Discussion 2020 General AFL Discussion

[St Muir]

Ruined Butlers goal vs the blues.

I once watched a russian stream of a game and they were significantly better then BT

I'm intrigued. Were they commentating in Russian & can you understand it? Admittedly, if you can't speak Russian it would still be an improvement..

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

I'm intrigued. Were they commentating in Russian & can you understand it? Admittedly, if you can't speak Russian it would still be an improvement..

Commentating in russian and dont understand it at all, but they were enthusiastic

 

[Jack Stevens]

Bit of info on the new east coast reserves league has come out. Sandringham have been given a license as an AFL aligned club, so we'll be able to continue our affiliation with them.

Confirmed licences:
Standalone Second-Tier Clubs: Aspley, Coburg, Frankston, Northern Bullants, Port Melbourne, Southport, Werribee, Williamstown
Standalone AFL Clubs: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong Cats, Gold Coast SUNS, GWS GIANTS, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney Swans
Aligned Clubs: Sandringham, Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons

There will be different salary cap limits for the various clubs: $200,000 for standalone clubs and $100,000 for AFL and aligned clubs.

Northern Bullants bite back: Twenty-two clubs to feature in east coast feeder league

The AFL has confirmed that 22 licences have been granted for the second-tier competition to showcase football on the eastern seaboard from next year.

www.theage.com.au

 

[plugger66]

Bit of info on the new east coast reserves league has come out. Sandringham have been given a license as an AFL aligned club, so we'll be able to continue our affiliation with them.

Confirmed licences:
Standalone Second-Tier Clubs: Aspley, Coburg, Frankston, Northern Bullants, Port Melbourne, Southport, Werribee, Williamstown
Standalone AFL Clubs: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong Cats, Gold Coast SUNS, GWS GIANTS, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney Swans
Aligned Clubs: Sandringham, Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons

There will be different salary cap limits for the various clubs: $200,000 for standalone clubs and $100,000 for AFL and aligned clubs.

Northern Bullants bite back: Twenty-two clubs to feature in east coast feeder league

The AFL has confirmed that 22 licences have been granted for the second-tier competition to showcase football on the eastern seaboard from next year.

www.theage.com.au

Lost the captain. Gone back his ammos side. Reckons the footy will be a pretty ordinary standard. Basically going to be an under 23 comp now.

 

[Highlander35]

It is what it is, which is a stepping stone to a full reserves comp with enough of an olive branch extended to the state clubs without (publicly at least) being seen as throwing them under the bus.

Better than scratch matches at least. Still probably not as good as the VFL of yesteryear

 

[austinnn]

In all our saddest years, did we ever get THIS desperate? Pathetic

 

[plugger66]

In all our saddest years, did we ever get THIS desperate? Pathetic

Seems great business sense to me. Not sure how it hurts.

 

[George]

In all our saddest years, did we ever get THIS desperate? Pathetic

Yes when we decided to put the Dare logo over the top of the manufacturers logo.

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

so the GAblettJr biography is due to hit stores shortly .. reading some early snippits it reads like a recruitment flyer for the christian church, lots of god bothering propaganda

 

[StFly]

so the GAblettJr biography is due to hit stores shortly .. reading some early snippits it reads like a recruitment flyer for the christian church, lots of god bothering propaganda

Well he is named after his dad who is God, so you might expect there to be a little bit of a bother in the beginning.

Unlike Godra who came back down to Earth and had a bogan take his name.

At least Carey went the royal route so he could christen mortals and be judged by harsh standards then engage the first dodgeball escape; duck.

 

[jwikked]

so the GAblettJr biography is due to hit stores shortly .. reading some early snippits it reads like a recruitment flyer for the christian church, lots of god bothering propaganda

If it worked for him, and he's writing a book about his career, why wouldn't he talk about it positively?

