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The argument that one racist comment substantiates some of the other rash generalisations written here is ridiculous...
Press will have a field day with this, which is a shame for Goodsie.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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Welcome to the internet
I wonder how many of these people would voice their opinions without sitting behind a user name and football team avatar?
There are always going to be these kinds of people making racist comments. Always.
Just like there will always be people making sexist or homophobic remarks. Always.
The more these instances are highlighted, the more society is held back from moving forward.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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Gary Ablett was booed by Norf fans a few weeks ago. I assume it's because he's white?..And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC
Here it is Again! - Huddo SENComment
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Lordy the fun of booing Wayne Carey (Boo a Roo. Remember that particular marketing brainwave? Not long after they sent membership applications to Swans supporters, we had just cause, however Bruce was horrified).
Even more fun to boo Matthew Richardson, you could put him right off his game. Ashamed of that now, he is a bit of a sweetie.
Booed a Mateira right out of a game once, thought it was wonderful at the time, but now not so impressed with myself.
Happily boo the little monster from Freo, but that just encourages him, so temper it a bit.
Couldn't imagine booing Gary Ablett though. That would be just plain rude.
Booed Goldspink and the Twerp and will not apologise for it, ever.If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhoodComment
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Last edited by dimelb; 20 May 2014, 03:44 PM.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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Yeah, it's an overstatement. But there's no denying that there's a racist element in the dislike of Goodes. You only have to listen to what they say. They don't all confine themselves to booing.
I do find it remarkable how we as Australians find it so difficult to face up to the racism that pervades our culture. There's definitely an element of denial in this.Comment
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I usually despise Ballantyne but I was impressed by his discipline Saturday. The private bollocking Lyon gave him after his latest suspension (for incidents against Rhyce Shaw) must have been even stronger than his public remarks. And when he leaves out the nonsense Ballantyne is a wonderful player as he showed Saturday. I suspect dimelb is right about Kirk's influence.Comment
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If wankerry (Wayne Carey) was still playing, I could have been banned for life!
I am sure that I did offer a lot of encouragement and may have booed him with great respect. (anything to put him off his game in my own way)Comment
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Ballantyne's swerving to advantage is text book perfect"He was proud of us when we won and he was still proud of us when we lost' Tami Roos about Paul Sept 06.Comment
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I was pretty down on these two a few years ago when they scragged us all day at the SCG while getting leg-ups left, right and centre from Razor Ray. Now, however, I have a great deal of respect for both of them.
If there's a better small forward running around than Ballantyne, let me know and Crowley is probably the best stopper/tagger in the AFL. Both pretty important roles in our game, so I enjoy watching them play.Comment
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