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I can. With a nice cold slab of Cristal.

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Added to this, our investment in our health system (and by system i mean the whole shebang, not just hospitals) in Victoria has been completely inadequate since the Kennett years, by Labor and Liberal governments alike. So 25 plus years of underinvestment in policy development, communication, community health, hospitals etc etc. And we all have some responsibility let that situation evolve, to some extent, in so far as collectively we have not made it an election issue. Or enough of one I'm firmly of the belief that this decades long underinvestment was a huge factor in some of the problematic elements of our response early days in our first outbreak and lock down (ie 2020). NSW have not underinvested in their health system, at least not to the same degree, and were much better place to respond to the ultra shock of a world wide pandemic.

Tonight Andy and George will be sharing a Charcuterie Board from Peter Bouchier.....

I have a samung Android phone, so will get an e reader program. I plan to watch the whole season again done week at a time, from this weekend. And will enjoy reading the mogrel punt review of most games. Ta. Fair warning I'll probably have some reaction!

You do need the Medicare express app to do it all via your phone.

Andy: whispers we are close to re-signing Luke Jackson on a long term contract binman: yes i heard that. Apparently the sticking point is Luke Jackson is a bit annoyed the club has not respected his wishes to change his name on the contract. I read LJ was overheard saying to Tim Lamb: LJ: What's my mother [censored] name? Tim Lamb: Luke Jackson? LJ: Wrong! It's Snoop Dogga Dogga LJ: and, oh little lamb, don't forget the Demonland podcast is having its final 2021 season show tonight at 8:30. Me and the boyz never miss it. The Grand Final review show was next level dope

I've not bought an e book before. What the go - is it best to purchase it on the device you are likely to read it on, or is it transferable? Or is it cloud based? I'll buy it fo shaw. The quote in the OP is enough for me to want to read the book

My brain when looking for something in the fridge/cupboard/pantry: does not compute, it is not there, cannot see required object

The certificate is stored in your Medicare account. I think And to see the certificate in MyGov you need to link Medicare to your MyGov. If you have already linked MyGov and Medicare you can download the Medicare app and then link the certificate from that app direct to the services app. Well when i say direct, it also involved the MyGov app. Clear? Actually in the end it was pretty easy. The wrinkle was i assumed you needed to log into your account in the services app - you don't. In fact i don't think i have even created an account!

Gives me lot of respect for Cody actually. I watched the replay again last night and simply cannot believe he did not get a concussion test after smashing into the post and then hitting the the ground with such force in the first quarter. He was running flat out and jumped in the air and his head hit the padded part of the post really hard. When he fell his head didn't hit the ground but did whiplash really badly, and it my understanding that sort of movement is the cause of a lot of concussion (ie the brain moving inside the skull and hitting the skull). Who knows if it was factor in his performance, as he was never in the game after that, but is no stretch to think it might have been . I was amazed at the time there was no concussion test and doubly so last night - particularly given he was returning from a concussion i would have thought. I mean the double head impact was crystal clear and they have an obligation to check his health and keep him safe. And I was equally amazed that not one Channel 7 commentator questioned whether he should have been getting a concussion test. They showed the replay at least once and there was not a peep about why he was being tested. Perhaps it is yet another example of the problem of having ex footballers dominate the coverage of the game. There was another example when Bont bumped Oliver's head - Podgy immediately and instinctively said there was no problem and that Oliver would be fine. Oliver was clearly hurt and was down for a while. When he did get up, Podgy says words to the effect of there you go he's fine. So much for the head being sacrosanct.

I thought that was the issue too. But you don't need to log on. I couldn’t work it our for ages Then finally read the instructions properly. You have to go to google play and update your vic services app. And then go through the steps

I can't see behind the paywall so not sure who the list manager they are referring to is. For their sake is i hope it s Gary Buckanara (didn't he put their premiership list together?) For the rest of us i hope it isn't https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/overdue-rebuild-has-hawks-up-to-eight-years-from-flag-says-former-list-boss-20211011-p58yvn.html

My main reflection about that game was that it triggered the sacking of Bailey. And my main reflection on that decision is we were still well in the hunt for a final's spot. Yes, 186 was obviously a sign things were crook in Tilabrook, but getting sacked when you still have good chance of making finals past the mid point of the season was really tough on Bails.

I presume your daughter is a dees fan?

I agree, in the main. Definitely culture plays a part .The club has worked hard at creating a one club culture. That includes staff, the men's list and the women's list. Not making unnecessary cuts to the lists help maintain that culture. But i don't think retaining those seven players is their reward for their support and effort over the last 12 months. There is no room for players they don't think can make it and hard calls need to be made - and they made some, as AVB and Lochart can attest to. So yes culture is important but, I see the decision to keep those seven on the list as a very pragmatic one actually. In terms of the men's team the club, and Gawn in particularly, really emphasized through the finals how important the other 22 players were and how much they contributed to our success. One obvious way they did so is continuing to train to an elite level which no doubt really helped the starting 22 prepare, particularly with the two match sims they played (a model they may continue to use next season). So you need 44 players committed to the training regime and work required, regardless of how many senior game they are playing. I have little doubt all seven tick that off. And you need players who can come into the seniors and be like for like replacements for an injured player. I disagree that those seven players didn't have shot at senior selection. I have little doubt if Gawn had been in injured in say the QF, Daw would have come in for him in the premlim. And that chandler may well have replaced Kozzie or Spargo. Baker may have had a shot at replacing Langers, and who knows Brown might have had shot replacing Tmac or Brown. The magnificent seven will all have their chance next year in the event of injuries. But they will being going into the season under no illusions about the difficulty of doing and if they don't crack senior selection will continue to work hard. They are a known quantity - the club know first hand what their work etic is, which is not true of anyone traded or drafted in And importantly, when not playing seniors, they will help ensure Casey mirrors the ones in terms of structure, roles, system etc. There are two other points, both also related to pragmatism. A fundamental of good list management is a good spread in terms of age demographics. Retaining Chandler, Oskar Baker, Toby Bedford, Mitch Brown, Majak Daw, Deakyn Smith and Daniel Turner supports that strategy as their ages incrementally range from 21 to 30. The second point is say we decided not to re-sign Chandler, Oskar Baker, Toby Bedford, Mitch Brown, Majak Daw, Deakyn Smith and Daniel Turner. Do people really think we are going to able to replace them with better players? We will have players identified to draft - and have enough picks to add them. So there is no point delisting players to create more list spots on the off chance of picking up a young guy in the draft who is better option than say Baker. Similarly there is not much point just trading in players around the same market price as the magnificent seven, which is what we would have to do as if we delisted those seven players we are not freeing up much cap space.