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

If it worked for him, and he's writing a book about his career, why wouldn't he talk about it positively?

have you read the snip it of the book ? its not just talking about it possitively its flat out preaching talking about God speaking directly to him...

"There were three particular areas in my life that were really overwhelming me.
“This night, I was lying in bed and crying, which prompted me to pray to God, ‘If you’re real, I need your help, because I’m really struggling’. My prayer was as short as that.”


Ablett drifted off to sleep before suddenly waking around 1am “feeling unsettled”.

“I remember sitting up in bed before deciding to go downstairs and watch TV,” he writes.

“I turned the TV on and hadn’t even had time to change the channel before a Christian show began.

“I thought to myself, ‘OK, this is interesting’. Straight away the program touched on one of the very things I was struggling with, and it made me think back to the words I prayed.

“The program rolled straight into another show that touched on the second thing that I was really struggling with.

“Then, no exaggeration, a third show followed, and that one addressed my other worry. Three shows in a row had covered the problems that had been troubling me. I was absolutely buzzing. I just couldn’t believe it.”
“There had been previous times in my life where I had prayed, and then circumstances had changed,” he continues.

“But I would question whether that meant that God was involved or whether it was merely a coincidence.

“But that night, as my simple prayer was answered, the series of events led me to truly believe that God was speaking directly to me.

“It was transformational and became a real turning point in my life.

“From that point, I began not just reading the Bible, but studying it, because I wanted to learn and understand more about God and his character, rather than relying on other people to tell me.

“It was initially comforting to know I had someone there who was never going to let me down, who was always going to be there for me no matter what.”

 

[jwikked]

have you read the snip it of the book ? its not just talking about it possitively its flat out preaching talking about God speaking directly to him...

"There were three particular areas in my life that were really overwhelming me.
“This night, I was lying in bed and crying, which prompted me to pray to God, ‘If you’re real, I need your help, because I’m really struggling’. My prayer was as short as that.”


Ablett drifted off to sleep before suddenly waking around 1am “feeling unsettled”.

“I remember sitting up in bed before deciding to go downstairs and watch TV,” he writes.

“I turned the TV on and hadn’t even had time to change the channel before a Christian show began.

“I thought to myself, ‘OK, this is interesting’. Straight away the program touched on one of the very things I was struggling with, and it made me think back to the words I prayed.

“The program rolled straight into another show that touched on the second thing that I was really struggling with.

“Then, no exaggeration, a third show followed, and that one addressed my other worry. Three shows in a row had covered the problems that had been troubling me. I was absolutely buzzing. I just couldn’t believe it.”
“There had been previous times in my life where I had prayed, and then circumstances had changed,” he continues.

“But I would question whether that meant that God was involved or whether it was merely a coincidence.

“But that night, as my simple prayer was answered, the series of events led me to truly believe that God was speaking directly to me.

“It was transformational and became a real turning point in my life.

“From that point, I began not just reading the Bible, but studying it, because I wanted to learn and understand more about God and his character, rather than relying on other people to tell me.

“It was initially comforting to know I had someone there who was never going to let me down, who was always going to be there for me no matter what.”

That’s what belief is. I really don’t see the issue in what Gary is writing about, it’s his story about how he found god. It’s not god bothering propaganda, just his experience.

The thing I find sillier than a person vocal about their religion is a person vocal about being an atheist. It’s so weird to have a word to describe not believing in a religion. Surely if someone isn’t religious, that is all there is to it.
Then you have the atheists that talk about being an atheist all the time, as if it bathed them in an aura of superiority. Or those that spend time each week conversing with other atheists about their lack of beliefs.
Seems kinda religious if you ask me.
Edit - didn’t realize this wasn’t the random discussion thread

 

[Highlander35]

That’s what belief is. I really don’t see the issue in what Gary is writing about, it’s his story about how he found god. It’s not god bothering propaganda, just his experience.

