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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2019, 08:57:54 PM »
From Robbo's 'dislikes' column:

8. THE GREEN MAGGOT

The AFL says it was Richmond’s decision to suspend the fan for calling an umpire a green maggot.

“It was referred back to the club,’’ AFL boss Gillon McLachlan said from China.

“As I understand it, the club cheer squad itself dealt with the issue internally.’’

Well, that’s not quite right. The Tackle understands the AFL told Richmond it had better sanction the person and, if it wasn’t heavy enough, the AFL would come over the top.

The wider issue is: Where does it stop? Does any supporter abuse or swearing lead to bans? What a strange world we live in.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/mark-robinson/the-tackle-mark-robinsons-likes-and-dislikes-from-round-11/news-story/7ec315267ecb628936e3dbd78b7d4f6a
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2019, 09:39:56 PM »
The AFL is now going to places that will inthe end impact on how many people go to games. Their pc stuff has gone overboard and it will turn off tens of thousands of fans who go to the footy. They should be careful... the AFL cant afford to lose supporters to soccer or rugby league
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2019, 10:22:45 PM »
Quote from: Rampsation on June 02, 2019, 09:39:56 PM
The AFL is now going to places that will inthe end impact on how many people go to games. Their pc stuff has gone overboard and it will turn off tens of thousands of fans who go to the footy. They should be careful... the AFL cant afford to lose supporters to soccer or rugby league

RFC Supporters should boycott an away game as a protest against this deprivation for freedom of speech, although one would argue that the AFL would probably prefer us watching it on tv.
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #33 on: June 03, 2019, 08:57:22 AM »
The AFL should be very aware of what happened in the A league when the admin dealt with the RBB and the effect it had on crowds and memberships for the WSW
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2019, 12:56:24 PM »
Quote from: one-eyed on June 02, 2019, 08:57:54 PM
From Robbo's 'dislikes' column:

8. THE GREEN MAGGOT

The AFL says it was Richmond’s decision to suspend the fan for calling an umpire a green maggot.

“It was referred back to the club,’’ AFL boss Gillon McLachlan said from China.

“As I understand it, the club cheer squad itself dealt with the issue internally.’’

Well, that’s not quite right. The Tackle understands the AFL told Richmond it had better sanction the person and, if it wasn’t heavy enough, the AFL would come over the top.

The wider issue is: Where does it stop? Does any supporter abuse or swearing lead to bans? What a strange world we live in.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/mark-robinson/the-tackle-mark-robinsons-likes-and-dislikes-from-round-11/news-story/7ec315267ecb628936e3dbd78b7d4f6a

If that is true then we have done well out of this.

Gillon rewards those who cover up his stuff ups.
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2019, 12:58:05 PM »
Quote from: Slipper on June 03, 2019, 12:56:24 PM
If that is true then we have done well out of this.

Gillon rewards those who cover up his stuff ups.

And I just read that Floss got off....
« Last Edit: June 03, 2019, 01:01:53 PM by one-eyed »
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2019, 06:35:17 PM »
How do we vote them out , vote one for Benny
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2019, 07:27:32 PM »
Honestly why do these guys get let off the hook. If I was as bad at my job or made as many mistakes as these guys did I would be rightly sacked. If a player has a bad game he will cop it from every media person under the sun, in the paper, on the radio, online articles, social media, etc. so why isn’t it the same with umpires or are you only allowed to criticise if you have a degree in journalism or are an ex player?

The state of umpiring is so inconsistently bad it isn’t funny and the afl only have themselves to blame for continuously backing the umpires publicly even when everyone knows they made a mistake.
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’
« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2019, 07:41:15 AM »
 :banghead
« Last Edit: June 04, 2019, 03:56:58 PM by one-eyed »
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2019, 09:16:47 AM »
Most of my hate at games is directed at umpires because their quality control is non-existent and they are so inconsistent...
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2019, 10:13:18 AM »
I can't stand it when the non officiating umpire calls a free kick from 30 metres away and the replay proves him wrong :banghead :banghead :banghead
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #41 on: June 04, 2019, 03:39:29 PM »
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #42 on: June 04, 2019, 08:42:04 PM »
Gillon is weak as pee
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #43 on: June 05, 2019, 12:31:49 AM »
Is green maggot a worse insult than white maggot?
What if he was called a maggot?
What are typical pc insults one can vocals to umpires?
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Re: Tigers' cheer squad member banned for calling umpire a “green maggot’’ (H-Sun)
« Reply #44 on: June 05, 2019, 02:44:37 AM »
If the AFL really wanted stop it they should just dress the umpires in black... :shh
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