Tyler Brockman can’t blame the Greens or Labor for ruining the weekend because his nomination for The Frownlow Medal was all his fault.
Labor and the Greens have been accused of ‘ruining the weekend’ by supposedly taking utes away from Aussies, but Brockman’s ute will be out of action because he allegedly crashed it into a light pole.
The Frownlow Medal is awarded to the player whose off-field demeanour epitomises the values of the modern-day footballer and draws attention to the status of footballers as role models to young Australians. It covers Australia’s four major football codes; the National Rugby League (NRL), Australian Football League (AFL), the A-League (Football) and Rugby Union’s Super Rugby competition. NRL player Shaun Kenny-Dowall won the inaugural medal in 2015, while NRL star Talatau Amone is the most recent recipient.
While politicians and the public were debating petrol v electric vehicles, the AFL young gun is alleged to have crashed the ute in the regional WA city of Geraldton in early May, and police have accused him of fleeing the scene on foot. It is also alleged that he later returned to the scene and tried to remove the vehicle before police could investigate. Neither the crash nor the damage was reported to police, and he will face court in July.
Earlier in the year, the Eagles club described Brockman’s personal circumstances as ‘complex’. Perhaps even more complex than the transition from petrol vehicles to renewable vehicles. Perhaps as complex as crashing a car and fleeing the scene.
The simplest aspect of this story is that Brockman has been nominated for The Frownlow Medal and is invited to the awards ceremony later this year, where he won’t have to blame anyone for his behaviour because footballers are allowed to do things that are far worse than what happens in the parliament house prayer room.
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The Frownlow Medal 