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No, it was somewhere in between the two scenarios he posted.
It was like good Friday, except within the tourism precincts of Perth/Northbridge, Subiaco, Fremantle, Claremont, Armadale, Cannington, Midland, Joondalup etc. Every other shopping centre was closed.
 

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I just think it gives a purer sporting contest when their isn’t all these artificial controls and rules around what clubs can do to improve themselves.

I think the AFL competition has become more and more like a merry-go-round... if you’re shit, you just wait, and eventually the system rewards you for it and gives you massive leg-ups. I really think it’s devalued the premiership - they’re not as hard to win now as they were under a free market.

It has also taken a fair bit of romance out of the sport imo – what’s wrong with being a smaller, battling club? One of the great things in sport is the genuine upset, the giant killing. It really doesn’t happen anymore in the AFL. There’s upsets, sure, but there’s no great feeling or meaning to them in a historical sense – the same clubs’ positions will be reversed in a few years.

People say a free market is unfair – I don’t think it is at all. So not all clubs are equal... so what? Not everyone is born equal. That’s life. If you make good decisions (both short and long term) and execute well, you get rewarded. If you’re shit, and you make shit decisions, you live with it – you don’t get rewarded for it.

Sydney are a great illustration imo – here is a club that consistently makes good decisions, and gets the rewards. In the AFL, they’re actually thought of as unique amongst the majority of clubs who simply ride the merry-go-round and let the “system” do the work for them. Sydney actually has to battle the system to maintain their competitiveness!
 
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I just think it gives a purer sporting contest when their isn’t all these artificial controls and rules around what clubs can do to improve themselves.

I think the AFL competition has become more and more like a merry-go-round... if you’re shit, you just wait, and eventually the system rewards you for it and gives you massive leg-ups. I really think it’s devalued the premiership - they’re not as hard to win now as they were under a free market.

It has also taken a fair bit of romance out of the sport imo – what’s wrong with being a smaller, battling club? One of the great things in sport is the genuine upset, the giant killing. It really doesn’t happen anymore in the AFL. There’s upsets, sure, but there’s no great feeling or meaning to them in a historical sense – the same clubs’ positions will be reversed in a few years.

People say a free market is unfair – I don’t think it is at all. So not all clubs are equal... so what? Not everyone is born equal. That’s life. If you make good decisions (both short and long term) and execute well, you get rewarded. If you’re shit, and you make shit decisions, you live with it – you don’t get rewarded for it.

Sydney are a great illustration imo – here is a club that consistently makes good decisions, and gets the rewards. In the AFL, they’re actually thought of as unique amongst the majority of clubs who simply ride the merry-go-round and let the “system” do the work for them. Sydney actually has to battle the system to maintain their competitiveness!
You think all clubs are equal now?
 
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I just think it gives a purer sporting contest when their isn’t all these artificial controls and rules around what clubs can do to improve themselves.

I think the AFL competition has become more and more like a merry-go-round... if you’re shit, you just wait, and eventually the system rewards you for it and gives you massive leg-ups. I really think it’s devalued the premiership - they’re not as hard to win now as they were under a free market.

It has also taken a fair bit of romance out of the sport imo – what’s wrong with being a smaller, battling club? One of the great things in sport is the genuine upset, the giant killing. It really doesn’t happen anymore in the AFL. There’s upsets, sure, but there’s no great feeling or meaning to them in a historical sense – the same clubs’ positions will be reversed in a few years.

People say a free market is unfair – I don’t think it is at all. So not all clubs are equal... so what? Not everyone is born equal. That’s life. If you make good decisions (both short and long term) and execute well, you get rewarded. If you’re shit, and you make shit decisions, you live with it – you don’t get rewarded for it.

Sydney are a great illustration imo – here is a club that consistently makes good decisions, and gets the rewards. In the AFL, they’re actually thought of as unique amongst the majority of clubs who simply ride the merry-go-round and let the “system” do the work for them. Sydney actually has to battle the system to maintain their competitiveness!
Yet if it was a free market system, Sydney probably wouldn't exist today
 

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I just think it gives a purer sporting contest when their isn’t all these artificial controls and rules around what clubs can do to improve themselves.

