reptilescorpio
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AusGAF 3.0 - Double the price, region locked and refused classification
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reptilescorpio
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Just like knocking up school girls for St Kilda. Not as bad as fingers up bumholes though.Bernbaum said:
reptilescorpio
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I would not want to see where the gorilla men of NRL come from. I imagine a steelworks where it is the reverse of the ending of T2. But with more sexism.Fredescu said:
viciouskillersquirrel
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Why do people expect their sportsmen to be shining role models and paragons of virtue? Most of them have been living and breathing their sport since they were kids and were recruited for the major teams right out of high school. Any maturity they might gain from having to deal with the world as adults is deferred for as long as they still make the team.
reptilescorpio
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Mainly because of how much money they get paid. When a sportsman gets paid more than a nurse or a doctor we kind of expect them to act in a moral, upstanding way. Plus the fact they are worshiped and seen as role models for the youth of today. It would be nice if sporting culture would raise these people as great role models but sometimes it doesn't turn out that way. We only hear about the fuck ups though of course.viciouskillersquirrel said:
FallbackPants
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reptilescorpio said:
But a nurse or doctor will have a job until their at least 50. A professional sportsmen is lucky to still have his job when he's 35. And most of them are done or playing in the semi pro leagues by their late 20s.
If someone was paying me $100,000+ when I was 18 or 19 I probably would have done what Todd Carney has done too.
But you're right on the second point. The clubs and the leagues really should be trying to create a culture, through education especially, that this shit is just not on.
reptilescorpio
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Thankfully lately the clubs are getting players to keep up with Uni or a trade. Our gas plumber used to play AFL and his son got drafted into Geelong and had some hip surgery that has kept him out so far but he is loaded already and has been put into a side business for the time being.FallbackPants said:
The point of retiring early doesn't fit as most players will be set up with plenty of other work, whether it be in the sport or one of the many affiliated businesses that they have already been getting kick backs from. Look at all the footy players who have bars, restaurants or property that they are earning good money from. Plus moving into the media, etc. Plenty of money now days after sport.
reptilescorpio said:
For crimes, its hard to top the Canterbury gang rapes. For sport rule breaking, its the Storm cheating saga. AFL has its own dirty laundry though for sure, but VKS has it dead on: none of these muppets should be allowed in schools, let alone worshipped to the degree they are. They are just human, cashed up at a young age and with a few too many bad eggs in amongst them.
The cream usually rises to the top but only after retirement.
Damn, really hoping that my orders from the UK come today. Have one new 360 controller coming my way (first one I've bought since launch, not counting the wired one I have for PC) as well as Party Animals, de Blob 2 and Deathsmiles.
Son, I am excite.
Son, I am excite.
Except for Ablett Sr., amirite?RandomVince said:
reptilescorpio
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The biggest concern is that the money is getting bigger which makes it a worry that the club mentality will be to let them do whatever they want in order to keep them happy rather than channel these rich young people down a less destructive path than has happened in the past. The constant stream of problems shows that it isn't quite working for organised sport, especially here in Australia. Andrew Symonds was banished for his disregard for the culture brought on by the governing body, maybe the same needs to be done in AFL and NRL.RandomVince said:
reptilescorpio
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Man I ran into him a dozen times in Geelong. He used to frequent the Blockbuster in Belmont. He hung out with my ex's friends as they were druggies and hoe bags. Really nice bloke. My best mate worshiped him and had a great experience with him and Ablett even gave him some advice on his kicking, childhood dream of kicking the footy in a backyard with Ablett complete.Shaneus said:
DualShadow
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The sad thing is, all the positive things that sports people do is overshadowed by all the bullshit and controversy.
Just saw Andrew Demetriou (AFL chief) on ABC exclaiming - with some shock and annoyance - at the lack of 'presumption of innocence' being granted to footy players.
He's not going to find many sympathetic ears with that line of thought (and I even champion for it), for either of the major codes.
He's not going to find many sympathetic ears with that line of thought (and I even champion for it), for either of the major codes.
reptilescorpio
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he didn't want to change his lifestyle to suit the work that CA wanted him to do. They wanted him to turn up to meetings and stay out of pubs while his drinking was a big issue (for both the media and his health). He didn't want to change so he had to leave the 'job'. Maybe the AFL needs to be a bit more definitive with their contracts in that they expect anyone invloved in the clubs to restrain themselves from anything that would get them in trouble with the police and to not make bets. Although that would piss off the betting agencys.RandomVince said:
Cool.VOOK said:
Haven't been to one in aaaaaages so might go this time. The last one I went to was a pokemon (diamond?) one and I distinctly remember this 30 something (or maybe 20 something) guy with long red hair, a beard and a outback style hat jumping around to grab all the plushies the host was throwing into the crowd of mostly kids.
Oh and also, when this kid was trading pokemans with me, his mum stood next to him to make sure that I wasn't going to abduct him or something lol.
reptilescorpio
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Not to meantion the lives that are harmed by sporting clubs raising revenue from gambling (and previously smoking).RandomVince said:
codswallop
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School holidays.Choc said:
DualShadow
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RandomVince said:
Also true, but I was talking specifically about sports with my comment.
codswallop
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4usGAF: Refused Classification
Nintendo hates families confirmed? Wii U only for the super rich Telstra execs with nannies?Choc said:
Shit 65 posts (+/- any tiny overflow before the lock). Hate to waste any of them on inane shit...
Misapprehensions, not facts, drive our dysfunctional asylum-seeker debate
There will be nothing new in there for the majority of AusGAF, but it by and large a good read. Worth your 2 minutes.
Misapprehensions, not facts, drive our dysfunctional asylum-seeker debate
There will be nothing new in there for the majority of AusGAF, but it by and large a good read. Worth your 2 minutes.
Planet_JASE
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YAY, my stuff arrived from overseas!
YAY, it was signature required.
YAY, they didn't leave it.
YAY, had to arrange an alternate time for drop off.
YAY, the earliest is Monday.
YAY, I won't have it for the weekend.
Boo hoo for me.
YAY, it was signature required.
YAY, they didn't leave it.
YAY, had to arrange an alternate time for drop off.
YAY, the earliest is Monday.
YAY, I won't have it for the weekend.
Boo hoo for me.
reptilescorpio
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I hate the way our society works.RandomVince said:
Quick! Who wants in on the beach?
reptilescorpio
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Same here. Assholes never bother to ring the door bell. Same with the lazy garbos. Quarter full bin of grass didn't get picked up. No sticker on the bin saying it was too full. Assholes.Planet_JASE said:YAY, my stuff arrived from overseas!
YAY, it was signature required.
YAY, they didn't leave it.
YAY, had to arrange an alternate time for drop off.
YAY, the earliest is Monday.
YAY, I won't have it for the weekend.
Boo hoo for me.
reptilescorpio
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...take the day off work! Don't get angry buddy! Nintendo have plenty of older players too. Like Vook!Choc said:yes its full of dickhead wanker teenagers who are to old for nintendos target market
Planet_JASE
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I once caught a delivery man putting a "sorry we missed you" notice in my letterbox.reptilescorpio said:
That is your one fucking purpose and you can't do it. It's not even under the category of going "above and beyond." It's the base level requirement of your job, fucktard.