Ben Brown dropped by NMFC on the death of his prospective child.

[Dyer'ere]

This actually happened. In 2020. One of the Brown twins pronounced [technical term for] dead.

Brown's partner would carry the deceased foetus to term.

Does any of this sound good to anybody?

Brown was dropped just after the announcement of the moment of Hester McKinnon realising she would carry a dead baby and hopefully, a living child - to birth.

Drop Ben Brown. So he could learn a life lesson? Have you read Rhyce Shaw on this?

It's wrong.

 

[snags]

Man the mind boggles. Surely it was take a game off on compassionate grounds?

 

[hutstar]

This actually happened. In 2020. One of the Brown twins pronounced [technical term for] dead.

Brown's partner would carry the deceased foetus to term.

Does any of this sound good to anybody?

Brown was dropped just after the announcement of the moment of Hester McKinnon realising she would carry a dead baby and hopefully, a living child - to birth.

Drop Ben Brown. So he could learn a life lesson? Have you read Rhyce Shaw on this?

It's wrong.

Bit dramatic. He'd been playing badly, and wasn't picked for the team. He wasn't fired or even suspended from the club, just not selected to play. Still got paid. He was then selected the following week. I totally agree they could have eased into it on the basis of personal leave, except that I suspect Brown (who was in the hub) likely wanted to play. I personally can't see why someone would be triggered by this, even the media (who are triggered by everything) didn't make a big deal about it.

 

[tigerman]

Condolences to Ben and his partner, I hope the other twin is born without any complications.

In regards to his form, he has fallen out of favour with the umpires and a lot of his goals come from free kicks.

 

[Number8]

Bit dramatic. He'd been playing badly, and wasn't picked for the team. He wasn't fired or even suspended from the club, just not selected to play. Still got paid. He was then selected the following week. I totally agree they could have eased into it on the basis of personal leave, except that I suspect Brown (who was in the hub) likely wanted to play. I personally can't see why someone would be triggered by this, even the media (who are triggered by everything) didn't make a big deal about it.

Not speaking for @Dyer'ere but I think the point is around how it was publicly (mis)handled by the club.

This was a chance for North Melbourne to show the world what it stood for. Compassion, warmth, kindness were the option.

Instead, they totally bungled it.

Rather than put an arm around him and either (a) select the guy to give him something other than his personal tragedy to dwell upon or (b) gently suggest he take a couple of weeks' leave and publicly announce as much...

...they dropped him and made ill-thought out comments about his form.

FFS, it was remarkable he even presented to play under the circumstances.

In terms of the only benchmark that matters in 2020: it wouldn't've happened at Richmond.

Right now, North Melbourne is the AMP of the AFL. Can't do anything right.

 

[Sintiger]

It's a tragedy. Carrying a child who is dead in utero must be devastating for the parents.

Of course we don't know if they wanted it to be in the public domain

 

[Total Tiger]

It was reported the week it happened. It's a disgrace in my opinion. In any other workplace, you'd be entitled to family leave and you'd be mightily pissed if your boss knowingly chose that moment to give you a negative performance review.

 

[Dyer'ere]

It's a tragedy. Carrying a child who is dead in utero must be devastating for the parents.

Of course we don't know if they wanted it to be in the public domain

They grammed it, Sin.

 

[Sintiger]

They grammed it, Sin.

does that mean he put it on Instagram?

 

[sconies]

does that mean he put it on Instagram?

Indeed.

 

[seven]

does that mean he put it on Instagram?

Brown posted a photo on instagram. RIP for their unborn twin.