I'm not jumping on you here; I do totally get that it's a mind-shift from 'boys being boys' - and most of us realise that this is just young people being daft and a bit thoughtless, but I think this sentiment is what the sanctions are working towards changing.
It isn't just:
'don't behave in...
To be fair to the Dogs players, they're not really slamming the boys for doing it. It's all hyperbole from the article writer.
They weren't saying 'the Hawks need to stop celebrating' as in, the celebrations are pathetic and disrespectful.
They were saying 'if we stop the Hawks from scoring...
There was a lot of 'Hodge is the spiritual captain' coming from the pundits just before he took over, throwing some shade towards Mitchell, but it transpired that Mitch was playing injured that year.
A couple of years later, Hodge had his own injuries to contend with and Mitch was burning it up...
It's been happening for years.
Jordan Lewis talked about this a few months ago, saying that some players need a softly-softly approach from the coach, whereas he preferred to be fired up with robust feedback.
It strikes me that Underwood's problem is primarily technique - the strongest commentators often throw in stalling techniques to give them time to identify a player if they're unsure. Underwood hasn't quite got that down - so you end up with rushed identification which leads to...
I don't think it does more harm than good. I think it does a lot of good in the long run.
A slur is a slur. It doesn't need to be thrown directly at a person with that characteristic for it to cause harm.
For example, I don't think the AFL would say it was acceptable for a player to call...
I did, Lawsy
Chief took a point away, I added it back. It was And_ROOS who missed the point off when they posted after me.
Thanks for fixing And_ROOS' error.
Thanks for the well wishes, mate - I appreciate it!
Yeah, it's so weird that my brain finds it so tiring when it's always something I've found relaxing. I attempted Sunflowers a few months back but my brain felt it was more like work than not, but maybe it's time to try again. 👍
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