Daniel Pollock

@pilotfella787 @MAGACult2 Oh mate I love this pic so much, thanks for sharing 🖤

@MAGACult2 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Love it.

Can we ship in Australian journalists? Because of course this was one of them. Their entire country is better at our national media than we are.

@ampalsson @tommysantos14 @jb_madmax17 100% mate. I think most western countries asked themselves whether the US would switch off military tech or honour security agreements. I also think many countries would have asked themselves whether they’d be fighting the US over Greenland.

"And the world will progress as though Donald Trump never existed." Sadly, I don't see that "realignment " as a simple process. Less us face it, the flaws in the US constitution and electoral laws will still be there. So will the millions of people who were happy to vote in Donald Trump the second time around. As long as this is the case, I cannot see the US ever being trusted again

When Trump leaves office: The Department of War will go back to being the Defense Department. The Trump Kennedy Center will go back to being the Kennedy Center. The Gulf of America will once again be the Gulf of Mexico. The unfinished East Wing (it won't be finished by the end of Trump's term) will be rebuilt by the next president, and it will not be a ballroom. Federal agencies packed with unqualified loyalists will fire those people and rehire the career experts Trump fired. The Department of Justice will go back to enforcing the law instead of protecting the president. Scientific agencies like NOAA, the EPA, and the CDC will go back to publishing research without political interference. The U.S. will re-align with its allies and not with its enemies. The presidential pardon power will stop being used as a rewards program for loyalists. Inspectors General will go back to investigating corruption instead of getting fired for it. The White House press room will go back to having briefings, with real journalists and not podcasters. U.S. foreign policy will stop revolving around flattering dictators. And the world will progress as though Donald Trump never existed.

@CamTaylor2293 @SilentGhost263 AFL app said he had 3 clangers but I counted 5. He just kept turning the ball over, I can’t understand how he gets a game.

@SilentGhost263 Perkins for all his flaws…. Still had 17 and a goal. As a half forward that’s in the elite category. Which is close to his average. Is he just a whipping boy? Genuine question.

Selection: Out: Langford - yikes Perkins - find VFL form Prior - just meh Caldwell/Parish - slow/lazy In: Kako (if fit) - speed, fwd threat + pressure Gresham - see above Tsatas - clearance & territory El-hawli - legspeed Structure: Durham Forward Tsatas & Sharp full time mid

@SilentGhost263 100%. Setterfield would also need to be considered in my eyes as he’s possibly best at running two ways.

@Danny_Pollock_ I like Duz in particular as a half forward, feels like alot of his moat impactful games are that kind of area. Id be giving Tsatas and Sharp on ball roles (Maybe Robbo too) and moving those guys. Get more good transition runners up there instead of guys who jog up and back.

I understand the valid question with playing guys like Tsatas, Sharp etc as full time mids is always: "Who do you drop for them" At this point, everyone. 3/3 games this year they've got a complete bathing from poor midfields & needed a bailout, even the 'tough bulls' Duz & Jye

@PhilGould15 I love your work Phil, but I suspect you went to an actual doctor when you had heart issues last year, not some naturopath who’s using crystals to cure cancer.

When I’m getting surgery, I don’t have other doctors standing by screaming out that my doctor is a quack and he’s scamming me. If I did, I would at least pause to get a second opinion.

@PhilGould15 Do you question the expertise of doctors when you are getting surgery or engineers when boarding a plane, or is it just scientists who are raising the saying there’s a climate emergency?

