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14 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

We will certainly be moving undercover where I assume there will be thousands of seats to choose from. 

I’ll be undercover too. Under the cover of my poncho that is. 😝 Bring on the rain and cold wind and even hail for good measure… it won’t dampen the mood!

We’ll win tonight and nothing else will matter anyways 👊🏼

But even if we lose there’s a plus side to rain after a loss,  that being everyone’s face is wet so no one can tell if you’re crying. Not that I cry after a loss. Pfft, I’m not that much of a sook.


Suspicious Monkey GIF by MOODMAN

 

Anyone planning on entering through Gate 5 take note: this gate won’t be open. 

I’m convinced Metro check our home fixture before designating their track work days. 

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    49 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    So I take it that free speech is now dead in this country ? 

    This country never had (nor does it have) a right to "free speech" whatever you think that is.

    It does have an implied right to freedom of political communication (ie as Moonshadow said below the government can't lock you for supporting a political party other than their own - that's what freedom of speech actually means).

    In this case, regardless of whether he was right, Green broke his employment rules, which is why he was reprimanded.

    For what it's worth, I reckon there were ways he could've said similar things about player confusion and dissatisfaction with the MRO without attracting the AFLs penalty. His choice of language was pretty poor.

    37 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    No, not dead, he won't get fined by the police, but the AFL Commish own the game and they set the rules, of which the players have agreed to and signed off on

     

    21 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Patches of blue skies out the south east way

    Whilst it has just started raining again with dark cloud cover here in the west. Which way is the wind blowing? 


    For anyone complaining about the cold a young Indian lad who has only been in the country for a month just boarded my train wearing flip flops / thongs on his bare feet.  

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    I've changed my mind, I'm coming now.. atrocious weather and replacement buses can't keep me down

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    8 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Whilst it has just started raining again with dark cloud cover here in the west. Which way is the wind blowing? 

    Well it certainly ain’t a northerly 

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    Saw a bloke today at Crocs Play Centre proudly wearing his Melbourne gear.

    I said "how do you reckon we'll do" to which he said he wasn't confident (me either) and "there's no way I'm going".

    Typical Melbourne supporters. So many do my head in. Half of them are either "kick it, kick it" types with no idea about the modern game or bandwagoners, the latter have basically been absent this year.

    Hi mate, if you post on Demonland. Get along and support your footy team.

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    18 minutes ago, deanox said:

    This country never had (nor does it have) a right to "free speech" whatever you think that is.

    It does have an implied right to freedom of political communication (ie as Moonshadow said below the government can't lock you for supporting a political party other than their own - that's what freedom of speech actually means).

    In this case, regardless of whether he was right, Green broke his employment rules, which is why he was reprimanded.

    For what it's worth, I reckon there were ways he could've said similar things about player confusion and dissatisfaction with the MRO without attracting the AFLs penalty. His choice of language was pretty poor.

     

    Sure he broke the rules. But he is essentially compelled to sign up to if he wants to play.  Not exactly a free choice.  I could imagine litigation about that in a country which did have a right to 'free speech'.


    1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

    Interesting

    You missed the 'too'. It's called sarcasm.

    16 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    For anyone complaining about the cold a young Indian lad who has only been in the country for a month just boarded my train wearing flip flops / thongs on his bare feet.  

    Surely he's wearing socks?

    3 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

    I've changed my mind, I'm coming now.. atrocious weather and replacement buses can't keep me down

    YAY!!! Wise choice, Daniel. You’ll be glad you made the effort. And every voice counts! The one thing we hear more than anything else from the players is that they feed off the noise and it absolutely fires them up.

    Seeya there! I’ll be the one in red n blue (cheer squad joke; never not funny, to us anyways).

    YEAH THE MIGHTY [censored] DEES!

     

    PS I’ve been here for almost an hour and I’ve seen a grand total of one (ONE) Giants fan. Poor bastard. He dropped his packet of cigarettes in a puddle. I gave him some of mine and told him it’s the least I could do for him since his night is only gonna get worse. As I walked away he said, “You’re the nicest smart@rse I’ve ever met.” 😅

    45 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’ll be undercover too. Under the cover of my poncho that is. 😝 Bring on the rain and cold wind and even hail for good measure… it won’t dampen the mood!

    We’ll win tonight and nothing else will matter anyways 👊🏼

    But even if we lose there’s a plus side to rain after a loss,  that being everyone’s face is wet so no one can tell if you’re crying. Not that I cry after a loss. Pfft, I’m not that much of a sook.


    Suspicious Monkey GIF by MOODMAN

    Ah, the ANZAC spirit in full flight. Great to see. Mind you I'm on Kefalonia in the Greek Isles. Balmy 34 degrees at present.

    But I'm with you in spirit WCW.

    17 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    For anyone complaining about the cold a young Indian lad who has only been in the country for a month just boarded my train wearing flip flops / thongs on his bare feet.  

    Surely he's wearing socks?

    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    We got 20,000 in round 5 2022 against GWS. A Saturday night game after a 28 degree day. The most perfect night for footy coming off a flag.

    It would actually be a surprise if we got 20k tonight.

     

    That was the Easter long weekend though.


    10 minutes ago, sue said:

    Sure he broke the rules. But he is essentially compelled to sign up to if he wants to play.  Not exactly a free choice.  I could imagine litigation about that in a country which did have a right to 'free speech'.

    You could imagine it, but if you are imagining the USA you'd be wrong. Because "free speech" means that the government can't police your political views. It doesn't stop a private company (your employer) from limiting your speech.

    And fwiw he isnt compelled to sign up. As an athlete he could have chosen a range of sports to pursue, and he could choose to be paid to play in other leagues.

    And to make it worse, we aren't even talking about the AFL restricting general speech. The critiscm he made were directly of his employer. If you worked at Coles and went on a podcast and gave Coles a spray and your manager a spray and they heard it you'd get fired too.

    You never regret the games you attend, only those you don’t*
     

     

    *does not apply to Neeld era

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    I'm not sure if we will break 20,000 tonight, the way I see it, we'll get at least 1 minimum - as I'm heading in by myself. 

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    Just checked the ex BOM site: clear Western sky after current showers...though slight patterns developing over Port Fairy...

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    6 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    If you're coming layer up. It's freezing.  I've even packed the beanie. Something I never do

    Thermos of coffee and whisky and a HSP 🤷‍♂️😀

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    9 minutes ago, roy11 said:

    I'm not sure if we will break 20,000 tonight, the way I see it, we'll get at least 1 minimum - as I'm heading in by myself. 

    spoke to one of the attendants here. 20k is their expected. no one one other than yours truly in the top deck. not another soul!  plenty of room for expression!

    I remember 97 at Waverley getting thrashed by stkilda & sitting in pouring rain. 

    Tonight should be a little better 

     
    14 minutes ago, M_9 said:

    Surely he's wearing socks?

    Nope. Maybe he was from Shimla. 

    but excellent music at this early stage. divinyls, midnight oil, hoodoo gurus. 


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