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I've watched the game twice now and there was definitely two lots of booing. One when the umpires stopped the game, the second lot when LRT was coming off the ground. Commentator (can't remember which one) suggested it was poor form.
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My sense is the crowd initially thought he was overdoing it and started booing. They settled but went off when play was stopped.
They kept on booing as he went off.
The issue I have is simply that when a player is taken off the field, it means they potentially have a serious injury. Any normal person at that point would quieten down and show some respect. They didn't.
The umpires made the right call in stopping play. Whoever had the ball for West Coast starting moving it up the field within 1-2 meters from where LRT lay on the ground.
To continue their uproar while he was being taken off demonstrated a total lack of caring for a player - disrespectful and insensitive.
Before that - I have no problem. It takes a while before the full football crowd works out that there's an injury concern. I remember many years ago Sydney played Brisbane during the day at ANZ and a Lions player broke their leg while a Mexican wave was in full tilt. Took damn ages for the wave to stop because it took that long for everyone to work out that a serious injury had just happened.Captain, I am detecting large quantities of win in this sectorComment
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I was at the game. There were two levels of booing. The crowd first booed because the weagles had the ball and the run and the Ump stopped play. After that initial annoyance to them they started booing again - this time at LRT. I was behind the goals at the Subiaco end (the old "three tier" stand). The action was on the left near the forward pocket. There was booing in my section. One low life near me shouted out "Dig a hole and bury him". Class act.
LRT was not booed (nor applauded as is the custom) when he walked off - the game had already continued and had the crowds attention.Comment
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Was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.. but that is pretty disappointing.Comment
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Someone post the picture of MickyO giving it to the tosser in their cheer squad.
It'll cheer us all up.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
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I do really look forward to Swans v WCE fixtures though as they are invariably such great games, but those Eagle fans particularly when at Subiaco take annoying to a whole new level. Continually braying for free kicks (which is exacerbated by their players frequently dropping their shoulders when they are about to be tackled). This seems to excite them more than a dazzling passage of play. It's like they go to the footy for a completely different reason, which may be a side effect of living in the world's most isolated city (then again why are Freo fans at least tolerable?). Then there are those tossers behind the goals constantly waving their advertising hands oblivious to anything that is happening on the ground. Hideous.It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
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"He was proud of us when we won and he was still proud of us when we lost' Tami Roos about Paul Sept 06.
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