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There has been some aggro from publishers of articles in recent months about sites that copypasta their content onto other sites, particularly the paywalled ones, which could lead to fines and whanot for those that do it. Apparently there are copywrite laws for these things. As a result we can no longer have full articles reposted here, so if you come across something then please refrain from nabbing the whole thing and just post the link. Quoting a paragraph or two and linking the source is fine however, just don't get greedy.

Here's the updated site-wide rule: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/please-read-re-copyright-posting-newspaper-articles.1389553/

Here's an example of what you can do:

"If West Coast was the gold standard for how to operate, then Fremantle's arrival into the AFL in 1995 could be viewed as a series of cautionary tales.

Despite eight wins in that debut season, a series of poor recruiting choices meant they didn't play their first final until 2003."

If they believe that us not making finals until 2003 was solely due to "a series of poor recruiting choices" then I have a bridge to sell them.


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The day that AFL fans stop putting weight into what random media pundits say is the day discourse finally becomes worth partaking in again.

Why do people give them attention anyway? Because they're former players? Doesn't mean they actually know anything.
He represents a bankable minority of people, there's a market for his thinking: Shallow, outcomes based, simple narrative driven. Where everything wrong is traceable back obvious things that are easily solvable. Mostly caused by peoples personal failings rather than events or frameworks beyond or mostly beyond their control. Also one where luck doesn't exist.

I'm sure they had their role back when we all lived in groups of 50 on the Serengeti, but in modern society they're mostly just a pain.
 

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If this was another player in another season we would have 6pr lighting up about players cleaning out their lockers and several threads on this board going into meltdown
They look like pretty big boots. Maybe someone has left already and didn't clean out their locker so Serong is doing it like the team player he is.

We've delisted someone and they've cracked it is my first impression. Although a delisted player would want their boots. A player who has asked for a trade will get a new set at their new club.....

Freddie has asked for a trade due to reading Big Footy over the weekend.
 
They look like pretty big boots. Maybe someone has left already and didn't clean out their locker so Serong is doing it like the team player he is.

We've delisted someone and they've cracked it is my first impression. Although a delisted player would want their boots. A player who has asked for a trade will get a new set at their new club.....

Freddie has asked for a trade due to reading Big Footy over the weekend.
ABC had an article on the 1995 Carlton premiership team the other day. One had been delisted by Essendon and they had refused to let him take his boots, which seems incredibly petty. Like, what are you going to do with some guy’s worn-in boots? And it wasn’t like he’d told the club to piss off, quite the opposite.
 
ABC had an article on the 1995 Carlton premiership team the other day. One had been delisted by Essendon and they had refused to let him take his boots, which seems incredibly petty. Like, what are you going to do with some guy’s worn-in boots? And it wasn’t like he’d told the club to piss off, quite the opposite.
Very weird, maybe before it was professional but it would have been close by then. Especially if you are sacking the bloke. I’ve never asked for someone’s safety boots back who has left our work, let alone if they’ve been let go.
 

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I don’t agree with him, but facts are facts.
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The day that AFL fans stop putting weight into what random media pundits say is the day discourse finally becomes worth partaking in again.

Why do people give them attention anyway? Because they're former players? Doesn't mean they actually know anything.
But that is what makes me angry. King was an ordinary player. And as I have said many times, if it weren't for his lap top and stats, he would be UNemployable. He is a kingwan.
So sad that Leigh Montagna is paired with him on Fox.
 
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