Former Trinity College classmate Chelsea Jaensch jumps in the long jump at 9.30am tomorrow morning. Massive achievement just to get there, cant wait to watch her. Go Chels!!

Might have to return to the Gawler Arms to watch this ;)
She's a lovely young lady.

Meanwhile, I know of a local newspaper which got caned on Facebook for offering "bad luck" as a condolence to the local members of the team pursuit squad who gained silver. I don't know what everyone else says to their opponents after they beat them, but "bad luck" was usually at the top of my list.

carey wrote:Matthew Mitcham > Lindsey Thomas

That show Mitcham's hosting on the Olympics coverage is dire, by the way. He's terrible.

C'mon, Jim, don't make it that easy for us, you Bomber supporter, you

Well done on your win, HT.
#keepingthedreamalive
#youreuptosomething

I think she enjoyed being in front of the camera too much.
I can't ever recall seeing/hearing a CdM in the media as much as her. It started well before the games and continued throughout.

For example, I didn't think she needed to do press conferences regarding the accommodation debacle.
All she needed to do was manage the situation and offer a "no comment" and sort it out with the organisers.
Some of the pressers she did regarding athletes and their success could have been delegated to others.
It wouldn't have been an easy task looking after all of those athletes, particularly in a place as exciting as Rio, but I think when she actually had something serious to say, the seriousness of that message was diluted - "here's comes, Mum, again".

I don't disagree. And she could complain about that, if she chose to.
But...'the public' needs to stop blaming the media when these things blow up, because, I can bet you, on just about every occasion it's Joe Public bringing attention to it, then sharing it, then commenting on it, then abusing the person, before 'the media' has even reported anything on it.
Some of the stuff said and shared on socmed about this girl is appalling and it's standard stuff - the shark feeding begins well before the media even gets something online about it.
I'm not saying the media is blameless, but in this day of clicks and hits the public are the ultimate controller of what the media reports, they set the pace.
It is the public that invades her socmed accounts and shares her image.
The public has more control over what is broadcast than has ever happened before, that's the point of social media, after all.

License completely restored, all points returned - no fine to pay (not even the original).

And, for the record, I haven't shared the pics/video/memes or posts about her, nor seen her name. But, I bet, like yourself, I've read the posts and possibly even commented. There's no point being self-righteous, if you've been on social media you've probably seen it and even incidentally contributed to the frenzy. We're all part of it, in some way or other - even if we're commenting here.
I think balanced discussion is alright. We all might be part of a socmed, but we play our individual parts. I've actually been heartened by many comments on here, as it hasn't degenerated into the regular competition of who's the more disgusted, and who can think of the worst punishment for her.
The media dropping in at her house fuels that disgust IMO. I think the discussion on this board is a welcome change.

I agree that the conversation here has been balanced.
However, have a look on FB and some of the stuff said about this girl - it's horrendous.
I'm not absolving the media, as there are some absolute bottom-feeders out there, but I think it's time that the public realised the role they play in these things and look a little bit deeper than just blaming the 'media'.

Have heard a certain Lyrup player is in a bit of strife for threatening behaviour to the umpires are the siren went after their loss yesterday :roll:
That is correct,it was a disgrace the way the Lyrup players went on after the game,not a good look for a club that already has problems.Hope the RFL stand up and do something about it.
Who was it?
The player involved has played footy at Berri then at Barmera. Don't think this is going to go away quietly !

In 2010 (?) at Waikerie, he provided the single most entertaining first half of footy I've ever seen in a grand final.

MW wrote:

Dogwatcher wrote:I hate the fact we're playing Adelaide this weekend.
Bloody hate it.

Fancy being upset your playing finals. You tragics take this 'issue' way too seriously

Read again. I hate the fact we're playing Adelaide. Not the fact we're playing. These are not the same things.

Your response to the considered responses you received suggests you weren't looking to find an actual response, just to verify and air you own beliefs on the issue.

I'm glad that Roy had his say and gave the media an AFL angle for a story on the SANFL finals, otherwise we wouldn't have heard a thing about them.

I do need to add, last week, I questioned when true SANFL supporters would be rewarded with the free entry which Adelaide supporters and SACA supporters get - it would seem they do.
My cousin who attended every Centrals home game this year received a pass to the finals from the SANFL.
That's a really good initiative. Well done, to whoever thought that up.

I'm not sure what I want to say on here.
I posted extensively on FB last night.
It's really disappointing to see what happened yesterday.

