Eagles fans being judged for reactions to Freo’s GF loss?
Something that’s really frustrated me since the Grand final has been some of the broad judgement West Coast supporters are getting for reactions to the dockers loss.
There’s obviously a line. Going into Freo spaces just to antagonise people, personally abusing supporters or relentlessly rubbing it in when someone is genuinely gutted is pretty ordinary. Premierships mean a lot to people and we still gotta treat everyone as a fellow human.
But having a laugh with other Eagles supporters? Feeling relieved they didn’t win? Enjoying the memes? Being entertained that after having to hear about it non stop for months and weeks that “Wharfie Time” didn’t end with a premiership but maybe cost them one.
If you supported them that’s cool too, but isn’t it okay to have not supported them and to be happy and relieved they didn’t win? Doubt they’re too happy when we’re doing well on field.
The way they’ve spoken about Harley Reid all year, especially after the Derby can be downright disgusting. They chanted “Harley’s in Bali Murphys at the G” and when Harley and Willem reply and we defend our players they (and some in the footy media) call both us and them petty cause Freo made the grand final and we didn’t.
Feels like we’re being held to a strange moral standard that’s a bit lopsided. What they get a free pass to say and do whatever cause they’ve never won a flag?? Or does the fact our team isn’t doing well but theirs is mean we can’t say anything and we have to just shut up when they take shots at us and our team?