1 minute ago, layzie said:

North weren't even playing tonight!

You could say that most nights.

6 minutes ago, deanox said:

We might have booked Scully but the rest of the comp didn't. It's bloody stupid unless you're north supporters.

 

Just now, layzie said:

North weren't even playing tonight!

Every club participates in the draft, and every club's supporters have the right to expect their #1 pick to at least see out the first contract.

1 minute ago, Nascent said:

Why every other teams fans has joined the booing bandwagon is somewhat perplexing but probably relates to group think

Group sheep think more like it.

Absolute star tonight!

i’m going to enjoy the Saints slide down the ladder and out of finals. 

they had 28-14 free kicks and still bottled it. their lack of midfield talent will tell. 

1 minute ago, Chook said:

 

Every club participates in the draft, and every club's supporters have the right to expect their #1 pick to at least see out the first contract.

What about every club not involved and their spectators?

1 minute ago, Chook said:

 

Every club participates in the draft, and every club's supporters have the right to expect their #1 pick to at least see out the first contract.

Once again excuse my ignorance but how did he avoid seeing out that contract?

Just now, layzie said:

What about every club not involved and their spectators?

Every club is involved in the draft. That's the point.

20 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

I think you are right. I can’t work out what rule a number of these so called frees are awarded for. 

28 frees to  St K, 14 to Port. 
Absolutely every 50:50 decision went to the Saints. The Marvel crowd( all Saints) definitely influenced the Umpires by screaming for frees the whole match.

We Demon supporters have got to try to influence the imps like that, but it’s harder at the bigger MCG, and we rarely have a crowd  that all goes for us .

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Typo

1 minute ago, layzie said:

Group sheep think more like it.

Absolute star tonight!

He's a gun and was always going to be. Like the way he goes about his footy when he's switched on.

2 minutes ago, sue said:

Once again excuse my ignorance but how did he avoid seeing out that contract?

He just asked.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/breaking-trade-bombshell-as-prized-no1-pick-tells-roos-i-want-to-go-home/news-story/cdea11150e9cc189e2451616a119c691

4 minutes ago, Chook said:

Every club is involved in the draft. That's the point.

I've never booed a player because they stiffed a club other than mine. 

11 minutes ago, sue said:

Once again excuse my ignorance but how did he avoid seeing out that contract?

He had his foot out the door half way before his first season was over and requested a trade to Port.

North could have held him to his contract but seemed both parties thought a split was better.

North have done well out of the deal regardless with Sheezel and Wardlaw, who hasn't played yet. Wardlaw is an explosive mid who will be a gun, assuming he gets on the park (injury prone with hammy issues last year).

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So I only saw the last few minutes but did the saints fans boo Horne Francis? Like why would they need to do it 

10 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

You could say that most nights.

You're here all week!

4 minutes ago, layzie said:

I've never booed a player because they stiffed a club other than mine. 

Me neither, but I get it.

3 minutes ago, Chook said:

Me neither, but I get it.

Fair enough, seems like a waste of energy though.

Feel free to 🤮 on this post. 

 

23 minutes ago, layzie said:

I've never booed a player because they stiffed a club other than mine. 

Been going to the football for over 50 years. I have never booed any player or umpire. I'd feel a fool doing it and I'd be right. It's simply moronic.

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Feel free to 🤮 on this post. 

 

Carn crows!

Funnily enough, if Crows get up and and both Bombers and Lions win, there will be 7 teams at the top of the ladder separated only by percentage.

 

57 minutes ago, layzie said:

I've never booed a player because they stiffed a club other than mine. 

Only one, and I will not mention his name.  Hint- went to GW$ then Hawks

5 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Only one, and I will not mention his name.  Hint- went to GW$ then Hawks

Voldemort?🙃

Crows will win Sunday.

Imagine changing your employer and then turning up to site with all the proper accreditation, head out and get booed by 'stakeholders', whilst you go about your paid job for 3 hours to provide entertainment for 'stakeholders' on a weekly basis...

Imagine doing so when you are 19.

Imagine thinking, "He's an AFL footballer, it's fair game, it comes with the territory..."

It's an absolute [censored] disgrace by those that do it, and by those that condone it and the apologists.

I am so surprised that where we are culturally in 2023, and how the AFL positions itself around mental health that it has not been addressed by the AFL publicly. The AFL need to disentangle the right to boo about incidents in a match, vs systemic individually directed bullying...

Yes, it's a mental health issue.

10 hours ago, Jibroni said:

The 50m penalty needs to go

I say keep it but I think they could have a 25 m penalty used in conjunction. Not all infractions deserve the same penalty. Just saying.