Diamond_Jim

WOW

The vision on the AFL site looks damning. He walked towards him... made no attempt to avoid him and then deliberately shouldered him out of the way The impact may have been slight but the action and the intent was clear. I love Toby as a player but tis was one step too far in our game.

Could Jesse H be getting his mojo back. Congrats to the AFL. A perfect example of what a clash jumper should be is the one being worn by the Giants. They have at least three jumpers as most teams should have.

Not exactly great compliance in the mask wearing department by the crowd last night assuming they were required.

strange game last night... Geelong key forwards miss several easy shots and Fantasia and Motlop kick seven odd goals between them. Hopefully Spargo and Harmes do the same for us tonight not to mention Daniher kicking 4 behinds.

Socceroos captain just announced he will not play in the upcoming qualifiers while the quarantine rules remain. Q. Would flying in 30 vaccinated and tested players to Sydney increase the national risk profile ?

one has to ask whether the season ever really started. Hopefully next year we can start before Round 4 of the AFL season. Would also like to see the interstate inclusions delayed until 2023.

If he's out of contract Collingwood do not have to offer any picks whatsoever. He goes into the PSD not the general draft.

he is out of contract and can therefore leave without being traded. He only needs to bypass North and several players have taken this route before. If Collingwood had finished say 13th the play would be far riskier for Collingwood

Collingwood ending 17th exposes us to the Weid walking without compo to Collingwood. The flipside is that their second round pick will be a high one.

Thinking that Petty could be the answer to Weideman leaving (assuming he does) and if T Mac does not recover form.

France and now Greece... Even Russia has exclusion rules The Greek government has announced that, as of next month, all indoor eateries, bars, clubs and entertainment venues will be off limits for citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. Other venues, including theatres, cinemas, museums and archaeological sites, will allow access to people who have not had the vaccine but only if they provide proof of a negative rapid test conducted within 48 hours. Rapid tests, which are currently free of charge, would cost €10 for all those who had not been vaccinated, he said. From September, workers in both the public and private sector who are not vaccinated will also be required to have at least one rapid test per week. Those employed in academia, tourism, restaurants, cafes, bars and other forms of entertainment, as well as school and university students, will be obliged to undergo rapid tests twice a week with only school pupils eligible for free tests. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/24/greece-announces-bars-and-clubs-off-limits-for-unvaccinated

Let's hope the booster shots are better managed than the present roll out. India having difficulty jabbing more than 5M per day but with increased production over the next 3 months they may get that as high as 8M per day. https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/india-may-get-80-crore-covid19-vaccine-doses-by-december-728528 A crore =10M

any feedback on how Jeff Farmer's son went during 2021. Was he playing in WA?

thought that might be the Federal announcement. Victoria will use the Polish supply for the 16-29 year olds which means 150k doses at most. Will be gone in 15-30 minutes is my guess

I think you may be right but it is somewhat ironic that the States who slam their borders shut so tightly could be the last to quasi mandate the vaccine. The interesting line in the British Columbia restriction was "weddings, conferences etc".

Yep '87 was very special

Will be interesting to see which of our gung ho premiers is the first to impose vaccinations as a precondition to various activities. Below is the list of activities limited from Oct 24 in British Columbia (Canada) to those who are double vaxed. Children under 12 are exempt but there are no religious exemptions. (Not sure how health exemptions are dealt with.) Between now and October 24 the restrictions still apply but only require one jab. indoor ticketed sporting events indoor concerts indoor theatre/dance/symphony events restaurants (indoor and patio dining) night clubs casinos movie theatres fitness centres/gyms (excluding youth recreational sport) businesses offering indoor high-intensity group exercise activities organized indoor events (e.g., weddings, parties, conferences, meetings, workshops) discretionary organized indoor group recreational classes and activities student housing on college and university campuses

they are both almost 100% effective against death and hospitalisation. Here's an article where three double vaccinated Brits discuss getting covid. The big take away is that none went to hospital and for the hardest hit was a very bad cold. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/23/what-does-getting-covid-feel-like-for-the-fully-vaccinated

Will be interesting to see which game after Port v Geelong gets the best crowd. Sydney v GWS may get as few as 5k unless they give out free tickets.

70 plus cases in Victoria today and over 800 in NSW. Add in the outbreak in NZ and it's not trending well. What chance a case in SA this week?

Weather in Adelaide next Saturday nothing fantastic... note the winds Min 10 Max 16 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm Chance of any rain: 50% http://www.bom.gov.au/images/ui/weather/rain_50.gif Adelaide area Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

That hasn't been highlighted. Can't see many in Adelaide coming out for an early neutral final. Do you remember the season when Port supporters stayed away from the first final in droves saying the cost was too high and that they would keep their money for the prelim.

geelong playing it out and why not

the good news is that we won't see geelong again before the prelim and it's our choice of venue. The smart coaching move here is to experiment but are we smart. By the way the code for experiment is to protect the team's pshyce from a thrashing