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  1. bing181 replied to Nairobi_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    If anyone's having trouble with the code, drop the club a line. It's a BS system in my opinion, and very flakey. My code never worked this year, but I got a message from WatchAFL saying that they were having problems with some codes/members. (presumably not just MFC). In the meantime they'd rolled over my subscription from last year so I'm good to go, but my code never worked. Amongst all that I lost the first 3 weeks of the women's AFL.
  2. The self-belief in the team is palpable. Remarkable to see, mentally they're just so strong (collectively).
  3. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Existing Covid vaccines don't contain human foetal material. But I don't believe that had anything to do with Darling's objections in any case.
  4. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Yep, only 500+ per day dying now. All good.
  5. bing181 replied to Nairobi_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    To reply to my own question/comment: I never got the voucher to work, but one day when I went online it said I had a valid subscription. It seems that the vouchers didn't work for some users. Not going to go through this again next year though, will just do WatchAFL directly. Subscribing through the AFL/club has been flakey as all hell for me, and nothing changes from one year to the next.
  6. Perhaps, but some not. What the hell was Viney thinking!
  7. I don't believe for one minute that this won't hurt for the players. OK, makeshift backline, but it was sloppy, undisciplined and unfocused. Not good on any level (except the constant feeling that we could be/should be playing so much better).
  8. Plus May. The other point that with May as the anchor, the other players back there have a reference point and can play and structure up accordingly - and do so week after week so they hone their systems. None of that on display today.
  9. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    It reduces transmission. Info confirming this is available on the health.gov.au site ... if you'd bothered to (really) look. "a marked reduction of transmission following vaccination".
  10. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    I'd go with Jurrah as well. We only had a glimpse of what he was capable of.
  11. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    It has been fairly widely known for months, but he can only be stood down or whatever once the mandate came into force in WA - which was this week.
  12. bing181 replied to Nairobi_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Just checking here for subscribers that: - people have received their codes - the codes work (!). Got mine yesterday, but showing "voucher not valid".
  13. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    "vaccine effectiveness estimates against symptomatic Omicron infection of between 0% and 20% after two doses, and between 55% and 80% after a booster dose." https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/232698/omicron-largely-evades-immunity-from-past/ Only one study, but still. (agree about the shambles part.)
  14. bing181 replied to bandicoot's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Perhaps. In theory, we should be on the decline by then. Against that, from what we've seen Covid is also seasonal and peaks over the winter months, so perhaps we'll start to get a new wave building through autumn. What might help though is booster shots - I assume that a lot of players would be ready for boosters by the time the season starts. Boosters really seem to have an impact, at least in keeping symptoms down and shortening infection period.
  15. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    They are not flatlining, far from it. FJ just ignores facts when they don't fit his narrative (such as it is). (Graph below shows a 7-day rolling average, daily admissions figure is higher. And increasing.)
  16. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Hmm. While figures are lower than the worst periods from last year, with these massive case numbers there are starting to be a LOT of people in hospital and, worryingly, intensive care. e.g. in France, nearly 70% of the total number of intensive care beds are taken up by Covid patients, increasing by over 400 per day. And only going to get worse.
  17. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Clearly.
  18. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Meanwhile ... Premier League announces record 103 new positive Covid-19 cases Fifteen top-flight matches postponed after December outbreaks https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/27/premier-league-announces-record-103-new-positive-covid-19-cases
  19. bing181 replied to Nairobi_Demon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Unless I'm mistaken, it's determined by your internet speed (if in Auto mode), or limited by it if in manual mode.
  20. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    10 players positive at the Swans. And so it starts. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/sydney-swans/afl-2021-at-least-10-sydney-swans-players-test-positive-for-covid19-after-prechristmas-boat-cruise-impact-on-training-news/news-story/0b23e19162e2ce86d50ec667aa23cfd0
  21. Suspect that either he or Thomlinson will take Hibberd's place, just needs to get some consistency and get his body right. Back-line runs deep, will be lots of pressure for spots. Speaks volumes that none of these guys asked for trades to other clubs where they'd be more likely to play every week.
  22. bing181 replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Also very handy for those of us in a different time zone. Only one 4 .a.m. start that I can see. (Though I accept, I'm not really a target market here, so I would have taken whatever came.)
  23. bing181 replied to BDA's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Lost 3 or 4 kg, running better (he says).
  24. Also heart rate monitor.