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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Quote from: DJC on
I have developed a bit of a sniffle and, as Ms DJC is scheduled to have an operation on Friday, I thought I should do a RAT; positive!

That's a bugger.
Good luck with it and hopefully the operation can go ahead.
I had a procedure scheduled about 18 months ago and had a bit of a sniffle develop overnight.
Felt not too bad when I woke up but tested anyway for a positive result.
Had to cancel the procedure and by lunchtime I was flat out feeling awful.

On a positive note there was little drama in re-scheduling.
Hospitals and surgeon were very good and understanding.
Spent the rest of the day feeling awful but managed to get some anti virals and felt better pretty quickly.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS
Quote from: Gointocarlton on
Surely not

It will depend on what they decide and I don't think they'll be taking advice from us ;)  :D

One factor that may come into play is the number of changes they want to make.
With the forced changes, will they be concerned about too many changes
On the other hand, with McGovern and Saad out of the game the drive from the backline will need bolstering


GWS usually only relies on the one ruck, Briggs.
It really makes sense for us to only play one.
If that's not the case, and we play both, then there may be some 'alternate' thinking taking place.
(or they may just be stubborn   :D )
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
I'm not sure whether there's a transcript of the Judge's decision online yet, but he addresses all these issues.
(State of inebriation, activity at the bar, the entrance to Parliament). He goes into specific detail as to why he gives weight to some aspects and little weight to others.

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
I think we probably bring some of our own biases to these issues.
Did folks who think the judgement was a bit dubious watch all of Justice Lee's summation?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
It may be my own experience working in a system that not only dealt with external wrong-doings but accusations of wrong-doing within the system...but one of the things that really annoys me is ‘pre-judging’ an accused because of the way they look, sound or a media reported description of events.

Every accused is entitled to a presumption of innocence and a due process to determine their fate. Every accuser/ victim should also be allowed to tell their story. Sadly, that will always take a bit of courage, especially in relation to sexual assault.

Unless we sit through a court process or listen to a full judgement, we really have no idea.

Yesterday Lehrmann received his due process. Justice Lee was thorough and methodical in his summation and findings. He gave a detailed account based on evidence of every aspect of the evening. Where behaviour seemed strange, he addressed it and gave reasons why it might have occurred. Where things stretched credibility, he called it out. Where evidence was a bit dodgy, he called it out.

He determined on the basis of all probability that a rape did occur. Anyone listening to his summation would find it hard to disagree.
He was clear to point out the difference between a criminal and civil case, and the burden of proof, and that in a criminal case the same finding of guilt may not necessarily have been made.

He was actually quite critical of just about all of the parties involved in the case. He found them all a bit reckless or ‘unreliable’. They were all a bit dubious…but he found Lehrmann was not only dubious but also a ‘rapist’.

Ten and Wilkinson can consider themselves lucky. Justice Lee found Lehrmann was identifiable and therefore ‘defamed’. Had the ‘truth’ aspect failed the other parties would have been looking at a seriously large payout.

As it is the costs of this case will be extensive. Lehrmann will find he may have recovered his ‘hat’…but he will be left with little else.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
"Escaped the Lion's Den and went back for his hat"

If he is in fact a 'tool', he's not the sharpest one in the shed.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
The two Ruck option is not just a matter of replacing a tall for a more mobile mid/forward/defender.
It's a little more complicated than that.
There are a number of other variables that come into play.
There is a flow on effect for multiple other positions.
The roles played by TDK, Harry, even Kennedy change to some extent.
Of course that can have an impact on performance
Initially that can be unsettling to a side.
If it's to be persisted with it's something that would take time to fine tune.
The alternative is to scrap it completely and consign one ruck to a season of VFL

Given all that.
And also given the understanding that a ruck on the bench reduced mid-field rotations, which was further complicated by injuries.

Pittonet played 50% of the game.
TDK played 75%
Was there a difference in our effectiveness or style of play in the lengthy times when one ruck was off the ground?
For much of the game we did play only one ruck.




 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS
Binns is a funny one.
In the VFL games I've watched...
He racks up possessions, but he does so in a manner that is often barely noticeable.
I'm often surprised when I look up the stats and seen he's had the ball so often.
Do those possessions equate to influence and impact on games?

Part of that could be the nature of the commentary of VFL matches where players aren't always identified, and cameras don't pan in or follow the play to the same extent that they do with multi camera angles in AFL games.