It makes no sense. 30% of Australian population was born overseas...Lomani racially abused by Rebels fan after he was sent off, I remember seeing him react but wasn’t sure what caused it.
He's going to get along well with his new neighbors of PI communityI bet he can't find Tarneit on a map...
Of course it makes no sense, racists aren't usually sensible, in most part they are idiots and cowards (do it behind backs, or in this case surrounded by crowd etc when pissed). You know perhaps the bit disappointng thing, if those ones sitting with him were friends or whatever, none appaered to be telling him to pull head in!It makes no sense. 30% of Australian population was born overseas...
In no way am I defending his actions but I think a lot of what is described as a racist attack is just someone with poor language skills who is trying to find an adjective to describe the person. If it was a second rower they may yell out "tall c#*t", a prop "fat c#*t" etc.Of course it makes no sense, racists aren't usually sensible, in most part they are idiots and cowards (do it behind backs, or in this case surrounded by crowd etc when pissed). You know perhaps the bit disappointng thing, if those ones sitting with him were friends or whatever, none appaered to be telling him to pull head in!
In no way am I defending his actions but I think a lot of what is described as a racist attack is just someone with poor language skills who is trying to find an adjective to describe the person. If it was a second rower they may yell out "tall c#*t", a prop "fat c#*t" etc.
He is a piece of crap that should be banned for life but there are times that I believe describing skin colour is not designed to be racist, kind of like Sam Kerr.
As we saw in Sam Kerr's incident the determining factor is what the victim feels, and in this case it was offensive to the victim and therefore anything but a life ban is to lenient. His mates are also epic fuckwits for not pulling him up
Sam Kerr comments came to mind when I heard the allegation. I won’t use one instance to defend the other but I hope everyone hottake on racist rebels man is consistent with whatever opinion you had with Sam Kerr.
I am not going down that rabbit hole Phil.
I just want people to be consistent with their opinions
I think a lot of what is described as a racist attack is just someone with poor language skills
Mate there's so much to unpack here, so much nuance that you may have missed when linking those two situations. Here's not the time nor place, but you could start with searching for Craig Foster's contributions and reflections on the debate.Sam Kerr comments came to mind when I heard the allegation. I won’t use one instance to defend the other but I hope everyone hottake on racist rebels man is consistent with whatever opinion you had with Sam Kerr.
Of course he is. But he was carded during the game, it likely had a material impact on the result, and a sensible judiciary will come up a minimum of an 8 or 9 week ban. There's not much more you can do unless you're wanting a precedent set for police reports.What can’t be forgotten is Canham is the real victim here. He had to get 20 stitches in the back of his head due to a disgusting act of cowardice
Lomani should not play again in 2024 and is lucky to avoid criminal charges. Lesser incidents in local level sport have been referred to the police
Leigh Matthews was charged when he broke the jaw of Neville Bruns in the '80s.Genuinely curious, have people actually been criminally charged in Victoria for violence on the footy field?
I’ve seen a bloke run off a bench, king hit a player and then run into some bush land in front of 2000 witnesses and they got like 8 weeks.
While understanding why you are pissed etc with the act(as am I) I think to say not to play again this year maybe a bit much. I don't have any idea of what he will or should get, but doubt it would be that long.Lomani should not play again in 2024 and is lucky to avoid criminal charges. Lesser incidents in local level sport have been referred to the police