The Jackson FIX

The phrase ‘breakout year’ feels like it is having a breakout year.

Is Andy Dufresne digging it with a teaspoon??

It’s February. And it was 30 degrees. Don’t look too much into it

Not feeling warm and fuzzy about Kolt bringjng it out of the backline 🥴

He’d want to given the volume that spews out of his mouth

I also find that odd. It’s not as if the captain/vice captain need the clear air to acknowledge and celebrate their roles separately - they’ve been in there forever!

I fear this isn’t going to be a fun death ride 😢 However, on the off chance it is, I’m torn as to whether seeing Dimma fail or seeing Melbourne getting a high draft pick will be the better spoil? 😀

Missed opportunity to not include a second vice captain as part of a longer term leadership transition, particularly given Viney’s on-field absence.

Sadly Jeffo is more of a ‘still in the hangar’ than a ‘flying under the radar’ type. Hope he soars. I have seen some things to have some hope.

Surely we’re looking at him after clearing some space in our loose-list cap over the offseason?

Predicting that Corns’ carreer as a savant is as successful as his career as a fireman.

He won’t be able to hear your boos from the enclosed OAP box in the MCC anyway.

Don’t understand the mindset of those shaping up to boo him. Aside from the years of service to our club, he played one of the great individual games in the club’s only premiership for many of us. For that alone, I will always have a soft spot for him.

After Origin Jeff White commented something along the lines of ‘looks like Darcy Cameron has gone to school on this new rule over the off-season’. And Max, by his own admission, said he’d been found out a few times in match sim on the new rule. Our head coach was an elite ruckman and we’ve got the best ruckman of the last 20 years in our side. Not sure what they got up to in the pre-season but not feeling warm and fuzzy that we’re in a good position to leverage an historical strength.

I am. Moreso the compounding impact of the new rule + ageing + his ‘saviour’ complex (where he tries to do it all on his own when the chips are down) + transforming side around him. Obviously be ecstatic if I am wrong but I worry that all signs are pointing to the big fella starting to fall away. worst case scenario is he could start to become a liability to our progress. If this was the nba we’d trade him to a contender for 12 first round draft picks and give him another chance at glory.

There was a stretch of some smart ruck work but he has spent more time falling to the ground and/or looking for a free than he has had decent impact on this game.

Lots of talk about how we’re moving the ball but any evidence what they look like running the other way? That’s the bigger question mark for me this year with this new midfield (and forward line)

I agree, it’s way too early.

This is worth the read; https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403?s=46&t=x6XYZGpTmbqJiUFTL0LTGQ Here’s an AI-generated 10 bullet point summary of the article if you couldn’t be bothered reading; AI disruption is happening now — Matt Shumer says recent advances mean artificial intelligence isn’t a distant trend but a present reality changing work today. It’s “bigger than COVID” — He compares the sudden impact of AI to how fast the pandemic changed life, arguing the shift could be similarly abrupt. Personal experience as evidence — Shumer says AI has already replaced his own technical work, completing tasks he once did. New models are game-changing — He highlights powerful recent models (like GPT-5.3 Codex and Anthropic’s Opus 4.6) as evidence of rapid progress. Free AI is outdated — Shumer says most people judge AI based on older free tools, while current paid versions are far more capable. Not just predictions — it’s already happening — He stresses that insiders are reporting what’s occurring in jobs now, not just forecasting. Major job disruption risk — Shumer cites views that up to half of entry-level white-collar jobs could be affected within a few years. Learn and adopt AI or fall behind — He urges individuals to become proficient with AI tools quickly to stay relevant in careers. Judgment and creativity challenged — According to Shumer, newer AI shows signs of judgment and “taste,” not just rote tasks. Urgent wake-up call — The essay is intended as a clear warning to people outside tech that AI’s impact will arrive sooner than most expect.

We are increasingly using LLMs in my line of work and the thing most people just don’t understand at the moment is the ferocious speed of change in the space. The exponential growth is bats*it frightening. Most people still cite their experience with the free version of ChatGPT 12 months ago and will say something like ‘it made mistakes and it will always need humans to review/correct it’. I can guarantee you, that is an extremely dated and narrow view of the cutting edge capability that exists now. The last 3 months alone has seen huge evolution, we are using it for stuff now that wasn’t on our radar before Christmas. Not inconceivable that it largely replaces or completely transforms the role of the line coach within 3 years. I can see clubs saving on the soft cap by replacing opposition analysts with it within 12 months. I also think it will soon be analysing vision in real time in games and identifying tactical plans, opposition strengths/weaknesses and players’ performance. I would be shocked if the next major change in game style isn’t AI-driven. Huge area for competitive advantage within the next 5 years. I can only hope we’re not asleep at the wheel on this one (which I fear we are, per usual).

He certainly was a wise, insightful man. I used to enjoy another of his famous musings; “Können wir dieser endlosen Kette unnötiger Verletzungen bitte ein Ende setzen, bevor die verdammte Saison überhaupt beginnt?”

Assuming you want an answer and you’re not just having a whinge, I’d recommend you actually read the thread where there are multiple people explaining why this negotiation is taking time.

That is Dingley, not Waverley

We whinge about not having a home base, but I’d take a wait rather than being in deadset central nowhere like the Dorks

How does Onley look at the level?