In Australia at the Federal level we are virtually a One Party State, one side of politics having been the government for 55 of the last 75 years 1984 to 1996 accounted for 12 of those years The High Court reflects Australia being a One Party State Look at the attempts to remove Kirby from the Bench...

Interesting to read the opinions of Samuels in the media today Perhaps Graham needs a history lesson on the travails of the Docklands including the Stapled Debt offering which financed the construction along with bank debt (so effectively 100% funded by borrowings from a particular - inept - bank th...

I make the point that in life you never know what is around the corner And in terms of dealing with changed circumstances and challenges no two people are the same And the outcomes differ accordingly In regards Mc Cartin he is responding as reported therefore, to me, the comments of Ratten are measu...

As with life, playing footy comes with risks to players

Think Neil Sachse

Then with cricket think Phillip Hughes

Then with going about your life think Peter Motley

And currently we are all at risk due to a virus infecting and killing the numbers it is Globally

Ratts has put it perfectly

In terms of defenders to support our KPP resources and Roberton who is class, I look to Clark, Long and Coffield Long will be a “steal” coming to St Kilda from the VFL as he did whilst the Draft positions of Clark and Coffield speak IF any of those progress to mid-field roles on a full time basis th...

The question is will the AFL survive? IF it does it will be courtesy of the State Government underwriting the loans it will be seeking from banks. Reliant on the revenue steams it relies on, including Media Rights from an Industry also under siege, and needing to keep Clubs afloat, the pack of cards...

The WA Premier in a wide ranging address this afternoon said WA were closing their border

So AFL was compromised from the time of that announcement

It would be interesting to get hold of the Financial Statements of the AFL, to see if it is a pack of cards

So from my preferred side put on this site, Carlisle (not considered on interrupted preparation), Coffield and Battle are missing So 3 footballers with good abilities including 2 with potential Perform guys (noting only the 22 will get the opportunity on field so pressure will need to come on the tr...

So preferable to Scomo’s mate Joyce at Qantas and what he has done with his former work force (and at Sandringham FC)?

Well the Liberal Party, the National Party, the Liberal National Party assisted by Hanson, Palmer and Katter (particularly in Queensland) won just enough seats to govern Plus the media continually told us how unpopular the Opposition Leader was And here we are, with the Qantas CEO’s best mate Scomo ...

As I have just put on another thread, distraction versus consistency and image not consistent with consistency Time will tell Then testing and tracking (repeat, repeat, repeat. The full stop being infinity or at least until numbers are Zero or a vaccine is available This was listed as a Pandemic by ...

Torn on the decision of the AFL, noting horse racing continues On one side it provides a welcome distraction from otherwise very bleak circumstances - but T what ultimate cost to players and support staff? On the other side it sends a wrong message, contrary to “social distancing” which is a consist...

And this is THE problem Household incomes need to be protected Cash is king and that cash needs to still circulate as and where it can to retain some semblance of an economy Liquidity Support for good business encountering cash flow disruption so that they do not close Protecting household income (i...

The injection of the $8.8 Billion by way of repo's by the RBA on Friday afternoon was to support liquidity and the banks given the market pressures on liquidity - along with calming Financial Markets. It followed a similar move in the USA. Hence the 14% turnaround in the ASX on Friday (from down 10%...

My take is:- A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019 The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 On 11th March 2020, the WHO declares a Pandemic, citing both the alarming levels of spr...

There is little I have in common with Saynta but I agree his comment on this thread

Yes

The same with QANTAS with their restructure when they sacked as they did - so they funded out year performance by their accounting AND gave themselves years of no tax obligations due to the restructure red ink and other accounting measures

This is a decision for McCartin - supported by the best of advice including at Club level Simply, he will be an asset representing St Kilda because of his commitment and his skill set and I for one wish him every success The heading to this thread is insulting in that it presumes to be all knowing i...

The IPO factored in the dividend payment over the out years

“Do not consider”

But many have been roped in by the dividend - a dividend they funded when the Company listed

Hands up those who bought Tranch 1 - and at what price

Hands up those who bought Tranch 2 - and at what price

And was there a Tranch 3?

Who sold this dud to the citizens of the Nation?

And who is surprised?

As I understand St Kilda would not match the 4 year Contract (and the money) on offer from WB for Bruce - and Bruce accepted the WB offer which was a very good offer Bruce to me was an enigma - promising much with his presence but post the first season when he kicked 50 not performing to requirement...

The DJIA Futures have been halted at a 5% fall A 7% fall on the Market sees a 15 minute pause in trading A 13% fall sees a further 15 minute pause A 20% fall sees the Market closed for the day On a raft of fronts, including Putin and OPEC, there is concern It is interesting that our political leader...

What are the specific pre conditions to be tested? Who do you go to and where to be tested? What is the waiting period for testing? What then is the waiting time for receiving the result? No doubt, with a profile as an AFL footballer there will be fast tracking, but how fast? And what about the rest...

Coffield Howard Roberton
Long Carlisle Clark
Jones Steele Hill
Billings Marshall Battle
Membrey King Gresham
Ryder Ross Hannebery
Dunstan Lonie Wilkie Butler

In my view Carlisle with his skill set in not played at full back. The skill Carlisle has are his smarts, accordingly intercept and pack marking and his disposal You use those skills - from the outer defensive position You don’t want Carlisle tracking a leading forward, you want him chopping out spa...