Footy

[facthunter]

Watch out . They say, "a bad workman always blames his tool".  Nev

[spacesailor]

I'm living with my keyboard ! .

The '' @ '' button is the '' '' ''. quote button, BUT were is that quote button , easier  to hit ' twice , then it's '' .

so I haven't even looked for the missing button .

spacesailor

[old man emu]

Spacey,

Have a look at the lower right hand of your display and you'll see ENG above UK. Click on that and you'll see choice Click on English (Australian) US and your double quotation marks key will do what you want it to. 

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, red750 said:

In a hurry, missed the typo

I'm glad you're not a pissed typist.

[facthunter]

"  ' '' Hmm & $$$$$$$$$$$$. Hey I hit the jackpot!!!!!!!!!!.   Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

I'm glad you're not a pissed typist.

Nah... leave that to me...

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Nah... leave that to me...

My mum always said I should be proud of things that I am good at.

 

 

(Except when I end a sentence with a preposition - she was a teacher)

[pmccarthy]

If you are getting sticky keys you need to move your screen to one side🤤

[red750]

It's a laptop, and the 3 key is so stiff I almost need a sledge hammer to get it to work. Some of the other keys at that end of the keyboard also don't register when pressed.

[Marty_d]

You can get keyboards for about $10, or second hand / tip shop for almost nothing. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Back to the (AFL) Footy..

 

Hawks today (yesterday Aus time) suffered a schlacking by Sydney.. .81 points (13 goals 3pts). I watched the whole game.. it was like they turned up to watch and realised after the ball was near them they were supposed to play. And to Sydney, minus Lance Franklin, FFS!

 

So, after that, to console myself, I watched a rerun of the election count in NSW! 😉

 

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[willedoo]

I remember years ago, a mate (from Victoria) told me the first thing Rip Van Winkle said when he woke up was "Has Collingwood won the grand final yet?" Not knowing the game I assumed they'd had a dry spell for a while. Collingwood was his local team.

[red750]

13 minutes ago, willedoo said:

I assumed they'd had a dry spell for a while

Last flag in 2010.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Yes - they had a very dry spell from 1958 - 1990. 

 

The joke in the '80s was "what did Buck Rogers say in the 25th century? Has Collingwood won a flag, yet?"

[Jerry_Atrick]

This week is the "Gather Round" in AFL, where all games are played in South Australia - I think all Adelaide, but will have to check. I think it is a nice gesture to SA as they are very much a footy (AFL) state. Many Vics are going, but such is the rivaly, only a few are throught to be returning; the rest going into those famous pie floaters:

 

Yummo.. they tell me.

 

Well, it has been a bit of a fall from grace for the Hawks.. Languishing at the bottom of the ladder with a percentage of just north of 52% and 3 out of the 4 games so far a complete schlacking... I may put off returning home another year 😉

 

 

[willedoo]

17 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

This week is the "Gather Round" in AFL, where all games are played in South Australia - I think all Adelaide, but will have to check.

That must bring a lot of money into the state.

[nomadpete]

10 hours ago, willedoo said:

That must bring a lot of money into the state.

Probably not as much as Jerry will, when he finally comes home.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Jeepers.. I wish... 

 

A fool and their money.....

[facthunter]

..... Are soon parted.  Nev

[willedoo]

After a couple of consecutive nights of cockroach squashing last night and tonight, Queensland is riding high with back to back Origin 1 wins in the men's and women's State of Origin series. They say women's rugby league is the fastest growing sport in Australia at the moment. This year is the first year where the women's Origin will be a best of two series; in the event of a draw, the winners will be decided by aggregate points for the two matches. The NSW women's team will have their work cut out for them in the second match, going into it with eight points the deficit and playing in Townsville. The way their sport is growing with match crowd numbers and TV viewers tuning in, I'd say there's a good chance next year will be a three match series in line with the men's competition.

[willedoo]

They were saying on the wireless this morning that 14,000 Australians have flown to the U.S. for today's NRL season start in Las Vegas. The crowd was expected to be 50 or 60 thousand. How many Americans go to the matches will be another thing. They also said there are around 100,000 Australians living in the U.S. which might boost the numbers of Australians attending.

 

Time will tell whether the NRL get a return on their money. They're hoping the matches will land them broadcasting and sports bet deals to broadcast Australian matches in the U.S.. Getting enough American viewers interested will be the challenge. On the plus side, Rugby League has a lot more in common with American football than does Australian Rules, so it might be more relatable over there. Some U.S. viewers might see a bit of novelty value in watching hard, physical contact football being played without helmets and padding. On the flip side, they might think we're showing their gridiron players up as a bunch of softies. It's all about money.

[old man emu]

And they'll get two full games in the time it takes the Yanks to play most of one game.

[facthunter]

EVERYTHING ends up being all about MONEY.  Nev

[willedoo]

They'll have to adapt their game a bit. From what I can gather, the field is a bit shorter and a bit skinnier than the fields here.

[willedoo]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

And they'll get two full games in the time it takes the Yanks to play most of one game.

I was in Canada years ago watching the Canadian football grand final on TV. Four minutes of play were left on the clock and I was still watching the game half an hour later. Stop/start, more talk than play.