Thankfully Titus didn't try and put a humorous spin on it. Told it like it was.
I know I'm a one eyed Freo fan and would hate to think we would have been the same, but i didn't realise my distaste for their supporters could be any greater than it already was. i actually feel I'm more disturbed by their reaction than the actual incident. Is that right? i don't know. I'm quite upset and confused by the whole situation.
West Coast (142) v Fremantle (84)
I have no idea what he was thinking.
Andrew Gaff’s punch, which left Andrew Brayshaw with terrible injuries, really took the gloss off what was a terrific weekend of football.
The punch, way off the ball and to the head was the sort of thing that society has been struggling to eradicate in recent times, with the knowledge that it can kill someone.
It makes the claims of it being ‘out of character’ ring hollow. How about not doing it in the first place?
What was just downright strange was the fact Gaff’s teammates all rallied around him in later in the game after a goal like he was Alex Johnson coming back from injury. The crowd also gave him a standing ovation when he went to the bench.
I remember when Tom Bugg punched Callum Mills for no reason and there was no standing ovation in the crowd that day, just disgust from his own supporters.
Tribalism is understandable but surely, we as footy fans can agree this was a terrible act, and the colours a player is wearing is irrelevant?
It led to the rest of what was a one-sided contest becoming repeated attempts at square ups, with Michael Johnson looking like facing some sanction for crunching Gaff later on.
Unfortunately, after a weekend when all our thoughts should be on how great the game is and how exciting the run to finals will be, our thoughts are with Andrew Brayshaw, who needed surgery to repair a broken jaw and three displaced lower teeth.
He won’t be able to eat solid food for a month.
