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Farva

And here is the statistical summary collected over time in all its glory!!! https://i.ibb.co/fnxjz16/Screenshot-2024-02-17-at-06-58-14.png 30k+ kids play rugby in schools on: - ovals that do not exist - under referees that do not exist - with jerseys that I bet my left-nut do not exist Four-fold in...

Farva

In all honesty, are there any kids in AFL heartland who are looking at the Rebels and thinking "I want to be like my idol"? I'd imagine junior pathways in rugby would be entirely dependent on volunteers from those who love the sport and funding into grassroots from RA (or lack of), and children of ...

Farva

bimboman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:05 pm Christ , I’ve a normal mower …

* and a gardener of course

An immigrant to allow you to do your part in managing the tax base of course.

Farva

Yep, understand what you saying Thomas, but only a very small minority of kids are good enough to play pro rugby or league etc, so numbers aren't that big. What Kahu was saying (and I agreeing with) is losing Rebels won't make a huge difference to number of kids playing the game. May make a differe...

Farva

8% reduction in juniors and 20% in seniors. The Force were a special case and the reduction was clearly a angry reaction and a middle finger from some in the community to RA for it's decision axe the Force. https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/participation-in-sport/topics/factors-influencing-s...

Farva

Yep and they have soccer and league, as Kahui says run by keen locals etc. Plenty of kids play League and union etc. But league and soccer aren't bigger (in a financial sense) than rugby, right? I mean, you guys aren't losing the overwhelming majority of your talent to another rival sport. Just gre...

Farva

This is a traditional American form of celebration right?

Farva

It wont die. I dont know if anyone suggested that.
It will go backwards though. Look at what happened in Perth when the Force were cut.

Farva

I think a win vs the Argies away would be more likely than the Saffas. If Schmidt can get good support staff and get us playing with discipline, we could do well. But I am trying to be realistic. 2023 wallabies don’t win any of those games except Georgia. We typically play well against SA in Aus. W...

Farva

I reckon bare minimum is a win against Georgia, at least once against Wales in July, one win against the Boks and one win in Europe. That is bare minimum. 4/14 I am expecting to beat Wales twice in July as well as Georgia, beat the ABs once, Boks once, a win against the Argies in Argentina and two w...

Farva

It's depressing being an Australian rugby fan and even more depressing being a Melbourne rugby fan. I don't see a positive outcome for Victorian or Australian rugby if we no longer have a professional rugby team in Melbourne. Its a disaster, and having been through this process with the Force being...

Farva

Unless you have three phase (and I doubt it) you probably have 5 kWac (so maybe 6.6 kWdc) installed, so for a normal house in summer you would have excess. I have 10 kWac but my a/c is ridiculous and I have a pool heat pump as well which runs between 9am and 5pm, so I use what I generate typically!...

Farva

Was it a Tesla you got? Or another brand? And what capacity of solar and BESS? I would also suggest that Werribee with power and a/c is still a shithole. Its a proper Tesla! not sure of the solar capacity but was as much as the house could possibly fit (not my house so not 100% on the details) I ca...

Farva

Was it a Tesla you got? Or another brand?

And what capacity of solar and BESS?

I would also suggest that Werribee with power and a/c is still a shithole.

Farva

towny wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:21 am So we can presume that the $20m debt is a fact, right?
In that case, what should happen with the Rebels?

Didn’t they have around $18m debt when the decision was made to remove the Force, forgiven after the private sale?
How have they managed to get another $20m down the gurgled since then???

Farva

TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:56 am Harry Potter played for Rebels first...

Grew up in Brighton I think.
But he is as WA as jetskis and catching chlamydia in Bali now.

Farva

Mr Mike wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:55 pm Who can argue with that?

Ellafan?

Farva

UncleFB wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:11 am
Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:54 am Percy
I think he was underrated by Boks fans more than other countries fans. I think I learnt all the Afrikaans swear words by people talking about Percy.

I was going to suggest Stefan Terblanche too but unfortunately was never capped.

Farva

Prostate cancer is very treatable. Hope it isn't something like bowel cancer which depending on which stage it's at can be very dangerous Stage 4 anything is pretty dangerous but bowel is quite survivable if it’s not spread much. If it’s stage 1 or 2 he is fine. He isn’t that old. If it’s 4 and not...

Farva

Prostate cancer is very treatable. Hope it isn't something like bowel cancer which depending on which stage it's at can be very dangerous Stage 4 anything is pretty dangerous but bowel is quite survivable if it’s not spread much. If it’s stage 1 or 2 he is fine. He isn’t that old. If it’s 4 and not...

