The Latrell Mitchell Interview

[Random Rooster]

Did I hit a nerve Random? Commenting about a speling mistake? Realy?

No mate. Just saw the irony in it.

Merry Xmas!

[Jacks Fur Coat]

The attitude towards them after the anthem rings true. After all we may be the lucky country but we are still racist towards Indigenous Australians.

I think one of the reasons we are called the lucky country includes being one of the least racist nations on the planet.

[Keith]

This goes from bad to worse.
Poor Latrell , he's just making a mess of things.
Not entirely his fault , the media are in a frenzy , slow off season since the Bali incidents.
But really , just go to Soufs , play fullback , find out you don't have the motor and get paid a million to play centre and eat up their cap.

[Johnny73]

Let's be brutally honest here. This idiocy with Mitchell started when he fell in with that "let's not sing the national anthem because it's racist" crowd. When you start worrying more about appearances than your damned job, you become a liability.

[RoosterChick]

I’ve watched his interview a few times and each time it seems worse. Can you imagine what Nick and Robbo must think of it? I hate to say it but I really think what he said will seal his fate at the Roosters. To go public with the statements he made is disrespectful. I think his time might be up in the red, white and blue because if it. I can’t see Nick who is a tough business man accepting this from any employee. If he did he would look weak, which is so far from the mans character. I think Latrell has crossed the line. He won’t play for us again.

[The Skeez]

Let's be brutally honest here. This idiocy with Mitchell started when he fell in with that "let's not sing the national anthem because it's racist" crowd. When you start worrying more about appearances than your damned job, you become a liability.

I dunno what the problem is with not singing the anthem. If you look back over the years, you’ll see white people also refrain from singing too.

When we signed Teddy was the day that Latrell looked elsewhere

[The Skeez]

I can’t see Nick who is a tough business man accepting this from any employee. If he did he would look weak, which is so far from the mans character. I think Latrell has crossed the line. He won’t play for us again.

There has definitely been a push in the last week to get his side of the story out however I think it’s all in an effort to get a release to a certain club that cannot he named on here.

[Waylander]

I think the biggest lesson from that interview is that Latrell is never going to be completely happy anywhere except in the bush. Pay him whatever, play him wherever, he will NEVER be 100% invested because in his heart of hearts he would rather be somewhere else. Anything else he does is always going to “become a chore”, because it isn’t what he really wants to be doing.

It’s very sad, but I honestly believe he will not have the long and distinguished career he should. Unless he can resolve the restlessness that he feels away from home, I think he will never fulfil his truly massive potential, and there will always be the chance that he will just give it up & go home.

I hope for his sake that is not the case.

[Old Man Rooster]

For we are young and free? No

[Rooster1908]

Latrell didn't say he was dropped because of race. That would be a potential law suit for defamation if he did.

He said NSW went funny on him and Cody Walker. That could relate to anything... The way he felt he was spoken to after expressing his opinnion, the body language of managament, a change in language or conversational tone.

Think it speaks to really poor leadership when an employee speaks out about their experience and the boss comes out and gags them.

Its an abuse of power.

So You don't think That saying NSW went funny on them after 3 indigenous players Himself , Cody Walker and Josh Ado Carr didn't sing the anthem isn't indicating racism , if not what then.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

So You don't think That saying NSW went funny on them after 3 indigenous players Himself , Cody Walker and Josh Ado Carr didn't sing the anthem isn't indicating racism , if not what then.

Actions-ism?

A response to one or more individuals actions.

[Rooster1908]

Actions-ism?

A response to one or more individuals actions.

I can see that now , we may need to contact the oxford people and have

Actions-ism added to 2019 words

[mightyrooster]

So You don't think That saying NSW went funny on them after 3 indigenous players Himself , Cody Walker and Josh Ado Carr didn't sing the anthem isn't indicating racism , if not what then.

It doesn't necessarily indicate racism occured. It may be that the coaches thought, from their perspective, the trio's stand on not singing the anthem was distracting or taking away from the 100% commitment to training and team, the coaches were demanding. The trio of course would believe their commitment to their cause was in no way interfering with their team commitments. They may percieve that the coaches' claims that it was interfering was wrong and therefore view it as racist.

[Rooster1908]

It doesn't necessarily indicate racism occured. It may be that the coaches thought, from their perspective, the trio's stand on not singing the anthem was distracting or taking away from the 100% commitment to training and team, the coaches were demanding. The trio of course would believe their commitment to their cause was in no way interfering with their team commitments. They may percieve that the coaches' claims that it was interfering was wrong and therefore view it as racist.

Gee it's a bloody complicated world.we live in., if everyone just said what they meant instead of beating around the bush we would know what's going on, political correctness , do right by all if they do right by you, if not fu**kem

[zac]

It doesn't necessarily indicate racism occured. It may be that the coaches thought, from their perspective, the trio's stand on not singing the anthem was distracting or taking away from the 100% commitment to training and team, the coaches were demanding. The trio of course would believe their commitment to their cause was in no way interfering with their team commitments. They may percieve that the coaches' claims that it was interfering was wrong and therefore view it as racist.

Spot on.

And it is a complicated, she said/he said world we live in.

FWIW some on here went funny on Latrell when he didn't sing the national anthem.