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Mickey
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No change unless Spargo needs a rest, which I dare say won't be far away.  Limited pre-season and a first player. 

Garlett in. 

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    8 minutes ago, DSP said:

    As long as there is someone to help Gawny out in the heat, leave the team as is.

    Should be reward for effort.

    Can Demonland please run a poll to decide whether a day where the temperature is forecast to start with a minimum of 11 degrees and rise to a maximum of 27 should be described as "hot"?

    I don't think it should but it seems others do. Either that, or people keep believing that it will be hot just because there's an assumption that it's always hot in the NT (which is true for the Top End but not Alice Springs).

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    16 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    think bernie will get a fine. .....only because thomas bounced up straight away like nothing happened

    A fine for what, pray tell?

    15 hours ago, puntkick said:

    I'd just play a brother who could shut Eddie down !

    One named Neville maybe?

    14 hours ago, sydneydee said:

    Agree this would be the perfect game to rest Gawn. If it is going to be slippery then Pedo would be the ideal replacement 

    It will be warm and dry.  It is Alice not Darwin. Check the weather forecast 

     

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    10 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Can Demonland please run a poll to decide whether a day where the temperature is forecast to start with a minimum of 11 degrees and rise to a maximum of 27 should be described as "hot"?

    I don't think it should but it seems others do. Either that, or people keep believing that it will be hot just because there's an assumption that it's always hot in the NT (which is true for the Top End but not Alice Springs).

    Living in Hobart, I would consider 27 to be tropical.  They should consider calling the game off for safety reasons.

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    Happy for no change (even if weid is ready, send him to the VFL for a match and see how he goes), wasn't happy with how Bull started the match (holding the ball, not killing contest, etc.), but he adjusted to the tempo of the game and ended up having a statistically nice game.

    Anyone have thoughts on us flying up the day before the match? I personally like the idea of going up 2+ days before (as any flight exposes the body to radiation due to thinner air and less molecules to deflect incoming cosmic rays, and i think that's an additional stress on the body that can have a small effect on performance; might only be 0.5% - but i want to be in peak physical condition).

    Example article looking at endurance performance and dose of radiation (greater exposure = poorer exercise time to exhaustion, hence performance is decreased).

    https://atlasofscience.org/solar-radiation-reduces-endurance-exercise-performance-in-a-hot-environment/

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    8 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    A fine for what, pray tell?

     

    because he hit him high. i've seen some shots which are pretty clear

    the afl web site segment 'match review' agrees about high and about a fine 

     

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    2 minutes ago, Wunders said:

    Happy for no change (even if weid is ready, send him to the VFL for a match and see how he goes), wasn't happy with how Bull started the match (holding the ball, not killing contest, etc.), but he adjusted to the tempo of the game and ended up having a statistically nice game.

    Anyone have thoughts on us flying up the day before the match? I personally like the idea of going up 2+ days before (as any flight exposes the body to radiation due to thinner air and less molecules to deflect incoming cosmic rays, and i think that's an additional stress on the body that can have a small effect on performance; might only be 0.5% - but i want to be in peak physical condition).

    Example article looking at endurance performance and dose of radiation (greater exposure = poorer exercise time to exhaustion, hence performance is decreased).

    https://atlasofscience.org/solar-radiation-reduces-endurance-exercise-performance-in-a-hot-environment/

    i thought i heard goody say going up friday....might be wrong

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    Garlett only comes in for Spargo if the MC think that will actually make us better.  Not because it’s indigenous round. 

    Weideman deserves to get his spot back when fit. But I wouldn’t be rushing him back for an interstate trip and I have no problem with Bull getting another game. 

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    15 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Can Demonland please run a poll to decide whether a day where the temperature is forecast to start with a minimum of 11 degrees and rise to a maximum of 27 should be described as "hot"?

    I don't think it should but it seems others do. Either that, or people keep believing that it will be hot just because there's an assumption that it's always hot in the NT (which is true for the Top End but not Alice Springs).

