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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Back to the Moon
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?
The future.
Our planet has limited resources and a biosphere that we are pushing. The rest of our system has more resources than we can ever use, and we're too stupid to go and get them.
[1] It rains hydrocarbons on Titan.
[2] There is more water in the Saturn's rings than on Earth by a factor of 100.
[3] Mining asteroids is easier than mining on a planet's surface. The stuff is easier to access and you don't have to worry about an environment to damage.
[4] The Sun puts out more energy in a day than we can use in a century, and we use less than 0.00001 % of it.

I could go on for a lot longer.
This particular mission is mainly testing stuff for future missions. But the idea is not just to visit the moon, but to use its resources. It has plenty of them. That is the future, and this is just one small step.

Anyone who considers space and indulgent is not thinking about the future. Our future is out there! And the sooner we embrace it, the better!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by Thryleon -
We did it again.

We were trying to lock the game down, and we executed that tactic poorly.

Players hard up against the boundary kicking it out when they should have been wearing pressure and taking the tackle over.  Result out of bounds on the full. 

Pittonet trying to hit the ball out of a pack when we should have been clogging it.  We want repeat stoppages not open it up in the last.

We try to play on quick, and then errant handball rushed kick turnover and then cough up what should have been a comfortable enough 4 quarter win with a slight challenge into a loss that will leave psychological scars.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Umpiring was terrible today, 2 weeks in a row we have copped some bad ones in the last quarter.
I wish I could just blame the umpires: they were diabolical. Front on contact ignored, players tripped, guys diving on your back: I could go on, the the litany was considerable. But, in the end, if we were good enough, we wouldn't have lost.

[1] We get out-coached very week and I really hate it.
North had a plan for Cripps and it worked. But with him so thoroughly tagged, did we change the midfield group? No. Just not smart.

[2] Our players are not smart.
Time and again, we make the wrong decisions. Or we do something moronic. Hayworth's giving away goals was simply unacceptable. He needs to be dropped for that.

[3] Our players do not want it enough.
I hate writing this, but it is probably understating the case. When it mattered, our boys didn't want the ball enough: North's guys did.
And when it came for our defenders to punch, it just didn't happen. Too many players not doing enough, not putting on any pressure, not making it difficult for their opponents to get the ball.

[4] Our structure:
Weitering gave Larkey the biggest bath of the season, which was nice. But who other, of our defenders, can say they made a difference?
Our team lacks decent key position players, which was so obvious when you look at our 2's. So, why do we not bother with them?
Our players often don't have advantageous matchups.
And do we have people to kick the ball to? God, no!
Our match-ups don't make sense and help us lose.

[5] Our game plan:
I don't want to go over this again in detail, but I am tired of our guys not making space, not offering leads, not running, not moving the ball quickly and intelligently.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E – on
Time to make some serious statements at selection. Don't care how big the names are.
Cody Walker would need to be the best mid in the draft otherwise I'd overlook him - we need to totally rebuild the centre square group. 
Florent and Hayward are taking the pi$$
ive been trying to remain calm but after today, it became obvious to me at least, that the senior players are not winning us games that are in the balance, they are costing us games. The most senior of players being the prime offender.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.
Last post by crashlander -
Fair dinkum, we are a rabble at the moment. Very disappointing to give up a second winnable game, just like the seniors.

[1] North had 5 of the top 7 possession getters. Yet, do we tag any of them? Not quite a rhetorical question, as we don't use our brains in the seniors, but you understand where I'm coming from.

[2] Liam Reidy so dominated the ruck that it wasn't funny. He had 14 clearances, more than any three other players. And he had 30 taps, better than any two other players. Yet, with a spot in the seniors up for grab, he does something stupid.  :'(  :'(  ???
O'Keefe, on the other hand, seems to have lost all confidence. He didn't get a lot of taps, 8 only, and had less than 10 possessions. I don't know what is wrong with him, but he needs some sort of help. He is just so much better than that.

[3] Ison: 3 goals 2, from 8 possessions. Not sure what to think, but he can do so much more.

[4] Flynn Young should be in the seniors: 21 possessions, 3 goals 2 and 11 marks.
Considering the way some of our smaller players are going at the moment, he should be in. Hayworth, Ainsworth, Frankie Evans: any of these could go back. Frankie hasn't been right since he was injured. He needs to get his confidence back.

[5] Neither Cottrell nor Chesser did anything to impress. 13 possessions each and no scores. Very disappointing, considering what we were hoping to get from them.
Lachie Fogarty: little better. He had 15 possessions and a goal. He has to go.

I'm not seeing the desire, I'm not seeing the commitment, I'm not seeing the game plan and I'm not seeing the any sign of things turning around.
I've got nothing else to say until after I digest the replay. Not looking forward to it. 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
I would think Hayward would be on thin ice.
Hayward gifted 2 goals to Norp due to stupidity so he can have a week off as far as I am concerned.

Flynn Young was a shining light for the Blues - clean ball handler and has excellent disposal skills.

I don't think any others showed enough to demand promotion.

Reidy looks a likely type and has decent skills for a big bloke but he was far from competitive in centre ruck contests.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Last post by Shakin77 -
Quote from: PaulP – on
No idea why people think North are easybeats. Apart from Xerri and arguably Logue, they are basically full strength. 4 time premiership coach, excellent young talent, very good experienced recruits and currently sit 3-1.

The North game against Essendon was terrible, and they lost to West Coast who are pretty average.   By all right they should improve but not sure they have showed that yet.

Our concern is Melbourne and Richmond (should have lost) are bottom 4 quality sides.   North bottom 6.   

All three results are more of a reflection on how we are going as a football side to be honest.