Non-AFL chat thread part 2

[Floridog]

Hope you are staying safe Floridog

I'm okay. My house was right in the eastern eye wall for a while. Over 100 mph winds and the seawater came right up to the door but did not get into the house Amazingly no major damage to the house. I will be without electricity until at least Friday. All in all my family, my friends and myself all came out okay .

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[Chicago1]

When I first moved to Australia 47 years ago, I rented a flat in Maribyrnong - on The Esplanade! I don't swim.

 

[Fossie 32]

I'm okay. My house was right in the eastern eye wall for a while. Over 100 mph winds and the seawater came right up to the door but did not get into the house Amazingly no major damage to the house. I will be without electricity until at least Friday. All in all my family, my friends and myself all came out okay .

You in Iceland going by twitter? Cool pics, I was going to post them here but thought you might not want to. My daughter is in London wearing her AFLW beanie everywhere

 

[Floridog]

I'm not in Iceland and I don't do Twitter I'm afraid. I'm in Florida, and had a visit from hurricane Ian. 11 days without power. Fortunately I do a fair bit of camping and the weather was nice, cool and dry, so it wasn't a problem.

You in Iceland going by twitter? Cool pics, I was going to post them here but thought you might not want to. My daughter is in London wearing her AFLW beanie everywhere

 

[Fossie 32]

I'm not in Iceland and I don't do Twitter I'm afraid. I'm in Florida, and had a visit from hurricane Ian. 11 days without power. Fortunately I do a fair bit of camping and the weather was nice, cool and dry, so it wasn't a problem.

Hah right there’s another Dogs supporter from Florida that posts on there.

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Tell you what, I’m so lucky I locked in a 4 year fixed rate of 1.99% for 75% of my home loan. I really don’t know how people are going to cope with the way the rates are going. Surely there are plenty of people who are in deep s**t. And not just people on the breadline, but those who may be earning good money but extended themselves with large mortgages they could only just afford.

 

[Pugz89]

Tell you what, I’m so lucky I locked in a 4 year fixed rate of 1.99% for 75% of my home loan. I really don’t know how people are going to cope with the way the rates are going. Surely there are plenty of people who are in deep s**t. And not just people on the breadline, but those who may be earning good money but extended themselves with large mortgages they could only just afford.

With so many cash/financial handouts during covid, inflation was always going to be rife. Interest rates are the only way to seemingly curb it. I'm a renter, but it did seem rates had been quite low for a long period in recent times. House prices are still sky high around my area, so increased interest rates aren't scaring too many folks off currently.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hi guys, sorry for the intrusion. And feel free to disregard/delete if this isn't the place to ask!

I'm doing a lap of the country next year and I'm trying to find good kennels to put the dog in for each capital city for a week or so. Is there anywhere in Melbs you'd recommend? I'd rather go off personal recommendations than vague online reviews. Hoping for decent value and good care.

Cheers.

 

[dogwatch]

I'm not a boxing fan but I thought this decision to award Jeff Fenech a world title 31 years after the fight was bizarre. However it appears justice has now been done. So says the WBC (not just the Australian biased media).

'I was never the same fighter': Controversial result that cost Aussie Jeff Fenech a world title overturned 31 years later

More than three decades after judges scored Jeff Fenech's fight with Azumah Nelson a draw, allowing Nelson to keep his super featherweight belt, the World Boxing Council says Fenech actually won the fight by unanimous decision and retroactively awards him his fourth world title.

www.abc.net.au

So maybe there's still hope for Chris Grant ...

 

[dogwatch]

Just watched the team songs being played for the World Cup…

… how come the Socceroos are playing the Brisbane Lions?

 

[dogwatch]

Well at least the RW&B won.

I tipped 4-0 so the boys exceeded my expectations.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Woof they are terrible, probably the worst team Australia have sent to a World Cup.

 

[number23]

Hi folks,

Sorry to intrude but I came across something that you Western Bulldogs fans might find of interest (not sure if it has been posted here before).

Cody Weightman

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Cody Weightman

Age

23

Ht

179cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

is a bit of an artist (I didn't know) and he has donated his work to a charity auction whose proceeds helps an African kingdom source water and help with sanitation. This is the skateboard deck that he has donated:

GalaBid - Silent Auction Software, Fundraising for Charity

Raise money for school, charity & non-profit organisations online through silent auction software, raffle, donations and auction services platforms, including items on consignment.

app.galabid.com

The auction closes on Saturday night.

This is more about the charity :

Home | MOSS Foundation

www.mosswater.org

Thanks..

 

[bobs head soup]

Woof they are terrible, probably the worst team Australia have sent to a World Cup.

Ouch. That rating looks a bit harsh now.

Third ever Socceroos team to win a WC finals match and a great chance to progress now.

Thought last night's match was completely engrossing. Souttar is a beast down back and Mooy's ability to get involved in everything is top notch

 

[D Mitchell]

Ouch. That rating looks a bit harsh now.

T...

Not necessarily. The previous 2 wins were against Japan and Serbia, soccer minnows in their days. OK, there were 3 World Cups with no wins but all things in perspective, Australia in 2022 from 26 mil and a much more multicultural population. Let's hold off the superlatives until after the game against Mary's team on Thursday.

 

[dogwatch]

Not necessarily. The previous 2 wins were against Japan and Serbia, soccer minnows in their days. OK, there were 3 World Cups with no wins but all things in perspective, Australia in 2022 from 26 mil and a much more multicultural population. Let's hold off the superlatives until after the game against Mary's team on Thursday.

