Former Wallabies captain chains himself to digger

[boris1gary]

Brilliant

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-30/former-wallabies-captain-david-pocock-protests-against-nsw-min...

Former Wallabies captain David Pocock chains himself to digger in NSW coal mine protest at Leard State Forest

Former Wallabies captain David Pocock has chained himself to a digger with other activists in a protest against a coal mine being opened in a forest in northern New South Wales.

[boris1gary]

Wallaby David Pocock arrested in Maules Creek coalmine protest

Injured Wallaby flanker David Pocock has been arrested after chaining himself to a digger to protest against a controversial coalmine in north-west NSW, according to activists.

The former captain was chained to the digger with seven others, part of a group of 30 protesters who have converged on the Maules Creek coalmine in the Leard Forest, joining a long-running blockade at the site.

After 10 hours occupying the super digger, Pocock and farmer Rick Laird were arrested and taken into custody by Narrabri police, the Leard Forest Alliance said in a statement.

A police media spokeswoman confirmed two men had been arrested at Sunday's protest but would not confirm their identities.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wallaby-david-pocock-arrested-in-maules-creek-coalmine-protest-20141130-11...

[modestbods]

I'm sure the current Wallabies coach Michael Cheika could make good use of that digger at the moment. 

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Did they achieve their goal?

[boris1gary]

how lame that David has got a formal warning from the ARU, they should be happy and proud - makes a nice change to see a footballer in the media for something good rather than some alcohol related act of dumbness.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-david-pocock-warned-by-aru-after-arrest-20141...

"While we appreciate David has personal views on a range of matters, we've made it clear that we expect his priority to be ensuring he can fulfil his role as a high-performance athlete," an ARU statement said.

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

They reckon he looks better with a ball too...... oh well.

[lurker172602]

I just posted this in the protest thread, but it goes here too

https://www.tumblr.com/search/David+pocock#

[wilk1149]

Can't have players of any sport looking like they can think and act for a better world what sort of role model is that. Raping, getting drunk, breaking the law and being racist. Now that's what we want our little boys to grow up to be