‘‘It’s just become apparent it’s not a place to be for a person like me,’’ he said of the Border region.‘‘The other member who ended up dobbing me in, the egg’s on his faceThe argument followed an incident at the course where another golfer moved his equipment, which led Akermanis to confront him.The 42-year-old said he had always planned to return to Brisbane with his family but recent incidents, including a competition ban from the Thurgoona club, had cemented his decision.Club president Graeme Edgar said Akermanis was banned indefinitely and could reapply for another membership at a later date.He was suspended for three months about five years ago.Hit with a second golf course ban after a heated confrontation with a fellow member, unrepentent former AFL star Jason Akermanis says "it isn't it’s me that needs to change".‘‘I’ve got no doubt he’ll get penalised pretty bad.The former Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs player said he could reapply after 12 months, which he won’t do.Akermanis, who has lived in the Albury area since coaching the North Albury club say he is "sick of getting targeted" and will head back to his home town of Brisbane soon.‘‘I won’t be wasting my money at those places, that’s for sure.’’‘‘I’m sick of getting targeted,’’ he said.‘‘You should get it sorted out then and there, not in the hands of unrealistic panels.’’Akermanis said he had been ‘‘provoked’’ during the exchange and slammed the board’s decision.‘‘It’s left such a bad taste in my mouth,’’ he said.‘‘I don’t think it’s me that needs to change.The Brownlow medallist, who won three premierships with the Brisbane Lions, was banned from the Commercial Golf Club course after his interaction with another member was raised at a board meeting on Wednesday.Akermanis said it was likely he would move back to Brisbane with his family later this year or next year, primarily for work and for his daughter to try to play for the Lions in the growing AFLW competition.‘‘I guarantee he won’t touch my stuff again,’’ he said of the other member.Akermanis said he should have been banned for only 28 days for swearing on the course. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs. "I had extra shots and apparently this was on film that I had more than one shot, even though I was allowed, and because of that they've decided to ban me indefinitely.
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JASON Akermanis has written to Golf Australia after being banned from playing competition at a third club on the Border.
"It's blatantly unprofessional, unconstitutional and ridiculous," Akermanis said. Former North Albury coach Jason Akermanis says he's been "ruthlessly targeted" after being banned from competition golf at Thurgoona for the … Most recently, she interviewed Melbourne mother Caroline Boileau who was battling the bank to keep her home while also caring full-time for her sick husband Nick.
"Wodonga: Hitting extra shots on a charity day in which he claims he'd been permitted to do due to the group being one player short.Despite attempting to qualify for the tour through the PGA's Q School, Akermanis said his handicap has slipped from 0.1 to 5 recently.Controversial footy legend Jason Akermanis says he is thinking about moving back to Brisbane after being banned from his third golf club.As for golf, he says he's close to giving up on the dream.Akermanis said he is now playing at Howlong and Corowa Golf Clubs, though he is weighing up a move back to Brisbane where his 14-year-old daughter looks like joining the club's AFLW academy.
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