Firstly, you assume I use Ai to write my opinions. I don’t. I certainly use Ai for a lot of things, including research. Anyone who is not using Ai, or learning the benefits of Ai technology, is missing out. Ai will have greater influence on our future than anything previously created throughout history. I read up a lot about climate stuff. I don’t profess to be an expert. But neither are those who abuse me for my opinion. For what is worth, here’s my explanation. The basic philosophy of climate change is the Earth has a heat-trapping blanket of air around it. Climate change activists claim that burning fuel like petrol, coal and gas, are making that blanket thicker. A thicker blanket means the planet gets warmer. They argue that man-made CO2 creates a warmer planet, which causes more severe climate events. The climate argument is that the longer we keep thickening the blanket, the harder it becomes to fix. That’s the theory.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ They exaggerate the speed at which this will be a factor. The vast majority of catastrophic predictions over the past 50 years have simply not occurred. Not even close. My own children, smart kids, all now in their 20s, educated in Australian schools, were at one time completely convinced, (and panicking), that the planet would end within a decade unless man stop producing CO2. They would get very upset with me, because I would say that this is not going to happen, certainly not in such a ridiculously short time frame they were fearing. Younger people have been educated to think this way. People are making a fortune, governments are being elected, purely on the fear-mongering premise that humans are changing the climate and the planet is in jeopardy. Fact - CO2 makes up less than 0.04% of the atmosphere. Human produced CO2 is only a fraction of that small number. Blaming CO2 for global warming is like blaming a drop of ink for changing the colour of your swimming pool. The Sun drives our climate far more powerfully than any gas. Exposure to the Sun warms oceans. Warmer oceans release CO2 naturally. Therefore, CO2 may well be a consequence of warming, not the cause. History backs this up. Earth had warming and cooling cycles long before humans existed. More CO2 actually makes for a healthier planet. Plants grow faster. Forests and crops thrive. This is happening now. It’s been proven. A slightly warmer, CO2 rich planet, makes for a healthier planet. Humans think in terms of human survival, rather than accepting the planet has always changed, adapted, and renewed across its 4.5 billion year history.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Human existence is in jeopardy in the longer term. Not the health of the planet. The planet will survive much longer than the human race. It will not be global warming that kills the human race. The human race will self destruct long before any climate event removes them. Human philosophy for changing the climate, is actually leading to economic harm and quality of life deterioration. The costs are greater than the proposed cures. They want to dedicate trillions of dollars and cripple our energy systems chasing Net Zero - a target with no scientific guarantee it will change the climate one degree. The idea that human industrial policy can influence global temperature, is arguably as arrogant as the belief that humans are powerful enough to destroy the planet in the first place. I’m all for reducing pollution, cleaning up our environment, protecting our water supplies. That’s common sense. I’m against the economic and social damage we are inflicting on ourselves through ridiculous energy policies, which will have zero effect on the climate in the long run. That’s my opinion. It seems to upset climate change believers. I don’t care. Not for one minute do I think my opinion matters, or that it will change anything. But I do think the world thinking is slowly turning back the other way. I’m hoping so, anyway.

@JohnD_James @AFLSC360 Me too although I have El-Ashkar instead of Dovaston

@AFLSC360 Mine hasn't changed. Petracca is in the midfield.

@stevoau7 @ScooterMcNeice AFL has totally fucked the competition because of their pro-northern state handouts, as you mentioned. Tasmania will only further distort the draft at a time when we’re still probably loading up on players.

@ScooterMcNeice Regardless I don't care what anyone says this league is all about making Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and GWS strong. Other clubs have zero chance rebuilding their clubs through draft. Does the AFL even have an equalisation strategy anyway?

The Age reporting on likely draft changes. x.com/agerealfooty/s…

@ScooterMcNeice Gresham and Guelf have had years of opportunity. We’ve had flashes in the pan of good footy but it’s time to give the kids a run at it as they’ve both earned it in the pre-season.

I cant help think Gresham and Guelfi not playing tomorrow means the club expects to name Kako v Hawks. El-Achkar playing with him.

@SilentGhost263 I absolutely despise the AFL administration. My blood boils over their decisions but the northern academies are the worst.

there is a GAPING hole in this 'plan' that somehow still benefits the very best teams in the comp.

