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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: LP – on
Chesser for a newbie is pretty clean, we have quite a few long terms that could learn a thing or two, I'd have to watch the disposals closely before deciding what is good or bad, but I have to say I haven't noticed anything too negative, no worse than some of our front line.
Thurs night wasnt Chessers best work.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by DJC -
The USAF E-7 Wedgetail program was initiated by the Biden administration but was blocked by Hegseth who, apart from opposing anything the previous administration supported, wants to go down the unproven and costly satellite route.  However, Congress has written two Wedgetail prototypes into the US defence budget and their construction is under contract (and they're sticking with Wedgetail).

Congress is insisting that the two prototypes be delivered but Hegseth and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink are adamant that will be the end of the program.

One of the reasons that the Wedgetail was chosen by the Biden administration is that its systems are purposely compatible with US weapons systems employed by RAAF aircraft including the EA-18G Growlers, F-35A Lightnings, and FA-18F Super Hornets, as well as the RAN's USN-based weapons systems and the Army's systems fitted to the US-made Abrams and HIMARS and locally manufactured IFVs, SPGs, etc.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Lods -
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We badly need some more liveliness in the F50.  We reverted to the bad old 'bomb it in' ways in the second half last week.

Derksen, Evans, Byrne in

Young, Fogarty, Elijah get a break

I'd actually like to see Derksen given a run in the forward line.
He played at both ends for GWS in the VFL and was their leading goalkicker in 2023.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Sexybronco -
Quote from: tonyo – on
We badly need some more liveliness in the F50.  We reverted to the bad old 'bomb it in' ways in the second half last week.

Derksen, Evans, Byrne in

Young, Fogarty, Elijah get a break

Byrne would have been in from the 1st round but seems to lack the fitness required to run out a game, we may need to be a little more patient with him. Agree on Derksen and Evans….
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by LP -
Quote from: DJC – on
The USA expressed an interest in our Wedgetail but decided that their satellite system was better; it’s not!  Similarly, the USA determined that their high tech, expensive anti-aircraft missiles were the best anti-drone weapons; they’re not!
Actually, I think they have now ordered Wedgetail, but it's being called something else to try and put an American brand on it. The story is complicated, for example software was chucked away because it wasn't complaint to the US Military standard, but the software rights were sold to a US Developer only to be reloaded as complaint. How sticky are those fingers?

FWIW, I've just been to a bunch of manufacturing and technology conferences, to avoid Taco's tariffs nearly every foreign invention is being rebranded as American and they are setting up shell companies to commercialise the inventions on US territory. I sat through one talk that was a rehash of 20 year old technology, invented and developed here under investment from among others the US Air Force. Up until now it's been implemented pretty much everywhere except the US because the nepotism in the GOP and US government. Now the very same people who blocked the import have joined the consortium, and rebranded the technology as Texan to manufacturing(assemble) it over there.

It reminds me of the old trans-shipping days, when companies would move goods across borders, repack and then re-export to avoid tariffs. I bet that is all coming back because as far as I know it was never made illegal, back then it became uneconomical when free trade was set in place.

Think about some of that, in the context or the Iran war, who is fighting who, and where the oil that keeps flowing is really coming from, trans-shipped of course! Isn't this illegal when it's money? :o Don't they have a name for it, "cleaned oil"! ;D

People in terms of the west's general public can be so gullible, shareholders corporate or oligarch, in Israel and the USA, keep taking dividends, the GOP might as well write Iran a cheque it would be cheaper than wasting expensive weapons!
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The Sports Desk / Re: Track and Field
Last post by Lods -
A post from Torrie Lewis.

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A bit weird to post this 1.5 years later, but today I got the news that I was the 1st clean runner across the line in the 200m U20 World championships in 2024.
So after the DQ of the runner who tested positive I can happily say I am the U20 200m World Champion

The original WC winner Adaejah Hodge was disqualified for testing positive to a banned substance.