Traffic Moves!!! Turn it up Iva the M1 is an unmitigated disaster now.
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Traffic Moves!!! Turn it up Iva the M1 is an unmitigated disaster now.
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The M1 is like the German Autobahn compared to Melbourne's traffic these days.
I raise you the Monash Freeway at any time of the day.
No way...I just don’t buy that. The morning commute north and afternoon commute south is terrible every day.
As an interstate truck driver I'll take the M1 over the Monash at peak hour any day!
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Bodsy come and try the Shitney traffic and you will see what disaster actually means
They don't call it the Monash carpark for nothing
Lord_Flashheart
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Can vouch for this, work in Brisbane western suburbs and drive up from Robina. Not often I get a good run these days
Alastair Lynch names a team of AFL’s best Queensland products
STATE-of-Origin is always a time of great state pride and it often makes me think the Maroon-grown champions of the AFL don’t always get the credit they deserve.
A couple of things made me think of this recently.
The first was when it was announced there would be a much-deserved statue of John Eales cast outside Suncorp Stadium. The second came when Jason Dunstall was overlooked for elevation into the Legends category of the AFL Hall of Fame.
I think a statue of Michael Voss would be a nice addition to the entrance to the Gabba and I firmly believe it is a matter of if, not when, Dunstall is named a Legend.
He had incredible power and was quick off the mark.
He was also calm and never seemed to lose his temper, and that was in an era when it was almost a prerequisite for full-backs to “make forwards earn their marks” with a solid whack to the head or body.
Dunstall is third on the all-time leading goalkickers list behind leader Tony Lockett, who was elevated in 2015.
I’ve never really split the pair but, in saying that, I’d probably prefer to play on Dunstall, because Lockett could do serious damage if he lost his temper, which did happen at times.
Jason Dunstall deserves to be enshrined as an AFL Legend.
With so much discussion around the Queensland Academies and the need for local talent to assist the rebuild of both the Lions and the Suns, it made me think, who have been the best Queensland players to play in the AFL era and what would a “best ever” team look like.
The criteria I’ve gone with for the purpose of this team is that the player needs to have played the bulk of his junior football in the state or, if they were born in the state but grew up elsewhere, they must have played their AFL footy here. Let’s call it the “Simon Black rule”.
The superstars Dunstall, Voss, Black, Jason Akermanis and Nick Riewoldt pick themselves.
The team is well stocked with premiership players — Marcus Ashcroft, Mal Michael, Clark Keating, Robert Copeland (Lions), Gavin Crossisca, Dayne Beams (Collingwood) and David Hale (Hawthorn).
Of the modern players, All-Australian Lion Dayne Zorko can’t be ignored and I’ve gone with Charlie Cameron also. He’s only young, but has already kicked five goals in a preliminary final and is having a brilliant first season for the Lions.
Jarrod Harbrow has been a standout for the Suns since returning home after playing in three preliminary finals with the Bulldogs as a youngster, while Sam Gilbert has played over 200 games for the Saints and was one of their best in the 2010 drawn Grand Final with Collingwood.
Michael Voss is captain of Alastair Lynch’s best Queensland team.
Some old teammates also got the nod. Matt Kennedy was a gun and he edged out young Lions leader Harris Andrews for the other key defensive post.
And Scott Mclvor was a classy onballer at Fitzroy, where he won a best-and-fairest before returning to play with the Bears in a variety of positions.
Danny Dickfos was a hugely respected teammate of mine who only played 65 games in the AFL with the Bears and Lions, but when we had an undersized defence, Danny had to play on the biggest and the best each week.
QUEENSLAND’S BEST 22
B: Danny Dickfos, Mal Michael, Marcus Ashcroft
HB: Jarrod Harbrow, Matt Kennedy, Sam Gilbert
C: Dayne Zorko, Michael Voss (captain), Gavin Crosisca
HF: Scott McIvor, Nick Riewoldt, Dayne Beams
F: Charlie Cameron, Jason Dunstall, David Hale
Rucks: Clark Keating, Simon Black, Jason Akermanis
Interchange: Kurt Tippett, Robert Copeland, Josh Drummond, Daniel Merrett
Chairman of selectors: Alastair Lynch
17er and anyone else that knows their stuff: Are all of these blokes genuine Queenslanders???
STATE-of-Origin is always a time of great state pride and it often makes me think the Maroon-grown champions of the AFL don’t always get the credit they deserve.
A couple of things made me think of this recently.
The first was when it was announced there would be a much-deserved statue of John Eales cast outside Suncorp Stadium. The second came when Jason Dunstall was overlooked for elevation into the Legends category of the AFL Hall of Fame.
I think a statue of Michael Voss would be a nice addition to the entrance to the Gabba and I firmly believe it is a matter of if, not when, Dunstall is named a Legend.
He had incredible power and was quick off the mark.
He was also calm and never seemed to lose his temper, and that was in an era when it was almost a prerequisite for full-backs to “make forwards earn their marks” with a solid whack to the head or body.
Dunstall is third on the all-time leading goalkickers list behind leader Tony Lockett, who was elevated in 2015.
I’ve never really split the pair but, in saying that, I’d probably prefer to play on Dunstall, because Lockett could do serious damage if he lost his temper, which did happen at times.
Jason Dunstall deserves to be enshrined as an AFL Legend.
With so much discussion around the Queensland Academies and the need for local talent to assist the rebuild of both the Lions and the Suns, it made me think, who have been the best Queensland players to play in the AFL era and what would a “best ever” team look like.
The criteria I’ve gone with for the purpose of this team is that the player needs to have played the bulk of his junior football in the state or, if they were born in the state but grew up elsewhere, they must have played their AFL footy here. Let’s call it the “Simon Black rule”.
