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To be pedantic, the verdict was "guilty". The penalty is three weeks.

There are interesting scenarios and ridiculous scenarios. Usually the ones that involve half a dozen players and ten pick swaps are ridiculous.

A premiership and the lure of more will help.

Not particularly interested in years prior to this one. Last time was about a 40-60 split (first half-second-half). We can do it again. Saying we need need to bring our A game in a final is like saying we need to kick a higher score ... a truism.

Maybe not exclusion, but perhaps receive a lower hospital rebate. Sooner or later we need to provide the incentives for people to help themselves. Why should the medical system incur huge costs, that we all pay for, to treat someone who illogically refuses preventative medicine like a free vaccination? I realise this might mean that, say, a smoker dying of lung cancer or an obese person with diabetes, could be in the same situation. But how far do we go with pandering to people who won't help themselves? And a line may need to be drawn somewhere. Living in a rural area, I pay heavily for bushfire insurance, but I also do a lot of work to reduce fire hazards and fuel levels. It's in my interest to help reduce fire impacts and keep premiums lower, for me and even for those who are uninsured and let fuel build up right next to their house. But insurance companies are now starting to refuse (or at least greatly increase premiums) for insurance in very high risk zones.

Even recently he was adamant we'd blown it and were going to finish 5th.

So four teams in the 8 are very positive (+146) and four are somewhat negative (-45). Two teams in the top 4 are positive (+45) and two are negative (-22). Significance?

I was 13½. Listened to it on the radio in the kitchen at home (probably on 3DB). I started going to games in 1965 with a high school mate. We just thought "premierships". I think I may have aided the "curse".

Up with our greatest wins ever, and you give negative reviews of half the team. 😢

One week doesn't fit in with the "Selwood gets away with everything and we get crucified for nothing" mantra.

So what does "toughen up" really mean? Ignore it? So you "toughen up" and it still happens, then what ... keep letting it go? Eddie Betts has been trying to "toughen up" after 15 years and 350 games and it still gets him down. You could see the other night he was just sick of it. "Toughening up" can be used by those who don't want to actually deal with the racism, because it's too hard. We still need to fight against it and raise it when it happens. It's like bullying. Trying to tell someone to toughen up against bullying just panders to the bully and excuses their behaviour. Kozzie needs to know that the large majority of football supporters (especially Melbourne) love him and respect him, and will call out racism when it happens. That they will support him when he calls it out himself. Not be simply told to "toughen up" and let it persist. Taking a stand is the real "toughening up" and we all need to do it. Otherwise Nicky Winmar, Heritier Lamumba and Adam Goodes haven't taught us anything.

Yep, we slacked off and had trouble against GC. 😒

There's not much of it left.

Unfortunately, the case is not in Geelong, but Lara 18km away. And has been in isolation for their full infectious period.

The Age gave him the most votes with 8.

I'd let Kossi, Steven, Nev et al make the call. Doesn't fit the ND policy.

I should add that these conspiracy theorists are mostly either paranoid or delusional, and they believe vaccine production is part of a world takeover by "Big Pharma". What's more, they believe they can control diseases by allowing their children to contract them, use "natural therapies" to remediate and they will therefore become immune. Like I said, you can't argue with their irrationality.

The protestors are QAnon or conspiracy-following adherents who still believe Covid is a hoax perpetrated by a dangerous world order, and that the rest of the population are sucked-in "sheeples". Trying to argue rationally about risk and science with people who are basically irrational is pointless.

Alarm bells lead to panic. That's the last thing we need. Calm, rational analysis and decisions are much better,

On a wet, cold night, I don't actually think DE means as much. So many kicks are just forcing the ball any way forward under pressure and in the wet conditions.

Or even 14.12. ?

Interesting to see what's going to happen if the NT closes the border with Victoria before Saturday.

I don't get what the difference is between free-to-air on a Friday night and free-to-air on a Saturday night. Both are equally attractive to me. The worst scheduling is the Saturday twilight "pink women" game this weekend. Ruins the whole idea with the poor timeslot.

One's number 15 and one's number 29. ?

Maybe once or twice a season. ?