Grr-owl

Well, there's a lot of good technical talk going on here as usual, so what I'm going to say may be a bit ordinary, mundane, prosaic, some adjective that isn't coming to mind.... With a lot of jobs I do, I get to about 3/4 quarters through and it really begins to drag. There's that sense that it's never going to end, even though I know it must. Tough times. I can see the finish line, but I know it's a way off yet, and there's so many problems to fix, I being to ask, was it worth beginning this dumb idea in the first place? But then, there's really no other choice but to grind on. I mean, what am I going to do, give up? Nah, I just have to put the shoulder to the wheel and work the problems out one by one, apply tried and true techniques and a little individual flair and look forward to the day energy returns and I can begin something more satisfying.... And then sudenly I'm at the end. The project comes into focus, I'm tweaking and detailing, and a weight is lifted from my shoulders as I realize the thing is all but finished. There's a sprint then to the finish line and I'm there, dancing just for a moment. Sure, the work is never perfect, but it's done. Next job, please. In other words, I reckon this is where we're at: That dark and heavy place. It's a long season, after all.

Reckon Binman nailed it. This week, if we don't come out and run over the Suns, Demonlanders could be forgiven for beginning to think the strategy might not have been optimal. Suns, WC, Crows.... a non-performance of our high energy style against which of these will prove critical?

Keep hearing talk of Burgo loading up the players prior to finals, and we’re looking fatigued out there. At which round does the loading cease? In other words, when can we expect the boys to get their zip back?

Makes me think we have to recruit very carefully from now on so we can sustain the potential. We seem to have all the pieces in place for now...

Look at all the players who have gone to Hawthorn over the past 5 years..... Takes time to sink in that it's over.

Yeah, maybe being the captain, Max's psychological ups and downs filter through the team. George noted in his report that Spargo played 63% game time despite being in touch with 7 score involvements.....

Interesting, Nev. What’s Max doing wrong, or Dogga right?

Knee the jerk where he’s been jerking…. Let’s see his facial expression then.

Well, for what it's worth, I don't think we'll win the cup this year, though we'll give it a crack and gain experience. Next year is when the program comes to fruition and we jump through the premiership window. Hopefully it'll be open at the time....

Maybe what we need is a player in the forward line whose job it is to kick goals and that’s it….

Pretty sure this is the funniest joke ever on DL.... how do I run a poll?

Superb, fellas. Thanks for that.

Had me stumped until the clue, but then this one opened up for me, only to find Tim beat me to it... damn it!

Snap 'I'm up. He killed us the other week.

Bad news on this front, I'm afraid. It is considered a given that Burgo is off to Adelaide. But leaving a top team behind him at the Dees should soften the blow.

This is [censored].

Weirderman’s last game until round 17, at least, thanks. BBB can’t possibly be worse than this.

Lots oaf articles lately discussing a new economic era. BBC, Prospect and others…. Talking about the failures of neo-liberalism etc… Then there’s some agreement on an international corporate tax and what’s up at the G7. The pandemic seems to have galvanised opinion in some respect…..

They all married females named Michelle??? Bit of a Hail Mary, I admit....

Personally, I hope we pound them into the SCG turf and then the AUS cricket team can land short balls on the dust of their faces for years to come. Have no mercy. One for the ages, please.

Can't see that. Instead, I took it from his comments that he finds it interesting that those who rattle on about snowflakes, cancel culture, and freedom of speech are the most thin skinned and defensive and have the largest persecution complex when something is mentioned that remotely and vaguely threatens their world view.? I also took it that he thinks it's a novel idea, he knows, but perhaps those doubting @theacademic's motives could actually take the survey. Additionally, he thinks that without biasing the results, it actually does give one the chance to outline one's beliefs about racism and whether it exists or not among football fans. ? Just a thought. Not much about freedom of speech or supporting cancel culture, though....

Who has approved this study? This study has been approved by the Business School ethics committee at the University of South Australia. If you have any ethical concerns about the project or questions about your rights as a participant please contact: [email protected] Informed consent By submitting a completed survey you will be giving your informed consent to take part in this study. This will signify that you have read and understood the information above, and that you provide permission for the data collected during this study to be analysed for the sole purpose of advancing academic research on this subject area. Researchers This research has received no external funding - it is being completed purely for academic purposes by the four researchers listed below: Chief Investigator: Dr Jamie Cleland (UniSA Business, University of South Australia) Email: [email protected] Co-Researchers: Professor Ian O’Boyle (UniSA Business, University of South Australia); Associate Professor Daryl Adair (University of Technology Sydney) and Dr Keith Parry (Bournemouth University, UK) Just Google them. Kill the paranoia.

Who knows, it could be a graduate student on their first paper.....though it's not, as it clearly states in the Participation Information Sheet. You would need to understand survey design to come to your conclusion, and survey design is supremely complicated, better thought of as a science in itself. To devise questions that allow reliable conclusions to be drawn is a mighty achievement.

'Cause we can be reasonably categorized as "AFL supporters" given that our participation in this forum constitutes solid evidence of support for an AFL team, and as such may well have gone to the footy where it is possible that we have observed racist behavior. 'Set up' for what? You think a SWAT team is gonna bundle you into the back of a black SUV? This ain't the Middle East.... well, maybe not for you....

Well some questions were aimed at discovering if there's been change over time... Also asking for assessments of ideas and approaches and then about the future and other stuff... And the written portions allowed scope for explanations. This kind of detail can be very important; leaves space for information that Yes/No answers can't address. I thought it was fairly pointed and nuanced. In any case, it need not be groundbreaking comprehensive research to be of value. I do about five of these a week. It is the hardest thing for researchers to get honest and representative results, so it helps everyone to do surveys and contribute to research that might just pay off. The worst thing is to have bad (unrepresentative) research from which poor decisions are made.....