Im prepared to give the Campo's another 2 years, Im probably old school with father and sons and want to give them every opportunity as there is that connection to success Im clinging onto plus I like that Ashcroft/Daicos type of situation with two brothers in the team. Kruds analysis of their pros and cons is fairly accurate and they probably lack in the areas we need them to be extra special in like disposal by foot and leg speed but I think both are footballers rather than athletes and in Bens case his blue collar approach will compliment the more silky Walker and Smith and he would be a good backup for Walsh moving forward. Cripps and Hewett are in the back end of their careers and its going to be tougher finding replacements given Tassie will dominate the future drafts for a while. Lucas was ok in his debut imo and showed something and its been disappointing seeing him not kick on. Having a leftie on the wing reminds me of Amon and D'Ambrosio at Hawthorn and Gulden at the Swans and there is something I just like about Lefties delivering the ball forward but he needs opportunity at senior level to improve his disposal under pressure. re: Lord....like what he offers as I have said previously, 2 way player who competes like he cares. re: Wilson....dont think he is senior level at this stage and I would probably have him in the delist basket at seasons end.
Yep Kennett wants the Libs/Nats teaming up with One Nation to oust Labor if that happens and it works then I reckon it's a forgone conclusion it will happen at Federal level .
They'll be fragmented with nutters having a controlling vote!
True, Labor have had to manage/massage the Greens/Independents to pass policy through the Senate and its a messy business dealing with Larissa Waters and crew so how the Libs would deal with Pauline, Barnaby and their inflexible extreme right wing thinking/nutty high school political theories I dont know. Its a mess when you have an opposition that cant make the Government accountable and improve their performance, having competent pollies on both side of politics makes the country run better and lifts performance but we are a long way from that happening and when you couple that with some of the madness going on overseas its a real worry looking forward. Imagine the new Minister for Foreign Affairs Pauline Hanson talking to Donald Trump about Foreign Policy?
I make and sell tools so this is what I know. Just to get an "Australian made" sticker takes a vetting process and ain't cheap.
Buying local sounds great in principle but the reality is...if the local hardware store sells a locally made shovel for $70 and Asian made rubbish for $50, people buy the cheaper option everytime. Price wins out every time. Bunnings has the ultimate business model....sell Asian-made junk at multiple, still cheap price points....makes that rubbish 50 shovel look like a premium product over the $20 one. Both are still cheaper than locally made. Meanwhile local industry continues to be outsourced under free trade agreements. Price always wins. Simple consumer economics.
So why do i buy milwaukee tools if ozito is cheaper?
It is NOT always about price.
Educate people as to what short term benefits ultimately end up looking like.
You know the difference in the quality, and Joe Average who just wants to drill three holes in a piece of wood or drive his kids to school isnt going to care if its a Milwaukee or Hilti Power Drill or an Ozito or if its a Lexus or a Haval Jolion as long as it gets the job done for the least amount of money. Longevity in Products isnt as important as when we were younger and you hung onto tools for life and cars for 20 years etc. You can try educating people but most want to know how much its costs not what it does or how long it will last, not everyone you run into is educated on a variety of subjects, can read and write well and a lot are borderline ignorant but you rarely find anyone who cant count money or work out whats expensive and what isnt. Its like going to the dentist and finding you need root canal treatment and then subsequently a Crown, looking at $4K to get the job done and 6 hours total in the dentist chair or the alternative have an extraction for $150 in 15 mins.....how many people would stop and think I might need that tooth to be able to chew and eat my food or how many will just look at the price?
We are not really a development club, we prefer our kids at a more readymade level. Development and the need for instant and sustainable success every year only allows for kids like Walsh, Smith and probably Walker who can walk in round 1 and look the part. Kids on slow burn tend to end up in the twos vegetating and treading water until their contracts run out and the cycle starts again..
It will be interesting to follow the Liberals' response. On election night there was talk of reclaiming the centre, doing more to counter the rejection by female voters, and reducing the influence of non-parliamentary powerbrokers. Again, time will tell.
The Vic problem will be the Liberals selling their soul as is already being touted by the likes of Kennett, they will burn Vic to try and benefit the NSW dominated Feds..
Yep Kennett wants the Libs/Nats teaming up with One Nation to oust Labor if that happens and it works then I reckon it's a forgone conclusion it will happen at Federal level .
Id expect to win well given Melbourne are in a bit of a rebuild, Freo who are a very good team bullied them and exposed their midfield where they have a lot of kids and they managed to neutralize Gawn and K.Pickett. My only issue would be the latter two probably dont play too many bad ones in a row and we dont have any matchup for Pickett.
Last 4 Blues by 8, 1, 2, 4. I think we will win by much more this time.
25 points.....we are struggling to kick goals ourselves but Id expect a few more from Harry this week, Walsh and Smith to be BOG's with Cripps probably having a tougher outing vs Steele who has been playing well for his new club.
I am surprised the primary vote held up as well as it did for One Nation But it hasn't translated into many seats. And there is the problem for people who aren't real fond of Labor Governments at the moment. One Nation are pulling votes from the LNP in big numbers...minor numbers for the ALP Labor actually increase their majorities in the Parliaments because the LNP and One Nation are fighting with each other for votes. Voting One Nation is further empowering the very governments they have an issue with.
