Round 10: the other games. Festival of the Boot (part 2).

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  • Ludwig
    Veterans List
    • Apr 2007
    • 9359

    #76
    Originally posted by Sandridge
    Ward is saying he's received death threats on social media following the free kick/goal.
    From Tom Papley?

    For stealing his Academy Award?

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    • snajik
      Senior Player
      • Jan 2003
      • 1115

      #77
      Social media - a sanctuary for real tough guys with an abundance of perspective.
      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.
      The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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      • KTigers
        Senior Player
        • Apr 2012
        • 2499

        #78
        Originally posted by Sandridge
        Ward is saying he's received death threats on social media following the free kick/goal.
        Death threats? Jesus, what is wrong with these people? It's a bloody football game!

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        • stevoswan
          Veterans List
          • Sep 2014
          • 8573

          #79
          Originally posted by KTigers
          Death threats? Jesus, what is wrong with these people? It's a bloody football game!
          I understand a certain level of anger from Bomber fans but reactions like that are frankly unhinged....but in this Covid era we've seen a lot of that lately haven't we?
          Footy obviously has its Chads and Karens.....

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          • barry
            Veterans List
            • Jan 2003
            • 8499

            #80
            I don't think there is any doubt ward got contact to the head...



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            Callan Ward targeted by social media trolls after controversial free kick

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            • Melbourne_Blood
              Senior Player
              • May 2010
              • 3312

              #81
              Originally posted by barry
              I don't think there is any doubt ward got contact to the head...



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              Callan Ward targeted by social media trolls after controversial free kick
              Nor am I. It’s more the 360’ double twist pike he pulled afterward that’s the issue.

              Same as paps, he definitely had some hands in his back. Not enough to shove him 2 meters forward through the air though.


              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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              • KTigers
                Senior Player
                • Apr 2012
                • 2499

                #82
                I really like Ward, and was surprised he exaggerated the contact the way he did. Seems out of character for him, but I guess he's
                played footy for a long time and is basically a wily old pro these days.

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                • barry
                  Veterans List
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 8499

                  #83
                  Ward got hit in the head, got a deserved free kick. That should have been the end of it.
                  Three things went wrong:
                  - he exaggerated the pain. Didn't need to.
                  - the commentators focused on it, and never said the free was there regardless.
                  - he admitted playing it up afterwards.

                  These actions invite death that's against your family now days.

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                  • KTigers
                    Senior Player
                    • Apr 2012
                    • 2499

                    #84
                    Yep, social media. What an incredible advance for society that has been. We really get to see the best of humanity.

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                    • snajik
                      Senior Player
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 1115

                      #85
                      Originally posted by Melbourne_Blood
                      Nor am I. It’s more the 360’ double twist pike he pulled afterward that’s the issue.

                      Same as paps, he definitely had some hands in his back. Not enough to shove him 2 meters forward through the air though.


                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                      Yep, both free kicks were definitely there. Perhaps Papley's thinking was along the lines of 'My word, Eleni sure has missed a lot of frees for us today. Better make sure she sees this one.'
                      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.
                      The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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                      • stellation
                        scott names the planets
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 9723

                        #86
                        Cal copped a fair whack, it was definitely a free kick.


                        Clubs need to apply the same rigour to poor behaviour on social media as they do to poor behaviour at a ground. The treatment of Tayla Harris should have already lead to relevant policies being in place at AFL HQ that were pushed out to all clubs.
                        I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
                        We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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                        • Ocker
                          On the Rookie List
                          • Sep 2013
                          • 46

                          #87
                          [QUOTE=stellation;799225]Cal copped a fair whack, it was definitely a free kick.

                          Both Papley and Ward were free kicks for me.

                          Papley also copped a $500 fine but nothing for Ward. Assume the thought process was that Papley had already had a warning about this behaviour from Clarkson, Ward had not been cautioned before his performance.

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                          • stevoswan
                            Veterans List
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 8573

                            #88
                            [QUOTE=Ocker;799233]
                            Originally posted by stellation
                            Cal copped a fair whack, it was definitely a free kick.

                            Both Papley and Ward were free kicks for me.

                            Papley also copped a $500 fine but nothing for Ward. Assume the thought process was that Papley had already had a warning about this behaviour from Clarkson, Ward had not been cautioned before his performance.
                            .....and as far as we know, Tom received no death threats and that was probably only because we lost. So, the AFL didn't want to add to poor Cal's misery after the supposed death threats? Weak IMO....

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                            • royboy42
                              Senior Player
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 2078

                              #89
                              Watching WCE/Car reminds me I had the privilege of seeing Polly Farmer play live a few times.

                              Nick Natanui is the best ruckman I have ever seen.

                              The only near equal is the great Farmer.

                              Nichols, Madden, Schultz, even crazy Sam Newman...plenty terrific players, including some of the last 5 or 10 years, but my opinion.

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                              • stevoswan
                                Veterans List
                                • Sep 2014
                                • 8573

                                #90
                                Nik Nat's tap work is sublime.....I agree, he is definitely up there with Polly in that regard.????

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