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NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

Solemn Sloth posted:

If it's at Adelaide oval you know it's a false flag op to get rid of that heritage listed tree

We have like five heritage listed trees, they can't get them all :colbert:

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:15

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 02:12

cmndstab: May 20, 2006; Huge Internet Celebrity!

thepokey posted:

It is a strange thing though, like .. are they trying to protect people or the stadium? If you have it at the MCG, why not have it at any of the other venues? You could argue that "well the MCG is the most prestigious so thats where the terrorists would most likely target" you know, until they work out that its the only ground being protected like that and decide to go kill a bunch of people at Eithada, Kardinia, Adelaide oval etc...

Not that I'm saying any of that is even likely, but it's just a strange way of thinking if this is the road they're going down and the reasons why.

Is it really that strange? They don't control what happens at other grounds, but they can control what happens at their ground. Given the choice between a terrorist attack at the MCG and someone else's stadium, I'm pretty sure they would prefer the latter.

Seems like a non-issue to me. Don't get why so many are up in arms about it.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:29

Schlesische: Jul 4, 2012

cmndstab posted:

Is it really that strange? They don't control what happens at other grounds, but they can control what happens at their ground. Given the choice between a terrorist attack at the MCG and someone else's stadium, I'm pretty sure they would prefer the latter.

Seems like a non-issue to me. Don't get why so many are up in arms about it.

Waiting for over an hour to get into the ground for a game is going to really suck in the middle of July.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:32

cmndstab: May 20, 2006; Huge Internet Celebrity!

Schlesische posted:

Waiting for over an hour to get into the ground for a game is going to really suck in the middle of July.

I'm pretty sure they'll set it up so this doesn't happen.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:33

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

cmndstab posted:

I'm pretty sure they'll set it up so this doesn't happen.

Haha yeah

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:40

Divorced And Curious: Jan 23, 2009; democracy depends on sausage sizzles

cmndstab posted:

I'm pretty sure they'll set it up so this doesn't happen.

i could predict that melbourne would get the flag and it would be a better prediction than this

# ? Feb 15, 2016 09:42

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

I predict it will take longer to get through the ticket barriers at Jolimont station than through the fence.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 10:22

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Shmoses posted:

I predict it will take longer to get through the ticket barriers at Jolimont station than through the fence.

That's not fair, proton decay takes longer than the barriers at Jolimont.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 10:51

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

What kind of subhuman animal gets to the MCG via Jolimont

# ? Feb 15, 2016 10:58

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

Solemn Sloth posted:

What kind of subhuman animal gets to the MCG via Jolimont

The type that lives in the ideologically correct north-eastern suburbs

# ? Feb 15, 2016 11:09

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Solemn Sloth posted:

What kind of subhuman animal gets to the MCG via Jolimont

We pre-game at my sister-in-law's place in Clifton Hill, then we kick on at the Percy Beames. Sometimes we even watch some of the game!

# ? Feb 15, 2016 11:29

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

Shmoses posted:

The type that lives in the ideologically correct north-eastern suburbs

Diamond Creek?

# ? Feb 15, 2016 11:36

monolithburger: Sep 7, 2011

Yeah but you get to sing Leaps and Bounds in your head if you come via South Yarra, and avoid your hardcore Collingwood supporting types.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 11:38

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

Wouldn't some terrorist just blow up the thousands of people waiting to get through the security fence? All this does is ensure the stadium is structurally sound after an attack so the next week's games can continue as planned.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 11:53

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

Yes. Waste of money, waste of time and fencing off public land.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:00

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

The Deadly Hume posted:

Diamond Creek?

Nah Greensborough. What madeyou think of Diamond Creek?

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:01

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

gay picnic defence posted:

Wouldn't some terrorist just blow up the thousands of people waiting to get through the security fence? All this does is ensure the stadium is structurally sound after an attack so the next week's games can continue as planned.

Just chuck a grenade over the security fence into the crowd stuck between that and the turnstiles. Like most counter terrorism measures this is about the appearance of safety and precautions taken(and numbing the public to ever more invasive security measures) rather than any sort of effectiveness

Solemn Sloth fucked around with this message at 12:06 on Feb 15, 2016

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:04

thepokey: Jul 20, 2004; Let me start off with a basket of chips. Then move on to the pollo asado taco.

I wonder what the security people think of it/what they get paid. If they catch someone who is strapped and the dude decides the jig is up and pulls the pin then and there then the security dudes are the first to be blown up. Seems in their best interests to let people through.

