Lord Nev

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=9936 Click on "View Advanced Stats" up the top of the page for more.

Geez imagine being the sort of person that, with everything going on, jumps on the internet to restart a footy argument.

Except it's been noted that the list is that extensive that some schools won't have a very different number of students attending.

That's a relief! Only heard the headline and thought that may be it for a while.

A Collingwood staff member has just tested positive.

Lol. Washington Examiner.

Venues now have a rule of 1 person per 4sqm, so would be worth checking with them before you head down. That said, probably best to watch at home right now.

With Weid out, Tomlinson would be the one who has played the most ruck time out of he, TMac and Brown during the preseason games you would think. The question will be what % of game time Gawn can play after his interrupted preseason. With his existing fitness base and the shorter quarters I reckon he'll play a fairly high number of minutes.

You certainly cover yourself in glory when you try and insult someone by calling them a woman.

Carlton had a 'decent ruckman' in the first quarter when they were outscored 2 goals to 7. Also, unsubscribe.

I watched the game mate. Again, you said it 'bit Carlton the [censored]'. Last time I checked, games were decided by scores not hitouts. Carlton outscored the reigning premiers in the second half. How exactly is that being 'bit on the [censored]'? Actually, don't answer. I'm gonna unsubscribe here as it's going nowhere. You're right, and me, the facts, stats and Adam Simpson are all wrong. Cheers.

You said it 'bit Carlton on the [censored]' when the fact is they won more of the ball, scored more and outscored their opposition once Kreuzer went off (which you admitted to saying they were more competitive). Your statement is not factual.

You realize you just contradicted yourself yeah?

I'm not necessarily advocating it, just reporting facts, and if you read what was said, the implication is that backup rucks would barely be needed. Not sure the reigning premiers vs a struggling team is the best example for the reasoning, but didn't Carlton start their comeback once Kreuzer went off?

Yeah, gut feel is Weid will play and Brown and Jackson won't, but you never know given the changes, which is why I was just putting it out there. From the Daily Blog on the AFL website: WEST Coast will decide who supports Nic Naitanui in the ruck on Friday after the reduction in quarters to 16 minutes forced a re-think on team selection and how players are used. Potential debutant Bailey Williams will jockey with experienced big man Tom Hickey for the Eagles' second ruck spot, with both named in the 25-man squad released on Thursday, overtaking premiership big man Nathan Vardy. Simpson said the reduction in quarter lengths provided an opportunity to formulate new strategies and use players in different ways, particularly in the ruck. "It's 90 rotations as well, so what does that mean? Can you play your better players longer? That's probably the first question everyone is looking at," Simpson said in a teleconference on Thursday afternoon. "Does Luke Shuey need to come off the ground. If a quarter goes for 30-35 minutes he might need three or four breaks. If it goes for 20-25 minutes then maybe he can stay on a bit longer. "So I think that would be across the board what people are looking at. We've got a few compromised athletes who can't play every minute, so what does (Jeremy) McGovern's game look like? What does Nic Naitanui's game look like?" Simpson said the change, which will be in place for the entire season, could see team's playing a sole ruckman.

No, it wasn't. Their yearly conference is scheduled for July, the one last week was a women's conference. Maybe they didn't cover it on BBC World though and you missed it.

I "cut it in half" because it was about two completely different topics. PS - I don't think Scott Morrison was at the Hillsong Women's Conference mate.

You're literally commenting on a completely different point to what we were discussing. Staggering for someone with such an impressive degree as a Masters In BBC World...

West Coast are apparently considering what they do with their ruck lineup given the short quarters. That could potentially signal for us that a secondary ruck is a lot less important meaning very little chance we see both Weid and Brown surely? We may even see Tomlinson as backup ruck and neither of Weid or Brown (and Jackson) play. IMO one of the three will be on the bench, but could we see the more versatile Jackson get a call up given the unique circumstances?

STATEMENT ON SCHOOL CLOSURES IN VICTORIA Dr Brett Sutton MBBS MPHTM FAFPHM FRSPH FACTM MFTM Victorian Chief Health Officer Victorian Chief Human Biosecurity Officer The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) met recently to consider the issue of school closures in relation to the community transmission of COVID-19. The Committee’s advice is that pre-emptive school closures are not likely to be proportionate or effective as a public health intervention to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 at this time. As Victoria’s Chief Health Officer and as a member of the AHPPC, I fully endorse this advice in relation to schools in Victoria. There is currently limited information on the contribution of children to transmission of COVID-19. The WHO-China Joint Mission noted the primary role of household transmission and observed that children tended to be infected from adults. Previous work suggests that the potential reduction in community transmission from pre-emptive school closures may be offset by the care arrangements that are in place for children who are not at school. There is a particular risk associated with the fact that children may require care from vulnerable grandparents or may continue to associate (and transmit infection) outside of school settings. Broadly, the health advice on school closures from previous respiratory epidemics shows the health costs are often underestimated and the benefits are overestimated. This may be even more so in relation to COVID-19 as unlike influenza, the impact on otherwise healthy children has been minimal to date. For pre-emptive school closures to be effective, prolonged closure is required and it would be unclear when they could be re-opened. If there were still a large pool of susceptible students when schools are re-opened, there would be likely to be re-emergence of transmission in the community. School closures may still be considered late in the outbreak in anticipation of a peak in infection rates, for a shorter period of time. Short term reactive school closures may also be warranted to allow cleaning and contact tracing to occur. Should evidence change in relation to school closures then my advice to the sector, in collaboration with AHPPC, would of course change also.

Not sure why you're bringing up Hillsong etc. other than to try and move the goal posts. Unless you're implying all the doctors and professors providing advice are also Pentecostals and have decided to put religion above science in their jobs? I said: Medical professionals, the best ones in Australia, have recommended it's best for schools to stay open for now. You said: But I've watched BBC World for a few weeks so I know better than them. But somehow you don't see how absurd that is.

I'm no ScoMo or religion fan, but his is where his medical advisers were the last decade or so while you were getting your 5 week intensive medical degree via BBC World...

Yeah, why would the PM of the country need health experts with PHDs when he could have SWYL from the internet who has watched some BBC lately...

Hopefully you've made the call to ScoMo to offer your services then.

The UK totally misread how to handle the situation and are now having to change tact. They've handled it differently to Australia. Schools will likely close at some stage, but the unanimous advice from the actual experts (and not Demonland posters) is that we're better off with them open currently. One of the main reasons is that if 4 million school kids are sent home it will have a devastating effect on the amount of people available to work in crucially needed jobs right now, including health professionals. It will also likely mean those school kids will be cared for by vulnerable grandparents. Not everything is as simple as you like to make it out to be mate.