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  • barry
    Veterans List
    • Jan 2003
    • 8499

    Originally posted by stevoswan
    Like NSW are doing now? This is not the time for state based 'bragging'.....we're actually all Australians atm.
    Surely NSW should implement a snap 2 week lockdown. Otherwise we are just following victoria into this.

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    • snajik
      Senior Player
      • Jan 2003
      • 1115

      Originally posted by stevoswan
      Like NSW are doing now? This is not the time for state based 'bragging'.....we're actually all Australians atm.
      Yeah I agree. Could happen anywhere. could take it a further, we are all world citizens. Time to take care of each other and forget about the arbitrary borderlines. Football is a passionate distraction but there's more important things.
      It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
      The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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      • bloodspirit
        Clubman
        • Apr 2015
        • 4448

        Originally posted by stevoswan
        Like NSW are doing now? This is not the time for state based 'bragging'.....we're actually all Australians atm.
        Good post stevo!
        All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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        • MattW
          Veterans List
          • May 2011
          • 4195

          Wowsers - suggestion Victorian teams will be based in Queensland for the rest of the home and away season. Fair enough, if true.

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          • jono2707
            Goes up to 11
            • Oct 2007
            • 3326

            Originally posted by MattW
            Wowsers - suggestion Victorian teams will be based in Queensland for the rest of the home and away season. Fair enough, if true.

            https://twitter.com/WhateleySEN/stat...866775553?s=19
            The Victorian teams will now truly be the interstate teams of the comp.

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            • AnnieH
              RWOs Black Sheep
              • Aug 2006
              • 11332

              Originally posted by jono2707
              The Victorian teams will now truly be the interstate teams of the comp.
              Betcha Eddie asks for COLA.
              Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
              Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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              • barry
                Veterans List
                • Jan 2003
                • 8499

                Originally posted by MattW
                Wowsers - suggestion Victorian teams will be based in Queensland for the rest of the home and away season. Fair enough, if true.

                https://twitter.com/WhateleySEN/stat...866775553?s=19
                Surely they should all relocate to WA. Its the most isolated and virus-free state we have. Queensland will follow NSW who are about to follow Victoria into lockdown.

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                • Ludwig
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 9359

                  With the remaining 11 games of the season projected to be crammed into 9 weeks, JPK's injury will be for the season. Same for Ronke. It also seems an unnecessary risk for Buddy to play this year. I can't see what could be gained by that. With our long injury list and a short season, there should be many opportunities for our young players to get at least a few games under their belts. A number of players could alternate games, playing every 10 or 11 days.

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                  • snajik
                    Senior Player
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 1115

                    Be interesting to know whether the club has an overall strategy with regard to team selection for the rest of the season. Mathematically we could still make the finals, but it would seem unlikely considering the long injury list and the shorter season. It seems increasingly pointless to be striving for that as a goal. So, it would seem logical to get as much game time into the youngsters without destroying their souls by playing them all at once, with little support from the more experienced players on the list.

                    I'm still a bit perplexed as to why McInerney was dropped for the Richmond game; I thought he was showing great progress. I'd like to think it wasn't due to form. Unless the club is rotating players with little or no senior experience in 2-3 game blocks to give them a taste and see what they are capable of (e.g. Stoddart coming in). I'm ok with it if this is the intended strategy, and hopefully we get a chance to see how Ling, Wicks and Bell all perform in the coming weeks. However if they drop players that are having reasonably good games (McInerney's been omitted twice now?) I'm not sure what they will learn a lot from that as effort isn't being rewarded.

                    Although I didn't necessarily agree with Aliir going out last week (as good as replacement Fox was) it was good to hear an honest appraisal from the club as to why he was omitted. Hopefully this is a practice that continues.
                    It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
                    The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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                    • snajik
                      Senior Player
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 1115

                      Looks like everyone is off to Queensland then?
                      It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
                      The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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                      • MattW
                        Veterans List
                        • May 2011
                        • 4195

                        Originally posted by Ludwig
                        With the remaining 11 games of the season projected to be crammed into 9 weeks, JPK's injury will be for the season. Same for Ronke. It also seems an unnecessary risk for Buddy to play this year. I can't see what could be gained by that. With our long injury list and a short season, there should be many opportunities for our young players to get at least a few games under their belts. A number of players could alternate games, playing every 10 or 11 days.
                        John was asked this question earlier this week and was emphatic that Buddy would play if fit, whether or not we were in contention once he became available. Intimated that Lance would want to and that him playing the last game of last season assisted him to feel good over the off-season/pre-season training. Also intimated it was good for the younger players to train and play with him.

                        Sounds fair enough to me.

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                        • Markwebbos
                          Veterans List
                          • Jul 2016
                          • 7186

                          I can't see why they wouldn't play Buddy if he's fit. I'm sure, as you say, it would be a huge lift for the whole team and the forwards in particular.

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                          • barry
                            Veterans List
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 8499

                            Originally posted by Ludwig
                            With the remaining 11 games of the season projected to be crammed into 9 weeks, JPK's injury will be for the season. Same for Ronke. It also seems an unnecessary risk for Buddy to play this year. I can't see what could be gained by that. With our long injury list and a short season, there should be many opportunities for our young players to get at least a few games under their belts. A number of players could alternate games, playing every 10 or 11 days.
                            Any AFL footballer wants to play as many games as he can. Buddy will want to play.
                            And Buddy wont be in our next flag side, so no point preserving him. Get him out there to show the kids first hand how good, good can be.

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                            • stevoswan
                              Veterans List
                              • Sep 2014
                              • 8543

                              Originally posted by AnnieH
                              Betcha Eddie asks for COLA.
                              That's brilliant!????

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                              • Ludwig
                                Veterans List
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 9359

                                Originally posted by barry
                                Any AFL footballer wants to play as many games as he can. Buddy will want to play.
                                And Buddy wont be in our next flag side, so no point preserving him. Get him out there to show the kids first hand how good, good can be.
                                I know Buddy will surely want to play, and there would be benefits to him playing. I have mixed feeling about it, but I'm looking at the side of the ledger that has Buddy playing round 1 next year in absolute tip tops shape. For me, that tips the scale toward being extra cautious about playing him this year.

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