I've been avoiding this topic (along with most other Saints-related news lately), but thought it high time I weighed in on the Affair Of The So-Called Saint Kilda Schoolgirl (disclosure: at this point in time the Saints are playing the Blues in a Do-or-Die match).
I've been keeping up with the media coverage as much as possible over the past year, though following her on Twitter has meant that I often got any "news" before the media reported it (if you're interested, her latest account appears to be @KimDuthieWorld, and it looks like she's found "God" - I know she's made some bad decisions but this has got to be her worst...)
One example of the media's Cirque d' Stupé in particular stood out (before the most recent Earth-shattering revelations), when she was interviewed by Kate and Hughesy (who seemed to genuinely have her best interests at heart, whilst trying to get to the bottom of the story) but she came across as a fair ditz, and then she ranted a little a bit about the unfair treatment she received afterwards (including in this blog entry). I support ranting in all its wonderful forms, but really you should understand what you're ranting about first...says Mr Pot in his conversation with Ms Kettle...
Anyhoo. Here's the rilestar's take on the whole sordid saga: I think she's messed up, a confessed liar, manipulative and a bit of a glory-hound, but I also KNOW that she's 17 years old. She's a kid. And although she's caused a fair bit of harm to my beloved football club, I feel sorry for her and hope she can get some help to turn her life around, so that the rest of it is not dominated by all of this sordidity. I know that I wouldn't want to be judged for the rest of my life on what I did as a 17-year old (although my wife can testify that I've improved - take my wife, please, take her (genuinely considered opinion)!!)
This clown was involved in the saga from the beginning, when the Schoolgirl-in-Question (SIQ, for short - sweet acronym) apparently shopped the now infamous nude pics around (#notdickileaks). His primary interest throughout everything should have been the welfare of his clients, but he should also have ensured that no-one was abusing this child. By then having "inappropriate dealings" with her after the matter was apparently all settled, Nixon epically failed on both counts.
I'm totally with my man Nicky Riewoldt on this, who was last week reported to have said that he would would feel "completely let down and would believe the handling of the photo incident had been jeopardised" if they had engaged in a relationship and "if he (Riewoldt) was in a room on his own with Nixon he would punch his lights out".
All in favour of locking Ricky Nixon in a room with Nick Riewoldt say "aye". Motion passed.
In the same report, Sam Gilbert said he would consider a relationship between the Nixon and SIQ to be a "gross breach of trust" (der), while fellow player Nick Dal Santo said he would feel Nixon's ability to look after his interests had been compromised (no shit!)
Just quickly, what the hell was Sam Gilbert thinking when he took nude photos of his teammates, kept them on his computer despite being respectfully asked to delete them, and then showed them to SIQ and obviously gave her access to them so that she could make them available to every person in Australia with an e-mail account and/or an iPhone? If he was thinking anything apart from "this is a terrible idea", he was super-mistaken.
Anyhoo, now that Nixon has been dropped, and the SIQ has found God (Jesus Christ!), I truly hope that, as Ross Lyon intimated last week, the Saints will draw on this to finally turn their season around.
Oh yeah, and that AFL footballers will treat women with respect.
Saints to beat the Blues. C'arn Saints!
