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Any word on how Lindsay Thomas is going so far at training ? Anybody been down to see them train that could comment ?
 

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I'm really looking forward to seeing Lindsay Thomas go round - a port boy that has come back home. Always thought he was cruelly villified in 2016 - there were plenty of golden haired boys that played for frees as much or more than Thomas without getting the same attention. He definitely had the lynch mob after him and they ended up umpiring him out of the game. A lot of it was racially driven - reminded me of an u15 football trip I went on one time - by the Saturday night the lone black guy in the team had climbed a tree and the rest of the team (and a few neutrals) were pelting the guy with stones. Anyway, I'm glad he has come home, I hope the faithful get right around him, may he feel the love, and may he make us proud.
 
Marat said:
I'm really looking forward to seeing Lindsay Thomas go round - a port boy that has come back home. Always thought he was cruelly villified in 2016 - there were plenty of golden haired boys that played for frees as much or more than Thomas without getting the same attention. He definitely had the lynch mob after him and they ended up umpiring him out of the game. A lot of it was racially driven - reminded me of an u15 football trip I went on one time - by the Saturday night the lone black guy in the team had climbed a tree and the rest of the team (and a few neutrals) were pelting the guy with stones. Anyway, I'm glad he has come home, I hope the faithful get right around him, may he feel the love, and may he make us proud.
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Welcome, strong debut and as for Lindsay, I put him with Jack Trengove Dom Barry and Trent McKenzie as players who've been shown the
cliff's edge and don't like what they see. Here's hoping selection night is merit based this year.
 
He will help us keep Wingard only playing when he’s 100% as if he has a niggle he doesn’t have to play and make it worse, he gets a week off and can be full bore the next week.
Thomas is good enough to cover the loss short term.
 
Marat said:
I'm really looking forward to seeing Lindsay Thomas go round - a port boy that has come back home. Always thought he was cruelly villified in 2016 - there were plenty of golden haired boys that played for frees as much or more than Thomas without getting the same attention. He definitely had the lynch mob after him and they ended up umpiring him out of the game. A lot of it was racially driven - reminded me of an u15 football trip I went on one time - by the Saturday night the lone black guy in the team had climbed a tree and the rest of the team (and a few neutrals) were pelting the guy with stones. Anyway, I'm glad he has come home, I hope the faithful get right around him, may he feel the love, and may he make us proud.
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My dislike of him as a player had nothing to do with him being black and everything to do with his diving. I hope he has changed.

Your u15s trip sounds awful.
 
rogerjames said:
My dislike of him as a player had nothing to do with him being black and everything to do with his diving. I hope he has changed.

Your u15s trip sounds awful.
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As they say he's been umpired out of the game. He's probably suited to aflx but not the real stuff.
 
carlfromport said:
Hoping?
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Couldn't really give a shit. Probably relief as he sorta stopped me from wanting to attend a few games and didn't like the cultural/media/victim baggage.

All in the past and he's your suitcase now. Not a big Watts fan either so will be interesting watching your lot go around.
 
Thats Wright said:
Couldn't really give a shit. Probably relief as he sorta stopped me from wanting to attend a few games and didn't like the cultural/media/victim baggage.

All in the past and he's your suitcase now. Not a big Watts fan either so will be interesting watching your lot go around.
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Don't give a shit huh? Move on then
 

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carlfromport said:
Don't give a shit huh? Move on then
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Fair enough. The joy from his delisting was Sam Power/Shannon Watt/Sam Gibson combined. A true moment in North history.

That aside, look forward to his reinvention and if he overcomes even a few weaknesses would be proud of his resurrection.
 
rogerjames said:
My dislike of him as a player had nothing to do with him being black and everything to do with his diving. I hope he has changed.

Your u15s trip sounds awful.
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Once again, let me say this:

- Diving is a skill.
 
GremioPower said:
Once again, let me say this:

- Diving is a skill.
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Maybe in Brazilian soccer, but here it is considered cheating and deemed unacceptable, even if you can get away with it.
 
