Bomber fans believe players should tell the full story when called as witnesses at the AFL tribunal rather than abide by the unwritten code of silence. Of the votes collated, 66% of Bomberland users said players should tell the full story about on-field incidents rather than try and protect fellow players - 34% said they should not dob players in. The recent Matthew Knights - Tony Liberatore incident again brought the issue to a head. A number of voters had some interesting points to make.
Rob Leersen from Newnham made a point representative of most of those who voted no. ""If you do the crime then do the time. Cowardly attacks which result in injuries should be punished. Players should tell all and be proud of themselves for doing so. Hard clean football is what is craved for - not King Hits.""
Peter Schwab from Melbourne says: ""If one of your teammates is injured by an opponent then you have a duty to your teammate to tell the truth and dob in the opponent. Your teammate may not be able to pull up for the next match therefore weakening the side.""
Mark Kane from EPPING says: ""I say no, particularly to those incidents well behind the play. Footballers today are fairly responsible and they need to continue to protect fair play and outlaw any player who breaks the rules. MAKE THEM PAY FOR THEIR INDISCRETIONS.""
Brenda Lee from Grantham Green, Victoria took the opposite view and said a Code of Ethics is a very strong principle in life and the unspoken Code of Ethics amongst footballers should be always adhered too - under any circumstances.
Nigel Leitch from Horsham, Victoria found the middle ground saying ""Players should not lie at the tribunal, but they should not dob in other players unless a very serious incident has taken place - the Matthew Knights clash was not one such incident.
This week's edition of Talking Footy saw Kevin Sheedy and Robert Walls go head-to-head on television for the first time since their well publicised spat. Who took the points?