Khod Hand Investigation

[old_man_tiger]

What most seem to be ignoring with regard Hand Gesture-Gate is the racial element. Had Adam Doueihi and Alex Twal been the players in question I don’t see much drama. Yet we had players of non Arabic heritage using an Arabic hand gesture to say “up yours” to a group of fans with Arabic heritage. This adds a racially mocking dimension to the episode. Imagine a trio of white dudes mimicking spear throwing at an aboriginal section of the crowd etc ...

As for comments about Bulldog fans deserving it. Trouble there is you can’t lump them all in together. Some Canterbury fans carry on like pork chops but others are fine.

Anyway, no one died. Hopefully our boys have learnt a lesson with regards cultural sensitivities and we all move on 👍

Nonsense....I grew up in Sydney and we all taught each other these little things from each other's cultures. Khod is one of the things i laugh hardest at when I see an anglo or Asian do it properly. The "kh" is hard to say lol
Samuela Fainu apologised during the week and gave more context and it was something 99% of dogs fan would accept.
By the way we have had many more lebanese players and a lot of diverse fans. The dogs fans do not represent Arabs mate, the are fans of a footy team that's it. They can all khod if they aren't tigers, if this footage made it to Lebanon 75% of people under 30 would become tigers fans in Beirut lol

 

[Merlot]

Shouldn’t be surprising with his track record.

As one of my favourite forum owners once said: “Feel free to start your own damn site”

Fk me , blast from the past, you only turn up in the good times, what's up?

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Fk me , blast from the past, you only turn up in the good times, what's up?

Wait... when do the 'good times' start 🙁

 

[Merlot]

Shouldn’t be surprising with his track record.

As one of my favourite forum owners once said: “Feel free to start your own damn site”

closet Doobie fan or not

 

[Pascoes_barber]

closet Doobie fan or not

Always been a huge fan 🤣

Except when I wasn't 2022-2024.

Genuinely happy to see him find some form though, and hoping it continues!

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Here we go with twisting everything into racism. They want to bring their culture to mock us, but we can't mock them in the language they understand...sorry mate...so far off it's not funny. You must work in HR? Or the government...

Your the only one talking about racism.

Where did ‘they’ mock our culture? They are full blooded rugby league fans for heavens sake - I would have thought that’s fully embracing our way.

Re’ my occupation, you’re so far off it’s not funny

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Nothing in it, loved the celebration! Sets up a blockbuster with the dogs in 2026, they will be giving it to us at Homebush

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Nothing in it, loved the celebration! Sets up a blockbuster with the dogs in 2026, they will be giving it to us at Homebush

That’s a bit negative. I think we’ll be far stronger than you give us credit for

 

[weststigers]

Your the only one talking about racism.

Where did ‘they’ mock our culture? They are full blooded rugby league fans for heavens sake - I would have thought that’s fully embracing our way.

Re’ my occupation, you’re so far off it’s not funny

You've not read my post correctly judging by your response. Including my sarcastic dig at your occupation.

No idea as usual.

 

[hank37w]

Anyway, no one died. Hopefully our boys have learnt a lesson with regards cultural sensitivities and we all move on 👍

Pity some of the clowns in the media don't have some sensitivities towards the Wests Tigers and their supporters.

 

[hank37w]

Here we go with twisting everything into racism. They want to bring their culture to mock us, but we can't mock them in the language they understand...sorry mate...so far off it's not funny. You must work in HR? Or the government...

That's right he's here to help us. 🤣

Thought Samuela's explanation during the week about growing up with Arab mates was a perfect response and should have silenced the mad Arabs, you know the ones that are upset and complaining and all the do-gooder non Arab's can STFU.

 

[hank37w]

That’s a bit negative. I think we’ll be far stronger than you give us credit for

My take on what he said was more along the lines of there will be even more rivalry/banter etc. rather than them giving us a flogging.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

You've not read my post correctly judging by your response. Including my sarcastic dig at your occupation.

No idea as usual.

What language did you want me to read your post in ?
I read it just fine - and answered it even better (as usual) 👍

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Pity some of the clowns in the media don't have some sensitivities towards the Wests Tigers and their supporters.

Geez grow a pair dude.
Who gives a rats what the media say about anything 🥴

 

[Muffstar]

What most seem to be ignoring with regard Hand Gesture-Gate is the racial element. Had Adam Doueihi and Alex Twal been the players in question I don’t see much drama. Yet we had players of non Arabic heritage using an Arabic hand gesture to say “up yours” to a group of fans with Arabic heritage. This adds a racially mocking dimension to the episode. Imagine a trio of white dudes mimicking spear throwing at an aboriginal section of the crowd etc ...

As for comments about Bulldog fans deserving it. Trouble there is you can’t lump them all in together. Some Canterbury fans carry on like pork chops but others are fine.

Anyway, no one died. Hopefully our boys have learnt a lesson with regards cultural sensitivities and we all move on 👍

In addition to this, I'm sure our sponsors don't want to be associated with actions like these, whether they are trivial or not.

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

Nonsense....I grew up in Sydney and we all taught each other these little things from each other's cultures. Khod is one of the things i laugh hardest at when I see an anglo or Asian do it properly. The "kh" is hard to say lol
Samuela Fainu apologised during the week and gave more context and it was something 99% of dogs fan would accept.
By the way we have had many more lebanese players and a lot of diverse fans. The dogs fans do not represent Arabs mate, the are fans of a footy team that's it. They can all khod if they aren't tigers, if this footage made it to Lebanon 75% of people under 30 would become tigers fans in Beirut lol

Cheers for that, I take that on board.

And of course there are racially diverse fans supporting all the different clubs. Canterbury however have long been associated with the Lebanese community and the optics of three non Arabic players doing what they did wasn’t great.

Given the identity based world we now live in, I get why the NRL had to issue the warning they did.

 

[tig_prmz]

Forget just Benny, every person in the media has ulterior selfish motives.

They all have other affiliations, agendas etc to help out their own associates, or at least look like they're helping.

There are absolutely no ethics in media or journalism and they never will be enforced.

 

[weststigers]

What language did you want me to read your post in ?
I read it just fine - and answered it even better (as usual) 👍

Whatever you reckon. Get on the bus to terrigal and keep going

 

[innsaneink]

Nothing in it, loved the celebration! Sets up a blockbuster with the dogs in 2026, they will be giving it to us at Homebush

Id bet my left one we play them twice next year....the nrl will make sure of that

 

[innsaneink]

What a nark.

Phil Gould criticises promotion of post-try celebrations​

Speaking on the 'Six Tackes with Gus' podcast this week, Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould said the NRL only has itself to blame for the over-promotion of post-try celebrations. That's despite 'Try July' – an NRL/Sportsbet initiative which encourages players to perform animated routines after scoring - raising close to $2 million for various causes since its inception in 2020.

Gould said: "I hate all the post-try celebration stuff. I hate the way we encourage it and promote it. I hate the way we promote the way the players react to the fans. When you score a try, celebrate with your teammates. I don’t like all that (carry on). But if you want to promote all that and do all that, then you're going to get this sort of stuff."


Gould did not mention Try July by name, but added: "I don’t like post-try celebrations. I don’t like players running up to the crowd and celebrating, because that leads itself to whatever you’re going to get," he said. The league will deal with this (Tigers incident). But if you keep wanting to promote that stuff… you want the rain, you better put up with the mud. This is what it's going to lead to."