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The Sports Desk / Re: World Cup 2026
Last post by Lods -
Credit where it is due....

"You're s**t but your kebabs are good."...Aussie supporters celebrating the win. :D
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs GWS in Sydney
Last post by cookie2 -
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Yep, a big ask for us this week. I probably won’t be be tipping us. Just hoping I’m wrong.
Ye have little faith Cookie, the Baggers are BIT.
I feel like I’m riding my luck! Need to keep getting those tips right at the moment! Actually, if we win I’ll be rapt irrespective of tipping.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by Thryleon -
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Don't like Hamiliton but no doubt in the right car he is still one of the best.

Saw a clip of him in an interview talking about how there shouldn't be any large gaps of wealth and how there shouldn't be billionaires and how many should be shared around.  Noble ideal Lewis but the hypocrisy of it all is Lewis was wearing Paket Phillipe watch with 1.5M. His new GF is worth over 1.5B and he is worth a lazy 500M.
 
Have to love the likes of these elites making statements completely at odds with their very life.   


Agree but he does give a lot to charities and foundations. He's wealthy by he is a good good egg.

When you earn as much as they do, giving money to charity must always be viewed through the suits for tax reasons Lense.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by LP -
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Yes, details matter. The VSC came too early for him to suit his strategy.
The VSC came too late for Russell, Norris and Antonelli to suit their strategy, they had only just pitted.

If the VSC happened a few laps later Hamilton might have already pitted and would have lost the advantage, it was lucky and there is nothing else to say about it but it doesn't detract from Hamilton's good drive or Ferrari's better strategy.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs GWS in Sydney
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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Giants have exactly the type of game style that bothers us the most - slingshot footy with big run off halfback.  We will need some significant plans for Whitfield and Ash, and hopefully Weiters is back to take care of Hogan.

I don't want to sound pessimistic, but this week is a big ask...... 
Agree, they were poor vs the Saints but didnt lose by much, Hogan couldnt get near it but will be better for the run.
They have copped it in the media with the coach under Voss like pressure and Id expect them to rebound on their home deck, we were putrid vs Essendon and l hope I am wrong but I have a bad feeling about this game.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by kruddler -
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He was catching at 1.5 seconds a lap for most of it.
Detail matters, the last few laps before Russell and Antonelli pitted, which they did just before the VSC, Hamilton had stopped gaining ground and was only able to hold station.

Some might argue that was a tactic, but I doubt Hamilton would voluntarily cease the chase for anyone!

I'd assert Mercedes had already decided the Ferrari strategy was going to win the day, because they were telling Russell and Antonelli to race Norris who had already pitted and was 25 second behind Hamilton. But make no mistake, the VSC made a huge difference because without it those laps that saw Hamilton build a lead would have been instead laps helping him close a gap to the leaders. He would have had Russell, Antonelli and Norris to pass as after the pit stops only 5 second separated all three.

Yes, details matter. The VSC came too early for him to suit his strategy.
He actually wanted to pit 5-10 laps later. Thats why he slowed when he did, to conserve his tyres.

Hamiltons pace was far superior to everyone else. Passing would've been easy.

Ferrari brought a heap of upgrades and it all worked.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs GWS in Sydney
Last post by LP -
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Giants have exactly the type of game style that bothers us the most - slingshot footy with big run off halfback.  We will need some significant plans for Whitfield and Ash, and hopefully Weiters is back to take care of Hogan.

I don't want to sound pessimistic, but this week is a big ask......
In the past Hogan has done well against us, but that might have been in the absence of Newman, and now we have Dean, Cowan and Newman all in reasonable form, it should make a difference if we stick with the team first ethic.

Our biggest problem this week might be Briggs, he pretty much bullied TDK and Marshall yesterday, made the pair of them irrelevant. We won't want Harry spending too much time as Briggs' opponent as he likes to hurt people.