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Surely there were cops on hand that could put uppity security in their place.
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Mar 5, 2017 01:00
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TG-Chrono posted:Surely there were cops on hand that could put uppity security in their place. gay picnic defence posted:how long before they go full BCCI and ban electronic devices from games lest a grainy, unsteady 30s clip of a goal end up on facebook?
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Mar 5, 2017 01:06
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NTRabbit posted:I got hassled by security in the last quarter because I was taking photos with my mirrorless camera, came up and asked me who I represented, was I working tonight, then told me it was illegal to take photos, and that if I didn't put it away it'd be confiscated. I loving hate winery gigs.
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Mar 5, 2017 01:50
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TG-Chrono posted:Surely there were cops on hand that could put uppity security in their place. cops being well known for their dislike of the public being harassed for no good reason
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Mar 5, 2017 02:00
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Umpire throws ball in. Throw is short. Ball hits a crows player in the back (he's watching the ruckmen and not the ball). Umpire pays a free against the crows as per the new no third man up rules.
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Mar 5, 2017 04:37
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Yeah, new rule is bad. Cost Carlton a goal yesterday in the aflw because the ball was thrown over the two rucks and another player tapped the ball. What are they going to do, let it drop on the ground? It is even worse in aflw because if it is supposed to fix congestion around ballups, guess what? There are 4 less players on the field.
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Mar 5, 2017 06:02
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drunkill posted:Yeah, new rule is bad. That's exactly what they are supposed to do. Once the ball hits the ground it's free game. I kinda get it if the player is aware the ball is coming towards them and they choose to tap it, but it's ridiculous to ping a player that had no idea the ball was going to hit them and assumed the umpire would be able to do their job.
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Mar 5, 2017 06:23
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Sure. They're aupposed to do that but it is dumb. The game is about controlling the football, except for this little moment.
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Mar 5, 2017 07:27
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drunkill posted:Sure. They're aupposed to do that but it is dumb. Are you allowed to take possession?
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Mar 5, 2017 08:07
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No you aren't allowed to touch it in any way until it has touched the ground
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Mar 5, 2017 08:12
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Mar 5, 2017 08:42
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Today I found out that Ellie Blackburn works at my local Aldi
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Mar 5, 2017 09:28
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Periphery posted:Umpire throws ball in. Throw is short. Ball hits a crows player in the back (he's watching the ruckmen and not the ball). Umpire pays a free against the crows as per the new no third man up rules. Yeah, I've seen it in the Women's matches where if there is a poo poo throw then the players have to mill around like morons and not touch it because they're not the nominated rucks.
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Mar 5, 2017 13:47
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BTW I'm slowly getting my numberwang site up to speed for the new season. It's currently in AFLW mode because why not.
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Mar 5, 2017 13:53
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I know he is only 19 and we've only played 2 practice games but I've been so impressed by what I've seen from Daniel Rioli this year. His tackling has been great (a small forward who can tackle, at Richmond?!), he has great goal sense and he has been bobbing up all over the ground - he appears to have very good cardio endurance. Really excited to see how he starts the year off.
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Mar 6, 2017 02:37
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Sadly it looks like a young guy has died after collapsing during a game in Perth, playing footy in 38C heat is just crazy, its bad enough trying to play cricket in those temps http://www.theage.com.au/wa-news/young-perth-footballer-dies-after-midgame-collapse-20170305-guqzzf.html
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Mar 6, 2017 04:30
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There's always one of those every year it seems. There's that attitude of harden up going into training sessions and some guys just push themselves beyond what they are capable just to keep up. That coulda easily been me. Or maybe he just had a preexisting heart condition he didn't know about and got unlucky.
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It sounded like his heart just gave up on him in the extreme heat, even the BOM said don't play footy between 11:30 and 4:30.
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Mar 7, 2017 03:33
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 https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/838890724850466817 https://twitter.com/CarltonFC/status/838654642225463296 Edit: Nat Exon broke her foot though, out for the season  https://twitter.com/Neroli_M_FOX/status/838953967530881024 drunkill fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Mar 7, 2017 |
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Mar 7, 2017 03:37
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Not strictly footy related but I was just sat opposite Tegan Higginbotham on the train for 2 stops. Just told her I thought her input in helping to present and promote the Women's League was really awesome, even for a Carlton fan. She was super nice and seemed genuinely happy someone acknowledged it so that was a nice little thing for today!
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Mar 7, 2017 05:29
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tnimark posted:The TAC is ending its relationship with Geelong. over selwood? you'd think theyd learn to just stop sponsoring footy clubs
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Mar 7, 2017 07:17
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I only realised today Cotton On were the apparel supplier for the AFLW. Huh.
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Mar 7, 2017 08:07
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tnimark posted:The TAC is ending its relationship with Geelong. Considering the TAC should be a non profit organisation in the first place its ridiculous they can even be a specific club sponsor.
