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  1. kickazz

    History Lest We Forget

    November 11, Remembrance Day. Traditionally, at the eleventh hour we stop what we are doing and pause to reflect on the sacrifice made by people in war. It's not a big ask, but I've found my workplace has ignored it for the last few years. There used to be a short message over the PA, we'd all...
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    Peatling tackle

    Sling tackle on Neale. Second time this year he will get suspended. Is it time to bring back the loading for repeat offenders? Either way, this guy needs to sort his technique out. That style has been trouble for years now.
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    Current Trial Sam Kerr Matildas Captain - Charged in UK with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer & criminal damage

    UPDATE: Charge of criminal damages has been withdrawn on settlement Not watching that closely, but what's going on with this Sam Kerr racial vilification business? Look, what she said is not okay. But surely police get spat at, kicked, etc all the time - often without charges being laid. And...
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    Vale David Lynch

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-17/twin-peaks-creator-david-lynch-dead-at-78/104827920 Sad that we will enjoy no new material from this genius. Did well to get to 78 given he smoked like a chimney. What are people's favourite works of his, and what about his style did you particularly...
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    Toast Angus Brayshaw's speech for retiring players.

    This may have been covered to some degree in the Brownlow live thread but I think it deserves its own recognition. I thought this was a great speech, and for those that didn't catch it, check it out below. I thought (and to be honest hoped) it would be a quick toast but it went on a bit...
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    Rules No time wasting 50 after siren

    Ok so in the Syd GWS game, can't remember the players but there was a free kick paid about 60m out to Sydney I think. Siren goes. There were some minor scuffles after this, nothing in my opinion worthy of a 50, but in this example, that is beside the point. In apparent response to an appeal...
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    Runners - get rid of them again.

    So Melbourne has been given a please explain over their runner, Reece Conca, positioning himself in play and distracting the opposition by calling for the ball. I don't know if the rules have been relaxed this year but I have noticed an increase in these guys spending time in the ground, often...
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    Running too far - should it be extended to 20m?

    With the controversy at the end of the Collingwood Adelaide game a couple of weeks ago, I once again came to think how often this rule is technically not paid. 15 is not very far at all to run with the ball these days. Players go further than that all of the time. For reference, check out the...
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    Should teams be able to nominate more than one sub?

    With Oscar McInerney going down last night, I got to thinking about something that I have thought of a bit before - why do we nominate only one sub? Interestingly, Brisbane have used Fort as their sub in the past - an interesting choice given he is a ruckman. Normally you'd want a mid or...
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    What's up with the backline this year?

    It just hasn't really clicked all year. Conceding easy goals, not as much counter attacking (kicking or running). Finger pointing and confusion at the games. One excuse for sure has been the poor midfield, some entries just cannot be defended. But they have looked flakey and disconnected. My...
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    Easter Monday Cats v Tankthorn should be at KP next year.

    What an embarrassment. Hawthorn bottling it against ninthmond. Probably on purpose. Whilst tanking gets you draft picks, the AFL still have the power to punish you via the fixture. Sunday twilight games against Norf, trips to Alice Springs and double ups against Freo all in the arsenal. But...
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    MRP / Trib. Is the speccy a sacred cow, and for how long?

    You know it's coming. The AFL in my opinion did the right thing with the bump. You can still sort of do it but it is very risky, and they have basically made the cheap shot extinct, which is good. They have then gone on to introduce a duty of care for tackling. Fair enough too, but it seems...
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    Astronomy Solar Eclipse

    Total (or more technically, hybrid) solar eclipse visible from Exmouth in WA today around 11:30. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/forecast-solar-eclipse-2023-exmouth-western-australia/102219160 Darwin and Perth might get a half decent partial eclipse. Melbourne gets 10% partial later in...
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    Society/Culture Tipping

    Maybe should be on GD but here goes: What are people's attitude to tipping? (as in gratuities, not picking winners in the footy) It never really used to be a thing in Australia, the thinking being that we have a good minimum wage compared to somewhere like the US. Nonetheless, I would think...
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    Four arrested in 2022 Brownlow betting investigation

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-14/four-arrested-over-suspicious-brownlow-medal-betting/101651242 Someone with knowledge of the voting tally allegedly shared leaked info. It's interesting if nothing else that this may confirm that people know the tally before the count is aired.
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    Review Defining moments of 2022

    2022 was a great year that ended in the ultimate success. What where the moments throughout the year that made you take notice and think, "this is different, this just might be our year"? I was out of the country for our run against the Tigers, Dees and Blues but things really started to look...
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    HTB when you take a bounce.