I think the AFL competition has become more and more like a merry-go-round... if you’re shit, you just wait, and eventually the system rewards you for it and gives you massive leg-ups. I really think it’s devalued the premiership - they’re not as hard to win now as they were under a free market.

It has also taken a fair bit of romance out of the sport imo – what’s wrong with being a smaller, battling club? One of the great things in sport is the genuine upset, the giant killing. It really doesn’t happen anymore in the AFL. There’s upsets, sure, but there’s no great feeling or meaning to them in a historical sense – the same clubs’ positions will be reversed in a few years.

People say a free market is unfair – I don’t think it is at all. So not all clubs are equal... so what? Not everyone is born equal. That’s life. If you make good decisions (both short and long term) and execute well, you get rewarded. If you’re shit, and you make shit decisions, you live with it – you don’t get rewarded for it.

Sydney are a great illustration imo – here is a club that consistently makes good decisions, and gets the rewards. In the AFL, they’re actually thought of as unique amongst the majority of clubs who simply ride the merry-go-round and let the “system” do the work for them. Sydney actually has to battle the system to maintain their competitiveness!
I like it but will never happen because it is probable it wouldn't work because clubs like North, Port and Dogs need help. I raised a similar point on the draft/trade board a while ago. Sick of clubs like Richmond and Melbourne fluffing draft picks and not being held accountable as they get another shot at the best kids the next year because they are still rubbish
 

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Stupid idiots who jump from a Balcony to a palm tree while intoxicated (drugs or alcohol) will never have any sympathy from me.

This is going to stir the pot but if you are stupid enough to put yourself in this situations then you deal with the consequences.
 

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Stupid idiots who jump from a Balcony to a palm tree while intoxicated (drugs or alcohol) will never have any sympathy from me.

This is going to stir the pot but if you are stupid enough to put yourself in this situations then you deal with the consequences.
Probably the most disgraceful post I've ever seen on here. You're a weak, pathetic human being.
 

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Probably the most disgraceful post I've ever seen on here. You're a weak, pathetic human being.

This is the unpopular opinion thread remember. Most people are not meant to like it.


If you do something stupid and it causes yourself harm then it is your own fault and you suffer the consequences. That may seem harsh or disrespectful but that's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it or like it, I don't care.

Bloke was drunk or high and decides to jump from a balcony to a palm tree 9 metres off the ground.... If it was any regular person he'd get a Darwin award but because he is a footballer he is a hero in the public's eye?

Yeah, nah... Still a stupid thing to do which cost him his life.
 
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This is the unpopular opinion thread remember. Most people are not meant to like it.


If you do something stupid and it causes yourself harm then it is your own fault and you suffer the consequences. That may seem harsh or disrespectful but that's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it or like it, I don't care.

Bloke was drunk or high and decides to jump from a balcony to a palm tree 9 metres off the ground.... If it was any regular person he'd get a Darwin award but because he is a footballer he is a hero in the public's eye?

Yeah, nah... Still a stupid thing to do which cost him his life.
What's this yeah, nah crap? A speech impediment?
 

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This is the unpopular opinion thread remember. Most people are not meant to like it.


If you do something stupid and it causes yourself harm then it is your own fault and you suffer the consequences. That may seem harsh or disrespectful but that's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it or like it, I don't care.

Bloke was drunk or high and decides to jump from a balcony to a palm tree 9 metres off the ground.... If it was any regular person he'd get a Darwin award but because he is a footballer he is a hero in the public's eye?

Yeah, nah... Still a stupid thing to do which cost him his life.
Not sure why I'm even bothering to reply to this, but anyway - I don't think the idea of this thread was to give weak minded trolls such as yourself a thread where you feel justified writing crap purely to upset people who are already a bit emotional. It's another example of someone writing something that they would never, ever have the pills to say in front of people that they didn't know, but behind a keyboard all of the sudden they grow a couple of feet taller. It's not that it "seems disrespectful", it's disgusting.
 
