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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by rocky -
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So, regarding the game. Here are my thoughts. Three definite outs. Harry, EH & Pitto. I also would be surprised if Ollie didn't just take a week off due to the circumstances currently at play.
A ruckman for Pitto. Reidy didn't play last game so it would most probably be O'Keeffe as the replacement but is there a reason why we can't play Flynn Riley?
I'd be astounded if Flynn Young doesn't come in for EH, but then again we're talking about our MC
We have no replacement for Harry so maybe a punt on Ison? Small forward line but a chaos ball strategy could work? Are we that creative?
Lord or Hewett as the potential in's. Maybe even Acres (ouch!)
Rest Byrne and maybe even Smith
Scrap that Reidy IS playing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by rocky -
So, regarding the game. Here are my thoughts. Three definite outs. Harry, EH & Pitto. I also would be surprised if Ollie didn't just take a week off due to the circumstances currently at play.
A ruckman for Pitto. Reidy didn't play last game so it would most probably be O'Keeffe as the replacement but is there a reason why we can't play Flynn Riley?
I'd be astounded if Flynn Young doesn't come in for EH, but then again we're talking about our MC
We have no replacement for Harry so maybe a punt on Ison? Small forward line but a chaos ball strategy could work? Are we that creative?
Lord or Hewett as the potential in's. Maybe even Acres (ouch!)
Rest Byrne and maybe even Smith
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
It's not a recent development, Paul Keating went through the public health system while still on the political front line!

FWIW, I think the 20 - 30 year old segment needs incentives to again take politics seriously, if not they all end up voting for Hanson and that will be even worse for Australia than Brexit or MAGA. Australia does not have the economic scale or inertia to withstand that sort of destructive politics.

All this media commentary about "Draining the swamp" is utter garbage, they post that because they are overpaid fatties who think the consequences of provoking turmoil won't affect them. They are a bunch of mini-Kyles who have opinions bigger than their ar5e!

But you know the media will be the front-line bleaters when the economic consequences of political turmoil hit their wallet.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
The Albanese Government is drawing a line in the sand favouring younger Australians over older Australians, telling around 3 million over-65s that they will pay the same amount for private health insurance as younger Aussies.
The Howard-era government in 2004 introduced an extra incentive for older Australians to keep them in private health care and reduce the pressure on the public hospital system. These bonus rebates reduced the effective costs of private health insurance for this group by 30–40%.
Chalmers has admitted there is a risk older Aussies will bail on their Private health Insurance and go back to the public system forcing Health Insurers to raise their premiums even more and put the Public health system under more pressure but says he sees this as a way of evening up intergenerational wealth.
Its clear Labor believes many older voters favour the Coalition or One Nation now and thats their main focus on cost savings.
Of course he has already indicated the NDIS will take a hit next budget too so if you are old and disabled look out you might get turned into biscuits to feed the young if we have a famine anytime soon.....see Soylent Green the movie.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by crashlander -
I must admit some surprise that we want for Truslove. While he does have experience at a lot of clubs, I can't remember any of them challenging for the premiership. Is he there to develop players? Maybe.
He was the coach of Sydney last year when a certain delisted forward kicked his one and only bag of VFL goals.

Look, I might be doing the guy a disservice, but I would have thought that looking at successful programs might have been the way to go.