Back? That implies it went away

Excaltly my thoughts. Culture call

I could not be more impressed with our list management over the last 5-6 years And it continues to be excellent - all seven players are terrific signings. The seven are: Chandler, Oskar Baker, Toby Bedford, Mitch Brown, Majak Daw, Deakyn Smith and Daniel Turner. Arguably, if our injuries are not too bad, only Chandler, Bedford are serious chance at regular senior selection. But all are solid citizens and contribute to the one club mentality. Note: i reckon turner might be a smokey for senior section. Seems a natural footballer, has good hands and i could see him slot into the back half as KPD. Declease is not in that seven , but i think he also could be an outside of chance of cracking senior selection

That would be legit brilliant. Perhaps Demonland can engineer a 'spontaneous' chorus of Freed from Desire at the 20 minute and 21 seconds mark of the first quarter when we play the Dogs for the firts time next year. By the by, i had never herad of that song befire and tried to listen to it th eother day. Coudnlt do more than about 90 seconds. One of the most god awful songs i've heard in along time. The dogs cursed themselves once they chose that to sing post their grand final.

I hope we play them in the first six rounds!

I could not be more impressed with our list management over the last 5-6 years And it continues to be excellent - all seven players are terrific signings. The seven are: Chandler, Oskar Baker, Toby Bedford, Mitch Brown, Majak Daw, Deakyn Smith and Daniel Turner. Arguably, if our injuries are not too bad, only Chandler, Bedford are serious chance at regular senior selection. But all are solid citizens and contribute to the one club mentality. Note: i reckon turner might be a smokey for senior section. Seems a natural footballer, has good hands and i could see him slot into the back half as KPD. Declease is not in that seven , but i think he also could be an outside of chance of cracking senior selection

Media person Dermott 'dermie' Brereton Medium Mercifully only cable television Comment Another contentious nominee, with debate amongst the judging panel about his rating - with anywhere between zero and three peanuts being pushed. The panel was in furious agreement that Dermie has a long standing axe to grind wit the the MFC. The prototypical ex footballer who thinks he is still playing and as such cannot differentiate between the MFC in 2021and the MFC teams he played against during his career. And he continued to grind that axe this season. Case in point was his 'special comments' in the first GWS game. Spent the whole game knocking the dees and lauding the Giants. My oh my. Not long after that game, as evidence the dees were still a long way from being taken seriously, he was given the opportunity to interview Gus Brayshaw. His hard hitting interview included a joking, not joking, question to Gus asking how Oliver gets away with throwing the ball so often. I can't remember him getting another opportunity to interview a MFC player (though could be wrong). The panel was also in furious agreement that Dermie has been wrong about the dees this season more often than any other 'expert'. A remarkable level of consistency. There was a short debate asking if his ability to be so wrong, so often was an indication of a brilliant campaign of Machiavellian misinformation - or all the hits he took as a player and his post match (and career) recovery sessions at Tok H have caught up with him. In the end it came down to the question of harm. And once again the panel was unanimous - Dermie is completely harmless. One of the more philosophical members of the panel put it this way - 'if an expert makes a ridiculous comment and no-one hears it, does it matter? If Dermie makes yet another ridiculous comment and thousands hear it, does it matter? Ultimately Dermie's harmlessness, and almost complete irrelevance, mean that the panel agreed one peanut was an appropriate score. Public Service Announcement You may have missed it with the blizzard COVID information, but the Victorian CHO has recently warned football fans with underlying health issues or at high risk of contracting the FEDMHI (Football 'Experts' Do My Head In) syndrome to avoid listening to any pre or post match 'analysis' Dermott 'Dermie' Brereton is involved in. And as a preventative measure Mr Sutton also recommends avoiding listening to any game 'Dermie' is doing special comments for. Mr Sutton also mentioned there was some show on Fox Dermie hosts, but he doesn't have any guidance on this as it was deemed too unsafe to ask anyone in his team to view it. However, when pressed, Mr Sutton did say that logic and pragmatism suggests it is best to avoid it at all costs. Score

Happy to. It will be a joy writing about 17 more premierships

All good points. I see Dunstan as cover for viney, so very much an inside defensive mid. The way we play must be super taxing, and no more taxing a role than that aged by Jack. It's a long season. Sparrow is in rbe best 22 and JJ is better on the outside. Good to have a jack back up.