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    I'm delighted for Belinda Sharpe to get a top level whistleblower gig this weekend.

    There have been women touch footy refs and other elite sport female referees for quite a while.

    But it's an 80 minute haul of the most sustained physical team sport on the planet.

    Waddaya reckon?

  • #2
    I reckon she’d object to being called a girl, but other than that, spot on!
    Making Steve Naughton look like Vince Mellars...

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Salvatori Grubber View Post
      I reckon she’d object to being called a girl, but other than that, spot on!
      Yes fair enough...sorry no offence meant. I always say "girl" instead of "women" just a habit I think.

      At least I didn't use Paul Murray's term "Sheila".

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      • #4
        But at least hopefully not a useless dumbass like the male refs we have
        The Internet is a place for posting silly things
        Try and be serious and you will look stupid
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        • #5
          for some reason I’m looking forward to thirteen’s response on this one.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Salvatori Grubber View Post
            I reckon she’d object to being called a girl, but other than that, spot on!
            Well it's not you so why the need to correct someone? Let her be the person who objects!

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            • #7
              I think that she will do well, hopefully the players respect her and she doesn’t make too many stupid calls.

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              • #8
                Good on her. My only concern is can she keep up over a long 80 mins? It’s one thing that amazes me about many of the current top refs is their speed.
                FVCK CANCER

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Jacks Fur Coat View Post

                  Yes fair enough...sorry no offence meant. I always say "girl" instead of "women" just a habit I think.

                  At least I didn't use Paul Murray's term "Sheila".
                  No offence taken from me! Was more so chuckling inward at the term which I know is an Aussie-ism.

                  I remember watching the Australian Open a number of years ago and John Alexander was commentating with Navratilova when he referred to the Girls when describing the Woman’s comp. He wasn’t being a dick or anything - just speaking like an Aussie and Martina fully took exception. Said they’re not girls, they’re women which got me thinking at the time.

                  I now find myself stopping mid-sentence whenever I’m about to say girls when referring to grown ups with xy chromosomes.

                  I wonder if the gesture is noted by who ever I’m speaking with.
                  Making Steve Naughton look like Vince Mellars...

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by ROC181 View Post

                    Well it's not you so why the need to correct someone? Let her be the person who objects!
                    See my post above. You got me wrong.
                    Making Steve Naughton look like Vince Mellars...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Salvatori Grubber View Post

                      See my post above. You got me wrong.
                      Fair enough...you big lug! For a minute I thought it was another SJW trying to infiltrate the Pen with some PC mambo Jambo.
                      All Good SG!

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                      • #12
                        Good luck to her.

                        Refs aren't cops, but when female cops became more common it changed policing a bit.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by ROC181 View Post

                          Fair enough...you big lug! For a minute I thought it was another SJW trying to infiltrate the Pen with some PC mambo Jambo.
                          All Good SG!
                          That's Ism22's job.

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                          • #14
                            I don't like how they trotted her out for an interview. I can't remember any other ref being interviewed before their first game and I hardly remember any refs being interviewed at all.

                            As long as it's a merit promotion I am happy about it.

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                            • #15
                              "I don't like how they trotted her out for an interview. I can't remember any other ref being interviewed before their first game"

                              agreed, my mate debuted in the first Chooks v Storm game, I only knew when i saw him on tv
                              Last edited by Chookies74; 07-18-2019, 10:43 AM.

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