Rnd 5 Match Day Thread Swans V West Coast 13.45pm SCG.

[longmile]

While it can be seen as being hypocritical, there was a major difference between the malicious booing of Goodes and the booing of Jetta on the weekend. Jetta was booed for leaving us like most ex-players are (and it didnt help that he had a terrible final series with us and didnt seem to care) where as Goodes was booed for racial reasons and as a clear remark of tall poppy syndrome.
That's my two cents, take of it what you will.

[goswannies]

Well, even the Port fans booed Danger on the weekend, so I think that says it all (and a lot about SA fans in general!). You are right, he'll be crucified when the Cats next play in Adelaide!!

The one difference might be that Danger left on relatively good terms. Won a B&F after he declared he was going; still attended the award; made a gracious speech explaining his decision; once his decision was made, made it quite clear to club, teammates & supporters why he wanted to return home to Geelong - making him the departure poster boy after the less pleasant defections of Gunstone & Tippett. Nuff nuffs in some corners of the media (eg 5AAs Stephen Rowe) still try to flog a dying horse & stir up trouble but those Adelaide supporters seem a little less agitated about Danger than Tip. Then again, who can tell, they are Adelaide people after all

[Go Swannies]

I didn't boo Lewis but when he was lining up for goal I did call out "You've missed from there before Lewis - this time miss it for us."

[Untamed Snark]

I didn't boo Lewis but when he was lining up for goal I did call out "You've missed from there before Lewis - this time miss it for us."

I yelled "kick like you did last season"

[Nico]

While it can be seen as being hypocritical, there was a major difference between the malicious booing of Goodes and the booing of Jetta on the weekend. Jetta was booed for leaving us like most ex-players are (and it didnt help that he had a terrible final series with us and didnt seem to care) where as Goodes was booed for racial reasons and as a clear remark of tall poppy syndrome.
That's my two cents, take of it what you will.

The last time I booed an ex player was John Pitura in the 70's. IIRC he was the first player to leave a club for "big money". Was about the biggest story in the game's history. If it happened that a player left under a cloud and had bad mouthed the club etc then I probably would give him a raz. But Lewis left for all the right reasons and we did a fair and top trade for him. To me to boo him because he is a ex player is mindless. So Craig Bird is the next target? Maybe someone could round up a group of reprobate Swans supporters and plonk them on the wing to boo Craig every time he runs past. You know, like parents at junior footy who boo the umpires for the sake of it. It will be interesting because most people on here, and it is a fair litmus test of how Swans supporters feel, were happy for Craig to go as he wasn't going to get a game here. So he should get spared the boos.

[longmile]

The last time I booed an ex player was John Pitura in the 70's. IIRC he was the first player to leave a club for "big money". Was about the biggest story in the game's history. If it happened that a player left under a cloud and had bad mouthed the club etc then I probably would give him a raz. But Lewis left for all the right reasons and we did a fair and top trade for him. To me to boo him because he is a ex player is mindless. So Craig Bird is the next target? Maybe someone could round up a group of reprobate Swans supporters and plonk them on the wing to boo Craig every time he runs past. You know, like parents at junior footy who boo the umpires for the sake of it. It will be interesting because most people on here, and it is a fair litmus test of how Swans supporters feel, were happy for Craig to go as he wasn't going to get a game here. So he should get spared the boos.

Craig was told to leave where Jetta chose to leave and made it clear he didn't want to play here.

On a side note it's good to see Bird in the best few bombers on the weekend. It's going to be a hard year for him.

[liz]

Craig was told to leave where Jetta chose to leave and made it clear he didn't want to play here.

Did he? Or did he just want to live in WA, where he and his partner have their families.

[Meg]

Did he? Or did he just want to live in WA, where he and his partner have their families.

That is exactly the reason that Jetta went to WA. His wider family is obviously very close knit.

?In the end, the decision was made purely on my kids and my fiancee. Our kids are growing up too quickly and I wanted for them to have what I had when I was young ? playing with my cousins and friends and with Nan and Pop just around the corner."

Jetta also talks about the booing of Goodes in this article published in January this year.

