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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2025 Season
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: crashlander – on
Grace Egan told to move on from Richmond after their poor year. Do we bother to be interested? I still feel betrayed by her wanting out, to be honest.
Richmond also delisted Lauren Brazzale and Lulu Beatty, who used to play for us.

And at Sydney, Beck Privatelli has retired. She was certainly a better player once she left us.
There was an article about Grace Egan recently. She had 3 stints in hospital and lost something ridiculous like 20kg. Busted her butt to get back but her body wasnt ready and got soft tissue injuries. Then worked her back from that into some half decent form.

Was harsh to cut her.

I was gutted when she wanted out.
Still, she made her decision and we've moved on.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2025 Season
Last post by crashlander -
Grace Egan told to move on from Richmond after their poor year. Do we bother to be interested? I still feel betrayed by her wanting out, to be honest.
Richmond also delisted Lauren Brazzale and Lulu Beatty, who used to play for us.

And at Sydney, Beck Privatelli has retired. She was certainly a better player once she left us. 
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Elimination Final 2025 Carlton vs West Coast
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up for this week:

B:   6 Gabriella Pound   49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:   36 Ciara Fitzgerald   21 Harriet Cordner   7 Poppy Scholz
C:   11 Yasmin Duursma   5 Abbie McKay   17 Dayna Finn
HF:   42 Tara Bohanna   55 Sophie McKay   19 Erone Fitzpatrick
F:   3 Darcy Vescio   25 Keeley Sherar
R:   12 Jessica Good  10 Mimi Hill   20 Lily Goss
Int:   22 Mia Austin   24 Brooke Vickers   18 Madeleine Guerin   1 Amelia Velardo   16 Breann Harrington
Em:   23 Lila Keck   37 Maddison Torpey   14 Siofra O'Connell

I was a bit surprised to see Keck dropped, but she hasn't been as good of late as she was earlier in the season. Mia Austin surprised me a bit: she hasn't really fired a shot yet, even though she was a high draft pick. Well, maybe the coaches know more than I do: that wouldn't be that hard. >:D
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
Every time RedTrump greases his own palm he hurts people on all sides of politics, nobody is safe or immune, whether you are his neighbour or someone on the opposite side of the globe.

There is an inevitability about the cumulative effects of his behaviour.

The only thing that is certain, if you are not RedTrump you are or will eventually be collateral damage.

In my own circle I have friends and family that are bureaucrats or politicians who work in areas like health, finance, transport or infrastructure, for work I have to attend mining, military or industrial conferences, the feeling of lost security as you enter offices, buildings and conference centres is palpable even for passing pedestrians!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Lods – on
Mamdani has taken Trump on.
It will be interesting to see how Trump reacts.
Democrats did quite well in a number of elections.

Mamdani is a pretty interesting counter to Trump.
He can never be President.
He was born in Uganda
His parents are Indian
He is a Muslim
Despite being labelled a "radical" and a "communist" by some of his opponents he is more moderate with centre-left leanings, and advocates for things like affordable housing and taxation reform in a Robin Hood style (Tax the rich, relief for the less well off).
He's a strong critcic of Israel and their activities in Gaza, but has also condemned Hamas's action on October 7th.
He's strong on issues like Climate action and LGBTQ rights

In short he's a Bizarro Trump.

Mamdani calls himself a "democrative socialist" and Taco calls him a communist but, as you say Lods, he is a centre-left moderate by international standards.

One thing he isn't is scared of Taco, and there's a growing posse of like-minded folk including a trickle from the GOP.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: DJC – on
Zohran Mamdani has won the Big Apple Mayoral election despite Taco actively campaigning against him and threatening to cut funding if he won.

New Yorkers really can't stand Taco so it's not a huge surprise.

Mamdani has taken Trump on.
It will be interesting to see how Trump reacts.
Democrats did quite well in a number of elections.

Mamdani is a pretty interesting counter to Trump.
He can never be President.
He was born in Uganda
His parents are Indian
He is a Muslim
Despite being labelled a "radical" and a "communist" by some of his opponents he is more moderate with centre-left leanings, and advocates for things like affordable housing and taxation reform in a Robin Hood style (Tax the rich, relief for the less well off).
He's a strong critcic of Israel and their activities in Gaza, but has also condemned Hamas's action on October 7th.
He's strong on issues like Climate action and LGBTQ rights

In short he's a Bizarro Trump.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
Zohran Mamdani has won the Big Apple Mayoral election despite Taco actively campaigning against him and threatening to cut funding if he won.

New Yorkers really can't stand Taco so it's not a huge surprise.