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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Adelaideblue -
Can't understand all the negativity on Ben and Lucas Camporeale.  Come on guys give them a chance.!

 The fact that their dad Scott Camporeale, an accomplished footballer for Carlton went off to Essendon near the end of his playing career, is no reflection on the boys and their potential. Good luck to Scott, he only did what many on this site have been suggesting for Paddy Cripps, ie. we should trade him back to a Perth club.  Also, I don't hear many ethical complaints when we trade in players from other AFL clubs.

Both Ben and Lucas were good under 18 players for SA with Ben making All Australian.
Ben Camporeale was unlucky not to have played a game or two last season.  The moment Paddy Cripps goes down with an injury, Ben could be just the guy we need in midfield imo.

If Carlton FC  can't develop these two guys to reasonable AFl players, we haven't much future as a football club. 

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by PaulP -
I can't think of one far right, populist figure / party that has left their country in a better state than they found it. Whether they are famous and historical (Hitler, Mussolini) or contemporary figures (Trump being the most visible among many), they promise gold and deliver crape. One could reasonably argue that people in the 1920's and 30's had little by way of historical precedent, and probably didn't know any better, but for people in our time, there's no excuse to be voting for One Nation, if you actually care about Australia and wanting better for the masses. Having grievances with the major parties is understandable (I have them as well), but the solution is not One Nation, and much like the US, we will realize this if they gain any kind of power.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
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We will smash Melbourne

Id expect to win well given Melbourne are in a bit of a rebuild, Freo who are a very good team bullied them and exposed their midfield where they have a lot of kids and they managed to neutralize Gawn and K.Pickett. My only issue would be the latter two probably dont play too many bad ones in a row and we dont have any matchup for Pickett.
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Blues by 8,  1,  2,  4. I think we will win by much more this time.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by DJC -
Don't get carried away with the media hype about ONP.  It boils down to around 140,000 voters moving from centre-right to right and far right and that gives Labor a virtually unassailable majority.

The SA Electoral Commission is incredibly slow given the relatively small size of the electorate and it seems that it will be a while before the final results are known.  In the commission's defence, three-cornered contests always make it harder to determine which candidate's preferences are distributed.  At this stage Labor has a whopping 32 seats with eight seats still in doubt.  Such a puny opposition isn't really conducive to good government but Premier Malinauskas and Treasurer Koutsantonis both made the right noises about hubris and arrogance.  Time will tell.

It will be interesting to follow the Liberals' response.  On election night there was talk of reclaiming the centre, doing more to counter the rejection by female voters, and reducing the influence of non-parliamentary powerbrokers.  Again, time will tell.