So is success judged on what they do on the pitch or on results per million of population?

I don't mind the latter as it leads to some very interesting conversations about how good we - or any country - really are at sport. Especially if you take into account GDP. The following table ranks countries by medals per GDP but also takes into account the number of times they've appeared.
Not really who we're used to seeing at the top of the medal table, eh?

Table: Top ranked teams based on average medals per GDP​

Rank	Team	appearances	Total	total medals / Olympics	GDP (billion)	ave total/GDP
1	North Korea	10	54	5.4	16.331	0.331
2	Georgia	7	40	5.7	17.742	0.322
3	Jamaica	18	87	4.8	15.83	0.305
4	Grenada	10	3	0.3	1.211	0.248
5	Tonga	10	1	0.1	0.508	0.197
6	Belarus	7	85	12.1	63.08	0.192
7	Kosovo	2	3	1.5	7.952	0.189
8	Armenia	7	18	2.6	13.672	0.188
9	Bulgaria	21	224	10.7	67.925	0.157
10	Mongolia	14	30	2.1	13.852	0.155

The table is sourced from this website:

Most Successful Countries of All-Time - per GDP

It also has different ways to list the best country when looking at olympic results vs GDP. In some other formats Jamaica comes out on top. Or Kosovo. It's worth a quick look.

Of course that's only based on Olympic sports. It favours countries who have a national strength (or a few exceptional athletes) in what just happen to be Olympic sports (weightlifting or boxing for example).

Meanwhile some other small countries have really obscure sports which they'd blitz the world in if they ever held a world cup in it. Like Bo-taoshi, Ga-Ga Ball, AFL or Bog Snorkelling.

Bring on the AFL World Cup!

 

[D Mitchell]

So is success judged on what they do on the pitch or on results per million of population?

I don't mind the latter as it leads to some very interesting conversations about how good we - or any country - really are at sport. Especially if you take into account GDP. The following table ranks countries by medals per GDP but also takes into account the number of times they've appeared.
Not really who we're used to seeing at the top of the medal table, eh?

Table: Top ranked teams based on average medals per GDP​

Rank	Team	appearances	Total	total medals / Olympics	GDP (billion)	ave total/GDP
1	North Korea	10	54	5.4	16.331	0.331
2	Georgia	7	40	5.7	17.742	0.322
3	Jamaica	18	87	4.8	15.83	0.305
4	Grenada	10	3	0.3	1.211	0.248
5	Tonga	10	1	0.1	0.508	0.197
6	Belarus	7	85	12.1	63.08	0.192
7	Kosovo	2	3	1.5	7.952	0.189
8	Armenia	7	18	2.6	13.672	0.188
9	Bulgaria	21	224	10.7	67.925	0.157
10	Mongolia	14	30	2.1	13.852	0.155

The table is sourced from this website:

Most Successful Countries of All-Time - per GDP

It also has different ways to list the best country when looking at olympic results vs GDP. In some other formats Jamaica comes out on top. Or Kosovo. It's worth a quick look.

Of course that's only based on Olympic sports. It favours countries who have a national strength (or a few exceptional athletes) in what just happen to be Olympic sports (weightlifting or boxing for example).

Meanwhile some other small countries have really obscure sports which they'd blitz the world in if they ever held a world cup in it. Like Bo-taoshi, Ga-Ga Ball, AFL or Bog Snorkelling.

Bring on the AFL World Cup!

Be realistic, DW. Soccer is ranked 5 among football codes. It's predominantly the game of southern and eastern Europeans and Scot immigrants from post WW11, the ALP "Populate of Perish" era. Aus is up there in every other World sport except soccer, why ? There are far too many politically correct moderators lurking to take this any further.

 

[stmookeyj]

I just have to ask this question aloud....WHY AM I SUBJECTING MYSELF TO PRE-SEASON TRAINING AGAIN? In the words of Roger Murtagh, "I'm Too Old For This S**t".

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[Fossie 32]

Released in 1954

 

[SPower]

Oi, Oi,Oi, Australia "You Bloody Beauty"

 

[LittleG]

For those that travel:

1. Enjoy the adventure.
2. Take a book with you, things get delayed and phones run out of charge.
3. Be positive.
4. Dads help (even IF his wife prompts him).
5. Always carry a towel & first aid kit (scissors, bandages, antisceptic, etc.)
6. Global roaming is expensive BUT unless you aren't coming back, you can't access many services like gmail without security codes (sms / phone calls) with 2 way authentication. Missing an email can cost you thousands.
7. Get travel insurance. Accidents happen.
8. Update your will and make sure you have left details for others to access your accounts etc IF they need to.

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

For those that travel:

1. Enjoy the adventure.
2. Take a book with you, things get delayed and phones run out of charge.
3. Be positive.
4. Dads help (even IF his wife prompts him).
5. Always carry a towel & first aid kit (scissors, bandages, antisceptic, etc.)
6. Global roaming is expensive BUT unless you aren't coming back, you can't access many services like gmail without security codes (sms / phone calls) with 2 way authentication. Missing an email can cost you thousands.
7. Get travel insurance. Accidents happen.
8. Update your will and make sure you have left details for others to access your accounts etc IF they need to.

Bullet point 1 should be: Carry Imodium.