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Sam Weideman Re-signs Until 2021

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41 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Q:  What happens if you insert human DNA into a goat?

A:  You get banned from the petting zoo.

An yet when you insert goat DNA into a human, you still get banned! Where's the justice there?

P.S.   Ew...

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    23 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

    I only usually have a go at posters who pretend they know more about the game than they actually do. I ask again what sporting achievements have you reached?

    Seriously? I thought we'd dispensed with this pathetic retort. It means nothing. What top level sport have you ever played to validate any of your opinions?

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    19 hours ago, Phadraig said:

    I'm in that "younger" group that posts here (I'm 28 now) and there has definitely been a shift in the perception for mental health. I had to take some days off recently from my job due to my anxiety and I was honest about it. My boss who is an absolute country boy sent me a lovely message about how they were all behind me and would support me. I think the main issue is still about getting people to talk about it.

    You read on other sites about if AFL footballers take time off due to mental health issues it always must be a drug problem. I can't imagine the sort of pressure they are under. I can absolutely understand people like Tom Boyd retiring from the game early. People were pooing on him since he got traded from the start. Just dont read it they say, you get paid a lot of money so why does it matter. Once it gets in your head it isn't going to leave easily for most.

    You go into the season with the big name full forward leaving and then your manager comes out saying that you are worth 650k a year, thanks mate I didn't have a full plate before that.

    I remember a close friend of mine starting a facebook awareness campaign addressing ones mental health problems and it was hard enough for me to post about it then.I could see it in my friend when i was younger looking back. When I was 16 he kept asking me if there was anything more in life, wondering if this was it.

    I thought I understood what he meant and said that yeah, the thing missing was that you try and find somebody to love. My friends and me talked about it and we obviously didn't grasp what was really going on. Then time goes on and you realise what he was actually going through once you experience it. I guess hindsight is 20/20 as they say.

    I can't imagine how hard it would be for players to confide to friends or family worrying it could come out, let alone to the public.

    My friend who has been struggling with depression for 10+ years runs a fundraiser every year at his work with the help of his family who has raised thousands of dollars for the R U OK foundation and he is my inspiration.

    Sorry it became a bit of a blog post in the end.

    Edit: If any of our cheersquad reads here, get behind him and make a banner

    I'm consulting on a project for the ABC about millennial mental health and the importance of talking about your mental health.

    Vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness and it makes other humans relate to us better. It's how I form many relationships and it's how I run productions.

    We all have occasionally difficult times at work. Every human does. Footy players are no different. Those that play must have a passion and love for it, but it doesn't mean each and every player wouldn't go through difficult spells with their mental health.

    I hope Sam has the physical and mental tools to make it, but Sam being open about his mental health should not play into this conversation IMO. Doesn't mean he'll make it, but doesn't mean he won't either.

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    11 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    I feel are also somewhat disproportionate to the actual post

    Fully agreed.

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    1 hour ago, A F said:

    Seriously? I thought we'd dispensed with this pathetic retort. It means nothing. What top level sport have you ever played to validate any of your opinions?

    Does bob-down tiggy qualify? Sounds like you both are highly experienced. 

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    1 hour ago, A F said:

    I'm consulting on a project for the ABC about millennial mental health and the importance of talking about your mental health.

    Vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness and it makes other humans relate to us better. It's how I form many relationships and it's how I run productions.

    We all have occasionally difficult times at work. Every human does. Footy players are no different. Those that play must have a passion and love for it, but it doesn't mean each and every player wouldn't go through difficult spells with their mental health.

    I hope Sam has the physical and mental tools to make it, but Sam being open about his mental health should not play into this conversation IMO. Doesn't mean he'll make it, but doesn't mean he won't either.

    Recognition of sensitive-self areas is the stepping stone to what you want to be. It also informs others that you are on a pathway that you select, not one that they can influence. 

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    13 hours ago, A F said:

    Seriously? I thought we'd dispensed with this pathetic retort. It means nothing. What top level sport have you ever played to validate any of your opinions?

    Boxing, if you need to know, the difference here is I am not making a judgement on any of the players capabilities

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    17 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Instantly the thread halved in size?

    Just like I tell my wife Moony - it’s all about quality, not quantity

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    i'm a big fan of the weed, so very happy with this confirmation of commitment

    he hasn't even played 30 games and he's already dominated a final and then played very well against two of the best performed sides of the last dozen years

    will be a serious player

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    I think Weideman signing on is great news.

    I think @Matsuo Basho's posts on Weideman's comments, personality and ability to succeed in the AFL are terrible. The idea that there is a one size fits all approach to "mental toughness" is a classic example of what is wrong with society (and in particular older white men).

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    29 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    I think Weideman signing on is great news.

    I think @Matsuo Basho's posts on Weideman's comments, personality and ability to succeed in the AFL are terrible. The idea that there is a one size fits all approach to "mental toughness" is a classic example of what is wrong with society (and in particular older white men).

    If blaming the media and online criticism for one's poor performances is the new mental toughness in professional sport then society has well and truly jumped the shark. Rest assured the scrutiny is not going to change. Unless the AFL begins petitioning the government to patrol and censor the internet China-style. Or starts cancelling accreditations for footy journos who write anything perceived to be negative. Then again, they've already started booting punters for potting the umpires so you never know.

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    11 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

    Boxing, if you need to know, the difference here is I am not making a judgement on any of the players capabilities

    But we are on a football forum and I think we should acknowledge (as @Nasher often does) that each of us gets something a little different out of Demonland. Venting is certainly one of many things people get out of forums (myself included at times). If football fans aren't allowed an opinion on football players, there'd be no football media industry. 

    People are passionate and it's my view that they should be allowed to say what they want (within reason), as long as they can stand up and have their own opinions debated.

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    12 hours ago, A F said:

    But we are on a football forum and I think we should acknowledge (as @Nasher often does) that each of us gets something a little different out of Demonland. Venting is certainly one of many things people get out of forums (myself included at times). If football fans aren't allowed an opinion on football players, there'd be no football media industry. 

    People are passionate and it's my view that they should be allowed to say what they want (within reason), as long as they can stand up and have their own opinions debated.

    I will pm you, this thread has been derailed enough.

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