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Elton Johns Wig

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The most classless were supporters I've experienced this year were Geelong at Simonds.

Some of the vitriol that I heard that day was a disgrace.
The women swearing, unbelievable. Unbelievable. A vicious sustained attack. Ridiculous amount of booing

Cheer squad member spat at, and physically assaulted. (Trout)

But that's ok isn't it HaroLad because it was your home game? Especially the assault bit, that's fine.


Calling for an end to the boos is one thing Haro, but the continued use of the term "classless" when your own supporter base is every bit as bad is disingenuous at best, but with your attacks, it's worse. Home game boos are no better than away game boos. Get over yourself.

You are coming across as a spoilt, petulant little boy.

To the other Cats fans on here who have engaged in healthy debate, I'm sorry.
 
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Richmond social media cheated Geelong fans out of a ticket by encouraging their supporters to take up our allocation.
How much allocation does each team get to fill up? I wasn't really surprised by the pro Richmond crowd since they haven't had anything to cheer for in a long time, but the very small Geelong crowd didn't add up to me
 

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Yep same here in vic and maybe other things were a factor that contributed to an explosion. ( Richmond looking a genuine contender for the first time in awhile, Geelong's record against tigers and the justified gripes that Richmond people felt because they had to play k park when others didn't). It was confronting I have to admit but I can appreciate it in hindsight. It was great theatre. And by half time we had stopped bickering with the Richmond fans surrounding us and ended up having pleasant exchanges for the second half. So it was all good. And I'll be ready for it next time and already looking forward to our next meeting.;)
And good luck to you for rest of the finals -will be barracking for you if we can't progress.
Thanks mate. I apologise to you if anything I've said in this thread comes off as being negative towards fantastic club supporters like yourself. We all love the game and it's great supporters like you that get there and support your club through thick and thin that should be applauded. Wish you the best this Friday and hopefully we'll get to meet again in a few weeks.
 

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I think if you're an adult and you boo you're a little sad. Like, it's a ridiculous noise to make and you look stupid doing it. That said, it didn't bother me at the game other than thinking it was dumb. Booing Dangerfield's baby pre-game and booing Brad Ottens I thought were the marks of a classless group but winners are grinners, aye? Every supporter base would've let themselves down from time to time, I just expect the Tigers base to do so more often now that the bandwagon is fully rolling.
Strong correlation between username and being a sad adult
 

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Richmond social media cheated Geelong fans out of a ticket by encouraging their supporters to take up our allocation.
Then how come Geelong returned seats that then went back on sale later on for people who missed tickets?
You're so full of excuses it's actually embarrassing.
 

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This is classic Erin Riley - "I'm not writing this article because Hawthorn beat us in the Grand Final". Um, yes you are Erin.

Make no mistake, a large portion of Richmond supporters are feral and like Collingwood fans give the appearance they attend football games to barrack against the opposition side and it's just a bonus if their side wins. But make no mistake, they are just as feral when sides travel to Kardinia Park. I recall being told I hope I get cancer for turning up in a Hawks polo to watch Shaun Burgoyne's debut VFL match down there. I stuck around for the main game (as they stung me $25 to get in) and the umps were coping it even when the Cats were up by loads in the last. The Port fans were getting an absolute pasting too!

For me, I take a simplistic approach to booing or any behavior. If you don't like it, don't do it yourself. But don't participate in it when your side is up and about or have the safety in numbers, then cry about it when outnumbered and or flogged. You would not be hearing a word about this if like after the 2014 GF, the complainers team had saluted.

And like Adam Goodes (don't mention the war), telling fans not to do something, will only encourage the naughty little school children to do it twice as much and turn it into a sport. Which is exactly what happened with Goodes. Element of idiots, element of racists, element of defiance!
 

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The MCG was transformed into a Zoo on Friday night, Richmond supporters behaved like animals.

I was heckled in the toilets, as Richmond supporters compared genitalia size.

The woman next to me nearly made me deaf as she hysterically screamed just because an umpiring decision went against them.
LOL now we come to your real issue. You have penis envy!
 

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lol...Brilliant thread, you victorian lot whine like bitches when Eagles fans boo at Subi but now it's all good..love it, fn hypocrites.
Noooooobooing from west coast is a little different. It's more booing for every free kick. The Richmond crowd didn't do that on Friday it was more making the environment as hostile as possible for the cats rather than booing/whinging for frees which is what eagles fans do.
 

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A lot of reports about Richmond supporters behaviour on Friday night - widespread drunkeness, abuse of opposition supporters.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/cou...s/news-story/c6fb473b055a86040348c990129139ef

People were ringing up 3AW earlier - one left early as his disabled son was being abused. Another claimed her and her teenage daughter were subjected to verbal abuse when she asked some Richmond supporters to tone down their swearing. Another man intervened and asked the same and had a beer thrown at him.

Obviously Richmond supporters will just defend whatever the allegations and others will dig the boots in, so don't really care what their views are - Geelong supporters, how was Friday night? Just another night at the footy and this is a blowup? Or was it worse?
 

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This is seriously a topic is it?
A professional sports team got booed as they ran onto a ground.
Jesus.
Firstly, the booeing only occurred to drown out the Geelong cheering. It wasn't out of hate or distaste.
Secondly, the only sides fans who come away embarrassed are Cats fans. I mean seriously. Has there been a bigger bunch of whingers? Have toys ever been tossed out of the pram like this before?
The Boeing wasn't fair. I felt unsafe. It was a mob mentality. Yada yada bloody yada. How cringeworthy.
 

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The MCG was transformed into a Zoo on Friday night, Richmond supporters behaved like animals.

I was heckled in the toilets, as Richmond supporters compared genitalia size.

The woman next to me nearly made me deaf as she hysterically screamed just because an umpiring decision went against them.
Why was a woman with you in the toilets?
 

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I bet you guys just assumed you'd roll us so you were saving your money for the prelim or GF.

What a pathetic, entitled, stuck up and bitter group of people the vast majority of your supporters are (again, not those that did go).
Arrogance breeds contempt. Geelong for years have shown arrogance towards the Tigers, so it should be no surprise when we show them contempt.
 
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