The seven players at the center of Manly's pride jersey fiasco will not attend tonight's game against the Roosters. Gabrielle_Boyle 9News MORE:
"Through education and communication, there's no other way around it," Gould explained.
"It's unfortunate, but it's a lesson for our game about the conversations we need to be having, because if you get it at the last minute, this is what happens." "I don't know how you could have avoided this situation, I don't know if it would have been different if they had collaborated with the players. That's all guesswork," he said.
"Once you start to publicly debate religion and expectations and inclusivity and exclusivity, it's a minefield."Gould pointed out that even the most minor change to a jersey has to be approved by the NRL, a process that takes months, not days. He said the fact nobody thought to involve the players during this time was a "failure in cultural awareness."
Hasler said on Tuesday that the club had intended to show care and compassion to groups who face inclusion issues on a daily basis, but conceded the outcome may in fact have been the opposite of what was intended.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Manly names NRL veteran among replacements for seven players boycotting Roosters clashJames Segeyaro will appear his first NRL match in over three years, as the Sea Eagles deal with the fallout of seven players refusing to wear the club's LGBTQ pride jersey.
Read more »
PM and Liberal Senator weigh in on Manly jersey revoltA Liberal Senator and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have weighed in on the uproar over the Manly Sea Eagles pride jersey that could see as many as seven club stars rule themselves out due to their religious and cultural beliefs.
Read more »
Manly players to boycott NRL match over club’s pride jerseySea Eagles face the prospect of being without several players for the Roosters clash, but the strip has sold out online
Read more »
‘Virtue-signalling’: Manly shouldn’t make ‘political statements’ with pride jersey
Read more »
Three Manly Sea Eagles players to reconsider pride jersey stanceSeven Manly Sea Eagles players intended to sit out of selection for Thursday's important game against the Roosters but three are said to be reconsidering due to a 'change of heart'.
Read more »