Rumour AFL investigating senior coach - social media activites

[IKnowtheDog]

He should stick to following instagram thots, much safer option

 

[Sainter3and7]

Definitely news worthy. No one involved in (checks notes) football should ever be allowed to follow anyone until they are approved by people who disagree with them.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Definitely news worthy. No one involved in (checks notes) football should ever be allowed to follow anyone until they are approved by people who disagree with them.

Especially when they are following (checks notes) literal white supremacists.

 

[sharps24]

Especially when they are following (checks notes) literal white supremacists.

I don't see any accounts that he follows who fit that description, please elaborate.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Definitely news worthy. No one involved in (checks notes) football should ever be allowed to follow anyone until they are approved by people who disagree with them.

Whilst not news worthy IMO (we all know Hardwick is a self-centred, egotistical, nasty flog of a man) - there definitely are different expectations when it comes to football people. But there are different expectations on all of us, depending on what our role in society is.

Should a kindergarten teacher openly follow pr0n stars? Probably not.

Should one of the Wiggles openly follow pro-gun people after a school shooting? Probably not.

Should the pope openly follow Danzig? Nah.

Should the coach of a club in a business that survives based solely on inclusivity (ie. having a broad and diverse customer base) follow people that actively fight against inclusivity? I wouldn't think it would help the business that employs him that much

Of course they're all entitled to, and allowed to - but you surely understand why these things aren't as clear cut as you stupidly suggest they are?

 

[sharps24]

Somone in a position of authority over young men following some of the accounts Hardwick follows is concerning.

Illegal? No, but definitely in the public interest to know about.

And if the rest of this thread is true (and I don't think it is) then it's even more of a concern.

Would disagree that it's concerning. It's definately interesting. I'd imagine a strong majority of AFL coaches are politically conservative and from what I've seen [twitter only shows you a selection of the accounts someone follows unless you are paid up by the looks] Hardwick simply leans more toward libertarian/non fox/sky types in this space. If he followed someone like Andrew Bolt or Sharri Mackson I'd have less respect for him, or someone like Andrew Tate or Keith Woods same, but I didn't see that.

I'm not of the age group of the current AFL playing cohort but I'm led to believe that zoomers and in particular the soon to be playing gen Alpha hold very different political views to millennial's and among males are more likely to be conservative than not. Among elite athletes I'd imagine that trend is even stronger. So would not surprise me if Hardwick is more aligned with the industry at large and the players in particular than what people seem to think here. Just from watching my own clubs internal podcast it's pretty evident that all our players watch Joe Rogan and get well into the "conspiracy right" on all manner of questions.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Would disagree that it's concerning. It's definately interesting. I'd imagine a strong majority of AFL coaches are politically conservative and from what I've seen [twitter only shows you a selection of the accounts someone follows unless you are paid up by the looks] Hardwick simply leans more toward libertarian/non fox/sky types in this space. If he followed someone like Andrew Bolt or Sharri Mackson I'd have less respect for him, or someone like Andrew Tate or Keith Woods same, but I didn't see that.

I'm not of the age group of the current AFL playing cohort but I'm led to believe that zoomers and in particular the soon to be playing gen Alpha hold very different political views to millennial's and among males are more likely to be conservative than not. Among elite athletes I'd imagine that trend is even stronger. So would not surprise me if Hardwick is more aligned with the industry at large and the players in particular than what people seem to think here. Just from watching my own clubs internal podcast it's pretty evident that all our players watch Joe Rogan and get well into the "conspiracy right" on all manner of questions.

Follows Tommy Robinson. Also, that last paragraph is speculative nonsense

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I thought the Op was doing an impression of Lyon with that deleted and then reinstated post.

 

[matthew_s]

Next thing you know the young men of the Gold Coast will believe that they are cows.

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Thankfully Dimma removed the litter boxes from the GWS rooms when he got to town.

 

[Senor M]

Thankfully Dimma removed the litter boxes from the GWS rooms when he got to town.

What’s Dimma doing in Sydney?

 

[The Dice Man]

Im very concerned.

 

[gambinotosserflog]

So what if Dimma doesn’t subscribe to mainstream narratives?

The Group Think is off the charts in this country.

This.

 

[apollo_creed]

Tommy Robinson isn't a white supremacist though, he is a fully paid up Zionist who is known and opposed only for campaiging against violence against women and whose closest friends are mostly black men. It's a strange mix and he is definitely anti-islam but I'm not even sure at this point he could be said to be anti-immigration. [which is where the slurs about being a white supremacist always originate]

And the last paragraph is based on polling and having actually listened to players express their opinions. If you want to disagree that other coaches are most likely conservative then ok, that's speculative but for the playing cohort there is data to back it up.