    Inspired by Hind being tackled vs the Saints - and I remember a similar incident on Wojcinski in the 2009 Grand Final. We all know the rule: if you take a bounce and are tackled, it is HTB. No two ways about it. Pretty simple, and makes sense. Most of us agree on it. But in the congested game...
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    Wayne Campbell is right.

    Great article by Wayne Campbell: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/most-people-don-t-know-the-rules-why-afl-is-so-hard-to-umpire-20210705-p586uy.html BigFooty, sports talk back, etc is full of people complaining about umpiring. Yes it's a hard game to umpire and they aren't perfect, but I...
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    Fixing the contact below the knees rule once and for all.

    Seen a couple of bad examples this week of this rule Dear AFL, there is a simple fix. The person first to the ball, who naturally has slowed down or stopped to get the ball, is to be favoured in all circumstances. If a Johnny Come Lately slides in and takes out their legs, free kick against...
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    John Winston Howard - what is his legacy?

    So 25 years ago today, John Howard was elected Prime Minister of Australia, and would go on to become the second longest serving in that position. For those old enough, what are your memories of him, and more importantly, what do you think his legacy is? The first half of the nineties saw...
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    Fixture may not come out until January or February

    https://www.afl.com.au/news/525004/fixture-delay-as-afl-seeks-certainty-decision-on-quarters-looms The justification is so that the AFL can give everyone more certainty - I suppose that's a plausible reason. Thing is, I wonder if most clubs will still be expecting people to renew memberships...
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    The Law Public gatherings of more than two people are banned.

    Let that one sink in. Yes, COVID19 had given us a lot to process in a short amount of time. And I'm all for pretty strict measures to contain this thing early and buy time to ramp up our medical capability. But of all the crazy headlines we've seen, this is the one, had we six months ago been...
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    How safe are our bank deposits?

    So apparently some banks, starting with HSBC, began changing their terms and conditions on deposit accounts last year: Now I don't know if this guy is a crackpot or on the money or somewhere in between, but some of it is interesting. It seems banks are positioning themselves so they can, in...
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    Jack Reiwoldt diving.

    1 week, double to 2 fir GF?
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    2019 Ashes XI

    Well I think we've seen enough to start thinking about what would make up the best XI from this series. Subject to change, I have this as my side: 1. Burns 2. Root 3. Labuschagne 4. Smith 5. Stokes 6. Head 7. Bairstow 8. Cummins 9. Lyon 10. Broad 11. Hazlewood Pretty satisfied with the...
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    Society/Culture Aged "care"

    4 corners have just finished broadcasting part 2 of "Who Cares?", a crowd sourced documentary on failings in the aged care sector: http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/episodes/ (If you are tl,dw; at least check out from 37 minute mark in episode Two) Scott Morrison has also announced intentions...
  27. kickazz

    First quarters in finals.

    Deserves its own thread until we damn well get good at them. Or even dare i say slightly below average at them. Why does it happen so often?
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    Showdown score review

    Ok can someone fill me in on the details? As in what the reviewers said in their deliberation? The goal umpire wanted to check if it hit the post. The video as shown in the AFL app is not clear if it did hit the post. But it's obvious that it passed in front of it for a behind. Surely the...
  29. kickazz

    Gboard suggestions bar - odd behaviour

    So I am glide typing using the Google Keyboard on a Pixel 2. Glide typing usually picks the word you intend, but sometimes it does not. On such occasions you select the word you want from the suggestions bar, and this replaces the word you just glide typed. For some reason on BigFooty, instead...
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    Society & Culture Melbourne comedy festival.

    Ok so I haven't been in years and thought it would be good to start a thread where folks can recommend good comedians to see. You tubes welcome. I'm a highbrow or extremely lowbrow comedy kind of guy. None of that safe stuff in between. No mainstream lame shit like Pickering or Hughes. Have...

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