You're a funny one, MBB. Though it is important for malcontents to have their representatives. Better to have them in full view and out in the open
Baggers her popularity has skyrocketed on the back of people being sick and tired of the inept current mob that have ran us to the ground.
Like her or despise her she doesn't back down and is not afraid of the backlash on tough policies that benefit all Australians even if she is labelled a racist.
Her policies on tough border control has been a major positive and a hell of a lot on non pauline likers have gotten on board. People are afraid, afraid of the crime and the state of whats happening in other Christian countries where Mass immigration was allowed is only supporting her push in popularity.
Then you have the state of our health system, the roads, essential services, serious crime and the cost of living - none are where they should be and the current debt levels will soon have to be subsidized federally as the hole old mate and his pals left is bigger then any can get out of without help.
Change must come.
Geez i miss EB posts on this sort of stuff - i really do
Uniting people, using anger and fear, is a recipe for disaster.
If you're looking for leaders, real leaders, you won't find them in politics.
The French are very different to Aussies. They have history, over centuries, similar to what we're seeing there now. Just look what happened when speed cameras were instituted in France and what the citizenry did in response... similar to Texas! Here, we just accept things like this and then whinge. And let's not forget what happened in France when Renault sacked thousands of employees... bad day for the CEO. Think I'd rather our culture but perhaps we could learn something when it comes passively accepting some new/unjust laws.
A couple of months before my 15th birthday, my 23 year policeman brother and I were stabbed multiple times by a random 28 year old about 30 metres from our home in Coburg.
That was around the time of the Vic Market murders and the Ustaše terror attacks but before the likes of the Crevally Street Boys had us scared crapless.
But yeah, there was no violence back in the day.
Glad you and your brother got out of that situation with your lives, David.
Violence in Victoria today is just more reported on, and then pounced upon by opportunistic pollies and journalists with an agenda. And their answer: more punishment and incarceration. Sheesh, hasn't that worked well over the centuries.
One easy example of Victorian crime on the streets of Melbourne from the past... Razor gangs, and that was the 1920s! Numerous examples through the decades... and that's just the last century in Oz.
Disaffected and disenfranchised individuals have been around since time immemorial... and they congregate in gangs, then movements and so on.
Just a simple dive into human history and you'll find horrors on the streets and cities and towns over the centuries. And that's not to mention the prolific violence occurring in the family home, with so much not reported. The most dangerous creature in the animal kingdom is, humans.
Just on Byrner's "bad game" - it's hard to have an impact when you're sitting on the pine (do they still have pine benches?).
He did OK while he was on the ground, particularly with the pressure he applied.
We'll miss Haynes' reliability and cool head but Derker is a more than adequate replacement.
De Koning out for the Cats is unexpected but Blicavs probably provides more versatility. Sending Lewis Young forward might stretch Geelong's backs who will match up quite well with our smaller forward line. Hayward would have been handy but it is what it is.
Yep, a deeper dive into The Byrner's game against the Go Dees, as a number of commentators noted, was that he seemed overawed -- understandable -- in the first half making uncustomary mistakes, but found much better form in the second half.
Haynes out is a big loss. Been very good for us. Feeling less confident without him back there as he is one of those quiet achievers who finds himself in the right place at the right time.
100% 3 Leos, plus no stranger to finals pressure AND performing at a high level in finals. Fortunately, Deano and Weiters have shown they can handle finals pressure too, can they step up another notch?
Will the weather be a factor in the team selection? Is it still expected to be a rainy night?
Yep. More 'showers' than 'rain'... not like the Dawks game where we found ourselves all at sea So, not heavy... a few mms. So, perhaps one tall may make way for Hayward, etc.
Seriously, over multiple interviews he seemed absolutely thrilled with the result and the performance of some of the youngsters, especially Dean. Even saw him having a deep and meaningful with Young. Didn't look like someone the least bit interested in moving to another club.
Talk of Weitering wanting a trade, the club wanting to trade him and/or his alleged demoralising presence in our backline is just baseless "supporter" speculation.
Weitering hates losing games and one-on-one contests but he has never been one to hide his emotions when we win or when one of his teammates does well.
It was quite moving seeing Weiters and Crippa leading the team into the rooms last night
I believe the Weiters trade talk came about through those speculating that the only way we can get Cody W is to trade 'a Weitering' to get the draft picks necessary. Fuelled by the fact that in the past GW has traded 'names'. So then these cabbageheads put two and two together and come up with cottage cheese.
We'll just have to wait to find out what the club strategy is to land Cody. Buckle up.
No matter what the Go Dees threw at us we had the answers, and then some. No fear of making mistakes, total respect for the opposition's best and everyone knowing their roles - no reliance of superstars.
Cudos to Ollie H and Weiters for returning to the seniors and adapting and adjusting to a slightly different approach.
Deano aint no one-dimensional defender, yep does the spoils and other defensive things so well but remains engaged and seeks to be an offensive option as well... similar to his old man.
Not over-awed by champs like Gawn and Kozzi... Or a scoreboard deficit.
Hold Frankie and The Byrner goalless... doesn't matter... Ainsworth pops up for 3 and mids chime in, too (not necessarily with goals but involve themselves in creating goal opportunities). Even when our small forwards are held goalless, they create opportunities for others. Bravo. And when I mention mids, that includes Pitto.
Now for a completely different opponent with their own set of challenges. Bring on the Pussycats.
So, not heavy... a few mms. So, perhaps one tall may make way for Hayward, etc.
