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I have had a gutful!

The Trengove tackle just broke the camels back for me...what about any others ??

Time to stand up and be counted All Clubs

Not just MFC and its supporters

WE MARCH ON AFL HOUSE

First we lose the MCG because the AFL wanted to make more $$$

Then they disband the Reserve Grade. so the ground doesnt get all messy

and takes away the nice pretty look on tele.

Dish up this crap entertainment at 1/2 time

Now they are considering an about face with the Reserve Grade, could return ??(at a cost)

All teams are FORCED to wear an away strip ( few exceptions ) regardless

if there is a clash with opposition colours or not.

New teams allowed to have colours already existing to add the the clash [censored].

Thats just for starters.

Now look at the big picture

Rules Committee what a joke

Rule changes every year, some just dont make any sense

In fact are adding too more confusion

MRP = Moron setup.

I was all for Tribunal by Video to stamp out king hits and the like

that went unnoticed behind the play or missed by the umpires

we still call them umpires,do we not ? or (is it a refree now)?

I suggest in light of the latest debacle

We organise a march (Rally) with all other clubs / supporters

on AFL House and really let them know what we think.

We gave it to the FD and board and players for that crap

they dished up against the Weagles.

They responded by showing they hurt from the criticism they copped.

Now its our turn again to stand up, not just for a player in question

but for the whole club and our unique game

and what these idiots are doing to our game.

WE MARCH ON AFL HOUSE

They heard us loud and clear when we vented our disgust

with the shoddy performance 2 weeks ago.

Lets take it to another level we have the numbers

(ie twitter and facebook) everyone from all clubs have

voiced their disgust.

For too long we have been lead by the nose, the whipping boys

Well no more mister nice guys, we mean business

LETS MARCH!

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    AFL house is on the other side of Etihad stadium now isnt it? Pretty convenient seeing we are playing there this weekend. Free Trengove signs!

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    We should all send as many Marshmellow to AFL House in protest ala the campaign in the US to save the TV show Jericho from cancellation where fans sent 18,000 kg of nuts to the CBS network.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6729411.stm

    Fan protest saves US show Jericho

    Post-apocalypse TV drama Jericho has been saved from cancellation following an internet campaign by its fans.

    US TV network CBS axed the show last month, triggering a protest that culminated in shipments of nuts being sent to the broadcaster.

    "Wow!" said CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler in a letter to the fans. "You got our attention."

    Tassler said seven new episodes of the drama had been ordered, with more to follow if ratings improve.

    "We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks," said Tassler.

    "PS. Please stop sending us nuts."

    'Incredible'

    Jericho is set in a Kansas town whose residents have survived a series of nuclear explosions throughout the US.

    The show launched last autumn to positive reviews and encouraging ratings.

    After it returned from a three-month mid-season break, however, its viewing figures plummeted, prompting CBS to cancel the show.

    The decision enraged fans, who started a letter-writing campaign.

    After the season finale, in which one of the characters responds to a demand by saying "nuts", protesters also began sending peanuts to CBS offices.

    According to the Nuts For Jericho campaign website, about 18,000 kg of nuts were delivered before the network capitulated.

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    I don't know, I think maybe we can come up with something even more lame than that...

    Seriously, the Jericho thing was about CBS responding to viewers showing clear support for the product and there was potential that this could be translated into increased viewership and in turn more $. (In the end it didn't really work anyway.)

    The AFL is not concerned about $ or expanding its audience in this case (in the short term, that is).

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    Best bet is to utilise the crowd for the game than risk poor turnout at another event.

    Meet in a nominated place before the game.

    Placards, chants, marshmallows lots of people. Organise your back turning time etc during the rally.

    Notify all media.

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    Top article.

    Hopefully Dimwitriou and AA have a read of that.

    Yes, a very nice write. Andy, Adrian and the rest would feign agreement with the sentiment no doubt but their greater concern has never been the game it has always simply been the bottom line in the ledger. The dollar comes first and last and liabilities wherever possible, even at the game's expense, must be minimised.

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    I'm getting mine today.

    haha sick, spread the word and bring as many as your money can buy

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    Careful with them Marshmallows.... they might hurt them the poor soft imbeciles !!

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    Careful with them Marshmallows.... they might hurt them the poor soft imbeciles !!

    Probably have a swat team waiting. I'd bring maarshmellows but it takes so long to get a train, I'd eat them before I get there.

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    Careful with them Marshmallows.... they might hurt them the poor soft imbeciles !!

    If we just roll over like a puppy dog, the AFL will just take the Tackling issue and the eroding physical nature of the game with a grain of salt. If we embarass them the media will get on board the case.

    This is beyond Trenners now, and is 2fold about the physical game,,,,BUT also about the Lack of Voice that non Super Power clubs get...

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    Probably have a swat team waiting. I'd bring maarshmellows but it takes so long to get a train, I'd eat them before I get there.

    HaHaha! Bring somne Jaffa's as well, and roll them down the aisle.

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    Careful with them Marshmallows.... they might hurt them the poor soft imbeciles !!

    BAHAHAHAH crap, im not sure if i wanna spend the rest of my life in jail..

    maybe it was a bad idea afterall

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    http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/113749/default.aspx

    Amazing the AFL allowed this to be posted on the site

    Good stuff.

    Nice conclusion:

    I want to plead with our administrators, legislators, and adjudicators to guard against this devolution of the game, so that when I one day take my grandson to his first game at the MCG, I am not taking him to witness some bizarre use of the Sherrin in a giant super-sanitised game of lawn bowls.
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