Footy star Jett has no regrets - The West Australian

[Mug Punter]

Surely any booing of Bird would be ironic....

Or totally moronic if done with any degree of seriousness or venom

[dimelb]

That is exactly the reason that Jetta went to WA. His wider family is obviously very close knit.

?In the end, the decision was made purely on my kids and my fiancee. Our kids are growing up too quickly and I wanted for them to have what I had when I was young ? playing with my cousins and friends and with Nan and Pop just around the corner."

Jetta also talks about the booing of Goodes in this article published in January this year.

Footy star Jett has no regrets - The West Australian

Thanks for the link Meg - a clear message from Lewis and exactly as nearly all Swans fans have seen it.

[dejavoodoo44]

Surely any booing of Bird would be ironic....

Or totally moronic if done with any degree of seriousness or venom

I'd definitely go for moronic. It reminds me of years ago, when it came over the effects microphone, that a few people were booing Adam Schneider. It did sound like about ten people in a crowd of thirty thousand, but still I thought, 'My god, who are these morons?' I mean, if there was ever a man who didn't deserve to be booed for leaving the Swans, it was Schneids. First game for St Kilda against the Swans: he was probably still deciding, on which wall of his new house he was going to put his childhood Swans posters.

[AnnieH]

I didn't boo Lewis but when he was lining up for goal I did call out "You've missed from there before Lewis - this time miss it for us."

My booooooo when someone else is lining up for goal is legendary where I sit.
My mocka is not to be reckoned with... 9.5 times out of ten, they miss.
This time, I boo-ed AND said hit the post.
The rest, is history.

Love it when m mocka works.

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The last time I booed an ex player was John Pitura in the 70's. IIRC he was the first player to leave a club for "big money". Was about the biggest story in the game's history. If it happened that a player left under a cloud and had bad mouthed the club etc then I probably would give him a raz. But Lewis left for all the right reasons and we did a fair and top trade for him. To me to boo him because he is a ex player is mindless. So Craig Bird is the next target? Maybe someone could round up a group of reprobate Swans supporters and plonk them on the wing to boo Craig every time he runs past. You know, like parents at junior footy who boo the umpires for the sake of it. It will be interesting because most people on here, and it is a fair litmus test of how Swans supporters feel, were happy for Craig to go as he wasn't going to get a game here. So he should get spared the boos.

If Birdy is lining up for goal.... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[AnnieH]

You people just don't get it, do you? All of your hand wringing is quite amusing.

It's PERFECTLY ok to boo at the footy.

The umpire makes a bad decision... boo.
Your player plays for another team... boo.
Opposition player playing dirty... boo.
Opposition player lining up for goal... boo.

The ONLY time it's NOT ok to boo at the footy is when you are just turning up to play the game.

Seriously, you should all stop being so precious about booing.
It's ruining the game day experience.
(Well, not mine, but you get my drift.)

[S.S. Bleeder]

Craig was told to leave where Jetta chose to leave and made it clear he didn't want to play here.

On a side note it's good to see Bird in the best few bombers on the weekend. It's going to be a hard year for him.

+1

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You people just don't get it, do you? All of your hand wringing is quite amusing.

It's PERFECTLY ok to boo at the footy.

The umpire makes a bad decision... boo.
Your player plays for another team... boo.
Opposition player playing dirty... boo.
Opposition player lining up for goal... boo.

The ONLY time it's NOT ok to boo at the footy is when you are just turning up to play the game.

Seriously, you should all stop being so precious about booing.
It's ruining the game day experience.
(Well, not mine, but you get my drift.)

+1 for you too.

[jono2707]

You people just don't get it, do you? All of your hand wringing is quite amusing.

It's PERFECTLY ok to boo at the footy.

The umpire makes a bad decision... boo.
Your player plays for another team... boo.
Opposition player playing dirty... boo.
Opposition player lining up for goal... boo.

The ONLY time it's NOT ok to boo at the footy is when you are just turning up to play the game.

Seriously, you should all stop being so precious about booing.
It's ruining the game day experience.
(Well, not mine, but you get my drift.)

Amen sister!

Talk about a mountain being made out of a molehill (in this case).