just fits these types of males. No they are boys not men. I knew Ablett was deeply religious but didn’t realise he was an arsehole too. Unliked or not, the fact he hit ‘like’ on that piece of hate speech in the first place says it all really 😕
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Gary Ablett explains why he unliked Israel Folau's social media postGeelong star Gary Ablett has used an Easter message to explain why he liked and unliked Israel Folau's controversial social media post. Why do people listen to what footballers have to say? They play a sport to entertain us, not to be beacons of social, moral or theological information. I’m perplexed! Bad Gary better not commit any more thought crimes and probably should repent by having gay sex with a preferably non- white trans vegan Why are you telling us his gossip? Not news.
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Rugby Australia only has itself to blame for Israel Folau crisisThe governing body has brought this situation on itself, by re-signing the deeply religious star to a long-term deal. paulcullystuff The only mistake rugbycomau has made of IzzyFolau is to believe the shibboleth that their players must represent core values 24/7. Suppose a player started promoting One Nation and got censored. What then? paulcullystuff They do have something to be thankful for! Luckily he’s not an Islamic extremist or a white supremacist paulcullystuff A man who believes in the 72 virgins in paradise said homosexuals should be killed. His reward was a private dinner with the then PM. Another man who believes in the hereafter said homosexuals will go to hell. He lost his career.😔
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Court’s defence as Folau ‘lie’ exposedIsrael Folau’s teammates have taken aim at the controversial rugby star but the Wallaby has received support from Australian tennis legend Margaret Court. kiss of death
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Rugby Australia must share blame for Folau messRugby union player Israel Folau’s posts about homosexuals on social media fall in the grey zone between protecting free speech and fighting bigotry. Homophobia isn’t a mess, it’s a mental disease. And it’s borne of Evangelical zealotry and bigotry. I ho he he takes the Rugby League Australia to the cleaners. Who are they to control free speech in our country. Tell them to piss-off and play with their football. 'RA has every reason to be concerned that Mr Folau’s comments set a bad example for young players and will cost it advertising revenue and ticket sales.' Did it impact these thing last year?
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Wallabies teammate nails 'selfish' Folau100-Test legend speaks out against star's 'hate'.
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'My faith comes first': Israel Folau prepared to accept rugby fateIsrael Folau says his faith comes before sport and he will walk away without a fight if Rugby Australia tears up his contract. I have no qualms about Falou having a religious faith but he just needs to keep it to himself and not continue with his Christiann Arrogance. Why get upset over man saying we’re going to an imaginary place that doesn’t exist but we live complacently with nasty people in public life with real influence over our lives.Folau is indoctrinated,I feel sorry for his captivity. Now if he was say an antivaxxer,I’d be pissed off That’s what IzzyFolau said last time, so there appears to be no problem.
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A message to Folau: The world doesn’t need more judgmental ChristiansComment: The world doesn’t need more judgmental Christians. In the eyes of many, the church is not relevant to their lives and is seen to be stuck in the past. Read Richard Rohr RichardRohrOFM Folau Repeat daily: I'm a Christian. I choose not to use my religion as basis to oppress others. No more “Judgemental Christians? Western Civilization was a gift from our forefathers and a great one at that. It was never ours to give away. We have betrayed both our ancestors and our children.
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Israel Folau may have to wait for crunch hearingA slew of public holidays in the next week means Israel Folau faces a wait if the Wallabies star opts for a code of conduct hearing rather than accept termination of his contract. So if you don't attend Mardi Gras is that considered homophobic? Hope the Rugby has a footy float planned with glitter balls When you get a warning from your employer that you need to conform to their policies it’s best to do so or find another employer. He should have known. Yes he is entitled to his view, regardless of how abhorrent, but he also need to understand the terms of his contract.
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‘Toughen the F up’: Hoppa’s Folau rantControversial former rugby league star and boxer John Hopoate has come out in support of Israel Folau after the Wallabies fullback’s latest anti-gay Instagram spray. 👉🍑😑 That's unlikely to help his cause. Would Israel Folau support unsolicited fingers in anuses?
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Folau fires back at Rugby AustraliaUPDATE: Israel Folau has requested a code of conduct hearing, challenging Rugby Australia's decision to terminate his contract. They quoted anti-discrimination laws - freedom of religion is also covered in those laws. As he quoted the bible, i don't know if they can argue that he vilified gay people without saying the bible in totality vilifies gay people. It will be an interesting case. I don't agree with the lad's comments, but last time I checked, in this country, you have the freedom to voice an opinion. And when it comes right down to it - why aren't the lefties going after whoever taught him this crap in the first place? How about he can say whatever he likes and others can choose whether to listen? What's next? Is Rugby Australia going to condemn Islam? Our Muslim friends take a dim view of homosexuality as well; or do we only target Christians these days? IsraelFolau auspol
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