Not even sure what you were trying to say but it seemed to suggest that the younger generation was leaning right wing which is just absolute rubbish. The social views that Hardwick has are the property of the Facebook comment crowd, not younger generations.

 

[SAweagle]

What do you even mean by far right politicians?

Any politician who thinks wrongly

 

[SAweagle]

Would have to be Ken

Ken wouldn't even know how to spell laundering, he is as dumb as they come

 

[Rod Stroker]

This would be a good win if you didn't get caught

so this went completely over everyones heads.

but might be on the money.

 

[frggr]

Jordan Peterson is a nutjob? LOL.

Yeah he is, actually - and a hypocritical drug addict to boot.

 

[frggr]

Would disagree that it's concerning. It's definately interesting. I'd imagine a strong majority of AFL coaches are politically conservative and from what I've seen [twitter only shows you a selection of the accounts someone follows unless you are paid up by the looks] Hardwick simply leans more toward libertarian/non fox/sky types in this space. If he followed someone like Andrew Bolt or Sharri Mackson I'd have less respect for him, or someone like Andrew Tate or Keith Woods same, but I didn't see that.

I'm not of the age group of the current AFL playing cohort but I'm led to believe that zoomers and in particular the soon to be playing gen Alpha hold very different political views to millennial's and among males are more likely to be conservative than not. Among elite athletes I'd imagine that trend is even stronger. So would not surprise me if Hardwick is more aligned with the industry at large and the players in particular than what people seem to think here. Just from watching my own clubs internal podcast it's pretty evident that all our players watch Joe Rogan and get well into the "conspiracy right" on all manner of questions

It is absolutely concerning and for the reasons you yourself point out - the trend toward "fringe" right wing viewpoints that denigrate women and minorities.

The rise of neo-Nazis in the last 5 years is an extreme example of this from a handful to 300~ and rising.

Young men need proper leadership, not a bitter campaigner like Hardwick regurgitating whatever talking points come up on Sky News (or worse)

Things like Christchurch are the end result of this sort of mindless, emotive following with no critical analysis of the media being consumed.

As for Joe Rogan, he has the world's most popular podcast so it's no surprise a lot of people listen to it. I don't actually think Rogan is all that bad - he's making money by interviewing controversial people. He's not the first and he won't be the last.

 

[Elixuh]

Grandpa Fages wouldn’t know what social media is

 

[frggr]

Grandpa Fages wouldn’t know what social media is

That's what he wants you to think so you don't discover his OnlyFans

 

[The Dice Man]

It is absolutely concerning and for the reasons you yourself point out - the trend toward "fringe" right wing viewpoints that denigrate women and minorities.

The rise of neo-Nazis in the last 5 years is an extreme example of this from a handful to 300~ and rising.

Young men need proper leadership, not a bitter campaigner like Hardwick regurgitating whatever talking points come up on Sky News (or worse)

Things like Christchurch are the end result of this sort of mindless, emotive following with no critical analysis of the media being consumed.

As for Joe Rogan, he has the world's most popular podcast so it's no surprise a lot of people listen to it. I don't actually think Rogan is all that bad - he's making money by interviewing controversial people. He's not the first and he won't be the last.

Deep fried, and thrown into the oven.Very, very well done. Cooked, to a crisp.

A shame really, Frog legs are so much better lightly fried. They taste just like chicken when done right.

 

[dayisthemessiah]

Fuuuu- imagine if it's Fages.

Presents as the warm, grand fatherly type but is secretly a money-laundering right wing extremist!

It's definitely not him

Fages is secretly Walter White

 

[HairyO]

That's what he wants you to think so you don't discover his OnlyFans

Fages in a mankini ??

 

[gambinotosserflog]

Unironically yes.

There's a strong uptick in young men taking on horrible ideas about the apparent worth of women and others.

It won't be long before we see American style "incidents" involving weapons.

no there is not. that is the way the conventional media is twisting it. there is an uptick however in men tired of the male bashing of the last ~30=40 years, and who had nothing to do with however things may have been in times gone by.

 

[420]

It is absolutely concerning and for the reasons you yourself point out - the trend toward "fringe" right wing viewpoints that denigrate women and minorities.

The rise of neo-Nazis in the last 5 years is an extreme example of this from a handful to 300~ and rising.

Young men need proper leadership, not a bitter campaigner like Hardwick regurgitating whatever talking points come up on Sky News (or worse)

Things like Christchurch are the end result of this sort of mindless, emotive following with no critical analysis of the media being consumed.

As for Joe Rogan, he has the world's most popular podcast so it's no surprise a lot of people listen to it. I don't actually think Rogan is all that bad - he's making money by interviewing controversial people. He's not the first and he won't be the last.