The end to enders were there, I sat with them in the last quarter.
Along with Cennals05, who it's always good to see.

Where were the Crows fans?
Probably at the Show, buying their Adelaide Crows showbag. And who can blame them? No one watches reserves sides. No one.

I've pretty much given up on whatever this debate is. I probably won't be able to help myself, I'm sure, but at this point...
But it was disheartening yesterday. We were playing SANFL football, Adelaide played SANFL football 1.5.
I've never seen so many 3 on 1 contests at an SANFL game. They were everywhere. We were nowhere - couldn't keep up.

The real disheartening thing was getting abused by a man, wearing the regalia of an SANFL team, at the end of the game because I dared to stand above the Adelaide players' race at the conclusion of the game (saying nothing - scarf raised above my head).
The bloke vehemently and continuously abused me (while his wife looked at me, shaking her head at the Centrals heathen, seemingly not unhappy wih her husband's behaviour) and, when I looked his way, he suggested we should go out the back for a fight.
The security bloke who was watching over me was bemused - "what's he on about?".
Even those who profess to support the eight clubs are at odds with each other on what this means. That's disheartening. Not only that a bloke who supports a club that is rich in heritage and over 100 years old will abuse a fellow SANFL supporter for making a silent statement, but that he doesn't understand what this situation means to his club.
It's bloody sad.

I'm not done, but I see others walking away and I'm bloody sad about it because I don't know what all of this means for the SANFL, but in particular the future direction of my club.

eaglehaslanded wrote:This constant bashing of the Crows is a yawn fest. When are all the whingers going to grow up and get over it. It's seriously boring
It's time to just accept it as they are here to stay,

But are they?

valleys07 wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:Trade whispers on SEN this morning. Tommy Mitchell to Hawks in exchange for Langdon and first rd pick 16 to the swans.

Langford?

Maybe Langford could commute to Sydney from Melbourne each week.

Great bowling, but how good was the support from keeper and slipper?
That reverse sweep catch was among the best you'll ever see.

I'd agree. But...the way they played over the past two weeks to the way they played this week was miles apart. There was no passion or commitment from those blokes today. Milera was the only one who looked like he was completely into it, the rest were just paddling, coming in and out of the game when they felt like it.

Meanwhile, how were the Crows cheer squad? Prior to and early on, they were cheering and making a little noise. By the last quarter there were none there, no flags waving - they weren't even present to see van Berlo given a guard of honour. Pathetic.

JK wrote:

Booney wrote: "Knit one, Pearl Two, Holding the ball, Knit one,Boooooooooooo, Knit one, Pearl two"

Edited for accuracy.

Footy Chick wrote: Some of the allegations include:

• Players being paid as a coach but not having any significant input into coaching on match days or at training sessions etc… there will be a definition introduced to the Regulations around playing coaches.

Woof, woof *allegedly*

There's an element of BM Magazine there.

Well I subjected to an evening of embarrassment as we cleaned out all of my kitchen cupboards, pantry and freezer last night.

I've been told several times that I have a problem but have always laughed it off and told her that she's delusional, we agreed that anything that didn't have a matching lid had to go, I reckon we had around 80 plastic containers, 25 yoplait 1 litre tubs with lids, 12 2 litre flavoured ice cream containers and more than 20 empty dolmio-like jars floating about.
It was of her opinion that this was a little excessive and cut it back to 20, 3, 3 & 3. The cupboards look great now I must say.

We're sorting my bedroom tonight or tomorrow evening, could be interesting, does anybody want any porn dvd's?

How you know you love a girl ^

I can't throw my old t-shirts out. Hence I have about 350, at last count.

When getting dressed for footy, I dressed in order of jocks > shorts > strapping > socks > boots > guernsey (minutes before the game).
I also liked to be just behind the captain as he went on the field. I don't seem to have anything like that I can think of for cricket.

My CDs are all in alphabetical order. While my vinyl is in an entirely different system based upon the type of music (although I have one shelf dedicated to albums from the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book).

At Centrals, Collingwood, Reds games I always wear my scarf and I never wash them .

My Magpies scarfe has never been washed, my late Aunt knitted it for me when I was born. Fair to say there's some memories attached to that particular knitted item. I found Mrs Boon had it in the laundry hamper one day, probably 15 years ago, I salvaged it and she knows better now. :lol:

Same, my scarf i bought the week of the 2000 GF through losing my scarf at the second semi final has never been washed and is in all sorts of mess after 12 straight GF's

I've had mine since I was seven or eight. Went to a SA v WA SOO game at Footy Park with the school. It was about 11 by the time we got home and I found the scarf on the footpath outside Munno Para PS. Took it back the next day so I could find the owner. I never did, so it's mine now.
And, yes, it's dirty - literally blood, sweat and tears on it. Plus lots of beer and the odd bit of debris from confetti and flares.