    It will be so humid and steamy and therefore super slippery come game time. Like playing in hot rain

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    3 minutes ago, binman said:

    It will be so humid and steamy and therefore super slippery come game time. Like playing in hot rain

    doesn't look humid to me. bom says 26c with a light breeze

    Humidity & Wind

    At 12:30 AM 3:30 AM 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
    Wind speed km/h
    knots     		11
    6     		9
    5     		7
    4     		7
    4     		9
    5     		11
    6     		13
    7     		13
    7
    Wind direction ENE NNE NNE NNE E SSE ESE E
    Relative humidity (%) 39 47 59 33 19 15 26 46
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    16 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

     

    Weideman deserves to get his spot back when fit. But I wouldn’t be rushing him back for an interstate trip and I have no problem with Bull getting another game. 

    Weidman does not his deserve spot back unless the player that has replaced him is not firing. I have high hopes for Weidman but I thought that Smith offered more. I know Smith is 27 but a debut of 18 disposals and 5 marks and 5 tackles is a pretty good debut( albeit it was in a team that was in red hot form and demolished and insipid opposition)

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    22 hours ago, Mickey said:

    Bernie probably gone after that hit on Daisy. Who comes in?

    http://m.afl.com.au/video/2018-05-20/bernie-lines-up-daisy

    Classic shirt front...considered part of the game. Can't recall anyone getting outed for that post Stan Magro...

     

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    24 minutes ago, binman said:

    It will be so humid and steamy and therefore super slippery come game time. Like playing in hot rain

    Clearly you have not been to Alice Springs - weather and climate in a totally different world to Darwin

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    6 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Will there be a breeze favouring one end like there was last time?

    doesn't matter wind is forecast as a light breeze (around 10kph)

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    22 hours ago, Chook said:

    He was no good when the game was up for grabs. Piled it on a bit when the head had gone out of it for sure.

    No change you'd think

    I thought the same, but my brother (who is a much better footy player) said Hannan is in for defensive pressure. For me it's his disposal but not his effort, much like Tyson, Hunt, ANB (who had a day out). 

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    I'd bring Garlett in for Spargo maybe

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    41 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Classic shirt front...considered part of the game. Can't recall anyone getting outed for that post Stan Magro...

     

    Brutal. You have to love the commentator (Peter Landy?) saying he was “sure it was accidental”. Apparently kicking for goal isn’t the only thing that hasn’t improved over the years. 

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    42 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Classic shirt front...considered part of the game. Can't recall anyone getting outed for that post Stan Magro...

     

    My god...it was a bump..( a nice one ;) ) 

    Oh that's .... cant have those...

    and it's Bernie....???

    ......and it was bruise-free-carlton

    I would laugh...?

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    1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Can Demonland please run a poll to decide whether a day where the temperature is forecast to start with a minimum of 11 degrees and rise to a maximum of 27 should be described as "hot"?

    I don't think it should but it seems others do. Either that, or people keep believing that it will be hot just because there's an assumption that it's always hot in the NT (which is true for the Top End but not Alice Springs).

    Absolutely does my head in every year when people compare Alice Springs with Darwin saying it will be humid, hot, slippery. They are completely different conditions... Alice springs will be 27 & sunny with a low of 11 and humidity at 23%. The conditions on the weekend will be almost perfect for footy, a little on the warm side of 27 but that’s it. 

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    1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

    Garlett only comes in for Spargo if the MC think that will actually make us better.  Not because it’s indigenous round. 

    Weideman deserves to get his spot back when fit. But I wouldn’t be rushing him back for an interstate trip and I have no problem with Bull getting another game. 

    I thought Smith showed a lot, if he nailed that goal that would have been the icing on good performance.

    I can't see Weideman coming straight back in.

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    Bernie's bump - all clear.

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    1 hour ago, monoccular said:

    Clearly you have not been to Alice Springs - weather and climate in a totally different world to Darwin

    Yes i know. Just some mild trolling on my part.

    I was being ironic because every year this issue comes

    I did think about putting a smiling PJ emoji next to my comment.

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