Fan Behaviour at AFL games

[bdstratton]

Damien Barret is such a flog. He keeps saying fans should get over it.

[Klawdy]

maybe i am just paranoid after the saga, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the AFL is using this as a distraction to a massive story going on behind the scenes at a club

I had the same thoughts also.

[yaco55]

So your poor behaviour at the footy is the fault of the AFL. Can we blame others.

it’s called passion dipstick

let me guess you are on of the guys that go to footy matches and give the occasional golf clap?

No surprise with your response - But keep on blaming the AFL.

[Milanista28]

Amazing

[dingus]

Do people want the AFL to promote drunken middle aged men getting loose at the footy?

Finally! Somebody is listening.

As a white, middle class, middle aged heterosexual man I am sick and tired of being ignored!

[Preliminary_Point2]

#mensrights

[dingus]

#ALLlivesmatterhurrrdedurrrr

[Preliminary_Point2]

“Goodpeopleonbothsides”

[benfti]

I’m outraged that my sensibilities are challenged when I say things that outrage and challenge other people’s sensibilities. Something has gone mad!

[theDJR]

Damnit Gil, just be pure evil.

“If you call out someone based on their appearance and not on their ability, you’re racially stereotyping. I’ve told Jeff that,” McLachlan said.

He did, however, go on to say Jeff felt remorse. That’s an obvious lie. Phew.

[Wanderlust]

Good get! With the Stephenson/gambling story now breaking - AFL have known about this for a week or 2!

[percebushby]

Is the Hawthorn captain a relative of yours ?

[idiocracy67]

I wonder what would have happened at Blundstone if the umpire hadn’t been close by to stop the security guard interfering with the scuffle on the ground.
Would the security guard have escorted both Ziebell and Shaw out of the ground. Amazing footage.

[bomber_girl]

She won’t answer, so yes.

[SiMFiR]

As an duel A League/AFL fan we’ve been coping it for years at A League. We had cops rock up to the victory away pub in adelaide last season and search every single person in the pub for flares, i had my shoulders crunched by a hero cop with his batton because i was pushed out of the formation they marched us in, our entire bay was pepper sprayed, Active fans groups started boycotting and walking out of games.

Hardcore AFL fans told us we deserved it, we are all violent hooligans. A small part of me is enjoying the karma.

I knew there was a soccer conspiracy behind all this. I just knew it!

[up_up]

I wonder what would have happened at Blundstone if the umpire hadn’t been close by to stop the security guard interfering with the scuffle on the ground.

It’s a clash of contexts. A security guard is working within his normal frame of reference: people wrestling, my job to stop it. The football world is shocked that someone dares pierce the domain of the players and the umpires. Don’t they realise the AFL is a sovereign state, beyond the norms of law applicable to common Australians?

Occasionally the outside world interferes (eg assault charge for Leigh Matthews). I’m struck by how incredulous we are at the guard and not at professional adults wresting on the ground in front of a crowd coming to watch football.

I guess the answer is that we love low-level violence to the point that looser policing of it is fine. Avoid the coward punch, but bring back the mild shove!

[Klawdy]

The guy just needed better training. The response is a bit of overkill which is surprising in this day and age.

[bdstratton]

No thank god for that

[Scorpio]

The guy just needed better training. The response is a bit of overkill which is surprising in this day and age.

Exactly. Probably doing exactly what he’s been told. Break up any fights.

[darkknightpheonix]

The guy just needed better training. The response is a bit of overkill which is surprising in this day and age.

Exactly. Probably doing exactly what he’s been told. Break up any fights.

yep. to get a security licence it’s a 4 week course.

I think i’ve said on here before, that i’m surprised more major stuff doesn’t happen at big events like this, be it sport, music or general gatherings simply due to lack of proper organisation.

that guy was prolly on 17 dollars an hour to boot, so i’m suprised he gave a ■■■■ at all.