Robran wrote:Gibbs staying just reported now.

All that puffing and panting for nothing.
There will be much gnashing of teeth over apricot slices and cups of tea.

Hannath back to the Dogs?

Hoping. Our rucks have been willing, but not controlling since Buckets' departure.
I attribute our recent lack of success to his absence, as much, if not more, than the Gowans boys.
Big call, I know.

Yeah big call bud, although Buckets was indeed a great player

My thoughts are who gets the ball to the mids? He also, while not incredibly nimble, did a fair bit of chopping out and feeding off to runners.
He knew how to use his bulk.
I can understand how anyone would think that's a big call, though.

I'm currently in season four of Shameless (US) - it certainly lifted the bar into family tragedy in that series, didn't it?

This is after his team-mate had his aggots spread across the local paper.

From I'm led to believe this all leads back to the growth of the big bash Comp

I was in a state sports and rec conference hosted by the marketing manager of the Strikers who noted that the growth of the big bash was attributed to the fact they unashamingly marketed to the mother of families as they had supposedly become the key decision maker in families when it came to recreational activities as well as being in charge of budgeting etc

The teams were placed in bright 'pretty' colours, there was rule books for mums handed out at early games and many other features to attract mums to take their families to games.

It was also noted that soccer had seen even further growth in the women's game with female participation at an all time high and the interest in the women's a league been reasonable

They mentioned that the AFL believed they were light years behind in this regard and that all sports felt that we would see women and mums become increasingly more important in deciding what 'family sporting events' there family would go to.

As far as marketing is going the days of marketing to men to go to footy for beers and pies are long gone and that marketing over the next 5-10 years will be focused on getting the household decision makers to enjoy their evening at the football

I also noted earlier this year that the AFL's interest in this development really flourished in the same year that women's rugby union gained loads of media exposure due to the Olympics.

Bloody sad to hear of the loss of a great contributor to footy and community life in the Riverland.
RIP, Uzz. Thanks for the healing hands.

Nocyrils wrote: I'm led to believe politics were pretty bad this year at Gc. This may of contributed to some of these departures
Also chuck J Blakemore in the mix of the departures as he may be moving to melbourne

Sounded like an interesting season off the field, that's for sure.

I've said all along that the Dems have ****** this.
All they had to do was manoeuvre a likable candidate into position. Instead, they put up Hillary.

I try and be discreet.

Boys are happy with what they've done in the early stages of the preseason - some players coming back.
A bit of height is the imperative.
Obviously, more work to do but the EFC are feeling confident that they're on the right path.

and then....

Any word on Elizabeth and what they will be like next year? (obviously very early)
Seems like a fairly big club and will most likely be pretty good at Div 6 level...
Ex A grade skipper Mark Egel, FF Daryl Cotter and Lee Makris all returning from Fitzroy. Also heard Ruckman Pete Arkek is returning from Melbourne.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I was in Hanoi in September/October last year and will be going back next year.

As we were visiting family, we were in Hanoi for a week and didn't venture too far. However, next year we're planning on being there for two weeks and doing a Hoi An trip and possibly a bit more.

I absolutely loved Hanoi and spent a bit of time wandering around the streets without the family. We stayed just below the Lotte building (a hotel/department store owned by Koreans), the second tallest in Hanoi, which has a brilliant rooftop bar. Prince William was guest speaker there at a conference yesterday.

A big attraction in Hanoi is Ho Chi Minh's tomb, where you can pay your respects to him, he's embalmed. But...it's closed in September/October as he either goes to Russia, or Russian embalming specialists come to him, for maintenance. There's also a museum there and his house is nearby.
Around the corner is the military museum, which my uncle assures me is top notch. That's just opposite a statue of Lenin, one of the few that hasn't been toppled in the world. There's also a fort nearby, where the VietCong were based, complete with underground bunkers, during the American War.

One of the best things I found about Hanoi was the different types of coffee - cafe sua da is just amazing (their version of iced coffee). There's also egg coffee, which was pretty good. And weasel ;)

There's very little in the way of authentic Vietnamese architecture, because they've been occupied/bombed by the Chinese, French, Americans and whoever else tried to control their land. But the Temple of Literature is a Vietnamese design. Definitely head there. A piece of calm in busy Hanoi.

