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I think Horwill overtook both of him with his magnificent display of trolling in round 1.

IS, no one is arguing that Pocock hasn't pissed off all the hard workers in the homophobia industry.

I always find it amusing when people conflate basic social justice and an interest in sustainability with being a fringe extreme leftie. True colours.

The suicide rate for gay people in this country is six times higher than the rest of the population. This stuff isn't just about being PC and not offending people. If Pocock is getting this kind of reaction from the good old boys imagine how a gay bloke in the era you describe must have felt...

He's not captain of any team. Hopefully that stops any children from taking away his awful, extreme view that it's not ok to bully people for things they can't change and aren't wrong anyway. I hope so too.

I feel like I'm constantly jumping in on this thread so I'll stop contributing for a bit. But just saying that Braveheart has repeatedly acknowledged those issues and stated that it's not acceptable in any scenario. I am passionately opposed to homophobia but I can admit that some forms are more...

In response to Inside Shoulder: That's a discussion worth having. In your examples at least they generally don't imply any inherent wrongness with mothers, sisters, brothers or dogs whereas with things like casual homophobia you're not just having a go at the person, but identifying gayness with...

I completely forgot about AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper). Still wouldn't have him in the run-on, but would possibly have him instead of Lealiifano. I had thought about the wings but rejected the idea of Cummins or Tomane as they only fill that one role. In my team you'd have to shift Folau to the wing for Beale or just...

Should this part of the discussion be it's own thread somewhere? I think it's a good discussion that is a credit to GAGR so far and hasn't gone down any shitty paths, but it still prevents people talking about the game with any rhythm.

Merrow I think your heart is absolutely in the right place on this one and I don't disagree with your standpoint. I just don't think anyone else really does either. I think most people want this kind of stuff out of society and when it is used in that way that is more ignorant than hateful...

This is mine based on "optimal" form. Nothing too out of the ordinary. In reality I still can't split Pocock and Hooper - my heart says Pocock but my brain says "I agree with the heart but I'm an idiot so better wait and see". Higginbotham in over Fardy as it's based on optimal form, but...

You're starting to be a little obtuse - he said "it's still not ok". I don't know why you keep declaring people think it makes it ok?

Not a fan of the red card idea. Red cards are for foul play and the highest on-field deterrent available. Referees should, and do I think, have the discretion to issue a yellow card if they don't think something was intentional. But if someone punches someone in the back of the head when they're...

I think it's a pretty good buy. I really doubt they're buying him thinking he'll be any kind of trump card. He'll be able to start or bench no worries and put pressure on the other locks to maintain form.

I need to re-watch this game more in-depth, but I have to agree with Fitzy on Carraro, the presence of a rugby brain like that is really undervalued sometimes.

I see what you are saying Froggy, and referenced a similar point earlier. People use these words in place of things like bad, stupid, fuckhead, idiot, whatever. That's a huge problem and not acceptable, but there's a difference between that and being someone who genuinely hates or would want to...

That's fair enough. I personally think when and where it happens is the right time and place, but understand that part of it is much more debatable and subjective than whether or not it's a problem. I also agree with those saying it's not the best approach to pin it on one player or team...

Tui is still recovering from his broken leg at this point isn't he? Or was he on track for this game?

He had the ref with him for one, and was captain for the other. Honestly, replace whichever epithet was used with the n-word instead. Would Pocock still be being a "politician" for telling the ref it's not acceptable and then explaining the incident when asked by a journo? I'd wager you...

Pretty cool Messam commiserating with the Sharks on that card. I went back to watch the earlier ones when I switched this on and missed the third. I'm probably missing another one typing this.