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Everyone trying to draw conclusions about social media, alcohol, the NRL, young men or society from the demise of Joel Moneghan’s League career should give up.
There’s no great lessons for the rest of us - it’s no great illustration of a general societal ill. It’s just gross.
We’ve gotten so used to trying to explain what went wrong when a footballer does something ridiculous, dangerous or just plain illegal.
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Last weekend I watched one of the best games of rugby league ever played.
At the end of the Tigers v Roosters match I just sat frozen in my chair starring at the field with my mouth open like some kind of busted sideshow clown. It wasn’t so much anger or sadness that the Tigers had lost - it was shock at what had just transpired.
Like most games of this magnitude, this one had its fair share of controversial (that’s code for completely crap) refereeing decisions that cost the Tigers the game, but ultimately I was glad to be present. But this isn’t really about the Tigers loss, or even the Roosters, it’s actually about the Canberra Raiders.
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AFL the national code? a suburb of melbourne plays another suburb of Melbourne. Pray tell me how this is of any interest to anyone outside Melbourne. I’m glad AFL’ers are excited but to most Australians your excitement is like a middle aged uncle who has had a drink too many,… Read more »
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