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Also, why does someone have to be gay to find homophobia offensive
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I could be wrong but the issue with what he said is probably not so much about accusations that a player is gay, and more because heās chosen to use sexual orientation as an insult.
to me it's that he's presented being non-straight as a bad thingI could be wrong but the issue with what he said is probably not so much about accusations that a player is gay, and more because heās chosen to use sexual orientation as an insult.
It'll be a really interesting hearing. I'm guessing the AFL will argue that Boyd should have tried to tackle, not bump and so he's accountable for the contact. I'm not sure there's be an appeal for forceful front-on contact for like...a decade. So who knows how the tribunal will receive that argument. It's basically been all but eliminated from the game post blake caracella's neck injury. the last time I talked about this, I tried to find some of the initial suspensions that happened in 2007-2008 when the rule change happened, and man, it's just impossible to think Ben Johnson's bump at ~1h:08m would ever happen again. the instances of forceful front-on that still happen tends to see the player massively slowing down to reduce the impact (Goldstein had one of these earlier in the season I think).I think this one is absolute bullshit. Mansell bent down to get the ball, started to come up, saw Boyd coming, and he ducked straight back down. Boyd would've been expecting to tackle a bloke who was more or less upright. It also looks like Boyd tried to pull up the moment Mansell ducked but by that point the impact was unavoidable.
That said, **** Carlton!
It'll be a really interesting hearing. I'm guessing the AFL will argue that Boyd should have tried to tackle, not bump and so he's accountable for the contact. I'm not sure there's be an appeal for forceful front-on contact for like...a decade. So who knows how the tribunal will receive that argument. It's basically been all but eliminated from the game post blake caracella's neck injury. the last time I talked about this, I tried to find some of the initial suspensions that happened in 2007-2008 when the rule change happened, and man, it's just impossible to think Ben Johnson's bump at ~1h:08m would ever happen again. the instances of forceful front-on that still happen tends to see the player massively slowing down to reduce the impact (Goldstein had one of these earlier in the season I think).
Nothing I post should be taken too seriously. 6 weeks for calling someone a bad word when there's no openly gay players seems unnecessarily punitive imoNot sure if this is a serious post but I'll bite. What makes you think there are no gay men in the afl?
My guess is the AFL wanted to send a message that this simply isn't ok. Everything they do these days is targeted towards how they want the game perceived at junior and grass roots levels every bit as much as protecting AFL players from abuse within the player ranks so by whacking this one with a sledgehammer they're trying to send that message far and wide that it's simply not acceptable.Nothing I post should be taken too seriously. 6 weeks for calling someone a bad word when there's no openly gay players seems unnecessarily punitive imo
Do you think perhaps players and punters throwing around homophobic slurs could be part of the reason there are no openly gay players in the league?Nothing I post should be taken too seriously. 6 weeks for calling someone a bad word when there's no openly gay players seems unnecessarily punitive imo
Do you think perhaps players and punters throwing around homophobic slurs could be part of the reason there are no openly gay players in the league?
Ian Roberts? Was openly gay on the 90s I think. Please don't make me check my factsNo connection whatsoever.
Ian Roberts? Was openly gay on the 90s I think. Please don't make me check my facts
So which one of our guys did Finlayson call a ******? No players in the AFL are gay so how is that an insult?
Ah, the NT assistance package...View attachment 2038048
fun little footy stat
Gonna listen to the melts from drunk pies supporters calling Finey after the game while I do my morning run
Soundtrack to your morning chunder?yeah ahah, morning run, iāll do one too