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Training - Friday 7th February, 2014


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Do you actually know what Sambo is? How is it in any way racist to have a username referring to a form of martial art? For all we know he is a practitioner.

Do you?

Apart from its martial arts meaning it has this connotation according to Wikipedia -

From Wikipedia -

Sambo is a term for a person with African heritage and, in some countries, also mixed with Native American heritage (see zambo).

Formerly, it had the technical meaning of a person having a mixture of black and white ancestry, more black than white — contrast with mulatto, quadroon, octoroon etc. In modern British English, the term "Sambo" is considered offensive.

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Mate went to the Saints intraclub yesterday and it's amazing how similar his view of proceedings was to many of the ones we hear about the Melbourne session. Promising young blokes. Players missing through injury. Scrappy footy. Rusty players. Some with poor disposal etc.

On top of that he wasn't happy with the venue at Seaford. No amenities, seating or shade in the heat. Parking impossible. The local bowls club charged $4 for parking and traffic a shambles on the way out. I joked with him that it was all Cameron Schwab's fault. He's worried about the season ahead and even round 1 although he's usually pretty gung-ho.

And to think they didn't want Casey Fields.

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Not so obscure in parts of the USA where it's been a derogatory term applied for over 150 years. I remember reading stories in my school days (not as long ago as 150 yrs) making those sort of references. Thankfully, society is moving on from that but the reference would still offend people in many places.

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a lot of people are saying that Salem has put on a lot of size since he was drafted

He was only drafted just over 2 months ago, so not sure how he could have put on that much

I've been to a few training sessions before Christmas, and I noted how small bodied he was.

Apparently he lost 6kgs since starting preseason and it was noted as a concern.

After being medically assessed, he was found to have a thyroid issue which was rectified and the improved results were immediate.

Hence the dramatic improvement in body shape so quickly.

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Does anyone have any pictures of Fridays training or intraclub match????

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Unfortunately I had to leave after the first 20 minute third. I left via the pedestrian bridge towards the Yarra / Bot gardens and passed Mick Malthouse who was crossing towards Gosch's... think he lives in East Melbourne though so may just have been going for a run.

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So one of us sees a martial art and the other an obscure term for a person of a particular mixed heritage. I know the conclusion I draw from that.

Can also be a term of endearment for someone whose name is Samuel as well as a, sometimes most-enjoyable, edible concoction involving two slices of bread.

Sometimes PC gets out of control.

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