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One thing I quite like about Clarke as a defensive forward, is that it narrows down his disposal options. If he gets the ball in the forward 50, then...

Great article on Paddy McCartin and his and Tom's family. AFL: Brothers Paddy and Tom McCartin cherish ‘cool’ Sydney Swans bond | news.com.au —...

Let’s just agree to disagree and move on :)

Pretty sure that Selwood does get booed by opposition fans, to varying degrees, every time that he gets a high contact free. And as I've said a...

Spot on! My take is it all started when he pointed out the racist Collingwood girl and the right wing media went into bat for the 'poor little white...

I hate booing for any reason. Whether its a sports star or a prime minister coming onto the screens at a game, I just think it lacks respect and...

A good point.....just as it is for racists who hated being called racists.....and so for Goodsey, the booing got worse.....and as Deja pointed out,...

Not sure about doubling down, but I'm probably spending too much time on the issue. Especially as I was quite impressed by seeing acclaimed author,...

+1000

Our fans will never be as bad as the a-holes who incessantly booed Goodsey....and it is disingenuous to hint at that. A bit too much is being made of...

+1

Same. They have the home advantage, and teams have a habit of rebounding after a poor week. It only takes Higgins to pop up, or King to get some...

+1. It was pissweak.

I would be happy with no changes as well, and think this is most likely. But I would also be happy to see Cunningham replace Clarke in the defensive...

Paddy was at fault. Ginnivan did nothing wrong- let’s all move on

I think you may be doubling down here. Paddy is what, 6’4”? and he tackled Ginnivan from behind. He is always at risk of tackling too high when...

I like Clarke too and am happy at his resurgence. He did however butcher an ‘easy’ running 20-30 meter kick to an open Buddy who had broken free on...

Or possibly that contact was largely caused by prior lowering of his body by Ginnivan?

Hmm, even though it may appear otherwise, I'm actually not much of a booer myself. And I'd certainly hate it if the Sydney crowd, became like the...

Look at the photo from the Horse article. Paddy has grabbed Ginnivan on top of his shoulder right next to his neck when Ginnivan is in a higher...

I don't know that Errol has changed his technique so much as it was just not as ingrained into his game as it has become for Ginnivan and a few...

Garbage, he has a well earned reputation for staging. It is not a figment of the fevered imagination of opposition fans. And if you're going to talk...

Horse has commented, in a typical Horse manner. Horse calls for respect after Ginnivan booing I imagine the atmopshere that Goodes dealt with...

No changes for me

I don't think it's ridiculous. Before the umpires were instructed to adapt the interpretation it would've been a free kick. He clearly raises his arm...

I thought i knew everything until i had grandkids . Now im learning half the words in the Merriam Webster were invented after they were born ! What...

I don't think making excuses for his staging, like saying that he's young, is going to stop him from staging. Nor will McRae backing him solve the...

Ridiculous. It was a free kick, not bad behaviour and certainly not worthy of continued booing. A portion of our crowd has fallen for the media...

I think we are a little too hard on Clarke, his role is to negate. Nearly every possession he gets he has one or two opponents hanging off his...

You’re correct. The underlying reasons for the booing are vastly different. But i don’t think that is the comparison being made here. It’s more a...