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The Stolen Generations lasted almost 100 years, were implemented mostly by state governments and had various justifications. The genocide claim comes from when it was assumed that Aborigines were a dying race (19th to early 20th century race theory), but that children of mixed descent would...

The Stolen Generations were legal. That's part of the injustice and immorality.

While this is true, it's no different to what the government and some private schools are doing, and those are often reported in the media as feel good stories. I reckon the fundamental difference is that the academies are providing something the kids want: an avenue to the AFL, while the...

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Didn't realise Japan and Germany were currently occupying any allied countries? That's the way many Indigenous people see the white Australian state, and rightly so in my opinion.

This is just... good lord you probably don't see it do you? Or did I just go for the bait?

ALLEGED??!!!?? Fukn ALLEGED!?!

Rendell presented a hyperbolic worst case scenario that some clubs may think is a smart policy. Not that it is a good policy, or that he would do it himself. The scenario is a deliberately racist one so as to illustrate how bad it would be. In other words he was choosing a scenario that...

This is my interpretation of events too. I actually think Misfud was reiterating Rendell's point. There's also no doubt in my mind that Misfud is being gagged by the AFL.

You've pretty much summed up Rendell's argument while thinking you're arguing against it.

Re: Matt Rendall... I think the bigger picture is appropriate. Personally I can't stand the unexamined assumption that everyone in the world really wants to live a bourgeois liberal life and so any means can justify that end. Something that most non-Indigenous, and some Indigenous, people...

Re: Matt Rendall... It was clearly a set-up question with no correct answer. What would have been an acceptable answer? Rendell's response was honest: such a hypothetical wouldn't happen in the real world as no two players are the same. The 'bonus' aspect is indeed somewhat dubious...

Re: Matt Rendall... I'm one of those bleeding heart do-gooder inner city elite pc types. I've also lived on remote Aboriginal communities, managed shops in Redfern and Alice with predominantly Indigenous customers, count many Aborigines as my close friends and I'm writing a thesis on ethnic...

The stock exchange is (allegedly) an institution fundamental to our capitalist economy and modern way of life; novelty bets on the first goal kicked in an AFL match are not. Non-disclosure of facts that might effect future share price is essential for the continuation of the share market...

I agree with this. The notion that a player can't tell a family member that they're playing up forward because some betting agency might lose some money is outrageous. Slippery slope arguments regarding corruption have no place. If that is truly a concern then it should start by proscribing...

Hmm let me guess, you're a white male?

Wow, with such perspicacious analysis, you're really challenging the stereotype of the average Port supporter.

I personally think that the coincidence of one of the founding fathers of Aussie Rules growing up near an Aboriginal community that played a game with many similarities to some of the more unique aspects of our game is hard to ignore. The fact that Wills had close ties to the community, played...

Easy tiger, you've got to admit that using the term DNA is ambiguous and slightly unfortunate considering the many racial stereotypes that abound when people talk about Indigenous players. For what it's worth, I understood that you meant DNA in a metaphorical sense, but I also understand why...

I totally agree that we see this sort of response purely because of certain players' ethnicity. This thread is full of the usual generalisations, indeed I often used to think that all of these racist clichés would be said about Brett Burton if he was black. However, Jurrah's development is...

My memory of the story when it finally came out (as reported in both Sydney papers BTW), was that Craig had actually forgotten that Tyson had cancer. When Craig called Edwards in for 'the talk', Tyson told him he was struggling to recover from games due to his reduced fitness post treatment...

Everything about pokies are designed to subvert the rational choice of the punter. The government is not playing parent; a more apt analogy would be umpire as they are trying to even out the playing field and allow people to make a rational choice. In neo-liberal economic theory, of which I...

I used to run a $2 shop in the Territory. We sold super glue and paint. Some kids used to buy it for 'chroming'. According to your rationale we should have turned a blind eye and kept on making money from kids developing shocking addiction and health problems. After all, if we didn't sell it to...

Mick is a legend of the game. That is all.

I think you're right:o I shouldn't post when I've just woken up with a hangover!

Indeed. Malthouse's point was that after two injuries, having 3 + sub increases the disadvantage caused by injuries. Last year, with four interchange players, a team losing two players to injury would have half the available rotations, this year they have a third. If the rule merely turned the...

It wasn't the sole reason, if it was it would be a pretty roundabout way of doing it. "The AFL brought in the three-and-one interchange system in an attempt to achieve three outcomes: to slow the game down to reduce the number of injuries; to reduce congestion around the ball; and to make the...

Indeed, but if we are tinkering with the rules, surely it should be in the direction that follows the reasoning (reducing the disadvantage of injuries), not the other way around. I'm not so sure, they've done it before (target the premier with rule changes). A simple cap on interchanges would...

I agree that it works for one injury, but the point is that it increases the disadvantage after two injuries. If we went 4 + sub, instead of 4 + emergency, then a team suffering two injuries isn't as disadvantaged as it is with the current 3 + sub. I think your first point (facetious as it is)...

I thought the purpose of the rule was to lessen the disadvantage to a team suffering injuries?