Terrible if a kid doesnt feel safe at the footy
Any read on what demographic/ what was fuelling it?
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Richmond vs Essendon (Dreamtime 2022)
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Terrible if a kid doesnt feel safe at the footy
Any read on what demographic/ what was fuelling it?
Alcohol without doubt fueled it. On top of that, as others have said, the tension within the ground was probably the most I've ever experienced at the footy in Australia and this frustration led to spot fires popping up as opposing fans took a more angered response to comments that would normally be made at the footy. Ie. the usual banter seemed to be taken not with jest in some cases but anger. I fully believe this was due to a mixture of alcohol and the overall frustration at the impact that the umpires were having on the game.
I sit in a mainly home section (reserved seat section) so it was mainly outside of our areas so I guess I didn't feel unsafe but I could imagine those (particularly with kids) might feel more unsafe in shared sections.
HS reports 20 were for vaping.
Still leaves too many for other unsociable reasons,,
The Poshman has covered most of it… surprisingly not your general young yobbos, more middle age type operators. Was a mix of high tension game/umpires, alcohol and federal election results rolling in…. Was an odd feeling, even leaving the ground there was a bit of unease
Loved the shrug of the shoulders and the tilt of the head that Daniel did, now that was attitude!
I imagine he didnt want the racial hate that is endemic with black fellas doing anything good.
or bad.
or neutral.
If we ever start a goldpost equivalent for irony that first line will be the first indictee.
"You said "I think it's a point".
You've completely and utterly embarrassed yourself here and aren't even having the honour to own it.
Sam Edmund said that it's consistently the worst game of the year in terms of crowd violence, which I find staggering considering the theme of the night. If anything I would have thought the opposite.
This doesn't surprise me. It's the game that I've heard the most recent racist abuse at. An Essendon 'supporter' going after one of their own players.
If we ever start a goldpost equivalent for irony that first line will be the first indictee.
"You said "I think it's a point".
You've completely and utterly embarrassed yourself here and aren't even having the honour to own it.
F*ck me read your own post:
This thread never fails to disappoint.
Goal umpire standing on the spot: I think it's a point.
Preenders watching a few blurry replay on TV: *smile* cheat.
While you're at it, answer my original question, on what basis do you agree with the umpire's decision? Were you there, did you see it or was it just supposition based on your inability to see fault in any umpiring decision?
Honour? What a joke you are, won't even back up what you said.
DS
Not wanting to weigh in too much (and I could be wrong here), but I think BR's post is lacking quotation marks. He is surmising what the goal umpire was thinking...
Goal umpire standing on the spot: "I think it's a point"....thought the goal umpire.
DS and TBR we love what you both bring to PRE. Carry on...
Goal umpire standing on the spot: "I think it's a point"....thought the goal umpire.
DS and TBR we love what you both bring to PRE. Carry on...
I'm going to type this slowly in the hope it will help.
I don't agree with the umpire's decision. I never said I agreed with the umpire's decision. The entire point of my post was about the absurdity of posters who like me, were at home and watching completely inconclusive replays, having any opinion on if the decision was correct or not.
I've only been once, to Darwin. The Essendon supporters were nasty, angry, bitter.
Rule of thumb is
If the decision is to Richmond's advantage then it is a correct decision
If the decision is not to Richmond's advantage then it was an incorrect decision and we need a full blown Royal commission like investigation into why Richmond is continually persecuted. It is irrelevant whether you are at the ground, at home or in Botswanna.
Simples