The thing I find sillier than a person vocal about their religion is a person vocal about being an atheist. It’s so weird to have a word to describe not believing in a religion. Surely if someone isn’t religious, that is all there is to it.
Then you have the atheists that talk about being an atheist all the time, as if it bathed them in an aura of superiority. Or those that spend time each week conversing with other atheists about their lack of beliefs.
Seems kinda religious if you ask me

 

[gringo2011]

That’s what belief is. I really don’t see the issue in what Gary is writing about, it’s his story about how he found god. It’s not god bothering propaganda, just his experience.

The thing I find sillier than a person vocal about their religion is a person vocal about being an atheist. It’s so weird to have a word to describe not believing in a religion. Surely if someone isn’t religious, that is all there is to it.
Then you have the atheists that talk about being an atheist all the time, as if it bathed them in an aura of superiority. Or those that spend time each week conversing with other atheists about their lack of beliefs.
Seems kinda religious if you ask me.
Edit - didn’t realize this wasn’t the random discussion thread

My kids go to a religious school, just rationally the bible is nonsense that was made to help with social control in the Middle East of 2000 years ago. I respect people's right to believe it if they want to because it obviously gives people something. I don't really care to call myself anything, agnostic, atheist what ever. There might be some kind of intelligent design out there but there are no humans on earth that have the answers and if there was I'd probably trust the chance findings of scientists over religious authorities.

I've helped my son with his homework for RE. When you read the stuff out loud it's absolute madness. A talking snake gave a rib lady an apple and god was so pissed off he made them have sex and cast them out of Eden and punished them forever because the woman was slutty but not the man. Now he punishes humans for her skanking around the garden. He had to kill his own son because of her apple and sex work too because humans or something. And it gets crazier from there.


I would probably find Ablett's story harder to read if it had a heavily religious tone. His dad is a massive god nut too and he seems to have a priest's disregard for anything in the bible that limits his personal hedonistic pursuits but expects other to do what he can't manage himself.

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

That’s what belief is. I really don’t see the issue in what Gary is writing about, it’s his story about how he found god. It’s not god bothering propaganda, just his experience.

The thing I find sillier than a person vocal about their religion is a person vocal about being an atheist. It’s so weird to have a word to describe not believing in a religion. Surely if someone isn’t religious, that is all there is to it.
Then you have the atheists that talk about being an atheist all the time, as if it bathed them in an aura of superiority. Or those that spend time each week conversing with other atheists about their lack of beliefs.
Seems kinda religious if you ask me.
Edit - didn’t realize this wasn’t the random discussion thread

he is entitled to tell his story but does he really expect readers to believe God listened to Gaz's prayers and change the TV so it showed three consecutive shows that addressed his exact issue ...
im not atheist... im actually a catholic but at the same time im a realist and i understand that faith isnt about cheap cliche's about God coming to you at night to save you with a devine intervention.
i dont belive in fairytales and Gaz's story is the type of fariytale rubish that is designed to recruit more followers.
i believe in a higher being, in a basic principle of faith driving the moral compass to be better humans to eachother .. i dont belive giving money to a church builds favour with god , i dont belive spreading the word to people not interested in the stories is doing gods work, i dont belive if there is a god that it cares to involve itself in my trivial issues...
basically put if Gaz's book is filled with stories like the above then it needs to be referanced in the fiction section of the book store next to Specky Magee

 

[gringo2011]

he is entitled to tell his story but does he really expect readers to believe God listened to Gaz's prayers and change the TV so it showed three consecutive shows that addressed his exact issue ...
im not atheist... im actually a catholic but at the same time im a realist and i understand that faith isnt about cheap cliche's about God coming to you at night to save you with a devine intervention.
i dont belive in fairytales and Gaz's story is the type of fariytale rubish that is designed to recruit more followers.
i believe in a higher being, in a basic principle of faith driving the moral compass to be better humans to eachother .. i dont belive giving money to a church builds favour with god , i dont belive spreading the word to people not interested in the stories is doing gods work, i dont belive if there is a god that it cares to involve itself in my trivial issues...
basically put if Gaz's book is filled with stories like the above then it needs to be referanced in the fiction section of the book store next to Specky Magee

Christian principals are a very good way to live. They do seem to be a very long winded way of saying don't be a campaigner...which is excellent advice for anyone. I actually would have made an ideal christian.... guilt ridden, morally conscious, dull and self righteous.

