Opinion Non-Crows AFL 4: The Centre Cannot Hold

[Geoffa32]

I got caught in a similar situation (not kicking 1000 goals, but stuck in the wrong place when I was guiding the opening of the opening of the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona). Was told not to go in the town square as when it clears out it gets overcrowded and ended up in a small side street.

Have never been more scared for more life, literally couldn’t breathe and my feet weren’t even on the ground. Lucky some bulky American dude saw me screaming for my life and pulled me into a doorframe with him.

Watching that gave me anxiety thinking back to that day. As much as you love to see it and it can happen with no fear of violent threat, crushing situations are serious.


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Wife and I got caught in Slipknot mosh at Soundwave a few years back.

I didn't mind it, freaked wife out.



Going to Big Day Outs in the 90s loved that feeling of movement of humanity when a band came on.




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[Scorpus]

What a photo

 

[footy4ever]

What if scores were within a goal and one team had its run on at that moment cut short?

Is the 4 points more important than the celebration? You bet your arse it would be.

But what could the AFL have done to stop that mess? You’d need a thousand police/security personnel standing around the fence.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Enough with this shit.

Just lol at any person who can watch what just happened and still believe we’re in a state of emergency.

Great to see. Well done Buddy.

Thankfully he didn't kick his 1000th goal when there were no crowds as that would have been a downer.

 

[GROTTO]

Thankfully he didn't kick his 1000th goal when there were no crowds as that would have been a downer.

Imagine kicking it at the Dome in an empty stadium v Dogs.

 

[FR0GGY]

raining

 

[FR0GGY]

Imagine kicking it at the Dome in an empty stadium v Dogs.

Vs port with a crowd in marquees.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Thankfully he didn't kick his 1000th goal when there were no crowds as that would have been a downer.

I thought you would’ve been absolutely beside yourself watching that.

 

[dani_giuls]

Wife and I got caught in Slipknot mosh at Soundwave a few years back.

I didn't mind it, freaked wife out.



Going to Big Day Outs in the 90s loved that feeling of movement of humanity when a band came on.




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Easily one of the scariest moments I’ve been involved in, and I’ve been hit by a semi trailer that didn’t give-way, and hit by a car going 77km/h as a pedestrian!!

The crowd we’re rushing from the town square outwards so there was just movement from everywhere.

I wish the crowd would’ve backed off after they had their few minutes of fun.




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[Sanders]

I got caught in a similar situation (not kicking 1000 goals, but stuck in the wrong place when I was guiding the opening of the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona). Was told not to go in the town square as when it clears out it gets overcrowded and ended up in a small side street.

Have never been more scared for more life, literally couldn’t breathe and my feet weren’t even on the ground. Lucky some bulky American dude saw me screaming for my life and pulled me into a doorframe with him.

Watching that gave me anxiety thinking back to that day. As much as you love to see it and it can happen with no fear of violent threat, crushing situations are serious.


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I was caught in the Notting Hill Carnival 20 years ago. Crowds like that, and a policeman on horse had been surrounded. To make room the cop pulled the horse back on 2 legs; front 2 in the air.

The crowd shifted back. And I was lifted off my feet and dumped 20 metres away amongst bodies everywhere. It’s terrifying because there is no one you can call stop to.

Crowds like that have a mind of their own

 

[rocket18]

What if scores were within a goal and one team had its run on at that moment cut short?

Is the 4 points more important than the celebration? You bet your arse it would be.

But what could the AFL have done to stop that mess? You’d need a thousand police/security personnel standing around the fence.

Bugga the 4 points , it cost the Saints a finsls win and allowed Port to get their only flag.

Bloody Gerhig cost us dearly.

 

[GROTTO]

One of those extremely rare occasions where a quarter has such a long long break.

Feels like a drinks break in the cricket.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

$5000 a pop


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Can you imagine how much they would make!

Common sense that they didn't announce fines until when they wanted crowds to disperse. Think there is just 1 guy at the end after all of that who got a fine for refusing to go off. Imagine being only 1 of 20,000 people to be issue a fine lol.

This is what the average Russian should do & protest the war on mass. Can't stop a mass crowd... no matter how many security or police...

 

[BACCS]

Wow just saw a person run full steam into a geelong player (video from behind the goals) about 25m out
Anyone else see?
The person came off second best.

Vision?

 

[GROTTO]

Can you imagine how much they would make!

Common sense that they didn't announce fines until when they wanted crowds to disperse. Think there is just 1 guy at the end after all of that who got a fine for refusing to go off.

This is what the average Russian should do & protest the war on mass. Can't stop a mass crowd... no matter how many security or police...

$10m

It was estimated there was 20k on the field.

 

[treeman]

What if scores were within a goal and one team had its run on at that moment cut short?

Is the 4 points more important than the celebration? You bet your arse it would be.

But what could the AFL have done to stop that mess? You’d need a thousand police/security personnel standing around the fence.

Didn't Port get lucky when Gehrig got his 100th in the final years back?
St Kilda had the momentum and Port got it back?

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[Crow till I die]

That was never, ever like that

It was not that far off..the good old days

 

[Slippery Pete]

Looks like it was handled pretty well.

Took a while, but they got him off the ground. Then cleared the crowd.

Doesn’t look like anyone was hurt.

The fact that can happen and no harm done, signals a very high trust society.

Something Australians should never take for granted.

 

[footy4ever]

Also, how easy is it to dismantle Geelong when you do it right?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Also, how easy is it dismantle Geelong when you do it right?

Chris Scott has already debriefed his players before the end of the game.

 

[Scorpus]

Imagine Geelong waiting around and now needing to go back into the rain for a certain defeat

 

[Sanders]

It was not that far off..the good old days

Nothing like what we just saw.

 

[FR0GGY]

Vision?

About 53 second mark.

 

[hippyhippy]

Nothing like what we just saw.

People got on.. and basically went off ...

What we saw was every idiot with their phones out trying to get a selfie for a few likes...

 

[rocket18]

It was not that far off..the good old days

That was only one of his many hundreds, dime a dozen.

His 1000th was a mass pile on.