She telephoned the Swans star and apologised for her actions.
Lexi,
Yeah right as she would have had his phone number. She would have been so intimidated by those who were by that time crapping themselves that she had no choice but take the phone handed to her & say what she was pressured to say.

Here's another link that informs:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4715404.html

Dear Jayb,

Most students today choose major subjects that
they think will best serve them in the job
market.

Ideally, a college education should offer not only
the prospects of a pleasant and rewarding career,
but also the opportunity to grow and be challenged in
ways that cannot be measured in dollars and cents.

That Age editor's opinion rings your chimes, eh Lexi?

The Kangaroo Court and the shark feeding frenzy continue unabated for the child minor. She is definitely at fault regardless. She was due for 'outing', the rough justice of her treatment and then some. (sic)

But Eddie is part of the circus. One of their own. He is a good bloke. Blameless, and 'gutted' as well.

The media whipped it up into a mythical Greek tragedy: a hero and his little mate are mortally wounded and 'gutted' (much worse than very upset). A small girl did it. The classical tragedy, down to the underage girl.

The girl is reponsible, no doubt.

A pile of sticks for the ritual burning. So cleansing to burn a girl. Although re-education has been suggested too.

The cameras should have moved instantly once it was realised a child was involved. A female security officer with a blue card and training in handling children should have been despatched to have a wee chat with the child's nan, who was her carer, and the girl. No fuss, no media sensationalism and no shark-like feeding frenzy. But alas for the media, no story to beat for days. A bigger audience than AFL football would go begging. Think of the advertisers.

That would never have suited the authoritarian Left either, who demand blood sacrifices on the altar of political correctness. But but it would have complied with the intent of the laws affecting minors and government's and the community's expectations for the handling of child minors.

It is apparent that the administrations of the MCG and AFL are simply not up to the mark in their policy and training and cannot ensure the safety and behaviour management of children, youth and young people at their sporting venues. There is a story in that too, but it might take a bit of investigation. Oh, and it might just upset some advertisers who have a stake in footy and gambling too.

Dear individual,

True character is revealed in the choice a human
being makes under pressure - the greater the
pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer
the choice to the person's essential nature.

The fact remains the young girl did apologise.
Don't demean her for it. She did the right thing.

Dear onthebeach,

Actually I'll have to think about what and who
"rings my chimes." A month in Italy. Season
tickets to the Opera. Fresh flowers delivered
at work. Fine white bed linen. A book I've been
dying to read and, perhaps the greatest luxury
of all, the time to read it. Or a morning in the
Louis Feraud Boutique in Toorak, with someone
else's credit card.

But, I do appreciate that's not what you really
want to talk about. I fully understand your point
of view regarding the young girl. You've expressed
your opinion on this thread quite clearly.
I simply don't happen to agree with your point of view.
If that angers some people, well that is, as we used
to say, stiff cheddar.
All should be heard.
Reasonably.

Cheers.

"stop acting like an ape"
"or he was a huge man who looked like a bloody gorilla"

These terms are English colloquialisms used in
English literature Books, plays etc. to describe
any kind of brawny or bearded man or a man acting aggressively
or in an overbearing way.

Why should we change our English language just because
some one chooses to think it's offensive.

I thought you academics were right up there in understanding
literature and literary colloquialisms.

"Any silly fool can learn anything, but wisdom comes from
observation."