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Odds on we'll be on the plane to Brisbane Sunday morning

Casey V Box Hill could be collateral damage

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18 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

i'm sticking to the bleach, webber.  need to add a lot of lime cordial otherwise i'd gag......works a treat but

Raspberry makes it 56% more effective, daisycutter. And faster….all about the redness. 

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    4 minutes ago, Webber said:

    Raspberry makes it 56% more effective, daisycutter. And faster….all about the redness. 

    ta, i'll give it a whirl

    if it works better we can go into business (that's if pete evans is not interested)

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    15 minutes ago, Webber said:

    It’s 3 notoriously headline seeking Medicos in the US who reject the need for randomised controlled trials (RCT) to legitimise drug efficacy. The entire medical model of medication-based therapy (prevention and cure) is based on RCTs. Ivermectin has not met any standards of efficacy in RCTs. That is science. Any quoting of its positive effect anecdotal, and we went down this route early with hydroxychloroquine. It’s a distraction to create notoriety and fuel spurious reportage. If only we could put all that energy into the KNOWN EVIDENTIAL SCIENCE - vaccination and effective quarantine , we’d be a lot happier and healthier. 

    Thanks Webber. It's hard to make sense of this world

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    Gee do you think gws and sydney are complaining having to go to brisbane to play this weekend rathar than ballarat? 

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    17 minutes ago, Webber said:

    It’s 3 notoriously headline seeking Medicos in the US who reject the need for randomised controlled trials (RCT) to legitimise drug efficacy. The entire medical model of medication-based therapy (prevention and cure) is based on RCTs. Ivermectin has not met any standards of efficacy in RCTs. That is science. Any quoting of its positive effect anecdotal, and we went down this route early with hydroxychloroquine. It’s a distraction to create notoriety and fuel spurious reportage. If only we could put all that energy into the KNOWN EVIDENTIAL SCIENCE - vaccination and effective quarantine , we’d be a lot happier and healthier. 

    It might also be worth pointing out to those who think hydroxychloroquine might be helpful, that it, too, can also have serious side-effects. I used to have it prescribed for me (under the product name of Plaquenil) as a treatment for arthritis and had to have my eyes checked regularly because one of its deleterious known side-effects is some form of eye damage. I'm no longer taking it as alternative drugs are doing a better job. And my eyes, thankfully, are fine.

    In short...follow the science and trust the medical establishment as a group to know what it's talking about and don't listen to a few people who might have Doctor in front of their name but operate outside the main stream. And definitely don't let people without medical training influence your decisions.  

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    38 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    i'm sticking to the bleach, webber.  need to add a lot of lime cordial otherwise i'd gag......works a treat but

    As exposure to bright light was the other treatment mooted, I’ve tried swallowing a switched on torch. However, I had the foresight to have it wrapped in a hot dog roll and smothered in mustard.

    I’m well ahead of the pair of you.

     
    38 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Games now being relocated to QLD but ...

    The disease could spread to QLD from NSW as their border is still open and Covid finds a way to travel anyway

    The AFL are trying to outrun Covid but they'll need a good dose of luck

    Prescient Macca

    3 cases just announced in Brisbane

    6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Prescient Macca

    3 cases just announced in Brisbane

    So the AFL is evacuating to a state that also has community transmission.

    Gil must really love the hub accommodation up there.


    10 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    So the AFL is evacuating to a state that also has community transmission.

    Gil must really love the hub accommodation up there.

    For what it's worth, I reckon Gil and the AFL have done an extraordinary job at keeping the 2020 and 2021 seasons going. Just imagine the hours he and his team must have worked as they traverse the logistical minefield which keeps changing daily. Kudos.

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    3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    For what it's worth, I reckon Gil and the AFL have done an extraordinary job at keeping the 2020 and 2021 seasons going. Just imagine the hours he and his team must have worked as they traverse the logistical minefield which keeps changing daily. Kudos.

    Completely agree and also a big shout out to AFL clubs as a whole. They’ve been really flexible and adapted and adjusted at the drop of a hat to keep the season going. 
    While I don’t have massive sympathy for players earning 6 figures, they are still human and they still have families. Them being away or having to adjust their schedule constantly would be really damn hard on their partners and kids who also have lives. 
    I know that Tmac’s newborn was in hospital this week for example. Now imagine if that happens and he’s interstate due to Covid for an extended period of time. That would be really hard for any parent, AFL player or not. So I applaud everyone involved for getting on with it and making sure the season goes ahead. 
    It seems we’ve had an issue in virtually every round of the season and yet we haven’t had to cancel a single game or compromise the schedule too much. 

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    32 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Prescient Macca

    3 cases just announced in Brisbane

    The Medusa touch (good movie too!)

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    Call the season off now and give the premiership to the team that's on top...

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    1 minute ago, rjay said:

    Call the season off now and give the premiership to the team that's on top...

    I laugh, but in hindsight, that would be kind of gutting.

    I want to see Maxy and Goody on the dais somewhere holding that cup up after a hard fought game. To have it given to us at a Sam Mitchell/Trent Cotchin Brownlow ceremony like affair would be a huge anti climax.


    19 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    I laugh, but in hindsight, that would be kind of gutting.

    I want to see Maxy and Goody on the dais somewhere holding that cup up after a hard fought game. To have it given to us at a Sam Mitchell/Trent Cotchin Brownlow ceremony like affair would be a huge anti climax.

    Same 'Colin'...we would feel robbed of the true experience.

    Two more positive cases at the G now in that MCC level 2 area. 
    No chance we are going to the footy this weekend. 

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    It’s going to be harder to open games to crowds now this has happened. Gil is def earning his money 

    Dees V Hawks in Metricon for the double header (@Brownie, we going?) or to Bris.

    Hub/Stay there (QLD), off to Darwin for the Suns game, or bring that back to Metricon also.


    23 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    https://www.csiro.au/en/research/health-medical/diseases/COVID-19-research/how-long-the-virus-can-survive

     

    22 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Two more positive cases at the G now in that MCC level 2 area. 
    No chance we are going to the footy this weekend. 

    Hmmm..maybe we can if we don't touch any surfaces and then touch our eyes, nose or mouth.

    16 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    Dees V Hawks in Metricon for the double header (@Brownie, we going?) or to Bris.

    Hub/Stay there (QLD), off to Darwin for the Suns game, or bring that back to Metricon also.

    Hope not.

    I'd rather play this game at the G in front of nobody where we need to log as many minutes as possible at the venue we'll be playing finals at.

    Our last 2 performances at the G have been far from impressive after a 6 week hiatus from the G.

     

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    2 hours ago, Webber said:

    It’s 3 notoriously headline seeking Medicos in the US who reject the need for randomised controlled trials (RCT) to legitimise drug efficacy. The entire medical model of medication-based therapy (prevention and cure) is based on RCTs. Ivermectin has not met any standards of efficacy in RCTs. That is science. Any quoting of its positive effect anecdotal, and we went down this route early with hydroxychloroquine. It’s a distraction to create notoriety and fuel spurious reportage. If only we could put all that energy into the KNOWN EVIDENTIAL SCIENCE - vaccination and effective quarantine , we’d be a lot happier and healthier. 

    Wow. That's one of the best answers I've seen on this site.

    Strong suggestions that these 'removalists' were moving a lot more than furniture across state lines. 

    Regardless they broke multiple rules clearly stated on their Freight Permit, including prolonged interaction with clients and not wearing masks.

    So yes 10/10 would throw them and their bosses in jail. 

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