Thug kulcha in the AFLM

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It's very amusing when AFLM commentators promote violence on the ground. 'You call the AFLM, I'll call the fight'. We are laughing.

However, just as with the public glorification of drinking and gambling, we are also seeing the effects of talking up on-field violence, with fights spilling over into the grandstands and bars. This violence is likely fuelled by the promoted alcohol and gambling components as well.

If AFLM fans are being told to gamble responsibly, and drink responsibly, and perhaps to fight responsibly, then I think we should all call on the AFL to commentate responsibly too. And perhaps advertise responsibly.

Like, idk, stop doing shows from a 'bar' and drinking on-air. Or incorporating SportsBet ads into your segments, or ripping off pensioners and families with your pokies, putting gambling ads at every break and in every AFLM show, plastering alcohol logos everywhere, associating it at all times as being part of the culture of AFLM, or of masculinity itself.



That might help with the endemic thug behaviour in AFLM crowds at the moment, and help to once again make it safe for families. Instead of putting the responsibility on the fans to simply stop fighting, the AFL should look at what the industry is doing to fuel the fire. It can't all be just because of the low-scoring AFLM (which I find quite pleasant to watch actually).

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Violent video games increase aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, physiological arousal (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure), and aggressive behavior. Violent games also decrease helping behavior and feelings of empathy for others. Maybe this is partially to blame.
 

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Violent video games increase aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, physiological arousal (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure), and aggressive behavior. Violent games also decrease helping behavior and feelings of empathy for others. Maybe this is partially to blame.
As kids we played as soldiers, cowboys etc we fought and played violent games, not sure that video games are any worse and if you play multi player you would have to work together, might I suggest the prevailance of drugs like Ice may be more of an issue than either alcohol or video games in the rising violence.

Just ban the idiots for life, the majority are fine and shouldnt be punished for the minority as so often happens.
 

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Easy solution for this

Instead of goal reviews, let everyone onto the ground for a mass punch on and the winner gets the result of the score review

Will promote the tradition of pitch invasion as well as promoting family values
Unfair for minnow clubs like ours. The Collingworth and Tiggers fans would be into gang bashing too...

They could give everyone a raffle ticket on entry and randomly select champions from each club.

The rest of the crowd can then place live bets on who is going to win the score review battle.
 
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Unfair for minnow clubs like ours. The Collingworth and Tiggers fans would be into gang bashing too...

They could give everyone a raffle ticket on entry and randomly select champions from each club.

The rest of the crowd can then place live bets on who is going to win the score review battle.
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Unfair for minnow clubs like ours. The Collingworth and Tiggers fans would be into gang bashing too...

They could give everyone a raffle ticket on entry and randomly select champions from each club.

The rest of the crowd can then place live bets on who is going to win the score review battle.
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Better put your platters out of the way, they could be used for unintended purposes.
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Will have to choke them with my hot dog instead :oops:
 

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Lethality, thoughts on completely eradicating contact from the therapy? It encourages violence IMO.
Thank you for your question.

I have suggested that tackling players to the ground be slowly phased out of the game, either by penalising and reporting players who cause any injury from falling tackles, or by making that kind of tackle illegal. I think a standing tackle should still remain in the therapy as it does send a good message, in that a person can be stopped by simply restraining him, and that no further violence is necessary. This is a good thing to remember in any bar fight. A standing tackle on the combatants can put a quick end to the fighting and de-escalate the situation so that we can all stop trying to bash each other and get back to pleasant, sophisticated drinking.

 
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