Chip Le Grand

@JonathanHorn23 @jamesrokewarne *matter

@JonathanHorn23 @jamesrokewarne It’s not a message intended for you (or me). He is telling his players they are special, that they are aspiring to do great things and that the opinions of other people don’t mattered. It’s a “four walls” cliche drenched in Lyonaise.

Ross Lyon "If you want normal, you step the other side of this microphone, the other side of the fence, on the ground, and you pursue mediocrity in your life."

All hail the jockocracy!

@JMasanauskas No marking target in the forward 50. No one to play on Van Rooyen in the back 50. Lack of finishing poise (beyond Nas). Poor ball use decisions by our best players. So some fixable, some not. FWIW, De Koenig was very good for us. Gawn better for them, but Tom’s a ripper.

@Melbchief What was the main problem?

Kane Cornes was the third best footballer in his family and his game analysis is similarly third rate. As a Saints fan, I wish keeping Nas on the bench for a few minutes too long was the worst of our problems.

@aytchellesse Haven’t yet. It is worth reading. The extraordinary thing about Hanson is how little her views have shifted in 30 years.

@Melbchief hunting this down now! did you read the current quadrant essay about her?

Found this gathering dust in the office. Like most things David writes, it has aged well.

@EmoryJohnMich7 @TraceyLeeHolmes Americans do. Wonderful tradition.

@TraceyLeeHolmes Nonsense. Do Americans sing their national anthem at sports events? Almost no one does.

None of the Iranian players, nor the coach, sang the national anthem ahead of their match at the Women's Asian Cup on the Gold Coast, despite being instructed to do so before they left Iran so as not to embarrass the regime. They have obviously taken strength from events unfolding in their country. There was also a group of Iranian supporters at the game flying the pre Islamic Revolutionary flag featuring the golden lion and sun. #Iran #AFC #WAC2026

Whenever governments run out of money one of the first things they cut is preventative health. It is maddening and ultimately, costly. This piece explains why. theage.com.au/politics/victo…

Yes, they are serious. Apparently, digging a hole in Victoria makes you three times more valuable than someone who teaches our kids or tends to the sick. There will be screaming’: Vic Big Build tunnel workers score record $360k pay deal theaustralian.com.au/nation/melbour…

A cartoonist dies twice -- the day he dies and the last day someone laughs at one of his 'toons. Long live John Kudelka.

@ThomasSowell Might start by improving their spelling.

AOC: "We're going to have to figure out how we reign in the media"

Our CEO, Paul Burke, recently spoke with The Age’s Chip Le Grand following the tragic stabbing in Melbourne’s CBD. Paul highlighted that this devastating event could have been prevented “This heartbreaking incident is a reminder that early intervention matters.

Aboriginal affairs always brings out the worst spelling.

Must read from former Labor minister Philip Dalidakis. theage.com.au/national/victo…

@JulieSzego @LeiblerMark We hear a lot about the social fabric. This lot are just a stain on the bed sheet. Can’t they just stay home on a Sunday and watch a film?

No, actually. They’re both racists, both fascists. In Melbourne fascists, be they white or brown, left or right, rule the streets. This isn’t free speech. It’s extremists hijacking the public square. Literally and metaphorically.

@legrandracing They wouldn’t have put him back on the field with concussion. Thankfully, those days are over.

@Melbchief Did he suffer concussion as well Chip? It appeared to be a break. In my opinion player welfare is not only important from a personal point of view but has legal ramifications. Happy to differ but just my point of view having dealt with & in professional negligence in my career.

If Jeremy Cameron has a broken arm as I suspect, how can he be allowed to play on? Where is the duty of care for an employee (player)? Put a brace on his arm, a pain killer or two and out you go. It will take a huge win in the Courts to stop this stupidity.

Say what you like about Macron but he can still give an impassioned speech, this one in defence of multilateralism “The United Nations is all of us We have no right to cynicism We have no right to fatigue We have no right to the spirit of defeat”