We'll miss both Hendrie and Good, especially Good who is among the best rucks going around. That Tara Bohanna couldn't get a game is worrying when we need a key forward. Nice to see gab Pound back. We don't look as balanced with 2 talls out. Hopefully, we can still put it together, but we look vulnerable.
Not sure if we've given up on Poppy Scholz, but named in the backline.....as cover for Hendrie, sure, but thats when you bring in Bohanna. If we can't pick Tara for this game, have we seen the last of her in Navy Blue?
Teams we play twice.... North Melbourne - R2 + R16 Melbourne - R4 + R18 Collingwood - R5 + R21 Port Adelaide - R6 + R23 Geelong - R8 + R19 Giants - R17 + R24
Only 16 rounds (15 games) have days/times allocated so far.
From that 15 we have.... 2 - Thursday night games 1 - Friday day game - (good friday vs North) 2 - Friday night games 2 - Saturday day games 2 - Saturday night games 6 - Sunday games.... 2x - 3:15 1x - 5:40 2x - 6:10 1x - 7:45 - (kings birthday eve vs bombers)
We travel interstate 6 times.... R4 - vs Melbourne (Adelaide - gather round) R6 - vs Port R10 - vs Gold Coast (Darwin) R12 - vs West Coast R17 - vs Giants R22 - vs Sydney
We also travel down to GMHBA (R19) for the first time since Covid in 2020.
Worst Scheduling quirk... R4 - We are in Adelaide playing the demons on the Saturday for gather round. R5 - We fly back to melbourne and play Pies after a 5 day break R6 - We fly back to Adelaide to play Port on the Sunday, a 9-day break.
Despite all of this, my gut feel is that one nation is a lot bigger in the northern states.
I suspect you wouldn't see a lot of difference in One Nation 'electoral' support between Victoria, and a place like Queensland. It'd be pretty much the same around that low 20% mark.
That doesn't mean Northerners aren't more conservative/right leaning in their political views. But those views are probably addressed by more 'right leaning' LNP and Independent candidates in the North.
Why switch to ON when you already have some who basically shares your political and social views.
The 'electoral' problem One Nation faces is that their support is patchy. It will be particularly strong in some areas....up over 30% perhaps. But in others they will struggle around 10-15% That's why the main focus in Victoria probably won't be the overall level of support for ON, but how it translates into actual seats in the parliament.
Maybe.
Its hardly statistically significant, but there are a few random different facebook groups (1000's on each) that sometimes stray into political debates. I would say 90% of the time One nation gets a push, its started from a QLDer.
Maybe its specific to this type of group(s) but thats where my gut feel comes from.
I've no skin in the game in terms of the upcoming election, living interstate. I think it's going to be a fascinating watch though.
Just from afar it seems more a case of one side looking like losing-tired and worn out, past their use by date... rather than an enthusiasm for a new group to take over. I'm curious to see the extent of the One Nation vote and how that translates to any great extent into seats. It could be a future defining election for them. They need to keep their current momentum because once it starts to decline, that will be the end of the road for them.
Popcorn is ready.
Victoria is losing their minds and the rational outcome (whatever the collective perceive that to be) is far from guaranteed.
I'm not even sure what date the election is for, but so far i've only seem one group campaigning for votes in person, albeit on the side of the road, and that was one-nation. Complete with the professional oversized mugshots within the orange border, just like you see on election day.
I've never seen that before, from one nation, but they are getting in early and going hard.
Despite all of this, my gut feel is that one nation is a lot bigger in the northern states.
I think i made a comment the other week about how we are playing some people for development now, rather than simply putting our best 23 out on the park. This was in reference to Gab Pound being out of the side most weeks. I'm not sure if i named anyone, but Tayla McMillan was the one that stood out at the time. Lila Keck would be similar in the past IMO.
On the flipside of that, last year i was critical of Duursma in the same way....not quite ready yet....and this year she has come on in leaps and bounds and looks a different player. Not A-grade by any means, but a genuine contributor.
Hopefully the trend continues.
Not many girls going backwards. The only ones you have question marks on are the older girls, Bohanna, Pound, Vescio etc.....and thats got nothing to do with development, but rather father time.
Like the men, male players will need to have played 100 games for their offspring to be eligible for F/S or F/D status.
Not at all what the Mother/son or daughter criterion might be.
We have a top pick available for F/D next year: Sophia Green.
Makes sense....i guess.
The tricky one will be going the other way. How many games can a mother have played before their offspring becomes eligible.....and would it vary depending on AFLW or AFL. Given the shorter seasons, i would like to think that 50 would be about the max games required by an AFLW player.
.....and because i like to look for loopholes and ways around things......could you combine games played if both your parents happen to have played the game? Say, your dad played 70 games, and your mum played 30 games for the same team, does that make you eligible as they combined for 100. It probably should!
I'm not saying there is a magic button to fix everything, but one way or another it will get worse before it gets better. How much worse is up for debate and time will tell.
Kruddler, theres risks in every change and of course whatever you have may not be as bad as what you can get - that's life and if that's your way of thinking stay in bed pull the covers over yourself and stay there all day.
Voting for Labour is endorsing the current state we are in and why it just cant happen and i dont think it will.
Sure there are risks.
We, as a country, are going to go on a journey.
We can choose Liberal....and it might be the old rusted commodore that you keep throwing money at in the hope to get it back to the glory days. We can choose Labor....and it might be the 2nd hand boat your bought that constantly leaks and never runs right. Throwing money at it hand over fist. or We can choose One Nation....and it might be a rocket ship with ACME written on the side. We know we are in for a journey, but have no idea where it will take us, but almost guarantee its not where you are hoping, and it never ends well.
The first 2, are old and busted, but there is a proven track record, IF you can work out the kinks. The 3rd option....is a ride nobody will want to be on once it takes off.
Some people cannot learn by watching other people make mistakes, they need to make those same mistakes themselves.
Thats us, with ON. Sure, we could learn from Trump and USA, but no.....we 'know' better.
Labour and Liberals.....both have their flaws....and numerous ones at that. However, it won't be until one nation get in, that we realise how bad things can actually get....and by then we'll be begging for labour or liberal to come back into power.
Kruddler, ON may appear to be a risky selection but we have no option with what the current mob haev done to this state. We are in world of pain with debt our great grandkids will still be paying off, essential services that have never been worse crime is off its head, pot holes you can lose a motorbike in, hospital and ambulance waiting times in their worst state and because of what Trump has done in the states we should not support PH? Its a defeatist attitude the current mob are fking useless and anyone even considering voting for them should book in with a neurologist to have their brain examaned
Its like staying with a partner that belts you as the new guy may strangle you.
Enough is enough time for a change and like it or not its going to happen!
Be careful what you wish for is all i'm saying.
I'm not saying there is a magic button to fix everything, but one way or another it will get worse before it gets better. How much worse is up for debate and time will tell.
