Yeah fair enough. But still, I agree with Whateley. If we're going to start accepting shit**** loser behaviour like booing a transcendent gun like Pendlebury just because a couple of umpiring decisions didn't go your way, then society is moving in the wrong direction.
But it wasn’t that at all.
These industry types seem to think that as soon as the final siren goes your emotions about what just transpired should revert to neutral.
That’s just not realistic. A loss like that can take fans days, even years to get over.
Yet in the moment, when faced with rival fans roaring at another win, Essendon fans should’ve sucked it up and not reacted at all.
It’s just nuts.
Whateley and co wax lyrical about the tribalism and familial passion for footy that is unique to Australians blah blah blah, but then carry on like Bambi’s been shot when that spills over in a way they don’t like.
And we’re not talking about racism, or homophobia, or firms kicking the stuffing out of each other on the terraces, we’re talking about some reactive booing.
Bloody hell.