 

[StFly]

The hand of God...

Delivered that baby so he could play footy, then write a book.

What a hand, wish I had hands like that, or Stewies hands, they be huuuuge, either of those hands.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Commentating in russian and dont understand it at all, but they were enthusiastic

 

[Diehard Saint]

he is entitled to tell his story but does he really expect readers to believe God listened to Gaz's prayers and change the TV so it showed three consecutive shows that addressed his exact issue ...
im not atheist... im actually a catholic but at the same time im a realist and i understand that faith isnt about cheap cliche's about God coming to you at night to save you with a devine intervention.
i dont belive in fairytales and Gaz's story is the type of fariytale rubish that is designed to recruit more followers.
i believe in a higher being, in a basic principle of faith driving the moral compass to be better humans to eachother .. i dont belive giving money to a church builds favour with god , i dont belive spreading the word to people not interested in the stories is doing gods work, i dont belive if there is a god that it cares to involve itself in my trivial issues...
basically put if Gaz's book is filled with stories like the above then it needs to be referanced in the fiction section of the book store next to Specky Magee

I think that‘s rough and pretty judgemental to be frank.

You don’t have to agree with Gary, but that’s who he is and if you read a book about him, that’s what you’re going to get. He’s not telling you what to believe, he’s telling you what he believes and honestly, if that’s what it takes him to get through what have probably been some dark times in his life, with things like the fame/ infamy of his father, his sister‘s death, and having a very sick child, then so be it.

Read the book, avoid the parts you are not interested in, and appreciate the amazing player he’s been. Or don’t.

 

[plugger66]

That’s what belief is. I really don’t see the issue in what Gary is writing about, it’s his story about how he found god. It’s not god bothering propaganda, just his experience.

The thing I find sillier than a person vocal about their religion is a person vocal about being an atheist. It’s so weird to have a word to describe not believing in a religion. Surely if someone isn’t religious, that is all there is to it.
Then you have the atheists that talk about being an atheist all the time, as if it bathed them in an aura of superiority. Or those that spend time each week conversing with other atheists about their lack of beliefs.
Seems kinda religious if you ask me.
Edit - didn’t realize this wasn’t the random discussion thread

Can’t stand religion but If that’s his choice why would anyone care. Comes across as a really great guy if not completely different to me

 

[plugger66]

The hand of God...

Delivered that baby so he could play footy, then write a book.

What a hand, wish I had hands like that, or Stewies hands, they be huuuuge, either of those hands.

You compleyconfuse humans

 

[austinnn]

Interesting reading that Alan Richardson has been "promoted" to Melbourne's General Manager of AFL Football Performance position. Good on him.

Dees' off-field shake-up after extensive review

Melbourne has completed its six-week review and implemented a number of changes

www.afl.com.au

"The review identified significant support for Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

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12.1

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8.8

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4.0

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as senior coach with faith in his ability to take our team to AFL Finals success," CEO Gary Pert said in a letter to members.

"There is a real belief in the game plan and strategy, however there is also an acknowledgment by all involved that there was an inconsistent execution of the game plan this season.

"The review highlighted the coaching program requires an injection of new experience, energy and leadership around the senior coach."


Hahahahaha suckers!

 

[gringo2011]

You compleyconfuse humans

I like the Fly's way with language. He's an artist.

 

[Premium]

Can’t stand religion but If that’s his choice why would anyone care. Comes across as a really great guy if not completely different to me

So people just need religion and some people don't.