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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by Thryleon -
I asked chat gpt about this.

Effectively this is the stalemate both sides want, now they'll both declare "victory and back away leaving spot fires in Israel, Lebanon and what not to continue bubbling away and the world will return to normal with lots of economic damage.


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🎯 So what’s the most likely outcome?
✅ Most likely: Controlled de-escalation (70–80%)
A messy, unofficial path to stopping:
Continued strikes for a short period (days–weeks)
Backchannel diplomacy ramps up (via Oman, Qatar, etc.)
Gradual reduction in intensity
Each side declares “victory” domestically
End state:
Iran weakened but intact
No regime change
Ongoing proxy tensions
Sanctions + hostility continue
👉 Basically: “war ends, conflict doesn’t”
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   2 Lachlan Cowan   23 Jacob Weitering   24 Nic Newman
HB:   14 Oliver Florent   47 Wade Derksen   37 Jordan Boyd
C:   20 Elijah Hollands   9 Patrick Cripps   32 Matthew Carroll
HF:   19 Will Hayward   10 Harry McKay   12 Ben Ainsworth
F:   39 Talor Byrne   17 Brodie Kemp   7 Jagga Smith
R:   27 Marc Pittonet   29 George Hewett   18 Sam Walsh
Int:   33 Lewis Young   4 Oliver Hollands   5 Adam Cerra   44 Francis Evans   11 Mitch McGovern
Em:   45 Flynn Young   42 Adam Saad   13 Blake Acres

[1] We'll miss Dean (already) and Williams, both of whom are good. I hope Wade Derkson can show his best.

[2] Boyd and Newman are good ins, as both have decent disposal.

[3] Cerra: I probably would have started him in the VFL, can I understand why we brought him in. I hope he is ready.
He was ready last week, but we thought he couldn't handle the short turn around.

[4] The ruck: I hope Pitto can win this, as it would help our midfield hugely. I haven't seen enough of the North rucks to know if the new rules help them or not.

[5] Our midfield: we really need to win here if we're to do OK. North have a really good young midfield.

[6] Our forward line. On paper, it should be better than North's defence. Can we bring the form to make it so?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Nth very undermanned in the ruck so Id expect it to be very different to last game with no ruckman of the quality of Gawn to deal with and you would presume Darling will have to ruck as a part timer.
Im giving Cripps and his troops one more chance and tipping us to win as Nth even though they have won two games dont play a great brand and were nearly equally as horrible to watch as Essendon last game.
I like our inclusions and i think we can rebound and hang on for a win more based on Nth being terrible than us being brilliant and Id expect a few of our more notable players like Harry, Cripps, Hewett and Smith to have good games.
Walsh will probably get the heavy tag from OSullivan and Weitering might have his hands full with Larkey but Id expect our stoppage game with Pittonet controlling the ruck to prevail and propel us to victory.
My only concern is that the game is that hell hole for us Marvel Stadium.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: Lods – on
So the war is won according to Trump
but.....

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"We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," he said.

"We are going to hit them back to the Stone Age where they belong.

 ::)  ::)  ::)
Trump has the answers  and said we can buy his Oil or take care of our own destiny by sending our military to the Strait of Hormuz to sort out the Iranians???
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Nth very undermanned in the ruck so Id expect it to be very different to last game with no ruckman of the quality of Gawn to deal with and you would presume Darling will have to ruck as a part timer.
Im giving Cripps and his troops one more chance and tipping us to win as Nth even though they have won two games dont play a great brand and were nearly equally as horrible to watch as Essendon last game.
I like our inclusions and i think we can rebound and hang on for a win more based on Nth being terrible than us being brilliant and Id expect a few of our more notable players like Harry, Cripps, Hewett and Smith to have good games.
Walsh will probably get the heavy tag from OSullivan and Weitering might have his hands full with Larkey but Id expect our stoppage game with Pittonet controlling the ruck to prevail and propel us to victory.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by Lods -
So the war is won according to Trump
but.....

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"We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," he said.

"We are going to hit them back to the Stone Age where they belong.

 ::)  ::)  ::)