Farva

So have booked a 2 month stint through Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in September and October. It’s using my long service leave and is a chance to enjoy myself after the last few years of hell. I’ll be on my own but in a tour so will have some strangers to get to know. The...

Farva

Not sure if this is the right spot but it’s going here. When I was 39 my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer (it was found on her 37th birthday). The cancer had spread to her liver but the doctors felt it was still operable. She had 12 weeks of chemo and then had a life saving operation sc...

Farva

The two other great locks during my rugby viewing lifetime was Martin Johnson and John Eales. They obviously didn't play together as team mates at international level, but I was trying to think who their best locking partners were. I can't remember. Eales and Garrick Morgan were exceptional for a c...

Farva

I flip between group 2, 3 and 4.

Farva

So El Flush is another Fleewee? Fark do any Kiwis still live in NZ? What's your nicknames for Chinese or Indian people who immigrate to Australia? In my experience they call Chinese, "Fu c king Japs" To be fair that was mostly the WW2 generation - my wifes grandfather was like that (but loved Chine...

Farva

The Pacific powerhouse of Nauru has declared that they recognise Taiwan as part of China. They're aligned with most countries in the world then, including the US? I do work in Nauru and this is a significant change. Nauru was heavily supported by Taiwan aid so I dont know why the change. You used t...

Farva

In asian countries it’s normal to live with your parents until you marry. In a cruel twist of fate, Ireland, the UK and Australia are not in fact Asian countries. Sure, but they seem to have answers for the problems being discussed here. They are suffering housing affordability issues as well. http...

Farva

Younger for those that are keeping track

Farva

In asian countries it’s normal to live with your parents until you marry. In a cruel twist of fate, Ireland, the UK and Australia are not in fact Asian countries. Go back a bit here in Straya, and it was common enough. Dad and Mum lived with their respective parents up marriage, ditto Mum's sister....

Farva

Harveys wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:16 am In asian countries it’s normal to live with your parents until you marry.

In a cruel twist of fate, Ireland, the UK and Australia are not in fact Asian countries.

Farva

Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you.. speaks volumes.. Are you labelling all Palestinians as terrorists? Suggest you might want to rethink that one. When I said "Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you" I was referring to his reference to Hamas as the 'lu...

Farva

Who is saying it's not harder now? All that's been said is that there's savings to be had with little hit to quality of life that some might not be taking. Farva's point above about tightening your belt - it's not tightening your belt much to take a homemade sandwich and coffee to work or keep your...

Farva

I'm with Bullet and diolch here on this. I had no problem saving when my rent was 600 per month. As soon as it went to 1000 a month my monthly savings for deposit dropped to 200 -300 a month ( maybe even less , can't remember). I was lucky though as the overall deposit was already saved over a few ...

Farva

Bravo doesn’t care . Just kill more Palestinians. It’s exactly the sort of blind hatred that motivates the lunatics of Hamas . Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you.. speaks volumes.. Are you labelling all Palestinians as terrorists? Suggest you might want to rethink that one.

Farva

How then do you actually suggest Israel were to have responded post-October 7th? Sit on their hands and say oh well? In case you haven’t been paying attention, for the last 18 years Hamas have been firing endless streams of rockets into Israeli cities and towns completely unprovoked, defensive arra...

Farva

Oh they are strategic geniuses are they. The genocidal urge in the Palestinian population has served them well these past 80 years? They could have got on with building a peaceful life and country in that time. They are not making choices which are helping them in the long run. Blind Freddy could h...

Farva

As if Hamas will be completely exterminated As if Hamas didn’t anticipate and expect exactly this absolutely predictable response from the Israeli leadership . As if these insane extremists will now be eradicated. The IDF is acting completely to script ( indeed many of their leadership aren’t happy...

Farva

Because its a load of shit. Hamas needs to be eliminated. That is a military goal which will incur a lot of unavoidable collateral damage. Hamas are scumbags who will make it as bad for Palenstians as they can, because Hamas are like this, they need to be eliminated. You should get a job working fo...

Farva

Only a simpleton would look at what Israel are doing and think 'i f#cking hate jews'... People like that are racist scumbags. I, however, do hate what Israel are doing. And feel very strongly about the plight of Palestinian civilans. That DOES NOT make me anti-Semitic. Similarly only a simpleton wo...

Farva

it now takes 13 years to save a deposit for the average UK property (up from three in the mid 1990s), It sure as fudge does when you’re spending half of your income on lifestyle choices. Realistically both parties in a couple should be able to save €5k each per year meaning you can buy in 5 years I...

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