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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Take the W but agree - left 8-10 points out there which will prove costly.Terrible closing sequence. Burned points galore in the close out
Or passIt's a win but it was a tough grind.
All of the ball handlers are struggling to change dribble hands/ direction.
Canada shot at 35% from the field and 66% from FT. We out rebounded them 42-31. Yet still only won by 5 points.Take the W but agree - left 8-10 points out there which will prove costly.
Basics sadly lacking - ball protection atrocious , reaching fouls , missed passes and virtually zero offensive rebounding- tough watch indeed.
That's the way I understand it too. I believe Matisse's situation while not the same is just as bad. A couple moves to Australia with a small child (2 years old) from the USA, then leaves Australia to return to USA when said child is 9 years old. He never visits Australia after the age of 9 years old and is developed in the USA. At 25 years old his Australian NBA Coach learns that he once lived in Australia and gets him onto the Australian team. This is not Australian, this is manipulation of the rules set out by the Olympic committee and wrong on every level but we accept it as it makes our team better.
I'm not saying he's not eligible, rather the eligibility criteria is cactus and we shouldn't we pointing the finger at other countries as Australia has taken advantage of the same rules.Its not 'just as bad' at all
He has been eligible to play for Australia the whole time.
We havent gone out and recruited him.
It is horseshit, but so is the Thybulle situation. How does living in a country between 2-9 years old qualify you?He had only ever been to Spain to play away games for his pro-team.
When Rubio became unavailable and no quality Spanish back up PG’s, they undertook an exercise to find one. He was identified as the national coach coached him at Toronto.
Then his citizenship was rushed through under exceptional circumstances, as it was of benefit to the national basketball team.
It’s horseshit.
He qualified under normal citizenship rules.It is horseshit, but so is the Thybulle situation. How does living in a country between 2-9 years old qualify you?
I'm not saying he's not eligible, rather the eligibility criteria is cactus and we shouldn't we pointing the finger at other countries as Australia has taken advantage of the same rules.
For the record Lorenzo Brown also has a Spanish passport and citizenship - doesn't make it rightYeah, nah. Matisse lived in Australia and has an Australian passport. If he wanted free healthcare and to not tip, he could move here tomorrow as he is an Australian citizen.
That is a world of difference from players with no connection to a country being given citizenship and then selected to play for a national team.
No I have an issue with National teams bending the rules then getting their offended when other countries do the same! The fact remains that Matisse would have played for the USA if he was good enough, just like Kyrie did. We'll also likely never see Matisse attend another Boomers camp and you can throw Embiid into the argument too!He qualified under normal citizenship rules.
Brown didn’t, a special exemption was rushed through.
Your earlier mention of Thybulle getting a “golden ticket” seemed a bit off. Do you have an issue with immigrants?
How did we bend any rules?No I have an issue with National teams bending the rules then getting their offended when other countries do the same! The fact remains that Matisse would have played for the USA if he was good enough, just like Kyrie did. We'll also likely never see Matisse attend another Boomers camp and you can throw Embiid into the argument too!
Is the rule, "must be an Australian citizen", or "must never have lived in another country"?No I have an issue with National teams bending the rules then getting their offended when other countries do the same! The fact remains that Matisse would have played for the USA if he was good enough, just like Kyrie did. We'll also likely never see Matisse attend another Boomers camp and you can throw Embiid into the argument too!
Yeah, nah... Matisse got his Australian passport and citizenship when he was 9, after seven years of living in the country. He has a genuine connection to the country, his citizenship has nothing to do with his basketball talent, and is not one of convenience.For the record Lorenzo Brown also has a Spanish passport and citizenship - doesn't make it right
9.30 Vic timeWhat time the big game tonight?
9.30 Vic time