Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

[Bender_]

Did he gets the Slur to Weight ratio correct?

Not certain, but apparently there was a whole bunch of squirting around the packs that caused this whole situation.

 

[Goroyals22]

Eddie has it covered

 

[UseR2006]

 

[Bender_]

Oh boy, now he's got form too.

Well my conspiracy theories about how they can reduce this for him as best they can are highly unlikely now.

 

[fullbull]

5 weeks for Rankine. Players need to smarten up quickly, such a dumb and costly mistake that could threaten to derail Adelaide’s flag tilt.

 

[THE A5]

At least Rankine can take his little guitar hit up the open mics this September

 

[Forward Press]

In response to those who think the f-word is no big deal...

Thats an interesting take. The guy who carved the word into the duco of my car would probably disagree. My bad for having a small rainbow flag in my back window of course. Nobody likes an uppity ****** apparently. Oops, the word has no derogatory meaning I forget.

Speaking of forgetting, so did the charming individual who came up to me and my partner on the train last time I was in Melbourne. Holding hands you see. My fault for triggering him, which he let me know by informing me that "he put a ****** like you in hospital just last week." Well thanks for the warning, clearly not directed at me of course.

And then the lady who tried to get the cops onto me and my partner when we took my son to an event. Apparently, as she was keen to express loudly, two ******s with a kid must be pedophiles. I would have loved it if you were there to tell my son why the words didnt have the meaning that it seemed were intended.

Do yourself and me a favour if so inclined. Take your self serving bullshit and shove it somewhere useful, like your date, because gushing it onto this board is not doing much.

 

[BandF]

In response to those who think the f-word is no big deal...

I think this is being blown way out of proportion. Yes, words can hurt, but the way this is being framed makes it seem like every use of the word is some kind of personal attack or threat. Context matters, and it’s clear Rankine wasn’t targeting anyone in the examples being discussed. Treating every instance as equivalent to harassment or violence feels overdramatic and risks losing perspective on real, intentional harm.

 

[Forward Press]

I think this is being blown way out of proportion. Yes, words can hurt, but the way this is being framed makes it seem like every use of the word is some kind of personal attack or threat. Context matters, and it’s clear Rankine wasn’t targeting anyone in the examples being discussed. Treating every instance as equivalent to harassment or violence feels overdramatic and risks losing perspective on real, intentional harm.

I have no doubt Rankine wasn't targeting or threatening a person he thought was gay, it was likely something done in the heat of the moment, but there are many in this thread that are dismissive of the effects of the f-word. I admit using it when I was young too, it was something that was normal back then but as many acknowledge, it's not normal now.

It's interesting, because if he had said the n-word to Isaac Quaynor the condemnation would be unequivocal. I guess we need a few more years yet before the f-word joins that word on the absolutely never list.

 

[UseR2006]

I think this is being blown way out of proportion. Yes, words can hurt, but the way this is being framed makes it seem like every use of the word is some kind of personal attack or threat. Context matters, and it’s clear Rankine wasn’t targeting anyone in the examples being discussed. Treating every instance as equivalent to harassment or violence feels overdramatic and risks losing perspective on real, intentional harm.

There is no usage of the word that Rankine used, in the environment he used it in that would be considered OK.
Normalizing it as "it wasn't at a person of that group", "It was only on a football ground", is to diminish the seriousness of that words usage and the connotations in draws.

Kids idolize the players, lower levels mimic the actions that those at the AFL do, there isn't a middle or soft ground with this stuff. If Pendles has used racist slurs against someone who wasn't indigenous I don't think that would make those slurs any less serious.

 

[thebutterflyeffect]

I have no doubt Rankine wasn't targeting or threatening a person he thought was gay, it was likely something done in the heat of the moment, but there are many in this thread that are dismissive of the effects of the f-word. I admit using it when I was young too, it was something that was normal back then but as many acknowledge, it's not normal now.

It's interesting, because if he had said the n-word to Isaac Quaynor the condemnation would be unequivocal. I guess we need a few more years yet before the f-word joins that word on the absolutely never list.

Yeh sure but seems like Collingwood got away with calling Heritier ape or making similar inferences so not sure if race was the central issue the outcome would be different. I think more if it comes down to which team was involved/responsible for the slur that dictates outcome.

 

[Balls In]

Collingwood "letting it known" to Adelaide what was allegedly "said" by the best player of their main interstate rival thereby forcing them to self report. Then you have Collingwood's Eddie McGuire out in front of the vAFL declaring his season over.

 

[Boohemian]

Just imagine if the AFL held their nerve in 2005 and justifiably suspended Barry Hall?

We might have another trophy in the cabinet.

Kudos to them if they actually follow through with this one.

 

[Balls In]

How does Collingwood's Eddie McGuire know the specifics of the suspension before the AFL has even announced it? Riddle me that. Was he in the room deciding his fate, is he just feeling the waters to gauge the public's reaction on behalf of the vAFL, tell me, what tin pot bullshit even is this?

 

[Goroyals22]

Just imagine if the AFL held their nerve in 2005 and justifiably suspended Barry Hall?

We might have another trophy in the cabinet.

Kudos to them if they actually follow through with this one.

Or suspended bloody Travis Gaspar so we could of replaced him with some other functioning footballer

 

[ioppolo]

Or suspended bloody Travis Gaspar so we could of replaced him with some other functioning footballer

We weren't spoiled for choice with talls heading into that finals series.

 

[Goroyals22]

We weren't spoiled for choice with talls heading into that finals series.

His selection exasperated the problem because we also had Sydney’s best player on the ground that day in Michael Gardiner prancing around the mcg….

Closest I’ve ever gotten to a fight at the footy was that day at the mcg when amongst of Sydney supporters who were abusing him… why abuse him, he was doing nothing but help them

 

[Boohemian]

We weren't spoiled for choice with talls heading into that finals series.

Wasn’t the big controversy that we played Gasper over Lynch?

Just checked the team, and we played three ruckmen in Gardiner, Cox and Seaby

 

[Lia]

Collingwood ratting to the teacher because their season is falling to bits.

 

[suntagonal]

Wasn’t the big controversy that we played Gasper over Lynch?

Just checked the team, and we played three ruckmen in Gardiner, Cox and Seaby

From memory, in order to fit Gardiner in he was put at FF... He was never a forward

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Wasn’t the big controversy that we played Gasper over Lynch?

Just checked the team, and we played three ruckmen in Gardiner, Cox and Seaby

Gardiner's back was screwed, he couldn't bend over to pick the ball up off the ground. Was embarrassing.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

It's good to see the AFL use precedent when setting the penalty for Rankine.

I just wish they did for everything else that comes before the tribunal too.

 

[garlic munchers]

Shame the Pies players don't insist their supporters abide by the 'code'.

Biggest bunch of racist, homophobic, children loving Joffa's you will ever meet.

 

[DirtySandman]

Collingwood ratting to the teacher because their season is falling to bits.

I hope all this galvanises Adelaide and they go on to win it.

We did it without 3 of our best. Go crows.

 

[Cuzz09]

we all know that if Gaff's name was Pendlebury or Selwood he would have been available for a prelim/GF

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