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Who are the "un-booable" characters of the AFL?
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That doesn't really stack up though. No one ever booed Nicky Windmar more or less after he spoke out, no one ever booed Michael Long more or less after he spoke out - and now he is almost revered for the work he still does today. Plenty of other indigenous players do plenty for indigenous communities and no one boos them
I doubt everyone booes Goodes for the same reason. Players such as Thomas, Monfries and Ballantyne could be said to be 'soft' and seek frees more than someone like Goodes but they don't get roundly booed. It's clearly selective.
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As heaps of people have probably said, Lenny Hayes absolutely dominates this category over the last 15 years.
Outside of that, you'd be looking at the skillful, hard nosed ball players who haven't been reported or accused of staging or anything are pretty widely respected. The likes of Ablett, Pendlebury, Sloane, Boak, Fyfe, Rockliff, Hannebery.
I'm sure rival's supporters would boo them, but you'd have a hard time finding anyone being able to give you a good reason why they deserve to be booed.
Outside of that, you'd be looking at the skillful, hard nosed ball players who haven't been reported or accused of staging or anything are pretty widely respected. The likes of Ablett, Pendlebury, Sloane, Boak, Fyfe, Rockliff, Hannebery.
I'm sure rival's supporters would boo them, but you'd have a hard time finding anyone being able to give you a good reason why they deserve to be booed.
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That doesn't really stack up though. No one ever booed Nicky Windmar more or less after he spoke out, no one ever booed Michael Long more or less after he spoke out - and now he is almost revered for the work he still does today. Plenty of other indigenous players do plenty for indigenous communities and no one boos them
Yeah.
I boo Goodes because he is a bit of a sniper.
What he does for Indigenous programs is to be commended. I have an enormous amount of respect for him off the field and I have absolutely no problems with him being awarded the Australian of the Year honour. Even pointing out the girl who made the racist comments is fine. We shouldn't be letting kids get away with that sort of thing just because they're kids. That's how racism gets entrenched.
I'd probably love him if he was playing for my club, but when he slides knees first into one an unsuspecting Port player who is on the ground fighting for the ball in an attempt to hurt him, he's going to get booed until my throat is sore.
Michael Roach was never booable
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Ablett use to be booed at Geelong
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Everyone is booable...
some just harder to boo with passion than others though..
Priddis, Petrie and James Kelly have a low boo factor as do Pendles and Swanny I would've thought. Fletcher I could never boo because I respect the elderly too much and if you boo Bachar Houli you are likely to be ejected from the ground these days for deemed offenses to political correctness so he's almost unbooable. I must say though, I haven't really been that passionate in my boooing since Mathew Loyd retired. J selwood gets a good hard booing from me these days though and he could take over Lloyd's mantle in time. Boo Selwood Booooo. I say BOOO!
some just harder to boo with passion than others though..
Priddis, Petrie and James Kelly have a low boo factor as do Pendles and Swanny I would've thought. Fletcher I could never boo because I respect the elderly too much and if you boo Bachar Houli you are likely to be ejected from the ground these days for deemed offenses to political correctness so he's almost unbooable. I must say though, I haven't really been that passionate in my boooing since Mathew Loyd retired. J selwood gets a good hard booing from me these days though and he could take over Lloyd's mantle in time. Boo Selwood Booooo. I say BOOO!
Incorrect. Nice attempt at trying to dismiss the racism though.
Boomer Harvey is unbooable. Little champion who overcame the odds to one of the most enduring players the game has ever seen.
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You're kidding right? We boo the shit out of him every time we see the little turd.
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Get your hand off it. Who was the Port player that was pinned to the ground that he elbowed in the face? Snipers should be the first that are booed.
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Lenny is the first that pops to mind.
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That doesn't count because you idolise turds like Ballantyne or that unskilled dog, Crowley.
This may be why........
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Adam Goodes, because it's racist.
But anybody else is fair game.
But anybody else is fair game.
Lost_Deputy
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Sorry but do you not get what the thread is about? Harvey gets booed so it kinda stands to reason that he's booable
Adam Goodes, because it's racist.
But anybody else is fair game.
There is only one way to salvage the reputation of Hawks fans.
From now on we boo everyone
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