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Messages - DJC

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Leavitt was cringeworthy but Zacharia was taken it to an entirely new level!

If there's one thing that Taco excels at, it's finding the most unqualified incompetents for roles in his administration  ::)
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2025 Rd 9: Carlton vs Sydney at Henson Park
I was a little concerned that Tara Bohanna’s omission would make it easier for defenders to reduce Poppy Sholz’s impact but Nell Morris-Dalton has proved to be a more than adequate replacement.

Tara, in form, is probably a better marking target but Nell’s all round forward craft really complements what is now a potent, multi-pronged forward line.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2025 Rd 9: Carlton vs Sydney at Henson Park
Quote from: Thryleon – on
pound is a bit stiff i thought.

Yes, Gab would have been one of the first selected throughout her career and she didn’t do much wrong last game. 

Amelia Velardo has been outstanding all season and her ability to play on tall opponents gives her an edge over Pound.

Bad luck for Gab but promising signs when a player of her ability and commitment is forced out of the team.


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The Sports Desk / Re: NRL / Origin
I was hoping that the Knights would get up after that lunatic did a burnout into the crowd but it wasn’t to be.

It seems to have been a close game after the pre-match entertainment shemozzle.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The New Joke Thread
I always preferred the English spelling of "diarrhoea" over the American "diarrhea" because it really looks like you've lost control of your vowels.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 8 Carlton vs Hawthorn at home
The conditions didn’t help but it was still an entertaining game.  I think that we found it hard to adapt our style of play to the conditions and that created opportunities for Hawthorn … and they seemed to get more than their fair share of luck.

Both defences were on top but ours had to work a lot harder … in part because we struggled to get the pill past the centre.

A good win in the end with lots of even contributions. I thought that Erone, Abbie and Keeley were our best and with Harriet marshalling the defence.  And, speaking of defence, Bucky must be thankful that he’s got Poppy to throw behind the ball.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Quote from: PaulP – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Isn't there a rule that if you survive a death penalty method you get set free? Or is that a myth?

I think it's a myth. Apparently it's an old idea that if you survived a hanging, it was a sign of divine intervention. The current thinking / law is that if you are sentenced to death, you pretty much have to end up dead.

Yes, standard procedure in the USA is to provide appropriate medical treatment so that the person can regain their health for a rescheduled execution.  Botching the execution doesn't cancel the death sentence.

The other off thing about this case is that the crime was committed 31 years ago and it's 30 years since the the woman was sentenced to death.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
They were tough on crime back in 1902; Charles Pickering was charged with "playing football in the street" in Prahran and was fined five shillings - the equivalent of around $40 in today's money. 

It's a good thing the wallopers didn't patrol our street in the 1950s and 1960s when we spent hours kicking newspaper footies and those abominable plastic jobs.  The bitumen wore the ends of Sherrins and Ross Faulkners in no time.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Rd 7 Carlton vs Richmond at home
Great win by the girls 👏

Erone Fitzpatrick seems to get better with every game.  It’s hard to believe that she’s a cross-coder.

Interestingly Dayna Finn still retains an awkward Gaelic footy kicking style but it’s very effective and, apart from that, she plays like she’s grown up with the game too.