On an unrelated note, Essendon team photo was today and I am surprised that I am still surprised when I remember Cooney is an Essendon player.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:21

Schlesische: Jul 4, 2012

thepokey posted:

On an unrelated note, Essendon team photo was today and I am surprised that I am still surprised when I remember Cooney is an Essendon player.

Every time I've watched Essendon, he's been totally invisible.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:37

thepokey: Jul 20, 2004; Let me start off with a basket of chips. Then move on to the pollo asado taco.

Schlesische posted:

Every time I've watched Essendon, he's been totally invisible.

Generally it's because he's been injured, but yeah when he has played too. He has played a couple of good games and he did kick that amazing torp 60-70m goal after the quarter time siren that one time but that's about it.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 12:41

DAAS Kapitalist: Nov 9, 2005; Jackass: The Mad Monk

Don't try this at home.

Essendon started picking top-up players a year early. Gwilt and Giles are the other two obvious ones who should never have been brought in.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 13:21

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

DAAS Kapitalist posted:

Essendon started picking top-up players a year early. Gwilt and Giles are the other two obvious ones who should never have been brought in.

It's like deep down they knew they were boned

# ? Feb 15, 2016 13:37

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

cmndstab posted:

I'm pretty sure they'll set it up so this doesn't happen.

It will be not talked about again after the season starts

# ? Feb 15, 2016 15:58

hiddenmovement: Sep 29, 2011; "Most mornings I'll apologise in advance to my wife."

Spedman posted:

It will be not talked about again after the season starts

I'm betting it will be totally fine up until someone at ground management makes a bewilderingly low crowd estimate and no security are put on as a result.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 16:04

NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

hiddenmovement posted:

I'm betting it will be totally fine up until someone at ground management makes a bewilderingly low crowd estimate and no security are put on as a result.

Nobody expected 80,000 to turn up to the top of the table clash between Melbourne and Carlton in round 21

# ? Feb 15, 2016 16:33

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

Why not? When Carlton are in line to finish atop the ladder.

Let me have my delusions.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 16:52

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

drunkill posted:

Why not? When Carlton are in line to finish atop the ladder.

Let me have my delusions.

The security laser fences of 2156 are going to be brutal.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 17:30

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

When Hawthorn wins next?

# ? Feb 15, 2016 18:45

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

drunkill posted:

When Hawthorn wins next?

Time travel is finally perfected in the year 2016, allowing Hawthorn to win every premiership from 1897 onwards including every flag against themselves and the ones before they joined the VFL.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 18:58

pkid: Jan 30, 2005; I was raised on the dairy, BITCH!

Solemn Sloth posted:

What kind of subhuman animal gets to the MCG via Jolimont

My reserved seat is on the Northern side of the ground, so if I'm coming in from the city I'll often go to Jolimont cause it's a shorter walk.

Southside of the river is still the best side though.

# ? Feb 15, 2016 23:08

harperdc: Jul 24, 2007

Just a heads up for anyone else that's overseas - even if you're not a diehard for one team or another, take a look at some of the club membership packages. A decent number of them offer "international packages" that, compared with the price of the Watch AFL directly from the league, basically give you free stuff from a club.

I just signed up with the Saints last night and while I don't have any games included in the package (other teams like Melbourne provide the option), I'm basically getting Watch AFL and then the member pack for free. I know a few other clubs do something similar.

# ? Feb 16, 2016 02:27

Volkerball: Oct 15, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

Careful because AFL offers two different subscription types. AFL Live Pass, and Watch AFL. Live Pass only works within Australia, and Watch AFL only works outside it.

# ? Feb 16, 2016 04:33

Paracausal: Sep 5, 2011; Oh yeah, baby. Frame your suffering as a masterpiece. Only one problem - no one's watching. It's boring, buddy, boring as death.

Looks like the AFL has jumped behind the Legends match and Ch7 have thrown a bunch of money at it too.

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/channel-seven-secures-rights-to-ej-whitten-legends-game-20160216-gmvb4i.html

# ? Feb 16, 2016 08:12

NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

Nathan Grima has joined the bombers as another top up

# ? Feb 16, 2016 10:40

pkid: Jan 30, 2005; I was raised on the dairy, BITCH!

Did the #standbyhird dorks pass the hat around?

Honestly, this loving guy oversees this poo poo, get a free year off to France, gets the boot and has his contract paid out and then some rich oval office pays for his legal bills too.

The Age posted:

Mystery benefactor paid off James Hird's $750,000 legal debt

A mystery benefactor has paid off a $750,000 debt owed by former Essendon coach James Hird to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, a court has heard.

