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Rod Grinter Riot Squad
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Myself, my kids and a few other supporters watched tonight’s women’s game from our vehicles in an adjacent car park.

 

In the first quarter an official went and spoke to a cop, looking at us. He was trying to get the cop to move us on. Fortunately the cop refused, we were outside the ground and doing nothing wrong.

 

Pity for the censorship here, as I would really express myself.

 

The clowns running this sport have contempt for the common supporters!

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    16 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    Myself, my kids and a few other supporters watched tonight’s women’s game from our vehicles in an adjacent car park.

     

    In the first quarter an official went and spoke to a cop, looking at us. He was trying to get the cop to move us on. Fortunately the cop refused, we were outside the ground and doing nothing wrong.

     

    Pity for the censorship here, as I would really express myself.

     

    The clowns running this sport have contempt for the common supporters!

    Were you one of the ones tooting the horn? ?

    Bloody ridiculous of them wanting to move you along, exactly what reason could they possibly have? You weren't in the grounds, you weren't interacting with the players. 

    Well done to the cop for having some common sense.

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    2 minutes ago, Pates said:

    Were you one of the ones tooting the horn? ?

    Bloody ridiculous of them wanting to move you along, exactly what reason could they possibly have? You weren't in the grounds, you weren't interacting with the players. 

    Well done to the cop for having some common sense.

    Yes, it was me on the horn.

     

    The cop was a nice guy, he was shocked that the AFL were trying to force us to move on!

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    by the look of the TV coverage there were more people in your car than at the ground.

    Out of interest why did you not go inside?

     

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    1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    by the look of the TV coverage there were more people in your car than at the ground.

    Out of interest why did you not go inside?

     

    They banned the public attending only yesterday afternoon.

     

    My son was due play little league, bit rough cancelling so late, especially as their is no virus here (unless they bought it with them)

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    1 minute ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    They banned the public attending only yesterday afternoon.

     

    My son was due play little league, bit rough cancelling so late, especially as their is no virus here (unless they bought it with them)

    sorry I didn't realise the ban had hit the Alice.

    Stay safe to you and your family RG

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    4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    sorry I didn't realise the ban had hit the Alice.

    Stay safe to you and your family RG

    Cheers mate, all good up here, no virus cases here.

     

    The prospect of what it will do in remote communities up here is terrifying.

     

    The AFL would have been much smarter to stay away from NT and not risk bringing virus

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    23 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    They banned the public attending only yesterday afternoon.

     

    My son was due play little league, bit rough cancelling so late, especially as their is no virus here (unless they bought it with them)

    That's what I would have been concerned about.  Our indigenous peoples are often very vulnerable to illness and respiratory conditions.

    They could be really damaged by covid-19,  if it got loose in middle Australian communities.

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    So you were asked to move on because you were spectating without entering using a valid ticket... at a free ticket game... where the public had been barred from entering?

    Am I reading this right?

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    9 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    So you were asked to move on because you were spectating without entering using a valid ticket... at a free ticket game... where the public had been barred from entering?

    Am I reading this right?

    Yes, we were in a car park of tennis and basketball place here, of which I am a member and is not part of the stadium 

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    I actually was discussing this with my wife tonight. What’s stopping me from walking to the entrance of the G in rd 2 and sitting in Yarra park watching the game on my tablet device? Coz that’s what I’m planning to do haha. Just to feel close to the game. 

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    4 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

    They some crowd in to watch as they had pre-booked? whatever that means. About 80 people they said on tv.

    They were family of players, clubs employees  and AFL staff

     

    initially they sat in stands, but AFL put them all in a room watching behind glass as all those people were to quite “not a good look”

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    17 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    But back on topic, who the [censored] do these [censored] think they are trying to make a cop move on people who are doing nothing wrong 

    So an "official" went up to a cop and pointed at some people sitting in their cars in a car park and now the AFL are a disgrace.

     

    Calm down.

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    8 minutes ago, fattysback said:

    So an "official" went up to a cop and pointed at some people sitting in their cars in a car park and now the AFL are a disgrace.

     

    Calm down.

    AFL official according to the cop.

     

    The prat didn’t just point at us, he tried to tell the cop to move us on. The cop refused. Power hungry flogs.

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    16 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    They were family of players, clubs employees  and AFL staff

     

    initially they sat in stands, but AFL put them all in a room watching behind glass as all those people were to quite “not a good look”

    I wonder what the relative likelihood of virus transmission would be amongst 80 people confined indoors for 2 hours vs spread outside...?

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    3 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    I wonder what the relative likelihood of virus transmission would be amongst 80 people confined indoors for 2 hours vs spread outside...?

    But the ‘look’ is more important to the AFL

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    The AFL as an organisation are a disgrace, RGRS.

    They wouldn't know what suburban/country or grassroots footy looks like (and thank god for that). I wouldn't want the purity of local footy to get infected by the monstrosity that is the AFL.

    My only interest in it is the MFC. If i am lucky enough to finally see us win a flag, that would just about end any interest i may have with the big game.

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    On 3/14/2020 at 9:41 PM, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    In the first quarter an official went and spoke to a cop, looking at us. He was trying to get the cop to move us on. Fortunately the cop refused, we were outside the ground and doing nothing wrong.

    My guess is your problem was an over zealous official rather than the AFL 'Rod'....

    Not that I'm one to stick up for them, the arrogant bunch of tossers they are.

    ...but a little bit of misdirected power might have gone to the official in questions head.

    Luckily the cop had some common sense.

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    1 hour ago, rjay said:

    My guess is your problem was an over zealous official rather than the AFL 'Rod'....

    Not that I'm one to stick up for them, the arrogant bunch of tossers they are.

    ...but a little bit of misdirected power might have gone to the official in questions head.

    Luckily the cop had some common sense.

    The reason I think it was not one official was how the bus drivers were treated inside the ground, made to go spend the game under the grand stand, told they have to remain there. Sadly, it wasn’t just one [censored].

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    West Coast and Brisbane games both had people standing outside the temporary fencing watching the whole time.

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    On 3/14/2020 at 8:38 PM, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    They were family of players, clubs employees  and AFL staff

     

    initially they sat in stands, but AFL put them all in a room watching behind glass as all those people were to quite “not a good look”

    Well that sounds like a brilliant Gil / Shocking idea. Spread out in the open air stands .....  no, let’s cram them all in behind glass. ?

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