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Nutsngum posted:Considering the TAC should be a non profit organisation in the first place its ridiculous they can even be a specific club sponsor. Why?
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That's like saying the TAC shouldn't be allowed to advertise
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Mar 7, 2017 08:40
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Nutsngum posted:Considering the TAC should be a non profit organisation in the first place its ridiculous they can even be a specific club sponsor. A big part of their work is getting safe driving messages out to the community
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Mar 7, 2017 10:34
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The Deadly Hume posted:I only realised today Cotton On were the apparel supplier for the AFLW. Huh. Yeah I didn't know who COAR were either until like week 3 of the season. Cotton on active range. Apparently they're moving their distribution centre to avalon airport (given there is nothing else there since government aircraft clfacyories closed down) so again, strongly geelong focused.
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tnimark posted:The TAC is ending its relationship with Geelong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfvGECYB6Gs TAC told Geelong that they would drop them if they had one more incident after Smedts got busted and the captain getting busted 27/kms over the speed limit will do that. Should have ducked down a side street or something
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Solemn Sloth posted:Why? Because its a mandated government setup service designed to provide personal injury protection to people in motor vehicle accidents. Apart from the fact that they now cap payments which fucks people long term the very idea of them making profit instead of doing the job they are setup to do is wrong in my opinion. Spedman posted:A big part of their work is getting safe driving messages out to the community Perhaps they should come out with something a bit better then "oh, lets just have ZERO DEATHS GUYS OKAY?"
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Nutsngum posted:Because its a mandated government setup service designed to provide personal injury protection to people in motor vehicle accidents. Apart from the fact that they now cap payments which fucks people long term the very idea of them making profit instead of doing the job they are setup to do is wrong in my opinion. How does their sponsorship of a team relate in any way to their profit status? It's part of an awareness campaign which is their other major duty. Your last point is way off the mark given the TAC has done some of the most sticky public awareness advertising ever which has been ingrained in wider culture and been adapted for use overseas. From a more cynical point of view I'd say the TAC views incidents like this as a side benefit of sponsoring teams made up of dumb invincible young men, they get to terminate the agreement early, keep some of the cash, and put road safety in the news with the message that unsafe driving isn't acceptable and even if you don't crash, even if you're an AFL captain, there are consequences to being a dickhead. Solemn Sloth fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Mar 7, 2017 |
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You'd think that going 27kph over the limit, losing your license and losing the club a major sponsor would lead to a player suspension from the leadership group right? right? . . . . guys?
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pkid posted:You'd think that going 27kph over the limit, losing your license and losing the club a major sponsor would lead to a player suspension from the leadership group right? But he's a good bloke
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pkid posted:You'd think that going 27kph over the limit, losing your license and losing the club a major sponsor would lead to a player suspension from the leadership group right? Good bloke credit. I think people taking aim at the TAC are way off the mark. They use AFL players as prominent young males to try and set an example or standard for the wider community and peer circles to look up to. If the players fail at that, it's hardly wrong to correct that position through disassociation.
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drunkill posted:
It's going to be interesting to see how loyalty goes in such cases. My brother in law is a lifelong Richmond fan who, after being justifiably disappointed that the Tigers didn't get a women's club, has since gotten fully on board the Lions train, and it looks like that's only going to escalate over the next few years. I wonder whether he'll continue supporting Brisbane once Richmond get their women's team in a few years' time.
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Divorced And Curious posted:It's going to be interesting to see how loyalty goes in such cases. My brother in law is a lifelong Richmond fan who, after being justifiably disappointed that the Tigers didn't get a women's club, has since gotten fully on board the Lions train, and it looks like that's only going to escalate over the next few years. I wonder whether he'll continue supporting Brisbane once Richmond get their women's team in a few years' time. See I'm the opposite. I've given the women's game a cursory glance and had games on in the background but, as a Tigers supporter, I have no skin in the game and couldn't care less about who wins. Because I haven't paid close attention to the game I haven't really bothered to learn about any of the players either. In saying that, of the games I have seen, I question how long it will be until Richmond gets a team because it doesn't look like there is enough talent about. I'm worried that the women's game might end up skipping an entire generation of fans because they don't have a team to support.
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maybe the tigers were denied a team because coming 9th when there's only 8 teams in the competition is really difficult and requires some pretty advanced bending of the laws of mathematics
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pkid posted:See I'm the opposite. I've given the women's game a cursory glance and had games on in the background but, as a Tigers supporter, I have no skin in the game and couldn't care less about who wins. Because I haven't paid close attention to the game I haven't really bothered to learn about any of the players either. Yeah, obviously it makes sense not to have 18 AFLW teams, but since Hawthorn don't have a team I pretty much lost interest after the first couple of rounds. I said I would go for Brisbane but in reality idgaf. I'll watch the grand final, but I can't bring myself to care beyond a cursory interest. There is no solution to this problem, I just wish I had a team to support.
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