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[Jacks Fur Coat]

A thoughtful and compassionate post. You're right about how young blokes need guidance - especially Indigenous young blokes who have many additional pressures on them from family and community. We kept hearing in 2019 how Latrell had all these people getting in his ear, all offering what they saw as being sound guidance. People like Anthony Mundine who is a renowned lunatic.

I'm now grappling with how to respond at our next home game with the Vermin and the crowd starts to boo him. Right now, I want to boo my head off. But to do so would raise the spectre of the racism that Adam Goodes experienced. In truth it would be to let him know what we felt about his attack on one of our favourite sons and one of his own mates, but that's what some would say.

I don't think it raises any spectre 66, although it may in your mind. Goodes and Lattrell probably both deserve to be booed loudly, nothing to do with them being black, white or brindle though.

[Vasco]

I still had a soft spot for him before last night, but that’s gone. Had he showed any remorse when he realised what he did, and had he not a thrown that ball in an entitled fit of rage after scoring the try, I could have accepted that the hit on Manu was a desperate attempt to stop a try and an accident.

I wish him no good luck from now on.

I despised him as soon as he signed with Souffs.

I don't care if he organises a press conference begging for forgiveness. Anything he says now would be scripted given to him by his advisors.

[chopstiks]

No doubt latrell will spin the new found hate for him to become the victim... it’s what he does... I was over his garbage the day he posted that image on Instagram of him throwing out his roosters gear, it was unnecessary and petty and just showed how classless he is... I hope next time we face him we have our full squad and we send Jared on a mission to square things up.

He did what ? Jeez that explains a lot about the guy. It's pretty clear he has an anger that fuels an uncontrollable vindictive streak, determined to always get revenge. In hindsight as many have pointed out we can see now that it was an extra workload for Robbo but Im guessing since Robbo said he likes him in his press conference, that he saw it as a psychological and coaching challenge.

[The Skeez]

I don't think it raises any spectre 66, although it may in your mind. Goodes and Lattrell probably both deserve to be booed loudly, nothing to do with them being black, white or brindle though.

And the antagonist steps in with an inflaming comment. Careful coat you’ve got form

[ism22]

Yep it's definitely what we needed after the last week. Good lucky finding another club that gets 50 put on them and is brought together by the details of the experience.

[ism22]

He did what ? Jeez that explains a lot about the guy. It's pretty clear he has an anger that fuels an uncontrollable vindictive streak, determined to always get revenge. In hindsight as many have pointed out we can see now that it was an extra workload for Robbo but Im guessing since Robbo said he likes him in his press conference, that he saw it as a psychological and coaching challenge.

Yep, the whole thing reeked of stupidity!

I mean they were probably gonna win anyway and were gonna come 3rd no matter what. This is before considering that Manu's an old friend who he's won premierships with.

Just... WHY? Would love to hear what Skeletor said to him afterwards, after all the work he's put into defending the guy's game/attitude.

It was the wrong play and IMO Wayne shoulda hooked him rather than letting him go back on and score tries. IMO Robbo woulda done that... take him off and tell him to go clean the filth off in the shower rooms while watching his team struggle without him... emphasising that it was a dog act, it's beneath the club's standards and his mate's just been rushed off to hospital. To me that's the lesson he needed.

Instead this moment bolstered them and they shamelessly took full advantage of us being down a star centre (one of three top-team players we had available by that stage given SST had been rubbed out). Yep, 'pride' of the league. Totally...

[Johnny Tobin]

I despised him as soon as he signed with Souffs.

I don't care if he organises a press conference begging for forgiveness. Anything he says now would be scripted given to him by his advisors.

100%

Showed his true character on the field. Totally vindicate Nick and Robbo’s decision to punt the scumbag.

[JB_Cloey]

The scum is where he belongs. In the team of scum.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

And the antagonist steps in with an inflaming comment. Careful coat you’ve got form

Huh...what form? Just hosing down the old racist line.

[Johnny73]

It’s amazing how many have him on the top of their list ~ including Ryan Cross.

Glenn Morrison's behavior regarding the Ryan Cross incident was a stain on his legacy.

[Johnny Tobin]

Glenn Morrison's behavior regarding the Ryan Cross incident was a stain on his legacy.

It actually is his legacy.

[Kingbilly]

I am with you Jack, he will get booed and the idiot brigade that makes all the noise will be claiming its racism, when its just people telling LM he is a dick. In fact the woke pricks that call it racism are the real racists.
Thats the big point Goodes missed, I am sure some people where racist in their criticism but many just didn't like him.

I have always had this feeling that LM's career will not last that long.

Also the prospect of Souffs turning into a basket case due to Bennett stuffing them up is very exciting

[ism22]

I am with you Jack, he will get booed and the idiot brigade that makes all the noise will be claiming its racism, when its just people telling LM he is a dick. In fact the woke pricks that call it racism are the real racists.
Thats the big point Goodes missed, I am sure some people where racist in their criticism but many just didn't like him.

I have always had this feeling that LM's career will not last that long.

Also the prospect of Souffs turning into a basket case due to Bennett stuffing them up is very exciting

Quit making an issue outta nothing to support your personal agenda that believes the world is too PC for your liking.

Nobody's booed him and nobody's making claims of racism. Stick to the facts and embrace fellow fans rather than searching for something to polarise discussions with!

My biggest beef is with the refs anyway. It was a dog shot sure, but the issue is that Peranara did fark all about it. Thankfully his brother isn't in out team! (No doubt he bailed at the last minute after talking to his brother).

[Paddo Colt 61]

[QUOTE=Jacks Fur Coat: Huh...what form? Just hosing down the old racist line.

Disingenuous as ever - talking UP the old racist line rather. Goodes was called "ape", a time honoured racial epithet and one among scores of others he'd obviously tired of hearing.
Latrell richly deserves the criticism and the booing but I take Skeez's point, what is genuine and general approbation for grossly unsportsmanlike behaviour can be perverted by racists into something quite different as it was in Goodes', Winmar's and even Chock's cases.

[Paddo Colt 61]

It was clear that the Chooks were a slim chance at best but when I saw that Henry was appointed bunker guy I knew it was all over. Has never been kind to the RWB.