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I’m a fan of the ‘dreads’… get him in.

Late last year I started designing and selling t-shirts ‘promoting’ my band Los Romeos Oxidados. There were two things that drove me to do this, one being the obvious band promotion, but the other as a means to raise awareness of, as well as funds to donate into, the purchaser’s choice of either Cancer or MND research. As I made my first donation of funds raised by early shirt sales, to the Cancer Council of NSW, I responded to an accompanying question that was asking why I was donating; I explained how the donation had come about. A week or so later, I received an email asking whether I would mind being interviewed for a blog article on the Cancer Council of NSW’s website, and if you follow the link below, you can read the result of that call. This is not intended to be a ‘woe is me’ or an attention seeking post, but rather, it will hopefully alert you to the need to regularly check your health, something that if I’d done, I might not be in the position I am today. Of course, in the linked article/story, there’s a link to the t-shirt post on my band’s Facebook page and you’re more than welcome to order one if you feel cashed up and so inclined (every sale has $5 going to research and I make a small amount as well for my troubles). If you are interested, just leave a comment here and I’ll get back to you. All of the information you need is in the post I just mentioned. https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/tims-story-how-music-helped-him-navigate-his-cancer-experience/

“Yeah, we all love him and he’s contracted – I am keen to play with him this year and hopefully many more.” Oh no, it appears that ALL of our WA boys are planning a move back home 😱

No decision has been made as yet.

Agreed. These comments stating he (McAdam) is “a bust”, are so unnecessary and so insensitive. Yes, maybe he was a bust at the time he was recruited, but so what?? He had been working his [censored] off in an attempt to get his body right and, by all reports, appeared to be putting together good training sessions and getting himself into a position where he was a good chance to get the vacant Pickett spot for the beginning of the season. A little empathy does not go astray… just consider the fact that the players are quite likely to be aware of this forum, and that there’s a chance that they do occasionally read the comments. I really hope that the club get around him and give him the mental support that he will need… it must be utterly soul destroying!

We already lost one of our better track watchers under similar circumstances, in Saty…let’s not see history repeat itself.

Not really… more in the vein of the Celibate Rifles if any comparison could be made, I suppose:

I’m sorry to say that he is no relation. However, I think ‘Van Ruin’ could make a handy backup nickname; always good to have a little depth.

Did you get around to watching them yet? I’d be interested in your thoughts.

There’s a band here in Sydney who’s lead guitarist and vocalist’s name is Phil Van Rooyen; I should ask him if he is related as it’s not a particularly common name. Anyway, the name of the band is Van Ruin… hopefully that is what he will do to the opposition backs this year.

Sorry, but I really don’t understand your assessment… McVee was already proving himself last season against some of the best forwards in the competition, and with ANB no longer there across half forward with his pressure acts and tackling, Chandler becomes a more important part of the team.

He has an exoskeleton??

My brain doesn’t function well enough to remember the initials of every AFL player, and the only TDK that immediately springs to mind for me, is the old cassette tape brand. Who is it?

I must say I’m becoming a little dubious as to the veracity of Ralph’s claims in his post on X… as far as I can tell, nothing has yet appeared on the AFL site, and they’re usually all over this kind of thing in a flash. Could he have gone off a little too quickly on this one, or am I missing something?

That was the first thought that entered my mind, followed by Carlton with the Judd saga.

There are some superb photographs in the second collection (Nyirripi?)… particularly the image of Ricky holding up the young fella with the colours in his hair (pic #20), which is just a beautiful photo regardless of the footy connection. Also, I want that guy competing with Ricky in pic #37 on our list, purely for his hairstyle… best I’ve seen since Nathan Carroll.

How would it even be possible for Freo to come in under the salary cap and get both Kozzie and Warner? Both the Swans and the Dees would be remiss if they didn’t ask for two 2025 draft first rounders (and possibly a future 3rd rounder?), but even if Freo could somehow manage that, that doesn’t solve their salary cap conundrum, so, they would more than likely have to trade a top echelon player to one of the clubs; not only do they have a clutch of players on top dollar, they will have players like Amis (sp?) who will be demanding increases (can they afford to lose him, for example). Yes, Kozzie will depart, so it may as well be at the end of this season as at any other time, but we MUST demand a top deal either in multiple picks or a player swap that also includes a pick (current or future, I don’t care) from them. However it pans out though, both clubs must be absolutely ropable that this has been leaked. Who needs this kind of [censored] before the season has even kicked off… this can have such a big impact on team morale.

That’s the strangest pitch, it resembles concrete with hessian cloth laid over the top.

Wow, I’d never noticed that before! Well, at least I got to use one of my favourite scenes from that film.

What happened to the reaction buttons on my post immediately above this one? Is this censorship? EDIT: No, it’s just me at my dumbest 🤣

Fair enough

Maybe not legally, but definitely morally; many staff were kept on those traineeship wages for extended (that is, beyond reasonable) periods of time. That was according to info I saw dated October 2024. https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/grill-d-accused-of-shonky-wage-deal-20241021-p5kk4t Hopefully they are investing more in their staff now, and not just the MFC.

True, but at least I had almost a year off the ‘gear’ 😁

Yes, that’s a thought I’ve had in the meantime…is it possible that he’s suffering from, as much as I don’t like the term for reasons unknown to me, a mental illness? In which case would the club put him on the long term injury list so that he has the option of returning when ready, or alternatively, could he be considering walking away from footy?