Considering it was two thirds Chinese on the plane I think you can rule out china.
Not necessarily PI2C. How far was it from the disputed islands? Remember China recently demanded that all aircraft flying over that area had to get clearance.
Anyway, after careful consideration of the available facts, my money is on the alien abduction theory.
And a depressive and an alcoholic. He was very good at self medicating! The Poms like their introverts... 'one should conduct one's self with decorum and dignity... one should.'
Not a bad bloke to have in a crisis though! Although, if you read Allanbrooke's autobiography, Churchill needed a lot of massaging to get the job done.
I'm an introvert but, at work I was at the extrovert end of the scale. Having lots of introverts shouldn't be a problem as long as they can develop their leadership and I think the club is well placed for that. Reading about how Judd has mentored Murphy fills me with confidence as far as leadership goes. Clunking marks and kicking goals is another matter!
It would be typical of us to blame our woes on lack of a certain personality type and again we would miss the point. Hawthorn are apparently a bunch of quiet, introverted types but it doesn't impact them on field.
Time for Carlton to stop looking for excuses and accept we are crape at identifying our weaknesses and in developing players and leaders.
You're taking the p1ss, right? Gibson, Roughhead, Mitchell... they've a lot of 'personalities' at the club. They have a good balance on the leadership team of introverts and extroverts.
No one is 'blaming' introversion. The argument is about lack of balance in personality types and is only 1 factor in our troubles at present. Player development... recruiting... just to name another 2 factors impacting our lack of success.
I worked with Roughead's aunt and have met him a couple of times; both introverts, high achievers, but introverts.
It was fashionable for a while in staff recruitment to try to achieve a balance between introverts and extroverts but it turned out to be a complete waste of time. Most of the introverts could assume an extrovert personality if their role required it, and the introverts were often better at their jobs than the extroverts (some of whom talked their way into positions that were beyond their ability).
The balance between introverts and extroverts in our club is the least of our problems (if indeed it is a problem); I'd take an introvert who can get the footy and use it well ahead of an extrovert who gets the footy occasionally and makes poor decisions.
It doesn't seem that long ago that the club was criticised for engaging Leading Teams to develop players' self belief, team ethic and leadership; what's the point of that if they can't get the footy? Player development has been one of my hobbyhorses but, on reflection, we've done extremely well developing our rookie selections, and perhaps the short window between drafting and free agency has consigned player development to the history books. While we may bemoan our inability to recruit a key forward, they aren't exactly queuing up to be drafted.
Sometimes I yearn for the good old days when footballers just had to mark the footy, kick it long or stab pass it to a leading forward, dish out a decent hip and shoulder, or ride one from an opponent.
I'm going to be travelling for a fair part of this season so I'm not as excited as usual. However, I reckon we'll have a pretty good season and I'll be back for the pointy end of the finals
Objectively, we have a stronger list than last season, perhaps the strongest in ten years, and the coach and the playing group should understand each other by now. If we have a little luck with injuries and the tough draw doesn't have too much of an impact, we should be more than competitive in the finals.
And a depressive and an alcoholic. He was very good at self medicating! The Poms like their introverts... 'one should conduct one's self with decorum and dignity... one should.'
Not a bad bloke to have in a crisis though! Although, if you read Allanbrooke's autobiography, Churchill needed a lot of massaging to get the job done.
I'm an introvert but, at work I was at the extrovert end of the scale. Having lots of introverts shouldn't be a problem as long as they can develop their leadership and I think the club is well placed for that. Reading about how Judd has mentored Murphy fills me with confidence as far as leadership goes. Clunking marks and kicking goals is another matter!
I know he hasn't pulled on the navy blue yet but, if he goes alright against the Bulldogs and with the NBs, I'd like to see Luke Reynolds take the LTI elevation.
I think Blueseum's profile of Cameron Wood sums up what 2014 holds for him:
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In one of the biggest surprises of the 2013 AFL Rookie Draft, Carlton selected 27 year-old former Brisbane and Collingwood ruckman Cameron Wood in the second round, at number 28 overall. After being delisted by Collingwood in 2012, Wood had enjoyed a solid 2013 in the VFL with Williamstown, but few expected him to be given a third opportunity at elite level.
However, the departure of Shaun Hampson to Richmond a few weeks earlier had forced the Blues to re-assess their stock of big men, so Wood was picked up as insurance against long-term injury to Matthew Kreuzer, Robert Warnock and Levi Casboult. Although another ex-Collingwood ruckman – the vastly-experienced Premiership player Darren Jolly – was also available, Carlton’s recruiting team opted for the younger man, largely because he had already established a strong rapport with Blues coach Mick Malthouse during their five seasons together in black and white.
Way back in 2004, Wood had been working his way up through the ranks at West Adelaide when he was drafted for the first time. The Brisbane Lions called his name at number 18 in the National Draft, and Cameron packed his bags for the tropics. He played his first senior game early in 2005, but from then on his opportunities were limited and, despite gaining a Rising Star nomination in round 2, 2007, he had played only 16 matches in three seasons before he was traded to Collingwood later that same year.
Wood went on to play another 48 games for the Magpies between 2008 and 2012, although he was never able to shake the tag of back-up ruckman and his entire career in black and white was spent in the shadows of Josh Fraser, Darren Jolly, Leigh Brown and Chris Dawes. In October 2012, Collingwood delisted Wood, so he crossed to Williamstown in the VFL and enjoyed perhaps his most effective season as he helped lift the Seagulls into a Preliminary Final.
Upon his arrival at Princes Park, Cameron credited his previous good relationship with Malthouse and high performance manager David Buttifant as the key to his recruitment. He knows that the challenge facing him at Carlton is huge, but is also determined to give it his best shot. "I'm under no illusions that I've been recruited as insurance,” he said during an early interview. “But if I didn't think I could play the number one ruck role, I wouldn't waste people's time and be here for the sake of being here."
I'm with IOT on this one; it would be bizarre for Wood to play unless we lose one of Warnock and Kreuzer, and Casboult and Rowe aren't performing.
The question there is, if he goes running is he that potent? IMHO, not really. I dont think he ranks highly for goal assists, but I can tell you now running bounces dont win games of football even though it looks good.
It depends on the circumstances Thry.
A bloke like Darren Millane who took off without a plan and wasn't able to score or hit a target did more harm than good to Collingwood. Paul Bower is another player I would put in that category.
Yarran's runs are generally more controlled and he is focused on delivering the ball rather than maximising the number of bounces. Does that win games of footy? Not in isolation, but carrying the ball 50 or 60 metres gains ground while reducing the number of disposals that could go astray, creates opportunities for forwards, helps to lift the team and contributes to the demoralisation of the opposition (when they can't lay a finger on the ball carrier). Buddy's two boundary line runs and goals spring to mind.
I put very little value in any practice game. I saw players tackling as if they were playing touch football. Sure you have the odd accident but let's not get carried away. When the H&A starts it's a different game, and you know that.
If you want to argue value of form in these games, then Rodney only needed 5 touches to finish us off. How valuable were Yarran's touches?
Personally I thought we played ok in the 1st half and actually looked like we wanted to win. The second half - I'd b surprised if Mick even spoke to the boys in the room.
Dangerfield had a new opponent and 14 touches in the last quarter.
