A.F.L. Thread II

[Shady Slim]

turns out the reason nrl crowds are so low vs afl crows has nothing to do with the tv experience, it's just that nrl fans are too busy out in their communities fighting against racism while afl fans love to pay money to hurl abuse at koori players

 

[social]

So this is the only thing I have read about the Hawthorn situation

Family separations and pregnancy termination: Hawthorn racism review reveals shock allegations against former coaches

Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan are named in a Hawthorn review into how First Nations players were treated during Clarkson's time at the helm of the Hawks. Warning — this story contains details of self-harm, pregnancy loss, and intergenerational trauma for Indigenous people.

www.abc.net.au

Find it very hard to believe that there’s not far more to this story

Young guy announces to team that his partner is expecting & immediately told that she must have an abortion?

Hmmmm

 

[social]

Cats are way too good

 

[social]

17 shots to 4

This is awful

 

[Burgey]

Worst case of stage fright I’ve seen in years. Woeful

 

[Shady Slim]

Worst case of stage fright I’ve seen in years. Woeful

wait until you see the eels next sunday champ

 

[mr_mister]

Hopefully this ends the following of this boring sport statewide

 

[mr_mister]

wait until you see the eels next sunday champ

*Insert Sopranos "ohhhhhhh" reaction*

 

[ashley bach]

What an absolute pasting, so much for an exciting grand final.

 

[Victor Ian]

Poor buddy. I was hoping swans would get up.

 

[Burgey]

wait until you see the eels next sunday champ

I can’t wait to see them from my seat n Row 12 on half way. I presume you’ll be bringing me ice creams and peanuts as per your part time gig?

 

[Shady Slim]

I can’t wait to see them from my seat n Row 12 on half way. I presume you’ll be bringing me ice creams and peanuts as per your part time gig?

lmao can’t even begrudge this

well played

 

[Victor Ian]

Am I the only one annoyed by commentators stating the crowd as one hundred and twenty four thousand? They said this a number of times and I was thinking 'wow, big crowd' wondering where they got extra capacity from. Today I read 120024 watched the game.

 

[Burgey]

So Selwood reitres as expected. Read a stat today - played 355 AFL games in his career, and the only one of those games he went into knowing it was impossible for him to win the premiership was round 23 2015. What an incredible stat

 

[Line and Length]

So Selwood reitres as expected. Read a stat today - played 355 AFL games in his career, and the only one of those games he went into knowing it was impossible for him to win the premiership was round 23 2015. What an incredible stat

Not only a great captain and leader but a great person.

 

[duffer]

Andrew Thorburn

Epic

 

[Shady Slim]

Andrew Thorburn

Epic

not content with outracisting the nrl it's truly brave of the afl to try and outhomophobe them as well

 

[BoyBrumby]

One knows it's serious when AFL makes the UK sports pages.

Pretty serious due diligence cock up from the Bombers.

 

[Burgey]

Andrew Thorburn

Epic

Astonishing really. You wouldn't have appointed him after the NAB findings at the Banking RC would you? Let alone the church stuff.

 

[Burgey]

Essendon appoints Brian Houston as interim CEO while it reviews hiring process — The Shovel

"He told us he was 'between jobs' at the moment"

www.theshovel.com.au