Mr Hird, 43, had been ordered to pay ASADA's court costs after losing his fight to stop the investigation into the supplements saga, but the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the debt had been paid by another unnamed party.

The payout was revealed when Mr Hird, who is suing Chubb Insurance for refusing to pay his legal bills of almost $660,000 over his court battles surrounding the supplements saga, was giving evidence.

Questioned by barrister Jim Peters, QC, representing Chubb, Mr Hird agreed his ASADA debt had been paid by "somebody else". No details were given as to who had picked up the tab for Mr Hird.

In other evidence, Mr Hird, who told the court he was now self-employed, said the Bombers had warned him he would be sacked if he decided to appeal a Federal Court decision which had gone against him and the club.

He said that after the failed bid in the Federal Court to have the 2013 joint investigation by the AFL and ASADA into the Bombers' 2012 supplements program declared unlawful, he received legal advice urging him to appeal the decision.

But Mr Hird said his lawyers cautioned that any appeal would be more difficult if Essendon dropped out of the case.

So when the club decided not to take the matter further, he sat down with his lawyers to work out if he should go it alone.

Mr Hird told Justice Kim Hargrave he reviewed the situation "a lot of times" because Essendon was threatening to sack him if he did go ahead with the appeal.

In the end, he decided to pursue the appeal on legal advice and was told the proceedings would only cost about a third of the Federal Court trial's costs. His appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court was unanimously dismissed in January 2015.

In Mr Hird's writ filed in the Supreme Court, his lawyers demanded Chubb Insurance pay his Federal Court trial costs of $572,691.25 and the Full Court appeal costs of $86,828.75.

Chubb has denied liability, saying Mr Hird was covered for legal costs for defending himself against an action but not for the costs of bringing an action against others.

Mr Hird's writ detailed how he was ordered by the AFL and ASADA to attend a meeting on April 16, 2013, over the joint investigation into the use of prohibited substances involving the Essendon Football Club (EFC).

The investigation included "an allegation that EFC athletes and support persons [including Hird] may have used prohibited substances and engaged in prohibited methods in breach of the World Anti-Doping Code and the AFL's Anti-Doping Code".

Mr Hird answered more than 1300 questions put to him mainly by ASADA as well as the AFL during the April 16 meeting.

Chubb agreed to pay for a lawyer to sit with Mr Hird during the interview.

ASADA then served show cause notices on 34 Essendon players on June 12, 2014, based on information from Mr Hird and the players.

Mr Hird applied to the Federal Court on June 30, 2014, seeking a declaration that the ASADA investigation had been unlawful.

Mr Hird's legal team subpoenaed documents from the AFL as part of his application, which meant he became legally obligated to pay the AFL's costs of compliance with the subpoena totalling $32,470.15.

The Federal Court dismissed Mr Hird's application on September 19, 2014, and ordered him to pay ASADA's costs.

Mr Hird appealed on October 10, 2014, but the appeal was dismissed by the Full Federal Court three months later and Mr Hird was again ordered to pay ASADA's costs. Essendon did not appeal the Federal Court's decision.

The civil trial continues

# ? Feb 16, 2016 10:41

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

pkid posted:

Did the #standbyhird dorks pass the hat around?

Honestly, this loving guy oversees this poo poo, get a free year off to France, gets the boot and has his contract paid out and then some rich oval office pays for his legal bills too.

So that's his ASADA bill after their costs were levied against him. Who's going to shell out when his costs for the Federal Court and Full Court appeal come due and it's found that Chubb aren't liable for them? And who's going to pay for this round of legal action after he loses?

# ? Feb 16, 2016 10:48

harperdc: Jul 24, 2007

Volkerball posted:

Careful because AFL offers two different subscription types. AFL Live Pass, and Watch AFL. Live Pass only works within Australia, and Watch AFL only works outside it.

Most of the International ones are marked very clearly as such.

# ? Feb 16, 2016 11:13

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

NTRabbit posted:

Nathan Grima has joined the bombers as another top up

I know their options are limited but didn't he drop off pretty badly?

# ? Feb 16, 2016 11:38

hiddenmovement: Sep 29, 2011; "Most mornings I'll apologise in advance to my wife."

Testekill posted:

I know their options are limited but didn't he drop off pretty badly?

He was on MMM late last year. His body is shot and he's even having trouble getting regular work in a physical profession (i.e carpentry) due to his injuries. I have no idea how he has been able to recover in such a short time frame and am worried it's just a cash grab for a guy who badly needs a quick 200k.

# ? Feb 16, 2016 11:46

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 02:12

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Just waiting for top up # 10 col Sylvia

# ? Feb 16, 2016 11:50

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