The superstars Dunstall, Voss, Black, Jason Akermanis and Nick Riewoldt pick themselves.
The team is well stocked with premiership players — Marcus Ashcroft, Mal Michael, Clark Keating, Robert Copeland (Lions), Gavin Crossisca, Dayne Beams (Collingwood) and David Hale (Hawthorn).
Of the modern players, All-Australian Lion Dayne Zorko can’t be ignored and I’ve gone with Charlie Cameron also. He’s only young, but has already kicked five goals in a preliminary final and is having a brilliant first season for the Lions.
Jarrod Harbrow has been a standout for the Suns since returning home after playing in three preliminary finals with the Bulldogs as a youngster, while Sam Gilbert has played over 200 games for the Saints and was one of their best in the 2010 drawn Grand Final with Collingwood.
Michael Voss is captain of Alastair Lynch’s best Queensland team.
Some old teammates also got the nod. Matt Kennedy was a gun and he edged out young Lions leader Harris Andrews for the other key defensive post.
And Scott Mclvor was a classy onballer at Fitzroy, where he won a best-and-fairest before returning to play with the Bears in a variety of positions.
Danny Dickfos was a hugely respected teammate of mine who only played 65 games in the AFL with the Bears and Lions, but when we had an undersized defence, Danny had to play on the biggest and the best each week.
QUEENSLAND’S BEST 22
B: Danny Dickfos, Mal Michael, Marcus Ashcroft
HB: Jarrod Harbrow, Matt Kennedy, Sam Gilbert
C: Dayne Zorko, Michael Voss (captain), Gavin Crosisca
HF: Scott McIvor, Nick Riewoldt, Dayne Beams
F: Charlie Cameron, Jason Dunstall, David Hale
Rucks: Clark Keating, Simon Black, Jason Akermanis
Interchange: Kurt Tippett, Robert Copeland, Josh Drummond, Daniel Merrett
Chairman of selectors: Alastair Lynch
17er and anyone else that knows their stuff: Are all of these blokes genuine Queenslanders???
Lord_Flashheart
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Josh Drummond?
He was okay but are really that slim on representation?
He was okay but are really that slim on representation?
being a lions fan prior to the existence of the suns, i may be a bit biased but drummond was one of the best kicks in the competition. had a tough run with injuries but his left foot was so damaging off half back.
a few other qld players who played a fair few games who'd be close would be jamie charman (129), david armitage (157), mitch hahn (181), ben hudson (168), joel macdonald (125), luke mcguane (112), tim notting (208), rory thompson (86). if you were going to replace drummond with one of those it'd be tim notting, two time premiership player off the half back line.
after those players, the list does drop off quite a bit. i'd hazard a guess in saying there's more queenslanders in the comp at the moment than there has been in past years though, which is a good sign for the future.
http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/video/2018-06-01/suns-tv-edp-games-night-pictionary
love this, growing that family culture
love this, growing that family culture
So with Dew a confirmed slider for mnd, do we expect lifeguard kit or meter maid?
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He has to go last, there will be no ice bath left. I am sure looking forward to his slide.
not in the mood for this shit. warning to all posters, not just opposition supporters. baiting posters for negative responses is against the site rules. let's abide by that please, or else. thanks.
to be very very clear - does this refer to any at all of my comments?
Don think Notting was a Queenslander from memory. I'd rate a fit Drummond above him anyway. Frank Dunell (Essendon) was a good Footballer too who would've been a worthy inclusion.
you can be as polite as you want, but taking into account your history on this forum and what i deemed your hidden motive to start an argument, yes that's what i'd class as baiting for a negative response.
1. what is my history? can you please expand here? that's quite an insinuation without clarification.
2. why on earth would you automatically discount me being polite? if indeed you do know me, then you would know that I am not at all shy to tell you how I feel.
3. you are a Moderator. by very definition your role is to moderate - meaning to control what has happened, NOT TO SPECULATE ON MOTIVE. you have completely stepped outside your role here as this is a complete abuse of power. that's okay, everyone stuffs up (even me!). I do expect a full and unreserved apology though.
look mate, you came here again to start a conflict. simple as that. as it states in the site rules, which i urge you to revist, moderators assess posts based on intent & history, of which i deemed your intent to start a conflict with Iva who you have history with. we don't want to see this on our board, so please have a rethink about whether or not you want to post on this board again with that sort of intent or we'll have to make that decision for you. thanks.
you cannot and do not get to say to me "you came here again to start a conflict". that is factually incorrect. it's just plain wrong. that may be your subjective opinion, but you do not have the right to state that as fact.
the rest of what you say - fair enough, bring it on if that's a threat.
but again, wrong, wrong, wrong. that simply was not my intent. I posted it in the right thread, I was polite, and if we all actually remember back to these innuendo discussions - I wasn't alone in my viewpoint.
and I still expect an apology for you claiming that was my motive when it simply wasn't.
An Ugly Ducks Fan messaged me today to say that My Avatar looks like a Sexual Predator and it scares him because his eyes keep following him.
Nobody tell 2MP.
Nobody tell 2MP.
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Shut the **** up you narcissistic twat. Demanding apologies? Who do you think you are? You need a psych evaluation badly as something isn't right in there.
If everyone except you thinks your an arseh*le there's a fair chance your an arseh*le.
exile Iva Bigun - this is the typical response I receive, despite not once ever attacking another individual on anything other than their point of view relative to the discussion at hand.
LynchysMob - everyone oversteps the mark now and then, so I forgive you in this instance. however - I do expect you to unreservedly apologise to me.
