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    News Cyril and Shannyn Rioli speak to Caro - link to club statement in page 8

    I don't ignore a person's experiences, I just don't think a person's opinion is any more or less valid because of them. Which is why a comment about ripped jeans is just a comment about ripped jeans, despite claims to the contrary.
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    News Cyril and Shannyn Rioli speak to Caro - link to club statement in page 8

    Holding people to different standards in the name of social justice is not a sign of equality either. This is also not a new thing.
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    News Cyril and Shannyn Rioli speak to Caro - link to club statement in page 8

    What exactly do you think the narrative is? The allegations of the comments made by players in 2013 and Cyril leaving the club 5 years later are separate events, despite the attempts of the article to link them. Like I said earlier, the I believe the jeans comments were not a reason, rather an...
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    News Cyril and Shannyn Rioli speak to Caro - link to club statement in page 8

    But it is up to us to debate this, that's why we're on here. The article throws a lot of serious allegations about, yet there is no link between what Jeff said about a pair of jeans and a history of "racially natured comments" as you put it. You mention "playing down the nature of comments...
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    News Cyril and Shannyn Rioli speak to Caro - link to club statement in page 8

    Still not sure of what Jeff is guilty of. The other allegations which don't get the headlines are of a more serious nature. If Jeff had made the same comments to anyone elses partner, there would be nothing made of it, so how can this be a racial thing? And yes, Jeff is enough of a boofhead...
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    Adam Goodes declines Hall of Fame invitation

    No, a completely false analogy. Gary and Wayne made their own bed off the field and whilst Adam may have poured fuel on the fire in his situation, there is no possible way you could put him in the same category as them. For your reference, I've attached this quote from the AFL website as to...
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    Adam Goodes declines Hall of Fame invitation

    Fair comment. Trying to avoid the whole "Adam is good/bad" thing here but it appears that Adam's views on the AFL as an organisation are clear. From a positive perspective, the AFL declaring him on may be send a message that "whilst we know what you think of us, we would like you to know that we...
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    Adam Goodes declines Hall of Fame invitation

    This like Terrell Owens being inducted into the Hall of Fame in the NFL. He declined to accept the award in person but was inducted anyway, just without the fanfare at the event itself. The Hall of Fame doesn't work on an invitation/acceptance type induction, you are declared in so the AFL...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Discussion for 2021

    No-one will pay a first rounder for Gunston, Breust, Worpel or JOM, and we'd be lucky to receive 2nd's for a variety of reasons (injury concern, age, poor disposal and durability respectively). Part of me thinks we are just better off keeping most of these types of players and taking our...
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    Gil's Era is Ruining the Game?

    I am suggesting that the AFL's default position is not always to solve underlying issues but to placate those who raise grievances (real or otherwise). The consequence of this course of action being issues raised earlier in this thread by other posters. Whist players will always continue to...
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    Gil's Era is Ruining the Game?

    Open question here. Putting aside the state rivalries/claimes of corruption earlier, is the AFL's default position to appease the real issue here? For example, rather than tackling the issue of Northern Academies, the AFL sought to placate the other clubs with the introduction of the NGA's...
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    Autopsy AFL 2020 Round 6 - Pies v Hawks Fri July 10th 7:50pm AEST (GS)

    Apologies to all supporters of non competing clubs for wasting your time tonight.
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    Roast State of the modern game; Clarkson

    I've really enjoyed reading this thread. Lots of good ideas clearly shows we're thinking about the game. IMO, the game is over-coached (and my club has a good one who has probably contributed to this), ideally any change/s reduces the importance of "structures" and emphasises skill. Things I'd...
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    Hawthorn’s 2019 Trade/FA - Targets/Incoming players discussion only

    Big influx of midfielders? Interested to know who you are referring to. Cheers
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    What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? (Part 1 - cont in Part 2)

    1. If a club is approached by one of their players who requests a trade, they should able to be traded to whichever club offers the best deal and is willing to bear the contract of the player. It is unfair that clubs like Adelaide and Brisbane recruit players and develop them for a couple of...
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