Not to mention a particularly heartless and dare I say irresponsible use of a time machine
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And not to mention the system is stacked against the top guys, as they are more often than not drafted into failing franchises without the support to actually help them develop.
So they end up succeeding in spite of those around them.
Would be an interesting experiment to get in the time machine and see what happens if Mahomes was drafted by the Jets.
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@Dodge I agree with this.
It's also feeling less relevant. I loved how easy Twitter made it to follow news, especially breaking news. Blue ticks actually really helped with that, to establish who you could take seriously (when it came to news) and who you might be able to ignore.
But with a lot of people leaving, and the overhaul of the blue tick model, it's all a bit of a mess right now. And that's before you even get started on the bots.
Hard not to think that it's all just a sad bid for attention/love by a hyper-sensitive billionaire.
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I love it. I think having a historically good #1 is great for the sport. Scheffler isn't exactly a showman, but when he's this good I don't think it matters.
Watching him play the back 9 on Sunday at Augusta was art. I normally lose focus if a player is 3-4 up and running away, but I couldn't take my eyes off it. It was an absolute masterclass.
I also tuned in to the Chevron purely to watch Korda. I wouldn't have known it was on otherwise.
It's another reason that the Presidents Cup needs to be mixed gender. A Korda/Scheffler pairing would be unmissable.
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I think the school thing tends to be hyper local, especially when you are talking about the public system. Voodoo is right, some are great, some are ordinary, it's very up and down.
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I don't know MR, I think it's pretty good here. Harmonious and safe, by global standards. Weather is great.
Always issues to deal with, but I'd put it up against most places.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
@barbarian said in AFL 2024:
to some extent cricket
i don't trust hawkeye
No, neither. But I trust hotspot, snicko and side cameras to adjudicate on runouts.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
AFL Fans: That touched goal ruined our season!!! that should never happen in the modern age with all the available technology!! this is an absolut disgrace and further proof AFL House hates my club
Also AFL fans: The goal reviews are out of control and destroying the flow of the game. Why do we have so many? AFL House hates the game.
This is what you get when you listen to the whingers
I'm consistent. Across all sports. Video replay technology has done nothing for any of the games i like that it has been brought in for. And it hasn't decreased whinging, cries of conspiracy or bias, all its done is shift it from the guy on the field to the guy in the booth.
Fuck all of it off.With you here. 100%. Perfection in officiating is unattainable*, and any attempt to try and move closer has been unsuccessful.
AFL is a chaotic sport that is almost impossible to officiate. The rules are greyer than grey (none moreso than holding the ball), and umpires have to watch a million things going at warp speed. I don't blame the goal umpires for being gun shy after what happened in Adelaide.
One minute Richo is saying 'if you've got the technology, use it', and the next he's asking umpires to 'just get on with the game'. They can't win.
*Unless your sport involves black-and-white, in-or-out calls like tennis and to some extent cricket.
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Adelaide were fantastic against Carlton. You could feel the desperation, and they couldn't miss. Carlton actually played pretty well and bottled it in the last six minutes, but the Crows also came home like a freight train.
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Nailed it Mariner - more than happy to swan around Europe and soak up the plaudits when the announcement was made, but it's not so easy now the chickens are coming home to roost.
Miles now standing behind John Coates, who was happy with the option they ran with. The IOC are fixated on not being seen to force Governments into constructing white elephant facilities (burned by multiple examples of disused stadiums in Rio, Athens etc).
But what the IOC don't take into account is that a new oval stadium would be far from a white elephant, and receive year round use from cricket, AFL, concerts. So their perspective isn't entirely valid here.
Hard to believe the Olympics are going from Tokyo, to Paris, to LA to... Brisbane doing it on the cheap. What an embarrassment it's going to be.
Ultimately the Olympics is for grown-up world cities. It never fit in Brisbane and the actions of Miles only shows why.
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As a dad of two young boys, I have already got a bit of heat from the in-laws about contact sport. "You're not going to let them play rugby, are you?".
Now there's a bit of pearl clutching there, in particular from MIL. They had two daughters and contact sport was never really on the table for them back when they were growing up. That said if they end up with a concussion or two in the first few years I can only imagine the response.
