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Diamond_Jim

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  1. wow love it.... my new word........ Antinomy (Greek ἀντί, antí, "against, in opposition to", and νόμος, nómos, "law") refers to a real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws. It is a term used in logic and epistemology, particularly in the philosophy of Kant.
  2. lucky you didn't see the first quarter !!
  3. Would be interested to hear from the experts on the gameplan. Seemed that we played a more open forward line in the third quarter compared to the first. Perhaps we just went more direct. Lot of fumbled handballs going forward. If we can get the skill level up there it would be great. I noticed O Mac in the last few minutes. Was he on the ground for much of the game?
  4. The airfares to the Alice are often the highest in Australia. I'd self book air and hotel ... the sooner the better. Often via Adelaide is a cheaper fare if the direct flights are heavily booked. For example the cheapest direct flight on Friday before the Sunday match is$400 on way.No direct flights Thursday but on Wednesday the direct flight is around $260 one way.
  5. Before the anti Spargo brigade get going I thought that while he suffered three glaring skill errors that I can recall he was in the right place at the right time.Correct those skill errors and the Spargo we used to know is back. Langdon looks likely but his hairstyle makes him easy to spot.
  6. Forwardline much more open in that third quarter
  7. Seems to me that Jones is one of our better players at present.
  8. another coaching master class exhibited so far by our brains trust
  9. Players may be a little better this year particularly Petracca but our gameplan still stinks
  10. Indian police are pretty good on the very few occasions I have interacted. Have been here several times and pretty well across all the scams. Made Cairo look tame.
  11. Hi from the Pink city of Jaipur Traffic has stopped here and the local population awaits with bated breath the commencement of this epic game. According to google translate there are many words for demons in Hindi but let us say they will all soon be chanting..... GO APADUTA !!
  12. We don't seem to handle the captaincy well if recent history is any guide. Hope this is not another example
  13. The grandstand (if you can call it that) is very small I take a very comfortable fold up chair and sit on the grass verge. Pleasant way to watch the match
  14. Looking on the web the complex that used to be the social club is now an almost agnostic bistro going by the name of Windy Hill. Certainly no overt mention of EFC. On a related note I think I recall EFC saying they wanted to vacate what was left of their presence at the ground itself. http://windyhillvenue.com.au/
  15. Sounds like a disappointing effort from Hunt. Must say I have never seen him play well at VFL level. Always thought it was the lack of pace in the game gave him no room.
  16. Interesting to see the works on the non grandstand wing. It's usually a lonely place over there during a VFL game. Much nicer on the grass verges that start around the 50 metre arc at both ends.
  17. Is Bradtke rucking and what level is the Essendon opponent? Thanks
  18. Great to see good weather for these practice games which can so often take place in 30plus degrees weather
  19. The first Casey match is not until round 3 of the AFL season and the boys are of course not fulltime footballers. Interested to hear of any individual efforts etc
  20. There's a good thread on Kayo. It works well if you have download speeds of 10-15 Mbs. Because it's live sport it needs a little more speed than Netflix that uses buffering. It also works very well overseas if used with a VPN. The difference between the standard and premium ($25 and $35) is simply 2 versus three devices at once. The biggest drawback is that if Channel 7 is covering a game you will get their feed and commentary with ads during the match. I had hoped to say goodbye to Bruce and co. Cricket coverage is topnotch as is tennis and F1 if you're into it.The replay system is great. I use an nvidia stream as my box but there are multiple alternatives. Finally it has no fixed contract so if you only want it for the football season remembering that all finals are FTA and therefore coverage is identical you can cancel at your convenience. Overall a very good product.
  21. Not the party line ?
  22. There's a pdf you can download.. it gives a bit more detail. I noticed we didn't call it a five year plan....nothing resembling socialism on our Board !
  23. The need for exclusivity is what kills off many of the inner community ovals. Even if not perpetually exclusive the fencing etc required to provide for occasional closed sessions would be an anathema to the local populace
  24. The first VFL game is not until round 3 of the AFL season. Interesting to see this match being scheduled. One hopes the bacon and egg rolls will be available !!