Opinion Derailed Off-Topic Thread / Are You Bored With Life? discussion

[Niximus]

I have silently agreed with most of your arguments but you are talking about the same AFL that brushed over Geelongs oops Trade of draft numbers.

They may have received the Vic team exemption, but it would be a big risk for Geelong to rely on that happening with the chance of severe penalties.

The other clubs kicked up a stink over the draft picks, the AFL was able to get out of sanctioning Geelong by saying "our bad", if Geelong pulled a dodgy deal with Danger like suggested other clubs would have been with us in complaining, and the AFL wouldn't have the same out. There would have been huge pressure to take action and IMO Geelong would have copped a big whack.

 

[Pdub]

They may have received the Vic team exemption, but it would be a big risk for Geelong to rely on that happening with the chance of severe penalties.

The other clubs kicked up a stink over the draft picks, the AFL was able to get out of sanctioning Geelong by saying "our bad", if Geelong pulled a dodgy deal with Danger like suggested other clubs would have been with us in complaining, and the AFL wouldn't have the same out. There would have been huge pressure to take action and IMO Geelong would have copped a big whack.

If PD went to Gil and said "look, I was a bit greedy when i signed this contract, now I'm at the club I realise we wont have success while I'm taking this amount, I want to reduce my contract, how can we do it?" I think Gil would get it ticked off. As long as there is no evidence they planned it before hand.

I don't think there is a rule that contract restructures have to be announced, it's likely if it happened only the AFL, PD and the Geelong list managers would know about it.

 

[Niximus]

If PD went to Gil and said "look, I was a bit greedy when i signed this contract, now I'm at the club I realise we wont have success while I'm taking this amount, I want to reduce my contract, how can we do it?" I think Gil would get it ticked off. As long as there is no evidence they planned it before hand.

I don't think there is a rule that contract restructures have to be announced, it's likely if it happened only the AFL, PD and the Geelong list managers would know about it.

Again though, there is no guarantee of that, it would be a huge gamble to do half of a dodgy deal just assuming that you'll be allowed to get away with the other half. Especially when that specific type of dodgy deal had been highlighted as a target for a crackdown.

Not announcing it wouldn't happen, or would be a stupid move by all parties. Say he'd signed initially for 2 years, immediately 'renegotiated' for 5 years, the public only know of the 2 year deal, we get to year 3 with no announcement and people are going to be saying WTF? People would be asking, "Hey, isn't PD out of contract?" and they'd have to say, "OH, actually he signed an extension a couple of years ago". Big signings like that are simply not kept secret, they are big news for the club and the fans, the only conclusion in that scenario would be that it was kept secret, because everybody involved knew it was dodgy AF and it would totally hit the fan then.

 

[TexForPM]

 

[Jack is Back]

So a website for Eagles fans is predicting the Gov will exercise his free agency and go to the Eagles?

Surely we're due for a "Milera was a Magpie so he will be at the Power in 2018".

 

[TexForPM]

So a website for Eagles fans is predicting the Gov will exercise his free agency and go to the Eagles?

Surely we're due for a "Milera was a Magpie so he will be at the Power in 2018".

WA today article

 

[Thetrader15]

WA today article

How about we just win a f*ing flag and put all the retention rumours to bed

 

[Cleric]

Evidence? Cannot remember them saying this at all

Wells was interviewed and said it. It was quoted alot here after the trade went through.

 

[Alwaysacrow]

It was a normal trade. Dont reinvent history to downplay how crap we did in that trade. Hell, they even offloaded Gore to us for a third rounder.

Gore was a 3rd round pick to begin with. Their 55 traded for our 50 IIRC so no real gain there.

 

[Cleric]

Gore was a 3rd round pick to begin with. Their 55 traded for our 50 IIRC so no real gain there.

Except for the fact he wont make an AFL player.

 

[Pdub]

Except for the fact he wont make an AFL player.

Not many 3rd round picks do.

 

[mistylake]

Jeebus Scorpus, I really enjoy your posting but man, what are you going to tell us next: "water is wet"?

Water can be wet but also damp and moist.
Sometimes but rarely saturated.

 

[HarryCrow]

Water can be wet but also damp and moist.
Sometimes but rarely saturated.

More accurately water can make things damp and moist but can be gaseous or frozen as well as wet (liquid)

 

[mistylake]

More accurately water can make things damp and moist but can be gaseous or frozen as well as wet (liquid)

Yes I was being overly simplistic as a joke.
Does any other element change between these 3 states? My belief is no.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Yes I was being overly simplistic as a joke.
Does any other element change between these 3 states? My belief is no.

Water isn't an element.

 

[mistylake]

Water isn't an element.

Whoops a thing

 

[Apsaalooke]

Water isn't an element.

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

 

[Pea Nut]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

I think he means like in the periodic table of elements. Like science stuff.

 

[Infra Ted]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

This isn't avatar the last air bender

 

[Infra Ted]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

Wait I got another..

Did you go to school in Ancient Greece?

Sorry.

 

[betterthanu]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

You forgot Mila Jovovich, the 5th one.

 

[GrommoT]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

 

[Apsaalooke]

Wait I got another..

Did you go to school in Ancient Greece?

Sorry.

Year 7 class photo

 

[tinman]

The 4 elements - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water - unless something has changed since I went to school

So back to the original question, do any of those other "elements" exist in solid, liquid and gaseous form? ;-)

 

[DD#23]