P-man

Haha scoreless. Yes. YES.

Lyon doing his best to contain his glee.

Oh my.

Man, we look pretty sharp here.

Ahaha yes. Suck on it Nibbler haters.

This looks like globetrotters vs generals so far.

Very.

Nibbler ?

The mohawk is gone. Stop the presses. Huge story.

Ah I missed this feeling.

I‘m not a fan of most Murdoch mouthpieces, it’s true. I don’t even feel the need to apologise for that. So I won’t. But yes, their appointment is evidence of trying to appease the right constantly bleating about bias. Your response acknowledges that they have attempted to address what you saw as “screaming out for balance”. So comparatively even you must acknowledge that they have made headway. Yet you still think they are a propaganda machine? Based on what? As I’ve said, the claims of bias are demonstrably wrong. I mean have you listened Greg Sheridan talk politics? He once described Donald Trump as a “wise and empathetic leader”. He’s given various platforms on the ABC. Relatively unopposed. My theory on this is pretty simple. Conservatives HATE being criticised when they are in government. It’s part of that whole born to govern mentality and rather ironic for supposed defenders of “free speech”. So when the ABC dares to hold the government to account, a foreign concept to a regular Sky News viewers, the right screams “BIAS!”. If anything, the ABC doesn’t go anywhere far enough in its critique because it is now scared ****less of accusation one million about being a bunch of treehuggers. I will agree with you on one point. We do naturally gravitate to news sources that align with our world view. Or at the very least, we will steer away from news sources that make us want to put a boot through the tv. For me when I went factual reporting, I’ll go to the ABC every time be it tv or digital. And frankly anyone who wants to defund it because they were too tough on poor old George Pell can GAGF.

I guess I’m an extremist. Oh well. You do realise that ABC’s Insiders is now hosted by David Speers. The same David Speers who was a regular on Sky News and spent no less than 20 years with News Corp. You can see Ita’s fingerprints all over his appointment. The show now regularly features the likes of Greg Sheridan and Annika Smethurst. Both Murdoch head nodders. Afternoons on ABC News is hosted by Patricia Karvelas, another ex Murdoch employee. They have done several studies on bias at the ABC to try and appease the likes of Bolt, and evidently yourself, who truly seem to believe it is a greeny propaganda machine. Measuring what can be measured, like equal coverage during elections. Every time the studies show no evidence of bias. They also repeatedly show the ABC to be the public’s most trusted source of news compared to other outlets by a considerable margin. But it will never be enough, will it? Nothing will convince you. What WOULD convince you? More appearances from people who believe climate change is all a storm in a teacup perhaps. Shut up lefties and take your “science” with you. Opinions like yours aren’t just cliched. They are oh so bloody tiresome to listen to. Still love your work though, ding. Nothing personal.

So safe to say we can put a line through Hawthorn.

Nothing. It’s still just round 2 and I suspect a lot of leniency will be given given the extraneous circumstances. I’m sure some justification will be given ala the shortened quarters being a good opportunity for youngster to debut etc etc. The proof will be in the pudding.

Not sure what you mean, OD.

If we win the selections will be considered “bold”. If we lose....oh boy. Disappointed about Lockhart. The kid can seriously play and on the back of Round 1 he deserved a recall. There isn’t a side in the AFL that would be intimidated by that forwardline on paper. The lack of anyone who we can feel confident in taking a contested mark is alarming. It’s a pretty sad indictment on Weid that Jackson is already being picked ahead of him. It’s time the likes of Brayshaw and others started contributing to the scoreboard, and it seems they will need to if we are to win this game. The crumbers look to be Pickett and um....Hunt I guess? Yeah, we better win or else this selection is going to be crucified in the aftermath.

“I feel like I’m back to 2013-2014..” I barred up a little bit.

One of the great things about footy is every time the disinterest or disenchantment starts to settle in for the long haul, a story like this comes along and kicks it to the curb. Saturday now can’t come quick enough.

So we are persisting with Harmes in the backline. Super duper.

As an aside, whenever Kane Cornes says you’ve made a fair point, you know you’ve just said something stupid.

I’ll add a caveat that it’s ridiculous we are even discussing this. That being said, you could mount the argument that it’s a positive thing, even from a leadership perspective. As much as I detest Richmond and their recent success, their mantra has been about having fun out on the ground. That is the message you constantly hear from players and coaches. Jack Higgins telling a joke in the pre match huddle sets the tone for them to relax and play their natural game. When the players see the hardest trainer and in most people’s opinion best player in the side sporting a do like that, they are reminded that it’s still a game to be enjoyed.

Everyone who didn’t have Lockhart in their side scored an F on this exam.

Gus often references his mum in interviews and it’s not hard to see why. If there were awards for raising kids she’d be front of the line.

Lyon for me. Off field antics often overshadow the outstanding player he was. Underrated if anything.

The lack of a quality KPF continues to stick out like a sore thumb. But it’s not our biggest issue. The biggest issue, as it was even in 2018, is a lack of players who use the ball well. It’s why I want to see a player like Lockhart in the side every week. He is a rare commodity in this side - a smart and effective user of the footy. .