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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Semi Final Carlton vs Hawthorn at Ikon
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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ok so I watched again and must say i was yelling at the end. much better skills then last week and there is no denying the girls grit and want to compete.

Will be tuning in again next.

 
Good on you for giving it another go.

A much better game than last week, and some great moments!

Go Blues!
There is no question the skill level and watchability of the AFLW has go through the roof in recent years. I feel like Carlton especially has improved more than most teams. With a bit of luck, the girls can bring home some silverware this year which the boys will add to next year.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by DJC -
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Putting aside my evidence-based archaeological method, I'd like to think that it was curiosity and a sense of adventure, or perhaps even a dash of wanderlust, that motivated those ancient folk to head off into the unknown.
The old sins, greed, gluttony, desire all wrapped in hubris, the tale had to have deep social origins somewhere!

The apples are sweeter over the hill, and there is no more basic craving than to want something somebody else has already got!

There are incredibly strong motivations for staying put, as we know from families that have lived in the same village for generations.

In a hunter-gatherer society with a seasonal round of dwelling places rather than permanent homes, intimate knowledge of the home environment; resource locations, where the predators hang out, places to shelter, refuges when times are tough; would have been a powerful reason to stay put.  Then there's friendly neighbours to trade with and inter-marry, and not so friendly neighbours that are to be avoided, as well as places associated with creation stories, totemic sites, etc

Leaving home would generally require compelling reasons and I think that curiosity could be one such reason for some folk.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by Thryleon -
Theres evidence of humans living 200 000 years ago in parts of Europe. 

Odds are they moved as the temperatures shifted.

Hot and cold up and down hills, near food, away from earthquakes and weird weather patterns. 

Realistically there's a lot of stuff we are still working out and the out of Africa theory is just one theory.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Semi Final Carlton vs Hawthorn at Ikon
Last post by DJC -
One incident that stood out was when the ball was kicked to Poppy despite her having two opponents.  She managed to gather the ball on the bounce but turned back into her opponents.  She may have been able to break one tackle, but not two.

Ideally, that kick should have gone to another option or we should have had a crumber at the contest.

Hawthorn's ball use, decision-making, and ability to create uncontested marking opportunities for their forwards worked a lot better than "kick it to Poppy and hope she gets it".
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
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Putting aside my evidence-based archaeological method, I'd like to think that it was curiosity and a sense of adventure, or perhaps even a dash of wanderlust, that motivated those ancient folk to head off into the unknown.
The old sins, greed, gluttony, desire all wrapped in hubris, the tale had to have deep social origins somewhere!

The apples are sweeter over the hill, and there is no more basic craving than to want something somebody else has already got!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by DJC -
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The mass migration of humans out of Africa circa 70,000 years ago is usually attributed to a combination of climate and environmental changes, cognitive and technological advances, following food sources like migrating herds, the discovery of coastal and marine resources, and population pressure.

It's interesting to ponder what motivated those earlier human forays out of Africa if the above factors weren't in play; strife, necessity, opportunity or curiosity?

All those things and also something much simpler… the carrying capacity of the land.

That would be a factor with the migration that took place 70,000 years ago, but the earlier excursions happened during favourable environmental conditions and when the human population was considerably fewer.  Putting aside my evidence-based archaeological method, I'd like to think that it was curiosity and a sense of adventure, or perhaps even a dash of wanderlust, that motivated those ancient folk to head off into the unknown.

Then there's the earlier departures from Africa by Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Denisovans and Neanderthals, with only the latter two having the cognitive and technological prowess to rival modern humans.

This is where a Tardis would be handy  :)    
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
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All those things and also something much simpler… the carrying capacity of the land.
It's quite wrong to form an opinion based in current modern assumptions, the very article @PaulP links is an example of that, desserts now where forests used to be, and a total population that was just a fragment of what it has been for most of modern history.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Semi Final Carlton vs Hawthorn at Ikon
Last post by kruddler -
Poppy Scholz needs to be told not to pick up the ball.

She is too slow to outrun anyone.
She is not very agile, so everytime she bends down to pick up the ball, she stops.
Everytime she does that she gets tackled.

Last year, it worked for her because it took a few people by surprise how strong she was, and she was able to break tackles.
This year she can't break those tackles.
Instead, she just needs to paddle it forward, kick it forward, allow someone else to do the gathering.