The Vietnamese are very proud of their independence, after centuries of occupation. They love their country, Uncle Ho and their achievements. But they are also amazingly welcoming. I found the street traders pretty good - not as cynical in Bangkok. But westerners who've spent a lot of time there tell me that's gradually changing as more people visit.

To get a good idea about their struggles, you need to visit the 'Hanoi Hilton'. It's a prison that the French turned into a torture chamber for political dissidents. Taking a look at the guillotine is an unsettling moment. It was also used to hold American POWs. There is a small part of the museum dedicated to that part of the place's history. This is where former US presidential candidate John McKain was imprisoned after his jet landed in one of Hanoi's many lakes. I found it interesting that while I was there, despite the prison being filled with local and overseas tourists, I was the only person who actually visited that room and as I paid attention afterwards and very few people went in there. It was probably the moment that really reminded me that this country has its own history and not just the one we get from Hollywood films (I know that seems a weird comment, but think about what you know of Vietnam and where it came from).

Someone mentioned the microbreweries - I'm figuring this is where the beer for bia hoi is made. Bia hoi is basically a street bar, run by families selling preservative-free brews. Basically, they rock up at a corner every day with tables and chairs and keep selling until the beer is gone. It's incredibly cheap. The staff run a chit and you pay at the end. Great fun and you can find them in most neighbourhoods. My understanding is that the bia hoi was, at first, introduced by Hungarian communists as a meeting place for political thought and discussion.
If bia hois on every street corner aren't enough, there's also Beer Street - which is full of bars and places to drink. It can get pretty hectic there on a Friday/Saturday night.

The Vietnamese love a celebration and there's bound to be some festival coming up when you're there, which will certainly make things very colourful.

And...don't expect to find a good pizza, just n case you're hungering for a sample of western food.

it's probably not the wisest thing to get personal to them and start bringing geographics and stereotypes into it, you will come off second best. Correct lol

Ha, I remember having a game against St. Pauls that was getting a little heated, I was batting and I went over to have a chat with the bowler to try and simmer things down when he said to me that I should tell my missus to put her Woodstock down and take the needle out of her eye, it went down a little less than pleasant.

Yowsers.

I love it when those comments are made by people from clubs of a similar demographic who somehow think they're not of that demographic.

Zartan wrote:Nothing happened in that game - whufc only wanted to share the scorecard because he top scored

#standard

Seriously, all of this talk about Chappelli bagging Renshaw and his run rate is ridiculous.
Chappell was saying he needed to turn the strike over, he wasn't condemning him for 'hanging around'.

Jamie Jarman talks about the future of Central United:

http://www.playfordnews.com/single-post ... ldogs-bark

Brodlach wrote:

CUTTERMAN wrote:Lots of Booney's in the sea.

That's exactly how I pictured Booney but with a big bushy moustache

Pretty close. You should see him scull a beer! Drinks like a fish.

This week's MAC Gamechanger?
Jarmen Impey.

or hide him for hours so he can sober up and not get a DUI charge. good culture at Port

Again, you seen to know his blood alcohol level. Clever guy.

Then why not take him straight to the police, or go straight to the police, like he should have?

If this was a regular Joe Blow, we'd all be condemning the bloke for doing a runner and saying what a disgraceful human he is, just as many are with Impey - he just has advisors who can help guide him through the situation and they just made some bad decisions.
There is no difference between community expectations for a footballer, despite the extra level of support they get, and you and I.
Do. The. Right. Thing.
Don't hide behind the protection that being an AFL footballer can provide.

The Brownlow is for best and fairest in the AFL, not the best and fairest in life.
If it was, there'd be a shed load of medal winners under question in this thread, just for being shit blokes or having criminal records.

I guess, if you look through this, you might get a fair idea of what I like in a pub: https://www.facebook.com/ThePubCrawl/?fref=ts

Zartan wrote:

Bombers4EVA wrote:Just his recent numbers don't look really exciting.

Whose numbers this year in the Australian side do look exciting?

Renshaw's

Lunch at Prancing Pony on Christmas Eve with my mum and her husband.
Then Christmas Day to the in-laws so they can give our kids more presents than Santa did...
Visit the Mrs DW's grandmother in the nursing home just down the road.
Then to Mrs DW's cousin's place at Woodville, where there will be a pool.
At 4pm, I'll settle into the Cooper's Bar at the airport, before flying out to Melbourne for the cricket.
See ya, kids!

*shots fired*