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http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-family-first-senator-bob-days-election-ruled-ineligible-by-high-court-20170405-gvdx70.html With the High Court ruling it means that his name is scrubbed from the candidates, personal votes for him below the line are also removed...

Ok so the series is lost, what do we do now for the 3rd Test. In two tests so far we have had 3 spectacular batting collapses. 1st Innings Perth - 10/86 1st innings Hobart - all out 85 2nd innings Hobart - 7/22 (8/32) This says our middle order is pathetic and needs a clean out. My side for...

Ok I'm facing it the Lions are the worst team to grace the AFL since the Swans of 92-93 who lost 27 straight games. So lets look at a positive side and see what they are better than. Donald Trump's hair style Paul Gascoyne's liver James Hird's legal advice Norf Melbourne's 2016 premiership...

Today I experienced just how screwed up our system is and as a member of a minor party I was horrified at what I was told by an AEC official when pre-polling. "You only have to number 6 boxes above the line, so you don't need to vote for loony parties like the Pirate Party." I raised this with...

The Stefan Martin hit and talk he could be back this week again raises an issue over concussion treatment. There is an ever increasing school of thought that a concussion needs more than a few days to properly recover and that the player needs to be rested the following week to ensure a proper...

Ok, we're back for the second half of the summer and despite it looking underwhelming it will no doubt throw a few surprises. Looking forward to what I believe is the best FC pitch in the country as generally offers the bowlers a bit on the first day. Weather forecast is good, maybe some...

For me it has now reached a point of looking at Warner and asking where does he sit amongst Aussie openers of the past 50 years. For mine he has now joined Lawry & Hayden at the top of the tree leaving that second group of Taylor, Langer, Simpson. When you then consider obstacles placed in...

With Hird now gone it means that the only people of any position inside the club from 2012 are a few remaining directors who need to go for Essendon to truly have a clean start. Essendon fans should be demanding the following directors follow Hird out the door to complete the blood letting once...

Ok, Bronwyn has fallen on her diamond encrusted sword (encrusted at taxpayer expense) so it is time to look to the next speaker. She was a "Captain's Call" and whilst you would hope that he has learnt that his calls generally backfire I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled that stunt again. The...

This is a debate assuming Chris Rogers is passed fit to play. It seems very much that this debate has flown under the radar with the distraction of the Watson/M. Marsh debate followed by the Nevill/Haddin debate, but is something that really needs to be looked at as the problem of Voges is one...

Given the bans that the EU has handed out to Russian nationals as a punitive action against Russia, it is funny to see how they reacted. The list does seem arbitrary, but so is the EU one to a certain extent as well. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32949236

Following the results in NSW where the Nats have lost two seats to the Greens over the issue of CSG, Barnaby has come out and said they won't change their stance. So is the National party really about serving the people of the bush or are they just a left wing section of the Liberal Party? For...

I just can't believe the hypocrisy of some of the anti-gay marriage movement in this country, they just continue to show their double standards and bigotry every where they go and why we should just join the rest of the Western world and approve it. For a bloke who so vocally campaigns against...

It is time for the FFA to step in and publicly berate the stadium management and say that they won't hold internationals at the ground again until such time as the pitch improves. This has been an embarassment during the Asian Cup and the worst part is that anyone who watches the A-League knew...

Whilst I can see the purpose in have a swear filter on some words, although it is pretty bloody easy to get around provided you have an IQ of 49, there are words that you have to ask are they really that bad. Re-**** as part of re-tardation is a bit of a stretch for mine. Whilst there are...

Seeing we have a poll for the best performance in a Brownlow medal year, now for the worst since 2000. Yes, I have deliberately not included Woewodin in this one because it would rendered the poll useless.

Daniel Andrews has had a quick reality check to remind him that he doesn't control the Legislative Council in Victoria and needs to make sure he respects it, unlike Tony Abbott. In what is a great move for Victorian politics Bruce Atkinson is back in the chair for another 4 years, so we have...

Following on from the fine and suspended sentence that Smith rightly copped for poor over rates what happens if he doesn't fix it in Melbourne? Smith didn't quicken up in the second innings and if he doesn't in Melbourne can see him sitting in the stands come Sydney. The ICC have made it very...

After reading an article by Peter Fitzsimmons suggesting proceeds from the Gabba test go to charities for brain trauma injuries and research, it made me think should this actually be taken a step further. In the Sydney test we have the fundraising for the McGrath Foundation, which has been...

Bolt sunk to a new low even for him today. After abusing the Greens for their logo attached to Whitlam he has unleashed on him depite the fact he is not even in his grave. Bolt has shown he is not even independent enough to be called a columnist. I have now decided that I will avoid the...

Coles has been found guilty of deceptive and misleading conduct of it's advertising of bread being "freshly baked" and "baked today" as it isn't baked today to and isn't fresh. It has now been banned from advertising it bread as freshly baked because it is actually baked overseas frozen and...

With the Fairfax screw up in posting an incorrect picture and calling a young man a terrorist, it begs the question what is the worst accusation the press can incorrectly make? We've seen them do it plenty of times. Terrorist - given the current global environment and media frenzy is this the...

Follow the thread on the proposed Ablett medal it is time we had a medal for the most ineffective player in the finals, there will though be a selection criteria of the fact they must play a minimum of two finals, additional weighting should be granted to players who play more than two and...

I first heard this about 5 weeks ago after Essendon re-confirmed Hird for 2015 and put it in the early silly season rumour pile. Since then the murmurring have become louder and from much stronger sources. On the weekend this rumour was again put out there this time by a former AFL president...

I'd like to say thanks for the 2nd round pick for Elliott Yeo. Original thought we got screwed but pick 28 has turned out pretty well for us so hope Yeo does deliver for you guys.

Very interested to know what people think on this one. By some basic stats, Age: Elliott 3 days older Height: 175cm v 177cm Games: 52 v 53

Same would then apply for AFL. Whilst you might look at the soccer numbers and try and think they are a lie, they're not. Soccer has the highest number of registered players at club level of any sport in this country double that of AFL. Soccer also has more registered players in Victoria than AFL.

In what was a shocking game of football, that wasn't helped by the bad umpiring we saw what I believe is a very serious contender for worst decision of the year. Late in the 3rd quart Clarke took on Dawes, tried to push him off, but Dawes tackle stuck. Clarke then with a free arm holding the...

12 months on pretty much since we dumped Voss believing we had Paul Roos in the bag it is time to look and ask did we really miss out on that much? There are two things that struck me today as I accept the chill of the cold heartless place that is Etihad Stadium. The brand of football...

Ok, we get out young player lists, so how about for the old timers Also one catch, players who have announced their retirement are ineligible, so need to be born in 1984 or earlier SimpsonRichardsFletcher MackieGibsonPatfull SwannJuddCrowley BartellReiwodltS. Johnson ChapmanPavlichHarvey...