Riaan Isihlabani se-AFL esike yaba nguNdunankulu amahlandla amane, u-Jordan Lewis, uthi uzokweseka noma yiziphi izinhlelo zokwelula isikhathi sokudilizwa kwesiguli kuze kube amasonto amane njengoba ezivulela yena ngokwakhe ukululama ngesihluku.
Njengoba kunjena, abadlali be-AFL abaphikisiwe abakwazi ukubuyela ukuzodlala izinsuku eziyi-12 ngemuva kokutholwa kwabo.
Ekhuluma eqhubeka AFL 360 ULewis, owaquleka ngesihluku ngo-2010, uthe akangabazi ukuthi isikhathi eside sokuphumula sizosiza abadlali.
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“Ngingakhuluma kuphela ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami kodwa ngenxa yokuthi okwami (ukungqubuzana) bekucacile futhi okwalandela kusukela lapho ekubuyeni ngizodlala … Ngaleso sikhathi umthetho olandelwayo babekunikeza amagama amathathu okumelwe uwakhumbule, kwakungekho ukuhlolwa kokuqala noma yini kanjalo,” esho.
“Ngathola usizo kancane mhlawumbe ngikhumbula amagama. Angikho esimweni esifanele sokucabanga kahle. Kwakufana nocingo, intombi kanye nehhashi. Amagama ayisisekelo amahle.
“Uma ukuleso simo awukhumbuli lutho, igama lakho siqu.
“Ngikhumbula ngiphuma futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngidinga ukukhombisa ukuthi ngilungile ukuze ngibuye. Kwakuwubuwula impela.
“Engingakulungiselelanga nalokho esingakwazi ukukuhlola noma ukukubona kusengaphambili ukuthi kwenzekani … ngazizwa ngiphilile. Akukho ukukhathazeka nhlobo, akukho ikhanda, akukho lutho. Lapho ngibuyela osukwini lwegeyimu futhi kwaba yilelo thonya elikhulayo … ngezwa sengathi ngephulwe ngamaphesenti ayi-10 kuye kwayi-15 futhi kwaqhubeka amasonto amathathu, mhlawumbe amasonto amane.”
U-Lewis uthe nakuba ezibheka “njengenhlanhla” wayeshaye amakhanda kabili kuphela, ukholelwa ukuthi i-AFL “isenomsebenzi omningi okufanele yenze” ngalolu daba.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibe nenhlanhla … lokho akusho ukuthi ngiphephile emonakalweni ezansi nethrekhi,” kusho yena.
“Uma bekhuluma ngokwethula okungenzeka kube isikhathi eside sokudilizwa, ngiba ummeli wakho.”
Lapho ebuzwa umdidiyeli we-AFL 360 uGerard Whateley ukuthi umaki wezinsuku ezingu-26 okukhulunywe ngawo emazweni ngamazwe uzohlangabezana nezidingo, uLewis uthe ucabanga ukuthi lokho kuzwakala kulungile.
“Yebo ngingakweseka lokho (isikhathi sokudilizwa). Lokho akusona isizinda sesayensi lutho. Isipiliyoni sami nje, izinsuku ezingama-28 ngabe ngikulungele ukudlala,” esho ngokuquleka kwakhe ngo-2010.
“Konke okunye phakathi nesonto bekusikisela ukuthi ngibuyele ensimini. (Kodwa) Ngezwa sengathi nginobhiya abathathu noma abane (ngenkathi ngiphansi).
“Ngiyakhathazeka ngakho – uma kukhulunywa ngakho, ucabanga ngakho futhi ukhumbule umsebenzi wakho.
“Ngabe ngike ngikhathazeke ngokuthi la macala evezwa nini bese ubheka izinto zokushayisana? Yebo ngikhathazekile.”
Ukwamukelwa kukaLewis kuza njengoba kuvezwe kabili Umdlali we-Geelong premiership uMax Rooke ungummangali oholayo wesenzo sekilasi afakwe eNkantolo Ephakeme ngoLwesibili ngokumelene ne-AFL.
Balinganiselwa ku-60 abadlali bakudala abathintekayo kuleli cala, kanti uRooke kuthiwa ulimale unomphela, washintsha impilo yakhe ngenxa yokulimala okuhlobene nokuquleka, nangenxa yobudedengu be-AFL.
UJonathan Brown weFox Footy, oshayeke kaningi ekhanda ngesikhathi edlala, uthe ngeke ajoyine leli cala.
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“Ngangibazi ubungozi bomdlalo.
“Kunzima ukuphawula ngakho.
“Ngikhula omalume babedlala ibhola le-AFL, ubaba wayedlala ibhola le-AFL. Ngangifuna nje ukufana nomalume nobaba.
“Ukube ngangibhekana nezingozi ezifanayo ngesikhathi ngiqala umsebenzi wami webhola, ngeke ngishintshe lutho.”
I-AFL isivele yazibophezela ukuthi izosebenzisa u-$25m ocwaningweni lwesikhathi eside mayelana nemiphumela yokuquleka.
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