JH, old son, sorry mate but you are defending the indefensible. Today Morrison has finally admitted he should do something, (from The Age)...'while the Prime Minister has declared he has heard the clear message that firefighters and communities need more federal help.' What a fckn genius this Morrison must be. Only took two months and how many lives? How much acreage? How much animal devastation? How many homes/properties razed?
One of the prerequisites for effective leadership is vision. And the ability, devoid of political or religious bias, to interpret facts, quickly, and act decisively. Morrison has none of that. As the Spotted One pointed out, Morrison has waited until being screamed at by everyone to act, surmising that he can't make a mistake now, and suddenly arrives at fire locations (for the obligitory photo opportunity) only to be met by howls of, 'top talking and do something!'. Well, a bona fide leader would have acted immediately upon the arrival this bush fire horror, listened to the experts on the ground and done 'whatever-it-took' to support communities and those combatting the flames and those providing for the displaced. And if that meant pushing the states into a co-operative action with the Federal Govt, then so be it.
What matters most in all of this are the lives, the many lives, at stake which a 'real' leader would have held at priority no. 1 from the get go... not hide behind outdated protocols or ideological beliefs molded by political bias or political survival.
So, what did the premiers do? What did Andrews do? Is he not responsible for the state? It’s a one way argument from you blokes regardless of what happens.
Bush fires happen and will be more prevalent as we continue to let fuel loads increase.
Is the federal government responsible for that too?
It can’t be a one way street. The state governments have to be held responsible for their actions as do local governments.
It is not one persons fault for bush fires that have spread across millions of hectares of Australia
And there it is, the right wing shock jock's loop of indifference argument, like a carnival carousel with the brakes broken.
Typical, disputing any idea of actually doing something with a "What could they do?" argument, followed by criticism of all and any who actually try to do something, and then claiming to know all the answers without actually offering any possible solutions! Then, shortly to come, a retrospective complaint about the costs!
Paralysis by indetermination!
ScoMo's bringing in the reserves after the battle is lost and the front line troups are exhausted. What a true bloody British officer he is, scrambling through the ashes and across the dead proclaiming "What hell!"
But not all is wasted, he delivers us a new clear dictionary definition of "Pathetic!" pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/
Your Andrew Bolt style fear mongering isn't a defence for ScoMo being a puddle of indifference! He's turned out to be another spud, the hard blue right should admit the mistake and move on! Their efforts are as far from the bullseye as the Greens or Labor!
btw., Unlike what the blue believers think, the term "right" doesn't mean correct!
Firstly, he can immediately stop fudging about and underwrite the wages of volunteer firefighters, that's the bare minimum and something all his predecessors did without hesitation.
This bloke is incapable of pulling the trigger, he wants somebody else to make the decision or to wait to the last moment when there is no decision left to be made. His philosophy seems clear, No decisions = No mistakes!
Secondly, he can stop finger-pointing at the states and spend some money on our national fire fighting resources like the air based fire defence systems. Nobody is arguing against this, but only the Feds have the resources to actually do it!
Then of course, he can stop pandering to marginal interests, quit jumping in front of cameras with a bag of groceries(FFS! ) and take some real action on issues like hazard reduction and control. Arguing against it, or that it's a local council or state responsibility, is like claiming China's carbon emissions stop at it's border!
ScoMo exhibits all the worst traits of just about every ineffective manager I've ever come across, to think their parties voted blokes like ScoMo and Trump in is bizarre enough, to leave them in control borders on criminal neglect! One is taking us into a global war while the other burns the farm!
So he is now responsible for all fires in Australia according to you? He should simply override state powers. Imagine if he did that! Oh and he should also dictate China’s carbon emissions. I can see that working well, telling your biggest customer how to behave. You might want to think about the ramifications of all those little proposals
Wagner's tactics are legitimate, his execution of them is first class.
It's no good Australia sooking about it whenever Smith or Warner doesn't make a ton!
Problem for NZ is that as good as he is at executing the skills he has, they still don’t win. It’s a long slow way to get wickets and doesn’t stop us scoring 400+
Inevitably you won’t win big tests bowling that garbage line and length
Wade surely is done. Seriously we’re vying for number 1 in the world with a bloke at 5 that couldn’t survive at 7. Start being proper selectors, you can’t pick sides based on stats alone
Probably dumbfounded by the left media garbage blaming climate change. The greens have made it nearly impossible to reduce the fuel load in the forests for 25 years then blame climate change for uncontrollable bush fires. The media lap it up like it gospel. Where was Kevin Rudd during black Saturday?
The issue is when Wagner is bowling short they set up with 6 blokes out on the leg side. Essentially it's the risky shot or don't play. Wade has decided not to play a shot at it, similar to Smith. Hence his figures aren't reading too badly. Normally a batsman wouldn't have trouble with a bloke bowling bouncers at 130k but the field settings, being not far off bodyline, makes the cross batted shot risky. 6 blokes out on the leg side with at times no slips, are they kidding? What it does do, especially in Smith's case using up 400 balls combined in both first innings for 43 and 85 (don't worry about the 2nd innings where they are hitting for quick runs), is wear the bowlers into the ground allowing other to make hay with tired bowlers. Hence scores of near 500. Thing is, while they are bowling short at Smith and Wade, they are not getting them out exhausting the bowlers. They are just letting their short balls go. Kiwi's think their tactics might be successful but they're not, other than slowing down scoring.
SPS is a midfielder IMO and a waste on the HBF and he doesnt defend anyway and is purely a rebounder IMO, its given him some confidence etc but with Docherty back its time for him to return to the midfield. Newman can be spasmodic with his defensive efforts, I like him as a player but his strengths are his distribution and intercept work rather than pure one on one defending IMO and thats why I rate Williamson as he doesnt mind sticking to his man body on body and being in their face. If fit I would also consider Williamson for a position on the wing given his attributes.
Exactly as I see it. SPS must be more of a mid. Has all the attributes and we need mids. Williamson, when fit will outperform the others as he is tough, and can defend properly. His kicking is a weapon
I'll agree to disagree that Willo has shown as much.
Point i am making is Willo will never be fit and firing....not to the same extent he was previously IMO. Even if he was, who does he push out of our back 6?
I'd have him behind... Jones Weitering Simpson Docherty Newman SPS Plowman
and have to fight for a spot with..... Marchbank Stocker
You don’t know what his injuries will do to him. You don’t know what they will do to Doc. You don’t know who will or won’t sustain injuries, and as a result the discussion was clearly if everyone was fit and firing
Ang Christou was AA once upon a time. Had back issues and never recovered. Could barely get a game (in a better side, sure) and never recaptured his pre-injury form. Lucky to play half the games in any given year since.
He WAS AA, and couldn't recover. Willo is still a kid, and as good as he might have been, never showed as much as Ang at the same age.....and will likely never reach his own potential.
IMO, Willo is more likely to be delisted than be a regular in a few years time.
I hope i'm wrong, but statistically, back injuries ruin careers more than just about any other injury i think.
I think the discussion was based on if everyone is fit and firing. Fit and firing Willo is easy best 22
What may or may not happen injury wise is a completely different thing
And Willo has easily shown what Christou did at the same age when fit.
) and take some real action on issues like hazard reduction and control. Arguing against it, or that it's a local council or state responsibility, is like claiming China's carbon emissions stop at it's border!