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  1. Earl Hood
    Wells got a call from a club official to tell him he was a Carlton player. He knew nothing about the backroom dealings at all according to him. We sold him off for the transfer money as I remember it.
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    I have no problem with the idea. It is the future, as in providing battery storage capacity for intermittent solar and wind power generation. So we might as well start here. However it does not solve SA's immediate problem of the unstable grid, at best it would provide a few hours of power in another grid meltdown. The proposed state run gas plant doesn't make sense as it will take several years to build and would operate only as a peak demand plant. What has been missed is the other short term measure in the plan that has had little news coverage and that is the plan to install 200 MW of diesel generation in the system. These are large (1 to 2.5 MW) generators in shipping containers that can be deployed quickly in a power outage where needed. They are expensive to operate but they will only operate in a crisis so it is a great contingency plan that negates the need for the proposed gas plant. As long as there is now sensible national planning to make the national energy grid more robust. What makes sense to me is the 200 mW of diesel generation and the battery storage, forget the gas power plant for SA. The costs for battery storage are falling rapidly year on year, as are costs for solar cells, these will be the future of energy production. And forget the nuclear option being pushed largely by the Nationals, it is the most expensive option, with the longest lead time to build.
  3. Earl Hood
    Why not give the space over as a last resort for just one season to a non political charity or environmental organisation that could use the exposure to attract donors. World Vision or Trust for Nature, Bush Heritage come to mind.
  4. Earl Hood
    Me too Jnrmac it was like watching ground hog day. We had learnt nothing, I saw designated saints waiting on their opposite back flank alone just waiting for the enivetable turn over and switch across to these unmarked runners to just take off while our guys where congregated in a forward press on the other side of the ground. That was the second game. In the first game we just stood around watching Reiwelt run rampant from deep half back to half forward and deliver it to any number of forwards, take your pick. Max was somewhat negated and our midfield just broke even if I remember, we got off to good starts but lost our way. I thought we were out coached both times.
  5. Earl Hood
    Interesting thoughts Pro, so the ends justifies the means then? And I do think that was Alan Jean's motto. That is If I have to take out every opponent by whatever means to kick my 10 goals to win a game then all is justified. Fook the rules of the game then, and if they didn't exist, there wouldn't be a game. I have different values and I know those with questionable moral values often win the contest, it doesn't mean I need to respect them.
  6. Earl Hood
    Hey what's wrong with the Benny Hill Show?
  7. Earl Hood
    But I noticed their wine is cheap as over there anyway. Not so much here though. And they do reds, never knew that.
  8. Earl Hood
    Gee Pickett, Goodes ticked a few boxes. Two Brownlows, 2 premierships, played as a forward, ruck rover, ruckman, usually performed when it counted. Played 372 games, kicked over 400 goals, 4 AA's. Other than that he struggled.
  9. Earl Hood
    No they can't at Gosch's it is a public space and I went to one session that was unannounced last month by accident, I just riding past in hope. I noticed a few coaches looking at me and I think there was one other spectator but unfortunately there was no IP on display, it was just a low key run around after the camp in Maroochydore.
  10. Earl Hood
    Fair enough I should have said something like "he left a mixed legacy" perhaps. And by the way it is not patent nonsense, it is just my opinion but thanks for your usual considered and measured response to something you disagree with. If you saw his career you would have seen the 3 demons king hit behind the play over the journey and the Bruns incident where he was deregistered and criminal charges brought against him. I think he is the only VFL player to face that sanction. A great player but a particularly nasty thug indeed. I don't feel all that previleged to have seen some of his career too but I am a biased Demon I admit.
  11. Earl Hood
    Biff I have just come back from the North Island does that count? And you are probably right.
