The bottle incident could have been avoided

[Cammo]

There's no need to be so PC about this. Dogs fans have a terrible and infamous reputation for a reason.

Like soccer fans?

 

[BranVan3000]

I've had 90% good experiences with Dogs fans in recent years. They were all great at the Grand Final, had many congratulate me and a few party with us after wards. But there has still been the odd game where I've felt like Dogs fans have been threatening me, my friends or people around me. And that has only happened at Dogs games. There is a real bad element in the Dogs crowds and I don't think these people are real football fans at all. The equivalent of soccer hooligans

 

[coast_dragons]

People actually whinging about coins being thrown at Tallis is the biggest c**k to have ever played the game lol.

 

[innsaneink]

The biggest hazard with staying out on the field is the potential for the ground to be swarmed by fans. It only takes a couple idiots to jump the gates and the rest hurl over like a bunch of sheep and all of a sudden the situation becomes unmanageable for security and police. It's not something I can ever recall happening in Australia but that doesn't mean we should be naive to the potential of it happening.

Running up the tunnel was the smartest thing to do, get out of view as quick as possible of the angry fans. Maybe there might have been a smarter exit though, I know there's a couple of entry/exit points to the field.

We saw it with a tonga v samoa game I think at penrith a few years back?
Though that was celebratory and a positive mood, not disgruntled fans....but same situation when a large crowd decides to hop the fence not a lot can be done

 

[saint.nick]

Like soccer fans?

Yeah, soccer fans can be pretty shitty too.

 

[saint.nick]

I've had 90% good experiences with Dogs fans in recent years. They were all great at the Grand Final, had many congratulate me and a few party with us after wards. But there has still been the odd game where I've felt like Dogs fans have been threatening me, my friends or people around me. And that has only happened at Dogs games. There is a real bad element in the Dogs crowds and I don't think these people are real football fans at all. The equivalent of soccer hooligans

They have that element of young/youngish fans who go to rather act intimidating than to watch a game of football.

 

[Perth Red]

Are they wanderers fans in disguise lol?

 

[Surrogate]

There are crazy people who invade the field and attack referees.

Another solution is to provide a retractable cover to protect players and refs as they exit.

 

[MrAnonymous]

Ffs give the merkin a medal for doing it. I enjoyed seeing the merkin get hit.

 

[POPEYE]

Put Tony Abbott on the gates, turn around any supporter who looks like he'd throw a bottle

 

[mattyg]

Blessing in disguise skeepe

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Put Tony Abbott on the gates, turn around any supporter who looks like he'd throw a bottle

:lol:

A 6 point plan to stop the bottles!

 

[Liddell]

It would have been avoided if their fans actually knew the rules.

People can play it down as passion all they like but it was embarrassing for the whole code. Yes, other clubs have been guilty of the same thing but why is it always this same fan base carrying on like this? The NRL warned them to fix this shit a few years back and nothing has changed.

The coward punch on a teenage Souths fan just sums up that club.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

It'll get to the stage where you'll only be able to buy beverages in plastic cups soon. You won't be able to buy bottled water or soft drink.

 

[alien]

I don't have a dog, can I kick the plant in my yard?

i'm pretty sure you've been smoking it

 

[Ziggy the God]

Get upset at a game, boo the ref off.

To instead throw bottles or king hit opposition supporters, says plenty about some Dogs supporters.
This is not the first time.

Embarrassing for the game.

 

[Card Shark]

Very embarrassing.

We just lost a stack of junior players & junior refs.

This code is killing itself.

 

[footy75]

Very embarrassing.

We just lost a stack of junior players & junior refs.

This code is killing itself.

This, dont underestimate the damage done to the game yesterday.

The game is great but unfortunately Bulldogs fans are mental. Standing in huge packs throwing bottles at refs and linesman and one who was 21 years old. Shit behaviour.

Every team feels like they get robbed at times and it's emotional..but to throw bottles and start fighting...

 

[BuffaloRules]

If the crowd acting up and players abusing referees really did any damage to a sporting code, soccer would have died 50 years ago...

 

[Card Shark]

If the crowd acting up and players abusing referees really did any damage to a sporting code, soccer would have died 50 years ago...

Fair point mate but soccer is seen as the "soft" sport that mummy will let little Johnny (or Susie) play.

Mummies don't like the big bullies in rugby league but daddy always defends it.

Daddies are running out of excuses for the game.