@SCDeadly Great match reports, thank you! 🙌

Sydney vs GWS 26/2 practice match 3rd quarter Match Notes (no 4th quarter notes i’m getting hypothermia it’s raining that hard) Sydney Swans (10.10) 70 leads GWS (6.7) 43 Opening CBA GWS: Madden, Greene, Oliver, Coniglio Sydney: Grundy, Warner, McInerney, Rowbottom Leading SC Scorers: GWS: Greene 81, Idun 73, Oliver 71 Sydney: Grundy 103, Heeney 89, Rowbottom 79 Goals: GWS: J.Stringer 3, J.Hogan 2, C.Oliver 1 Sydney: C.Curnow 2, J.Jordon 1, L.McDonald 1, A.Sheldrick 1, J.Amartey 1, B.Grundy 1, E.Gulden 1 I.Heeney 1, C.Cleary 1 Kick Ins: GWS: L.Ash 5, L.Whitfield 3, C.Idun 2 Sydney: N.Blakey 4, R.Bice 2, C.Mills 1 Brodie Grundys ownership will skyrocket after this game, got 3 handball receives in one chain to set up a Curnow goal really good quarter from Clayton Oliver plenty of touches and kicked a nice goal to go with it Harry Rowston still a huge beneficiary of the injured Giants Jai Serong has done enough for me, he will be in the 23 next week Lachie Ash still getting plenty of the ball really nice quarter from James Rowbottom Josiah Delana has done awesome in limited game time @SC_Flanders @SCHorse_ @SCInsightPod @Secko_IFS @SilverTopHurls @rookiecoachafl @Nerds4lifeSC @SCSquiddy

@zac_jennings91 @Jbnuggets22 @LTSuperCoach Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it.

@Danny_Pollock_ @Jbnuggets22 @LTSuperCoach Serong wont be in front of Melican. He and Rampe will be battling for the 3rd pseudo-key position. He being Serong.

🦢 v 🟠 Pre Season Teams 😬 DEF Serong 119k 🤑👀 - ahead of Rampe and Melican? Mills 538k ⭐️ - back to his best at HB? MID Rowston 271k 🤔👀 - does he have a role with Green out? FWD Rosas 145k 👀 Leake 168k 🤷‍♂️ Delana 119k 🤷‍♂️ Who are will you be watching? #SuperCoach

@Jbnuggets22 @LTSuperCoach As in Serong is ahead of Melican, or the other way around?

@LTSuperCoach If you’re looking for him to be ahead of Melican you can cross him off now.

@AnthP_ Yeah it’s a good point re him being one dimensional. I just love his ability to accumulate, his clean hands, plus the fact that he’s not a 180cm mid. Perkins hasn’t come on and Setters doesn’t seem to have a future either, so we’re looking a bit small in the midfield.

@Danny_Pollock_ What “talent” (what he brings, what he can do) are you worried about that is going to slip through our fingers? Personally, what he’s shown to date hasn’t been worthy enough for selection & he’s needed to develop, whether that is in the 2s or 1s is the question

My review of Essendon’s match sim today now 🆙 on #thebombersblog Includes: Another standout performance that is surely creating headaches (good ones) while another positional move showed its best potential👀 Also a Sharp glimpse of the future #godons thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog…

@Imknowwhere @CharlieDons Less competition for Kako but I agree. I’m praying they give Tsatas a proper run because he could be an elite player for us.

@CharlieDons Imho The boy needs more than 6 , he needs love and to believe he belongs. Kako got a whole season and tbf he was ordinary in majority of games but got better at the latter stages all because he grew into it. Through injury and non selection Elij has not had that luxury

"It's high time that this club provides me with a block of six games so that I can demonstrate my abilities" 😜

Aussies pay more tax on beer than international gas companies pay on tens of billions of dollars worth of our offshore gas they export.

@CouchySays Totally agree mate, it’s a great sign for the club.

My take on the Merrett news and it may be seem a stretch, or spot on accurate. He knows the club has commitments from at least 1, maybe 2 big fish and he's back on board with the club direction. #FlagDons2027

@ScooterMcNeice Epic mate, good job! 🙌

Nice little milestone today. First day my weight recorded under 100kg for 13 years. 25 kilos now gone. Still a way to go but I feel so much better in my joints and overall general health.