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That's a long username.

I think CO2 has no effect on glaciers melting.

This makes perfect sense if we really want Weideman. How reliable is your "mail".

Are yes, the famous quote that was referenced that made me ask for a link. I was then critised for not believing said poster. Of course, in reality Anderson was doing nothing more than guessing, which he has since confirmed. He's still guessing, but it's an educated guess now.

The same scaremongering from alarmists happened 75 years ago. Naturally, the scientists needed money to study it.

This melting happened with CO2 at less than 310 parts per million. It was Nasa's coldest years on record.

Thanks. It explains why you've been sniping from the sidelines, but haven't repudiated one of my posts - except the bit about millions having to pay more than necessary for their energy, which I stand by.

What "poison" do you think he was referencing ? I've noticed you don't ever seem to add to the discussion, just snipe from the sidelines. Come on, join the game, argue the facts and contradict at least one of the posts I've made re CO2 ?

So you think our recruiters are influenced by hype ? Get a grip man.

That's the easy part.

CO2 isn't a poison. What do they teach in universities these days ? Don't answer, it's a rhetorical question. Good protest though. CO2 is far more dangerous than Islamism.

Looks good, doesn't he ? Unfortunately a former number 1 draft pick, who at 196 cm plays like a pygmy, ensures we need another 196 cm tall who can play alongside Hogan. So we need Weideman.

I'm not "obsessed" with anything, I'm sharing information on a thread about climate change. But yes, I do think it's a hoax that is costing billions and unnecessarily increasing the hardship of millions. And no graphs I post are mine. Most are on the net, but some might be hard to find. I accept that none will stop the alarmists who want to believe in this faith.

Oliver shone in the strong GVFL senior competition in 2014 as a 16/17 year old. He played 11 games in the midfield, kicked 9 goals and was named in the best on 6 occasions. He played 6 of the 11 games as a 16 year old - against men. He's from Echuca, where his Father also played football and his Mother netball. Todd Viney lived in Echuca for years and I suspect he knows a great deal about Oliver and his pedigree. Maybe he doesn't want to let another Ollie slip. And he seems to play in a very similar fashion, although he has better pace and sideways movement.

Reasoned response. Thanks. Btw, there were a couple of questions in the last paragraph for you - in case you missed them.

You repeat the same stuff over and over and over. And then you do it again. And yes, it's an important selection. One with which you and I have zero influence over (and over).

How much do you know about Oliver ? I think we're all still learning. Oliver shone in the strong GVFL senior competition in 2014 as a 16/17 year old. He played 11 games in the midfield, kicked 9 goals and was named in the best on 6 occasions. He played 6 of the 11 games as a 16 year old - against men. He's from Echuca, where his Father also played football and his Mother netball. Todd Viney lived in Echuca for years and I suspect he knows a great deal about Oliver and his pedigree. Maybe he doesn't want to let another Ollie slip. And he seems to play in a very similar fashion, although he has better pace and sideways movement. The more I learn about him the more I like.

As you say in every post. If we do take Oliver clearly our talent experts don't agree.

Like anyone he gets it wrong. He had Eli Templeton in his top 20 a few years back. I like that he's a hard marker, even though I sometimes wonder if he concentrates too much on what a player can't do and not what they can. All in all I find him about as astute as it gets when analysing young players, although he's not quite in Wisbey's company.

Do you ? The club, your club, has earmarked him as one of 6 players being considered at 3 or 7 and two media phantom drafts in the last 36 hours have him at pick 3. Supporters are just reading the writing on the wall.

It’s amazing isn’t it ? 400 ppm or 400 parts per million. It’s an infinitesimal amount – 0.04% of Earth’s atmosphere. But yes, it has a significant impact, as it makes all life on Earth possible. Eliminate CO2 and plants die. Human and animal life wouldn’t be far behind. Little wonder CO2 is called by some the “gas of life”. If CO2 falls to 220 ppm plants begin to get sick. There is empirical evidence that many crops and plant foods flourish at much higher CO2 levels than 400 ppm. Our planet began to emerge from the Little Ice Age around 1800 when CO2 was 280 ppm. In that time average global temperatures have increased a whopping 0.8°Celsius. If I walked downstairs into another room I’d experience that change in my own house. It’s worth noting that temperatures in the past have been higher with less CO2 ppm. The last time CO2 was similar to current levels was around 3 million years ago, during the Pliocene. CO2 levels remained at around 365 to 410 ppm for thousands of years. Arctic temperatures were 11 to 16°C warmer (Csank 2011). Global temperatures over this period is estimated to be 3 to 4°C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures. Sea levels were around 25 metres higher than current sea level (Dwyer 2008). In the medieval warm period 900-1250 temperatures were 2°C higher than now. The point is that there are literally hundreds of factors that govern Earth’s climate and temperature – not just CO2. The factors include solar activity, volcanic activity, water vapour and ocean circulation. I have a question for you, Hardtack. What’s your ideal global temperature ? There are arguments that a warmer client would be more beneficial than what we have now. And what’s the likelihood at any one time that the Earth, which is 4.5 billion years old, will be in a “perfect” climate zone ?

Sanderson just said on radio the top 25 are as good as any year. It's not unusual for drafts to get talked down in the lead up.

The view seems to be that there's a queries over the talls this year to take them at 3. Also, Essendon are linked to Francis ahead of Weideman.

I agree Oli hasn't seen him play live. The first time he referenced him was a youtube clip, followed by comments along the lines of "we have to get this guy". If he'd seen him play live it would have been a different narrative and he would have said so. He would have jumped at the chance to say he'd seen him live. He didn't. It's telling. That said, I'm prepared to give the poor bugger his moment in the sun.