I think the obvious will happen and that One Nation will hook up with the Liberals/Nats at some stage, One Nation are popular not because they have any policies but because the major parties are so unpopular and incompetent. Labor have proved fortunate with some very competent operators in Peter Malinauskas and Chris Minns at State level wall papering the cracks in Labor at Federal Level and giving Labor some credibility in the Media and with the voters. No love for Albo even at Lakemba Mosque where he would have thought he was amongst friends after his lack of action regarding anti semitism and support for ISIS brides returning but he knows he still has a massive lead in held seats and the Libs are a rabble with little hope of bridging the gap unless they do something weird and team up with Pauline.
Id expect to win well given Melbourne are in a bit of a rebuild, Freo who are a very good team bullied them and exposed their midfield where they have a lot of kids and they managed to neutralize Gawn and K.Pickett. My only issue would be the latter two probably dont play too many bad ones in a row and we dont have any matchup for Pickett.
Ben gave me the impression late in then year that he was best as a clearance type player, not as a winger like his brother and old man.
The old man left as he had had enough of the coach.
Yep Ben would have played. Most VFL watchers had him as 'next in line' before he got suspended. The first half of this season is pretty important for both the Camporeale boys. I saw a couple of clips through the off season of "Who is looking good at training as judged by the players" and both the brothers got a mention or two. They are different. Ben is more a 'coalface' player. Hopefully they can push for selection but the issue they have is that their postitions are mostly the ones where we have the greater depth.
Both look better suited to Port Adelaide imo...Port need a new Travis Boak(Ben) and have been struggling for wingers having to import Wehr from GWS. Butters for both Campos sounds fair...
Voss showed he hadn't and get left behind with an outdated game plan. Unlike others, I think our list isn't too bad but not the right person to to drive it. For years our attitude hasn't been consistently good, generally poor. We can tend to give up pretty easily. When all that happens people everywhere tend to revert to "poor list" when it's not always the case. We've generally been a bad club inside and out for 25 years, bar some odd years, especially under Ratten. Doesn't matter how good your list is, that situation means you do no good.
We started with a rebuild then they gave us Bolton, Teague and Voss to take charge of it. A Hardwick-type may have been different. He got 2 sides with ordinary attitudes too fire brilliantly.
Skill level has always been an issue and the brand we play is terrible to watch. The gap is getting wider between the best and worst teams imo in terms of quality of football being played.
The USA Presidential trail isn't exactly a conga line of truth, justice, integrity, morality and achievement is it?
In fact, apart from 45 and 47, it is.
Even Tricky Dickie was honest in comparison to Taco.
No it isnt you need to brush up on your history....Bill Clinton not exactly a moral citizen and in the same black book as Trump ( see Epstein),Whitewater, impeachments, dodgy pardons George Bush...weapons of mass destruction disaster see Iraq....see Afghanistan Barack OBama...lied about everything while he was in office. Joe Biden...failed everywhere including destroying the economy which eventually gave Trump a free pass to victory and then pardoned his dodgy son Hunter. Sure Trump has got all bases covered in terms of being corrupt, incompetent etc but the others were all fails and incompetent as well and it just shows that integrity isnt part of the job spec to be Pres of the USA.
Taco recently told reporters that one of the former presidents told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran. Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have since confirmed that not only did they not say such a thing, they have not spoken to Taco for some time.
Is he delusional or a pathological liar?
The USA Presidential trail isn't exactly a conga line of truth, justice, integrity, morality and achievement is it?
Dylan Buckley was the same. Give them time. He had a turn of pace, and a bit of aggro, and was a bit of a turnover merchant too but he might have had a much longer and finer career had his body help up better (he had that ankle injury that saw him limping off the ground too often).
Lucas threw up in his second game against Hawthorn so he is willing to push himself and he has at worst performed about as well as Chesser has to date in the small sample size of both.
Ultimately, I think we are doing something clever, and trying not to play too many youngsters all at once, which means the opportunities are harder to come by, and something that other clubs have done a lot better than us through the rebuilding years. You cant afford to play too many sub 50 gamers together, as they are not conditioned, and then lose their heads, which might explain some of these fadeouts we have been having.
Agree, it's difficult for the coach having to win games to save his job and also provide development opportunities to players who are probably borderline only.
Turnover merchant like Florent, not great under pressure either. I'd like to see Lucas Camporeale on a wing. Acres will probably get an upgrade and I do like a taller winger but I think we need to look to the future..
Lucas will be on a wing alright, next year in South Australia I reckon.
I'm still hopeful he has some more upside and just needs opportunity, same with his brother..
Chesser for a newbie is pretty clean, we have quite a few long terms that could learn a thing or two, I'd have to watch the disposals closely before deciding what is good or bad, but I have to say I haven't noticed anything too negative, no worse than some of our front line.
Thurs night wasnt Chessers best work.
Turnover merchant like Florent, not great under pressure either. I'd like to see Lucas Camporeale on a wing. Acres will probably get an upgrade and I do like a taller winger but I think we need to look to the future..