  12. Earl Hood
    I got there for about 40 minutes and at one stage Max, Spencil and Pedo were doing a drill where a coach kicked the ball high for a contested marking situation in pairs, Max vs Spencil then Pedo v Max, Spencil v Pedo with Greg Stafford providing advice on body positioning each time. To me this was working on their contested forward marking skills as the resting ruck, deep in the forward line. Does it mean that Spencil or Pedo are in the mix as back up to Max? Who knows. The rest of the sessions while I was there were several quarter ground keepings off drills 5 attacking vs 4 defending, sometimes kicking, sometimes only handball. It all looked very sharp. One early drill they were using their non preferred foot. Mitch King was in full training even though he was listed as a LTI a few weeks ago I thought. I would have liked to see a bit more full ground simulation to get a feel for the game plan and who might be lining up where but no indication from today's drills. They might occur at one of those closed sessions at Gosch's.
  13. Earl Hood
    Enyaw give me a break. I don't believe you ever saw him play live or saw much of him on tape for that matter. I saw little of him live but I look at the tapes and I see the equivalent of George Best or Eric Cantona, subliminal physical artistry that you could not teach anyone, ballet dancers with footy boots on. I see Leigh Matthews and I see a great player and a comparison with whoever has been the biggest thug in the NRL. Matthews was devastatingly good and bad for the game, a talented thug but Robbie was artistry in motion and optitimised what AFL aspires to be in the modern era.
  14. Earl Hood
    Oh that may explain things. I noticed Jordan Louis is wearing an MFC tee shirt in the team listing. I assumed he has been playing the JLT games in a T shirt and he was still waiting for his Guernsey to come from China. But then I saw some highlights and he had a jumper on, did he wear Chris Dawes old one?
  15. Earl Hood
    Those last 2 goals could cost us in percentage terms. The second to last goal shouldn't have happened. The umps should have called a stoppage well before the Adelaide player put a boot on the loose ball that somehow exited the pack.
  16. Earl Hood
    Newman! Goal.
  17. Earl Hood
    So many dropped chest marks!
  18. Earl Hood
    Talk about rubbish umpiring we have pinged twice for so called incorrect handballs under pressure in a minute. Each time the player got hand to ball.
  19. Earl Hood
    We are back in it, the endeavour is great but gee the skill level is E grade suburban.
  20. Earl Hood
    Biff I would prefer we put Robert to a more constructive task cleaning the graffiti around Fitzroy! It should keep him busy for some time and he could sleep in Edinburgh Park at night with the possums, better than a bridge I would think.
  21. Earl Hood
    And we are depending on the adult in this conflict, in this case it is Trump to diplomatically work his way through this mess for a safe outcome; he who depends on his son in law and wife for advice. God help us all!
  22. Earl Hood
    I suspect the local indigenous tribe might have sent you on your way, that is very much their territory. They know they were dudded by J Batman, then Pascoe Fawkner so they would be very wary of another whitey intruding on their space, especially one who lives under a bridge!
  23. Earl Hood
    Macca I am expecting the worst out of this North Korea Shyte. Kim Dumb Dill is a very dangerous delinquent to be in charge of a country full of yes people. There is no one to council this delinquent. I don't blame the yes people because otherwise your dead. The US response has China on edge so I am expecting the worst outcome here. Trump vs Kim Dumb Dill, no winners here.
  24. Earl Hood
    Moons please I do not live in the burbs as that is how I regard Fitzroy North! I am Fitzroy central please and no I will not be lodging Special. As I have said elsewhere living under a bridge is luxurious compared to my former circumstances growing up in a shoebox. Hardship can be character building and I am a shining example of what it can produce, even if I say so myself. I do thank Special for living away out of sight, under a bridge, that is preferable to the ferals sleeping out at Flinders Street Station. Very untidy, and it upsets Robert Doyle so much. But don't bring your bedding to Fitzroy by the way. We have a zero tolerance rule here, Robert.
  25. Earl Hood
    Dieter, please! Conchita is my number one assistant and confidant. She is extremely skilled, a great organiser and communicator. She is of Spanish origins and yes is somewhat hirsute, ok she has a beard but she sings like an angle. But these days we are all about diversity, yes? However I know this diversity may be a bridge too far for youse people?
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