Carlton Supporters Club

Saad is as good as any half back we have ever had except for probably Doull.

My 15yo is LOVING it! He has remained a loyal member all the way thru so I’m glad he’s finally getting to see some good play 👏🏽

I'll have a guess at the result, Libs to lose 7-8 seats and lose Government.

Labor lost some older folk in my family with that franking credits policy.
They have mum and dad shares like CBA, Telstra, that they use that money to pay for their private health insurance, car repairs etc. They are self funded retirees who would have been forced to sell those shares and then gone into a lower income bracket without those dividends and would have qualified for part pensions which would have cost the govt money and forced them back into the public healthcare system.
It should have been means tested properly and a better net cast that let small fish through but caught the likes of Twiggy Forrest but as we know the likes of Twiggy and Gina would have found a way around it. It also upset a lot of fund managers who campaigned against it and superannuation companies who rely on dividends/franking credits as part of their investment returns so a lot of Joe average super balances would be affected down the track.

Brisbane and Ryan are genuine three-way contests between Liberal, Labor and the Greens this time round. Labor seems to have the edge in Brisbane contest and Ryan could go to Labor or the Greens.  Leichhardt could be close and it's possible that Labor could lose Griffith to the Greens.

If there is a numbat running in my electorate then they have my vote.

I have a feeling that this election will see a lot of our traditional views of voting trends change considerably.
I'm interested in the vote for the UAP/ One Nation parties
Just on the vax issue...there are a lot of committed anti-vaxxers, but there are a lot who are what we would term reluctant vaxxers who only got vaccinated to keep jobs or the ability to enter certain venues.
These folks resent a lot of the restrictions placed upon them and will take it out on both the federal and parties in control at State level. (Lib and Lab)

I suspect they'll have career best figures.

Add to that the Port Adelaide (Teal) independents they're likely to draw votes away from Labor/ Greens to some extent but their main target and where they hope to win seats will be in LNP seats.

All of this spells trouble for the LNP and I can't see them winning.
I'd also suspect Labor will have trouble achieving a majority government in it's own right.
As I said before...it's probably a good election to lose.

Zac W high grade calf strain just confirmed. Set to miss 10 - 12 weeks. Not great but not as bad as first feared.

EB...your earlier comment about "best avoid" being Coniglio. I reckon Dylan Shiel is the best avoid we've had.....soft, pack skirter and a front runner....and rightfully copping lots of flak about it.