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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.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by northernblue -
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For those interested :

https://theconversation.com/discoveries-from-a-125-000-year-old-lakeshore-reveal-life-in-a-greener-arabia-293952

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.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: PaulP – on
For those interested :

https://theconversation.com/discoveries-from-a-125-000-year-old-lakeshore-reveal-life-in-a-greener-arabia-293952

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?
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Semi Final Carlton vs Hawthorn at Ikon
Last post by kruddler -
Good group effort by the girls. Not many weak links. It showed in the end when as a group, we never gave up.

At the start of the year, a prelim was what we needed to do to get a pass mark.
We've done that, so credit to all involved.

Now its where it gets tricky....
Dees and Kangas are clearly the 2 best sides, so we need to have a bit of luck from here.
We have heart, we just need some luck.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Semi Final Carlton vs Hawthorn at Ikon
Last post by crashlander -
CARLTON                    1.2       3.3       4.6     6.7 (43)
HAWTHORN               3.1       4.1       4.2     6.2 (38)

GOALS
Carlton: Vescio 2, Bohanna, Keck, Goss, S. McKay
Hawthorn: Dupuy 2, Eardley 2, McDonagh, Antony

BEST
Carlton: Cordner, A. McKay, Vescio, Hill, Fitzpatrick
Hawthorn: West, Wales, Dupuy, Coyne

INJURIES
Carlton: Velardo (ankle)
Hawthorn: Williamson (ankle), West (left knee)

LATE CHANGES
Carlton: Ciara Fitzgerald (shin) replaced in selected side by Gab Pound
Hawthorn: Nil