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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Cricket thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -RIP Sir Garfield Sobers.Yes a very sad loss. He was one of my true heroes in my youth and I got to watch him on a couple of occasions. RIP.
RIP...
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Ladies Lounge / Re: VFLW 2026
Last post by crashlander -The girls had another very solid win.
Carlton: 1 - 4 - 10 4 - 5 - 29 8 - 8 - 56 10 - 8 - 68
Geelong: 3 - 0 - 18 3 - 1 - 19 4 - 1 - 25 4 - 2 - 26
A 48 point win.
Nailed the premiership quarter!
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Ladies Lounge / Re: VFLW 2026
Last post by DJC -The girls had another very solid win.
Carlton: 1 - 4 - 10 4 - 5 - 29 8 - 8 - 56 10 - 8 - 68
Geelong: 3 - 0 - 18 3 - 1 - 19 4 - 1 - 25 4 - 2 - 26
A 48 point win.
Nailed the premiership quarter!
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Ladies Lounge / Re: VFLW 2026
Last post by crashlander -Carlton: 1 - 4 - 10 4 - 5 - 29 8 - 8 - 56 10 - 8 - 68
Geelong: 3 - 0 - 18 3 - 1 - 19 4 - 1 - 25 4 - 2 - 26
A 48 point win.
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Cricket thread
Last post by cookie2 -RIP Sir Garfield Sobers.
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Cricket thread
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -I saw some random youtube video on BYD and how they are heavily backed by the chinese government and its not sustainable and could potentially go bust if one of a couple things happen.
It was kinda just on in the background, but it seemed theoroughly researched and plenty of facts and figures based on annual figures etc etc.
Was a bit worrying as if any of it came to fruition, it would cause complete chaos to the car market.
Founder led listed business on the HK exchange and the Chairman who runs it is a keen CCP member with an interest in China's strategic position and hasnt had to have his arm twisted to align himself with Xi's directives.
Their sales figures have dropped at home but with Xi helping him out Id expect that to be mitigated and they will stay on top of the EV heap while the brand stay aligned with the Government..
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by kruddler -It was kinda just on in the background, but it seemed theoroughly researched and plenty of facts and figures based on annual figures etc etc.
Was a bit worrying as if any of it came to fruition, it would cause complete chaos to the car market.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -Toyota – 95,141 (-21.4%)
BYD – 52,335 (+124.1%)
Ford – 42,296 (-10.6%)
Kia – 41,846 (+2.7%)
Mazda – 40,502 (-17.2%)
Hyundai – 39,590 (+1.6%)
GWM – 30,359 (+20.5%)
Chery – 24,964 (+76.8%)
Mitsubishi – 24,802 (-25.7%)
Tesla – 23,588 (+66.7%)
MG (11th at 23,146, +6.8%) and Isuzu Ute (12th at 20,472, -6.4%) both fell out of the top 10 but will be aiming to return in the months ahead, while some big names accustomed to ‘permanent’ positions among the leading brands have a mountain to climb: Subaru (13th, 14,817, -25.6%), Nissan (14th, 13,854, -32.8%) and Volkswagen (16th,12,333, -16.5%), for example.
Id say all three will be struggling to maintain a presence in Australia in the next few years and look on the way out.
Notably, Chinese newcomer Geely has sold 10,970 cars in the first half of 2026 (+494.6%), placing it on a fast track towards the top 10.