Marat said:
A lot of it was racially driven - reminded me of an u15 football trip I went on one time - by the Saturday night the lone black guy in the team had climbed a tree and the rest of the team (and a few neutrals) were pelting the guy with stones.
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um... wow. I really hope for Australia's sake you are of Methuselah vintage..
Prison Bars said:
Maybe in Brazilian soccer, but here it is considered cheating and deemed unacceptable, even if you can get away with it.
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Deemed unacceptable yet widely condoned. See
a) top 10 all time Brownlow vote winner Joel Selwood
b) our final v WC

I would love nothing more than to agree with you but..
 
TheFVK said:
um... wow. I really hope for Australia's sake you are of Methuselah vintage..
Deemed unacceptable yet widely condoned. See
a) top 10 all time Brownlow vote winner Joel Selwood
b) our final v WC

I would love nothing more than to agree with you but..
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a) that wasn't for diving or staging and most of the contact he got to the head was actual contact. He initiates the contact, but it is real.
b) come on, it was an awful tackle and the fact we are moaning about the staging part of it is exactly my point.
 

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GremioPower said:
Once again, let me say this:

- Diving is a skill.
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Your are right, and so is pick-pocketing, but it is still not acceptable. Its interesting GremioPower, it appears that diving just doesnt fit into the Aussie psyche. Even in the round football game here, it is hugely frowned upon, and if a player dives, he gets ripped apart as much by his players & supporters. In AFL, it just doesnt fit in at all! It is a tough contact sport, and anyone faking and diving is absolutely vilified, by the oppo, his own, and in the media.

Thomas got into a bad habit at North, but I am sure the Port boys will cure him of it .... although I wouldnt be surprised if he regresses every now and then!
 
I’ve said previously on this thread, to be quite honest I couldn’t give a shit how much he dodges, ducks, dips, dives and dodges, as long as it works. In the past I’ve always wanted to see us rise above the bullshit and win with honour, but after one decision in the Geelong game cost us a top 2 spot and one decision in the West Coast game cost us a semi-final against a walking wounded GWS, I don’t care anymore. Just win. I don’t care how. The universe owes us some cheap wins for all the cheap losses we’ve copped over the last few years.

There wouldn’t be a West Coast supporter alive who’s unhappy with the way that Shuey drew that free kick. You do you, Lindsay.
 
TheFVK said:
um... wow. I really hope for Australia's sake you are of Methuselah vintage..
Deemed unacceptable yet widely condoned. See
a) top 10 all time Brownlow vote winner Joel Selwood
b) our final v WC

I would love nothing more than to agree with you but..
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Prison Bars said:
a) that wasn't for diving or staging and most of the contact he got to the head was actual contact. He initiates the contact, but it is real.
b) come on, it was an awful tackle and the fact we are moaning about the staging part of it is exactly my point.
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I reckon this is the grey area in our game. It is NOT staging per se, but is playing for a free-kick. There are some serial offenders, and even our own Gray & Wingard have transgressed. Hate to see it myself, but the rules of the game & the adjudication of them, have the major blame IMO
 
Schulzenfest said:
I’ve said previously on this thread, to be quite honest I couldn’t give a shit how much he dodges, ducks, dips, dives and dodges, as long as it works. In the past I’ve always wanted to see us rise above the bullshit and win with honour, but after one decision in the Geelong game cost us a top 2 spot and one decision in the West Coast game cost us a semi-final against a walking wounded GWS, I don’t care anymore. Just win. I don’t care how. The universe owes us some cheap wins for all the cheap losses we’ve copped over the last few years.

There wouldn’t be a West Coast supporter alive who’s unhappy with the way that Shuey drew that free kick. You do you, Lindsay.
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spot on couldn't have said it better myself as long as Schuey and Selwood are allowed to get away with it then its fair game "and for the record it pissed me off completely when i see it happen"
 
Prison Bars said:
a) that wasn't for diving or staging and most of the contact he got to the head was actual contact. He initiates the contact, but it is real.
b) come on, it was an awful tackle and the fact we are moaning about the staging part of it is exactly my point.
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Joel Selwood dives, and screams at the umpire plenty.

Yeah diving is well frowned upon here, but if you are liked by the umpires then it works pretty well.

Unfortunately umpires use it as an excuse to avoid giving free kicks to those they don’t like. See Robbie Gray.

Also there are different categories of diving. Exaggerating contact is one thing, creating it out of nowhere is another, it’s very rate to see the latter in footy.
 

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