Carlton Supporters Club

Just read on the HS what Alan Jones said on radio this morning (where he was reduced to tears) about the young fellas condition. The situation appears grave, he is breathing by the aid of machines and the injury is much worse that first thought. I pray to god he recovers but judging by the faces of the all the cricketers going to visit him, my gut feeling is that it almost looks as if they are all going in to say their goodbyes. Again its my gut feeling and I hope to god I am grossly wrong.

Through my cricket connections (albeit second-hand), I've just been told that the situation with Hughes and his overall health may not be positive with strong fears he may not come out of the coma.

Gotta hope that this information is wrong though.

Sometimes not even cheaper is guaranteed in the long run

It looks like the Ambulance Service initially claimed that the ambulance arrived just 7 minutes after the call was received and by implication it took 14 minutes or so for the call to be made.  It has now conceded that there had been an earlier call made 6 minutes after Hughes was hit and the ambulance dispatched from 800m away from the SCG took 23 minutes to arrive and it actually arrived after the 2nd ambulance arrived.  Make no mistake - this is newsworthy and there will be much discussion in NSW regarding the efficiency of the ambulance service.

You have to wonder, though, why it took 6 minutes for the 1st call to be made given that blood was coming from Hughes' ear.  Maybe the bystander effect I noted above is the explanation.  Surprising that an ambulance isn't onsite at the SCG during matches in which fast bowlers are exceeding 150 kph with a hard ball.

Judd is an easy target for people to pick on if they want to talk about hitting targets.

Often splitting through a clearance, with hands on him putting him off balance, or even harder, going flat stick on the afterburners.


I think that using the footy well has more to do with not being wasteful with the footy resulting into turn of posession or bad targets to hit.

Helmet manufacturer has their say:

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/25613525/hughes-not-wearing-latest-model-helmet-manufacturer/

Think I would be going the extra protection and sacrificing some movement.........maybe there needs to more of a range and choice of helmets reflecting protection vs movement..

Judd had a period where his kicking was awful, hard to overcome that perception.

There's no logic in dismissing taxes because they are merely passed on to the consumer.  That's what makes them effective.  Using subsidies and taxes to ensure that good and bad externalities are internalised in the price is essential to ensuring that the market price produces the best outcome.

Now, we have the ludicrous situation in which coal miners and coal-fired electricity producers whinge about renewable energy suppliers receiving subsidies while having to pay no tax to reflect the negative externalities they produce.  And they are winning the political battle in Australia, persuading Abbott to reduce subsidies and targets.

Next thing will be an attempt to entrench the coal industry's position by locking us into long-term contracts and subsidies to ensure that coal-fired power remains cheaper than renewable power whose generation continues to fall as The Age reported today.

Does my head in how many times we kick the ball to land on the head of our forward instead of kicking it to advantage.
No forward can mark a ball when he just has to stand there and fight with the backs...usually 2 or 3 of them.

We need to kick so our forwards can run onto it to create a better chance. Just my opinion.

Quote from: LP on November 23, 2014, 12:19:24 am

All this for or against anthropic climate change debate is bogus because nobody can tell the future, the only people arguing against action are those with a financial stake in the debate.

You can also add those that would have benefited from selling and trading carbon credits. They also have a financial stake.

My 0.02c worth is whether you believe or don't believe in climate change in a country such as ours it's makes sense to use renewable energies like solar and in a country that is drought ridden we must preserve the precious water that we have. Looking after the environment is something we should all do for no other reason than it's the right thing to do and not doing it simply leaves a mess for future generations to clean up and that's not right. We should look after our natural environment and celebrate it as a gift that provides us with foods from land and sea, we should allow mining but it must be responsible and the excesses of the past must stop and anything that reduces pollution and ensures we have clean air to breathe should be pursued if for no other reason than it's nicer to live in a place like that  - have a look at China if you want a comparison of what a polluted world can look like.

I don't believe applying taxes that simply get on-handed to consumers is the answer nor do I believe trading credits in virtual hot air will have any real benefit. I am not sure of the answer in it's entirety but I do take heart from the fact that car manufacturers are now concerned about a drop off in sales for future generations who are now questioning whether they need one. If that's the case then perhaps the answer is in education where the kids of tomorrow shame the adults of today and we collectively feel we have to do something and thus change occurs. Could a Government and business less social revolution actually be the answer and essentially they decide what gets delivered?

Fascinating next decade in front of us.

That's right LP, it was when Ratten was trying to squeeze several ruckmen into the side.  It worked OK a couple of times but really depended on the opposition.