Skip to main content

Messages

This section allows you to view all Messages made by this member. Note that you can only see Messages made in areas you currently have access to.

Messages - kruddler

2
Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
I suspect that she doesn't realise that she is making a goose of herself.  In fact, I'm sure that she is convinced that her performance today will have won her new supporters.

As a committed republican, it concerns me that her strident, undignified and ineffective protest will damage our cause.  It's a worry when our elected representatives don't seem to have the brains they were born with.

That's kind of my take too.
It's damaging the cause of republicans...and she's targeting the wrong bloke.
Now the monarchy and the republic are obvioulsy intertwined.
But Charles has said that the decision on a republic rests solely with the Australian people.
And that's how it should be.
I suspect he wouldn't be to worried to give us the flick, but still retain visitation rights.

What is the benefit of keeping the status quo?

What is the drawbacks of 'leaving the nest'?

I can't see a whole lot changing
7
Ladies Lounge / AFLW 2024 Rd 8: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs @ Ikon.
In Celine Moody
Out Lila Keck

Backs 15 Meg Robertson 21 Harriet Cordner
Half Backs 6 Gab Pound 9 Kerryn Peterson 10 Mimi Hill
Centre 22 Mia Austin 5 Abbie McKay 4 Keeley Skepper
Half Forwards 25 Keeley Sherar 3 Darcy Vescio 26 Tarni Brown
Forwards 17 Dayna Finn 12 Jessica Good
Followers 16 Breann Moody 18 Madeleine Guerin 20 Lily Goss
Interchange 34 Taylor Ortlepp 14 Marianna Anthony 8 Celine Moody 36 Ciara Fitzgerald 27 Gen Lawson-Tavan

Emeregncies 1 Amelia Velardo 29 Jade Halfpenny 13 Lulu Beatty
8
Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2024 Rd 7: Carlton vs Fremantle at Freo
We've lost a couple late so it's good to win one late.

Even though we got most of our scoring from 5 minutes jn the first quarter, our pressure kept us within striking distance.

I don't think we are a hope in he'll of making finals, but we do have an easier draw home
9
Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
As crazy as it might sound (but crazy is the normal in this race ;) ) the result of the election may be determined by how the Biden/Harris administration is "perceived" to respond to the Hurricane about to hit Florida.
It won't be about the actual response, but how it is spun by various sides, the disinformation, and how the voters digest that information.

The problem for the Democrats is that when you're up against a Hurricane the results are never going to be good.

Take a leaf out of Trumps book and just say something inane like Hurricanes are bad and they will go 'punch it in the face' or something equally childish. Seems to work for Trump.
11
Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2023 Rd 6: Carlton vs Brisbane at Carlton
I think the whole club could benefit if the off-season is as much about improving skills as it is about building tanks. 

Both the mens' and womens' teams have a significant disposal deficiency compared to the top-flight teams in the respective competitions.

You don't have to run around as much if your handballs and kicks hit the spot......

It might not look it, but the AFLW competition as a whole has improved its skills.
When you add the fact that there the amount of girls in the AFLW system is over double what it was when it came in, it shows that the talent base is spread far and wide.

Unfortunately, there is still a fair way to go.
Vescio was a 'freak' early on with what they could do.
Now....Darcy is doing something akin to Fantasia. Shows glimpses of past talent, but largely irrelevent.
Part of that is age, but a large part of it is everyone else is getting better.

Gender aside, you can tell a 'footballer' from how they move and how they kick.
No disrespect, but early on there was a bunch of girls playing footy.
Now, there are a bunch of female footballers.
Its a subtle difference.
12
Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2023 Rd 6: Carlton vs Brisbane at Carlton
55 point loss against reigning premiers and looking like a top 3 team again.

Really struggled to get the ball forward with any kind of accuracy. Should've kicked a few more but poor kicking let us down.

Certainly didn't miss Celine out there and while her replacement Keck didnt do a whole lot, the resulting pressure was up.
14
Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Football Cliches
Bob Murphy is on the wireless this morning and he just mentioned “running on top of the ground”.

He said that he doesn’t understand its etymology or meaning but, watching yesterday’s GF, the thought came to him that the Brisbane players were “running on top of the ground”!

Similar in swimming. "Swimming on top of the water."

I'm not sure of where its come from either, but it could be relatively simple.

Back in my cross country days, we used to run through all conditions. One day there was quite a bit of run and we were running through some pretty chopped up and muddy areas.
Those who were 'running on top of the ground' seemed to not sink in and get bogged down in the mud.
Those who were struggling where very much sinking in the mud and looked like they were in slow motion compared to the others.

Might be a throwback to similar muddy times back before grounds had better drainage and were mud pits.