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Morgs, dont waste your time trying to explain logic to this guy. I think most educated people can accept that IF Western Australia is able to cede from the Commonwealth and become a separate nation state, then we would be entitled to the same maritime jurisdiction as anyother nation state at...

I would think so. In the 1980's the Commonwealth and the UK Parliament passed the mirror Australia Acts which: 1. removed the legal ties between Australia and the UK; and 2. removed the UK Parliament's power to legislate in relation to individual Australian States. My understanding is that...

Re: Should WA succeed from the Commonwealth? Cheers mate. I will look into this, appreciate the heads up. The thing is the federation that was created by the Framers of our constitution in 1901 is vastly different from the Commonwealth dominated federation that exists today. A State...

Re: Should WA succeed from the Commonwealth? I think that point is very much debated by academics these days. It hasnt been put to a vote since the passing of the Australia Acts in the 1980's. Would pose an interesting constitutional law question: Does a state have the right to secede...

Re: Should WA succeed from the Commonwealth? If it went to a vote today MM, what do you think the outcome would be? I think a vote to secede would pass very easily.

This is what many Western Australians and even some State Politicians are beginning to whisper to each other. Students of history will know that WA has already voted in favour of secession in the 1930's where 68% of the population voted in favour of a split. The pro-secession movement...

Interesting that no one on this board is discussing the BNP. I think they will do surprisingly well at the upcoming election. Gordon Brown's "bigot-gate" gaffe is getting a huge amount of publicity in the UK. This certainly wont hurt the BNP's cause when it comes to attracting "old school...

Jameson chose to be in a relationship with a proffesional fighter, born into a drug addicted family, with previous form for battery and assault, who goes by the name "the Huttington Beach Bad Boy". Domestic violence is inexcusable, but having said that Jameson should have known what she was...

Exactly, Mems is one of the most insightful posters on this board - and he actually took the time to organise screen caps. I disagree with his comments re Deboer but Deboer current form certainly deserves discussion. His performance in the first quarter against Richmond was unacceptable.

Why dont you all STFU. Mems raises a valid query about Deboer and his current form. If you guys continue to derail the thread I will return fire in your threads on the board.

What the **** is all this lunch shite? Not funny at all. Mems, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of Deboer. I agree that he has some flaws in his game (kicking on goal and hitting targets by foot being the main complaint) but I think his defensive preassure and work of the ball are...

I agree - but the question is whether his running style is causing him to fatigue quicker than usual and more importantly exposing him to injury. Could his ankle injury last year have in some way been related to this?

Your witch hunt slur is highly insulting. I am a huge fan of Mayne. But blind freddy can see that there is something strange about his running style. Since when has identifying areas for improvement in a player amounted to a witch hunt.

Football Clubs also employ "Coaches" who are experts when it comes to tactics - but that doesnt mean we dont look critically at what they are doing. I guess the questions are: (1) Is there a problem with Mayne's running technique? (2) Have FFC tried to correct his running technique? I...

Is it me, or is there a major flaw in his running technique? I have seen it on tv a few times, but this is the first time I have really noticed it up close at a live match. Mayne seems to favour one side of his body with a "swagger" when he runs. The action is even more exagerated when Mayne...

I think it comes down to desire. As they say in MMA: fatigue makes a coward of men. A few times in the last quarter some of the young guys gave up the ghost when they were chasing - specifically Hill on a couple of occasions. I think the players were gassed rather than too slow. Full credit...

Freo should win. But there are plenty of warning signs pointing towards an upset. The Weagles seem to have gone into a "siege" mentality in the lead up to the game. It sounds alarmist, but if Woosha gets pumped in this game on the weekend it could well end his coaching career. At the very...

My main concern is that MMA will go too "mainstream" if it is on free to air tv too much.

There have been worse No.1 ticket holders (like that stupid kid).

Pretty much mate. Why should the taxpayer have to pick up the Tab for their mistakes? If a single mother decides to go and have kids with some drop kick out of wedlock then her children do not deserve the same opportunities as kids from stable families that actually contribute to society. Its...

Good point, I think we should bring in "Australian par le sang versé” ("Australian by spilled blood"). The french have obviously had "Français par le sang versé” ("French by spilled blood) for ver one hundred years. It works really well. If you get seriously injured, or die fighting for France...

I thought Joe Daddy was more of a pure bjj guy with some submission wrestling thrown in? Stirro was impressive at UFC 110 but I am still not convinced about him. Would like to see how he handles himself against another big puncher given question marks over his chin. There are also some...

Yeah, I tried the same with Grant Thomas and the Saints the week before - but the Saints guys dont seem to take the bait. We will see how the same gag goes with West Coast next week.

Ease up knightfury, it is simply a humours observation. That FFC would agree to such a boneheaded arrangement is in part what attracts me to the club.

Now that the club is going through a patch of good form, when you look back on the past 5 years doesnt it just seem absurd that the club agreed to let Peter Bell play football on a part time FIFO basis? Only Freo could have cooked up such a ridiculous idea.

Yeah, thats what I mean by "clicky". Bell was organising events for him and his mates and excluding half the squad. It filtered through to training as well, where my understanding is that some of the younger players and fringe players did not feel all that welcome. The interesting thing is...

Pretty much spot on. People underestimate how much the team environment affects performance on the pitch. I actually dont think the 2010 FFC squad is any stronger that the 2006 FFC squad. The difference though is that certain cancerous elements of the team have been moved along. I dont mean to...

Doesnt Stirro tend to struggle against opponents with a pure wrestling background? Recall he had real trouble with that farm boy on TUF who kocked him out in brutal fashion.

Dont get your hopes up chump. Freo has improved immensely this season. Do you guys honestly think that Terry Wallace has the game plan to outsmart Harvey at home at Subiaco Oval? No chance. I think this could be one of the biggest wins of the year. On a different note, does anyone know if...

Rumour has it that Des Headland is going to quit football and make a tilt for a spot on the downhill skiing team at the next Winter Olympics.