Canterbury Bulldogs fans impeccably behaved at NRL grand final

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"UP the Storm. F ... the Bulldogs," taunted gloating Storm fans to dejected Bulldogs supporters on Sunday night at ANZ stadium.

The Bulldogs fans, muscular young Lebanese-Australian men in blue and white jerseys, G-Star jeans and Nike TN sneakers, with ornately shaved hair styles and some sporting Arabic chin beards, might have looked menacing.

But they behaved like perfect gentlemen and ignored the provocation.

There was not a hint of unrest in the sea of blue and white crammed into ANZ Stadium, hailing from the most multicultural, most Muslim, and most maligned section of Sydney.

Bulldogs fans would have to be the most criticised rugby league followers on planet Earth. But Sunday's grand final was a credit to them.

They bore the disappointing loss with grace and good humour, which defied the aggro image that has afflicted them for years.

They may have channelled the spirit of former Bulldogs hero Hazem El Masri, who last week was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Sydney for his service as a leader of the Arabic community. You don't want to overplay El Masri's influence, but role models are important.

That's why it was such a shame that the players let themselves and their fans down, with some disgraceful remarks to a female Channel 9 reporter during Mad Monday celebrations at Belmore Oval.

Player resentment of a "gotcha culture", inside and outside the media, ready to destroy their careers for off-field misdemeanours, is understandable. But foul sexual slurs are no answer.

When Bulldog management deals with offending players, they might also consider ways to ease the pressure.

Keeping them holed up away from the media in contravention of NRL regulations after the game may have been an attempt to protect them from themselves. But clearly it wasn't enough.


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-nrl-grand-final/story-e6frexnr-1226486904883

 

[magdog]

Shakes head....they just can't help themselves even when writing a supposedly positive story about us.

 

[The DoggFather]

Fuck the media

 

[Action Jackson]

The media is an absolute ****ing disgrace, why do they always have to play the race and stereotypical card , they just can't write a positive story without somewhat making it seem negative. Daily telegraph - YOU ARE A DISGRACE AND A JOKE !!

 

[NallaC]

I wouldn't even give those people the credit of being called a journalist...When you have to enhance a microphone from 40ms away, cant put a face to the comments and stalk a private function. These so called journalist are more like paparattzi.. Disgraceful channel nine.. To think you guys have the rights to our game and can't leave the players alone for one day.
The comments from that room are wrong , the way it has been discovered and reported in my eyes are the bigger offence...

 

[Big_Dawg]

How are they aloud to write that?

 

[iDoggy]

What a generalisation by the media. The reason why they get such negative responses from everyone is becaues they are blood sucking parasites who follow people around like a plague. In my mind, that is stalking. The fact that you are holding a microphone and a camera doesn't make you any different from a stalker.

 

[likeadoggy]

lol 'Arabic chin beards' - sounds like a wrestling move

 

[The DoggFather]

lol 'Arabic chin beards' - sounds like a wrestling move

Arabic chin beard? Which racist anglo piece of sh!t wrote this dribble? What's an "Arabic chin beard" look like you fuckwit?

 

[Mr Invisible]

Miranda Devine *shakes head* .. where to start.. honestly.

 

[dogie]

How are they aloud to write that?

it's allowed - I ignored it the first time but I need to help you now

allowed not aloud

thank you

 

[SUS_250]

so does sam kasiano wear a samoan chin beard and david wolfman williams wear an anglo chin beard?

 

[steve_mortimer]

Best just to ignore stories like this.

I suspect the people who write these articles spend a few minutes surfing sites like this and get a kick out of seeing so many supporters upset. Maybe it is best just to ignore the media reports and not post them on here?

 

[UmoGus]

Since when are chin beards, arabic?

 

[Chicharito]

pathetic excuse for an article...nothin but dribble and negative bullsh1t

 

[Bluebody]

the comments sound like a Borat movie. For all we know, that mic was picking up on a movie they were playing. There was no evidence it was the players as there were many people invited to join them. So the media really need to grow up and start taking pride in what they report. Their soul-less actions is so outdated that they have lost all credibility. They are now just tabloid entertainment. Even the so called real news is riddled with political angles to control public opinion.

 

[BudgyBulldog]

So when they write stories about the Rabbitohs do they refer to them as young Aboriginal men?

Or when writing about the Sharks do they refer to them as young Australian racist men?

So sick of being portrayed as a Lebanese thug because I wear the blue and white jersey.

 

[MrDogzOfWar]

Fuck the media

Fu*k the media alright.. Just bring up bad things off the past, that's what the media good at

 

[Scorpio]

It's all lies and false propaganda to support this antagonistic and violent media organisation

 

[Trendsetter]

Hair on my chinny chin chin..

Hmmm big bad wolf was lebo.. Now the story makes sense!