Originally Posted by
Roadrunner
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I believe the overwhelming majority of footballing public are not racist. We may boo a player who carries out a misdemeanour on the field for the rest of the game, but it is forgotten when he plays the following week , unless he is a repeat offender. Similarly with umpires, we boo when they make an obviously bad decision especially in front of goal.
No doubt the AFL handled Goodsey saga poorly, but I think this was because they are generally inept at most things and maybe were even a bit shell shocked. Often they shoot themselves in the foot. Unfortunately there were some scum supporters who booed Goodsey for no valid reason and thus made it extremely difficult for him. What this sad saga shows is that sadly there are some misguided people amongst us and the rest of us need to point out to them the error of their ways in the strongest possible terms.
As for the AFL, they are learning, but slower than we would like.
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