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Some element of every fanbase in the competition would've disgraced themselves in the same situation, but it gets ugly when overwhelmingly one-sided crowds feed off each other negatively. Most of them probably didn't turn up intending to carry on, but got swept up in it. Reminds me of that documentary about the riots in Vancouver after they lost the Stanley Cup - normal people came to watch a game, and next thing they're tipping over police cars and looting shops.

Along with not having to queue to take a whizz, the lack of a mob to spill into mob mentality* is one of my favourite things about following Melbourne.

* Yes, I did enthusiastically get into the anti-Scully sentiment the first time we played against him, so direct accusations of hypocrisy to PO Box 666 in your capital city.

 
3 hours ago, Tracca said:

pretty sure they were booing him because he roughed up rankine, not because he was the victim of a homophobic slur

That was Houston.

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Houston reportedly said to Rankine “the last time I saw you, you were horizontal” referring to their previous clash during which Houston knocked Rankine out. Rankine lashed out at this comment and Quaynor backed up Houston at which time Rankine made the offending comment.

If Adelaide fans were to boo anyone for a reason other than the homophobic slur issue, wouldn’t it be Houston? Or wouldn’t they split the booing between Houston and Quaynor?

Yeah, they were definitely booing Quaynor for being (in their eyes) the reason Rankine was suspended.

Yeah I heard that, great banter from Houston haha.

Either way it’s not a good look from what’s happened the past 2 weeks. I just can’t see any fan booing someone directly for being called what he’s been called

 
14 minutes ago, Tracca said:

Yeah I heard that, great banter from Houston haha.

Either way it’s not a good look from what’s happened the past 2 weeks. I just can’t see any fan booing someone directly for being called what he’s been called

I agree, I thought Houston’s barb was funny. Clearly Rankine didn’t.

I don’t think the Adelaide fans planned on booing Quaynor, it seemed spontaneous. They couldn’t see it objectively like we all do and their collective lizard brain was like, No Rankine coz Quaynor… Bad Quaynor… BOOOO!


What a beat up by the media & the hide of the Collingwood supporters being offended by the booing

Will never forget how they booed as Gus was being carried off by stretcher

Seeing Maynard effectively spear tackle ANB in the dying seconds was enough for me to tap out of any footy media / the finals.

 
23 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

Additionally i am really looking forward to the mental gymnastics the AFL does this week to justify not suspending Jordan De Goey for an action that's been suspended consistently every other time it's happened.

Never in doubt!

A football act!

Michael Christian still as single person MRO says it all!


18 hours ago, The Panglossian said:

The hypocrisy is staggering. We would be justified in booing Moore and Maynard for nearly killing two of our players, but I’m glad to say that most Demon supporters are above that sort of behaviour.

"Above that sort of behaviour" please.

I'm glad there are still enough Demons supporters willing to keep fighting the good fight and boo that thug years after the event. Shouldn't EVER let him or Collingwood forget that disgraceful act.

16 hours ago, joeboy said:

The point of me beginning this thread was to highlight the inappropriateness of Collingwood supporters ( AND commentators) taking umbrage at anyone vilifying one of their own with booing, yet rapturously cheering on Maynard after Dees’ supporters have ‘the audacity’ to boo him for nearly killing Angus.

Collingwood supporters cheering of Maynard is abhorrent, but the irony and hypocrisy of that it would be the right if they bought out the same cheer back strategy for Quanyor.

I don't think they did (if they did it wasn't with anything like the same vigor) and I think that's another reflection on the collective character of Collingwood supporters.

1 hour ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

"Above that sort of behaviour" please.

I'm glad there are still enough Demons supporters willing to keep fighting the good fight and boo that thug years after the event. Shouldn't EVER let him or Collingwood forget that disgraceful act.

I can only speak for the cheer squad but one of the “Golden Rules” is that we never boo at anyone or anything, with the exception of an absolute howler from an umpire, and even then it’s rare that we boo.

This is one of the first things you learn in the DA. But…

That all changed on that fateful day when that filthy thug ended Gussy’s career. Now we boo him like there’s no tomoz. At first it felt weird to boo a player, but it soon became easier and now it’s woven into our DA DNA.

16 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Degoey clear to play.

The fawning attitude of the commentators is appalling. Their immediate commentary was nothing to see there. Had it been May the immediate comment would have been he could be in trouble, for the next few hours there would be slow mo angles appraisals until the MRO made a decision to rub out.

Had ADelaide won the commentators would have spent inordinate time on the two goals from illegal shoves. Their immediate reaction was "that wasnt a free kick". They bwere able to ignore it as Collingwood became so dominant. I would say that that dominance was based on the knowledge that they can commit almost anything and wont be penalised. It did seem to me that the pies were favoured by the umpires after the two favourable frees were given.

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