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Stupid idiots who jump from a Balcony to a palm tree while intoxicated (drugs or alcohol) will never have any sympathy from me.

This is going to stir the pot but if you are stupid enough to put yourself in this situations then you deal with the consequences.
Aker? Is that you?

Before I get started on the insults, let's clarify some points.

Point 1. You did not witness the death of JMac. Correct or no?

Point 2.
while intoxicated (drugs or alcohol)
The "or" suggests uncertainty. So even if you've got any idea of how he died, you most certainly aren't sure of his state of mind at the time of his fall. Therefore, shut the **** up.

Point 3. You don't think that John in his current state would be begging for your almighty sympathy...do you?

For someone who doesn't know the story, you are pretty quick to judge. I'm sorry if your parents never appreciated you or if your missus wouldn't put out last night, but frankly that isn't an excuse to take it out on others. Especially the dead, who can't fight back; that's about as weak as piss as it gets.

So take a ******* hike and deepthroat as many cacti as you can find because no one will have any sympathy for you and your bitchy little rants
 

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Perhaps this thread should have an asterisk next to it, as clearly some opinions are too unpopular to be mentioned despite the fairly clear logical reasoning behind them.
No, some people just need to understand that there's a difference between an unpopular opinion and being disrespectful and innappropriate.
 
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No, some people just need to understand that there's a difference between an unpopular opinion and being disrespectful and innappropriate.
Perhaps he could have lovingly smothered his post with kind words about McCarthy.

It's not as though he posted his opinion in a tribute thread to McCarthy. If he did, I would agree with you.
 

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So, you just want a thread of people's bullet points, without discussion? If you post on any forum, expect replies. If you post like a campaigner, expect to be taken to the cleaners

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Perhaps he could have lovingly smothered his post with kind words about McCarthy.

It's not as though he posted his opinion in a tribute thread to McCarthy. If he did, I would agree with you.
It's not an opinion, it's a complaint over something he clearly has no ******* idea about.

Some matters should remain untouched, so unless he's investigated McCarthy's death himself, he cannot be a judgmental **** wit and expect people to accept it as an unpopular opinion.
 

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I just think it gives a purer sporting contest when their isn’t all these artificial controls and rules around what clubs can do to improve themselves.

I think the AFL competition has become more and more like a merry-go-round... if you’re shit, you just wait, and eventually the system rewards you for it and gives you massive leg-ups. I really think it’s devalued the premiership - they’re not as hard to win now as they were under a free market.

It has also taken a fair bit of romance out of the sport imo – what’s wrong with being a smaller, battling club? One of the great things in sport is the genuine upset, the giant killing. It really doesn’t happen anymore in the AFL. There’s upsets, sure, but there’s no great feeling or meaning to them in a historical sense – the same clubs’ positions will be reversed in a few years.

People say a free market is unfair – I don’t think it is at all. So not all clubs are equal... so what? Not everyone is born equal. That’s life. If you make good decisions (both short and long term) and execute well, you get rewarded. If you’re shit, and you make shit decisions, you live with it – you don’t get rewarded for it.

Sydney are a great illustration imo – here is a club that consistently makes good decisions, and gets the rewards. In the AFL, they’re actually thought of as unique amongst the majority of clubs who simply ride the merry-go-round and let the “system” do the work for them. Sydney actually has to battle the system to maintain their competitiveness!
Yeah sure, we can end up like the EPL where only 3 or 4 clubs have a shot at winning the flag every year.

This Tony Abbott controversy is getting way more press coverage than it should.
 
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So, you just want a thread of people's bullet points, without discussion?
Yes, clearly that is what I was advocating. :thumbsu:

It's not an opinion, it's a complaint over something he clearly has no ******* idea about.

Some matters should remain untouched, so unless he's investigated McCarthy's death himself, he cannot be a judgmental **** wit and expect people to accept it as an unpopular opinion.
"Accept as an unpopular opinion".

The point of unpopular opinions is normally that they are not accepted.
 
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