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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Last post by DJC -
Australia's XI for first Ashes Test

Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschage, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett

Three Indigenous Aussies in the squad!
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW List Management 2025
Last post by kruddler -
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The Giants are also expected to dig their heels in with the Blues over an interest in McCormick, who is another to have flagged a desire to land at Ikon Park just weeks after being named in the AFLW's extended All-Australian squad.

McCormick, who is contracted for 2026, has emerged as one of the League's best defensive options this season and averaged 16.6 disposals and 2.9 marks across the campaign.

Carlton is widely viewed as one of the AFLW's most attractive destinations ahead of next month's Trade Period, with the young Blues blowing away West Coast and Hawthorn in convincing finals wins across the last fortnight.

Kudos to Bucky. It was rats jumping off only a few years ago. Now its come full circle and everyone wants to come on board.

I'd be looking to get in a replacement tall forward for Bohanna who is one of the oldest on our list. Yes, Poppy Scholz has a big future there, as does McKay, but i think they work so well with Bohanna taking a key defender.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW List Management 2025
Last post by crashlander -
Brooke Boileau (Adelaide) has requested a trade to us.
Lauren Bella (Gold Coast) also looks headed our way.

I guess we're looking for replacements for Breann Moody aka Harrington and Jess Good, who aren't getting any younger. Harrington is 28 and may be looking to start a family. Jess Good is 31, after starting late (she was 26 when we drafted her). Both girls have been fantastic this year, one of the reasons we've been winning games.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
There are several sources of information about the coves who exploited and abused vulnerable young girls including the material from the Epstein and Maxwell court cases, the recent email dump, flight logs, photographs and videos, witness statements and victim testimonies.

You might get the odd fanatical journalist who will devote years of their life to trying to piece it all together but it’s unlikely that the whole truth will ever be known.

If it had happened here, and at the same scale, a royal commission would be appropriate.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by Thryleon -
^^  The cynic in me thinks we will get a sanitised list of people with the usual suspects fingered.

Some will be left off, and we will forever wonder if we were told the truth of all the things in the epstein files.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by MickyO -
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I doubt there will be much come out of this other than paranoia, the stuff they know about will be buried or is already buried, it's the stuff they imagine might exist that will bring them undone.

Paranoia will lead to someone throwing somebody else under the bus, that is when it unravels.

If there is a journo that is smart enough, brave enough, or stupid enough, they will be able to create havoc.

Then there is the issue of whistleblowers, that is how the more traditional falls occur. There is always someone on the clean up team who is parnoid or crooked enough to keep a copy of something, who find themself in a no win nothing to lose scenario.

Over the years, the very best journos I worked with never really needed access to the facts, all they really needed was a good question for the right person.
Like with our Charlie thing I think if there’s smoke there’s fire… bill clinton gets spoken of a lot! Bill gates… trump of course.

It has to come out - someone somewhere will pull the trigger for the real stuff to come. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

The fact it hasn’t already is revolting - I don’t care who you are, if they’ve done something as alleged they deserve to lose it all!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
I doubt there will be much come out of this other than paranoia, the stuff they know about will be buried or is already buried, it's the stuff they imagine might exist that will bring them undone.

Paranoia will lead to someone throwing somebody else under the bus, that is when it unravels.

If there is a journo that is smart enough, brave enough, or stupid enough, they will be able to create havoc.

Then there is the issue of whistleblowers, that is how the more traditional falls occur. There is always someone on the clean up team who is parnoid or crooked enough to keep a copy of something, who find themself in a no win nothing to lose scenario.

Over the years, the very best journos I worked with never really needed access to the facts, all they really needed was a good question for the right person.