It's been a tough road to hoe, and like Dan's grandson I'm trying very hard not to wrap them in cotton wool.
They will play rugby if they want to play rugby, but there's clearly much greater headwinds now than when I was growing up and contact sport was a very routine part of life. -
Blues should have won by 30, but just kept shooting themselves in the foot. Richmond hung on admirably given their injury toll. Vlaustin is a menace.
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Great win from Carlton, nobody saw it coming. Not least when they were down 46 points. So important for their self belief going forward.
A lot of focus on McKay but I thought Acres was excellent and they looked a lot more polished coming off half back, with Williams and Saad starting movement much better than previous years.
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
@barbarian said in Black Caps v Australia:
So take this as the compliment it's meant to be - you choked that. Hard. You are a way better side than that
'You are a way better side than that'
No they aren't.
Southee is on fumes and SK ain't a test player.
That's two fifths of the attack.
This is still roughly the same team that won the World Test Championship. By the standards of test cricket you'd only have them behind India and Australia. That may say more about the standard of test cricket than the Black Caps, but still...
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Man you all sound like Wallaby fans. I understand it innately but it's just such loser talk. Stuff like:
@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps v Australia:
Was hopeful but not optimistic heading into the days play given who Oz had at the crease, the way their tail plays these days and the fact that the wicket was only getting better for the batting side.
I'm sorry but you had Australia 5/80 chasing 280. You've just got to win that game. Even at 7/220 you still should have won. Pitch wasn't a minefield but it was far from a road.
It's like Wallaby fans like me who are shitting themselves when they are up by 24 points midway through the second half, then going 'well you just have to tip your hats to the ABs' when they inevitably capitulate and lose by 12.
No, you don't have to tip your fucking hat to them, that's what got us into this mess in the first place. It's loser talk and if you let it linger it starts to seep into the carpet, and then the walls, and then you are stuck with it forever.
So take this as the compliment it's meant to be - you choked that. Hard. You are a way better side than that and you just can't allow it to keep happening. I've got a therapist you can talk to who's done wonders with me and a few of my Wallaby fan mates - can DM their number if needed.
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I'm a fan of his. Was the driving force behind a lot of the Brumbies success, especially at set piece. Seems like a nice guy who is well liked and respected.
His stint under Rennie was pretty brief, and it all went pretty solidly to shit once Eddie punted him. So I think that judgement is a little harsh.
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I'm high on Melbourne and low on Carlton. Melbourne for the 'nobody believes in us' thing, which really could go one of two ways. But I'm betting the fire is burning and it will pay off for them.
Carlton have injuries, and I just don't think they will be able to catch lightning in a bottle like they did last year.
I think the top 8 stays relatively static, but I've got Adelaide coming in at the expense of St Kilda.
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@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
@barbarian said in Happiness Scale:
Of course the key to this is to never ever sell it as a good time. It's fine. There might even be a few brief moments of enjoyment, but really I'd much prefer to be at home...
does she buy that?
Oh of course not. Hiding the hangover is also part of it. And the overall cost of the thing.
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I'm off to a golf weekend at Bonville in Coffs Harbour with 15 other blokes. Genuine highlight of the year, been collecting brownie points so I can cash them in at once. Thankfully in-laws coming to stay to help wife with the kids so the guilt is slightly less.
Of course the key to this is to never ever sell it as a good time. It's fine. There might even be a few brief moments of enjoyment, but really I'd much prefer to be at home...
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@Nevorian said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@NTA said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
perhaps some credit to the Tahs should be given I thought
You must be new here....
Annoyed most commentators are calling it an upset win, Tahs on paper at start of game we’re much better all round team with exception of Barret and Reece
Oh come on, the Tahs were paying $8.50 with the bookies here.
You can spin it any way you like, but a team who has consistently underperformed for the last six or seven years was up against the multiple time defending champions. I wouldn't call it David and Goliath, but maybe David and Goliath's younger brother, Hefty.
We were 13 up with three minutes left and my heart was pounding. I was sure they would somehow come back and dust us. That's the power of the Crusaders. Because that's just they type of shit they do.
Waratahs were suprisingly blue collar when it mattered most. Good solid defence and physicality at the breakdown. Took their chances well and just hung in there. Was a cracking effort.
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