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The EPL currently has 15 teams based within 200kms of its central point (London); those teams are largely based in and around two major cities (London and Birmingham), with a few peripheral teams still close enough to drive without a toilet stop. That's 3/4 of arguably the biggest league in the...

I think the argument for taxation on billionaires is that everything they have: their wealth, status, their companies, etc - is dependent on the protection and stability of our society. Despite arguments from some liberal philosophers, we aren't all independent agents out to seek what is best...

Made the prelim final last year. We were in genuine premiership contention this year until injuries hit and it all went **** up. The OP mentioned 14 players (I am ignoring Pittonet and Young who are backups). Of those 14, by the end of the season 8 were out injured, and 2 others were playing...

I think you need to broaden your understanding of socialism and what it is (and could be). You seem intent on defining it in very narrow ways that then lead to very specific conclusions. Socialism isn't just the Soviet Union or China (under Communist Party leadership); it's a wide and varied...

'The left' is not a homogenous group. It's a weird amalgam of different movements that (broadly) aim to change the status quo to achieve a more equitable society. Within that movement, there's groups that focus on women's rights, LGBTI rights, activism to support people from indigenous or...

Ash Johnson averaged 3 disposals, 1.6 marks, 1.6 tackles and kicked 1 behind TOTAL in his 3 (full) matches this year. Literally just out there doing cardio...

I think the error here is in assuming that a 'purely socialist society' can exist without almost everything else about society changing as well. We can't just slap down a socialist system tomorrow... rather it has to emerge, either gradually (with moderation progression made over time) or...

I think it is forgotten how good those guys were early in their career Murphy was All Australian and won the coaches association MVP in 2011. He was a very good player and the Brownlow favourite early 2012 until he was injured. He had a two more bad collision injuries in the next couple of...

Sunday works in the US because football has such an established tradition where: - Friday Night = High School Saturday = College Sunday = professional Sunday is thus higher rating because so maby die hard fans are attending and participating in games at other times. There is also a pretty...

We had no choice. We resisted (quite aggressively) but the AFL used the salary cap affair to force us. They promised to be more lenient if we ousted Elliott and replaced him with Ian Collins' faction - Collins was CEO of Docklands stadium at the time. They then issued fines that they knew we...

The difference is that the AFL put a gun to Carlton's head and forced us to move. We didn't have a choice - would happily still be playing at PP otherwise. The Docklands deals have been awful for Carlton, financially and on field. That was the point, of course.

I think it's really about the strategy of drafting though. There is a bunch of advantages that come with F/S over and beyond having the rights to the player themselves The biggest benefit of F/S and academy imo is how big the information gap between the club and every other club is when it...

He's an interesting one. Was genuinely good as a debutant and had 32 shots at goal (19.13) in just 9 matches in 2022 in a middle of the table team. That's quite impressive - 4x matches with 5 or more shots at goal that season. As a point of comparison, Matt Owies has never had 5 shots at goal...

I think everyone would acknolwedge that you can't just change one thing about society and leave everything else the same. Right now, governments are happy to leave risk (and reward) to private business. That wasn't always the case. There's no reason why a) socialist governments can't invest in...

I think that was the right call.on Carroll. To be an AFL footballer you need one of three primary abilities: you need to be able to get the ball, you need elite disposal or you need to have scoreboard impact. If you don't have any of those the options are extremely limited. Carroll played 21...

Shock horror - you think the players in the team you support are better than opposition? If I did the same list I'd probably end up similar the other way. Let's try and use a more objective measure - the SI AFL player rankings (which compares players relative to position and across a range of...

This is probably the position most people take. It's interesting to me that while our head of state is still notionally the King, they have almost no role - even ceremonially, and their delegate (the governor general) is even more invisible. We seem to have accepted a de facto state where we...

You can guarantee me 100% that every player in the league thinks its fine? That's a pretty revealing statement to be honest. I don't know a single bloke who thinks its fine, and I'd call attention to anyone I knew behaving like that. I don't think we can even be sure that the GWS players were...

It's not about someone taking 'offence'. It's that your actions reveal your character, and that every organisation has behavioural standards and expectations. The AFL isn't alone in this. Dressing up as a rapist and simulating a rape on a sex doll? That's just plain wrong. You would cop the...

Kennedy trade is the cost of Voss's appalling treatment of him at the end of the season. He literally left his newborn son behind to travel for a final, only to be scapegoated and subbed out in the second quarter because our genius match committee started TDK on the bench When you net it all...

I actually quite like the way Richmond have approached this. It's clear that a rebuild was both necessary and underway (whether they like it or not). What I think they have been able to do is bring in a huge crop of young talent, while also keeping their 'structure' in place so that they...

If West Coast are worried about losing him in a year or two, would they consider a package based around Carlton's pick 3? Given they are still rebuilding, and only have pick 12 in what looks to be a ripper of a draft this would give them a chance to move up into the top 5, which you would...

Interesting thing about full backs is thry tend to peak 'late' in their careers. Steven May won his two AAs at 29 and 30 Brian Lake was 27 and 28, then Premiershis at 31, 32, 33 Matthew Scsrlett won AAs at 23 and 24, but his peak and his team's success came with subsequent AAs at 29, 30 and 33...

If our plan is an injection of young talent including 2x top 15 picks, 2x Campos and some rookies then i am very much in favour. Lets face it - we, as a club, have never in the modern era shown the capacity to consistently develop our own talent. Until we can properly find, develop and create...

The USSR provided very strong developmental growth, and we've seen the same thing in China and other developing communist nations. There's no doubt that socialist policies CAN help spur economic development; in the cases we have seen it seems to be quicker and with less external trouble than...

Congratulations Nick on being the 10th member of the almighty 2015 GWS Giants to join Carlton. With Adam Tomlinson looking for a new home and Dylan Shiel potentially excess at Essendon, could we make it a dirty dozen? The sky id the limit here...

I reckon it is worth looking at a number of things, but prior to any trade or offseason moves, I think its wise to just expect teams to regress back to their own 'median' - that is, a luck-neutral reflection of their club and list quality. If you compare to how teams have travelled over the past...

I think this is a strange question because a I don't think a 'purely' anything society exists. It depends a lot on definitions, of course. I'm going to define capitalism firstly as 'a system where productive resources are privately controlled, for profit'. Capitalism is often associated with...

It is the old 'ruckmen are like toilets' analogy. You need a competent one and probably a good backup too - it can create a huge mess if you don't have one at all... But do you really need to spend big bucks on a deluxe model? At the end of the day they are there to do a pretty dirty...

I think early night could work well. Why can't we try a 5:30pm start? Avoids the worst sun glare and the issues assocosted woth daytime games. Low afternoon light helps with pregame entertainment Allows half time to be 6:30-7 - perfect for food, good for a half time show, etc. Also...