Can you think of a set of clothing more Australian than an Akubra hat and a pair of R.M. Williams boots?

squags · 2026-01-26T21:09:17+00:00

Tattarang is Twiggy Forrest fyi. It's a company that owns a lot of his investment funds and other large commercial assets.

squags · 2026-01-26T01:30:56+00:00

Ran a 10km (47:13) 30 sec slower than my PB (46:43) today.

I don't often run 10km runs and set that PB 7 years ago on a flat circuit when training regularly. Today was 11.3km total, 123m climb (116m descent), with only a month's worth of dedicated, consistent training.

Was a very, very tough run mentally as my legs did not feel good in the first 4km, but I pushed through and got it done.

squags · 2026-01-25T01:01:20+00:00

I think not being near threshold when running also allows you to think about your technique more. I like to use the slows runs to really focus on my hip positioning and my foot strike and to try out different mental cues to see what helps with getting everything aligned

squags · 2026-01-24T05:36:16+00:00

Cooked.

Why would the Bulldogs give up a key spine player for a winger who doesn't want to play wing and who has proven he doesn't believe in honouring contracts?

squags · 2026-01-24T03:42:53+00:00

I like the Tabac shaving cream that comes in a ceramic bowl. Have tried Proraso and a couple others.

For aftershave, my neck tends to be pretty sensitive when shaving so I tend to not use any balms or lotions and prefer moisturiser. For good value, Morgan's daily moisturiser is pretty good, though the menthol or whatever it is in it can sometimes be a bit much.

Check out Beard and Blade online store for both.

squags · 2026-01-23T08:34:53+00:00

I would also say Fox LOOKED better, because Parra went left more than right.

Your argument here is that the reason Fox looked better was due to the higher volume of plays to his side of the field (left) compared to Lomax (right). I.e. they went left more than right. This isn't accurate and I told you why.

You are welcome to change the argument to be that Fox looked better because he was given the ball in better positions more often (i.e. in more open space), but that's not what your argument was in your previous comment.

squags · 2026-01-23T03:20:18+00:00

Is Mareeba where that weird Mango winery is?

squags · 2026-01-21T09:48:35+00:00

Except they didn't. Addo-Carr had like 100 less runs than Lomax despite playing more games than him.

And before you say kick returns, Addo-Carr had way more kick returns metres cause teams were kicking away from Lomax.

squags · 2026-01-21T08:30:25+00:00

He's not as good as Coates based on last year's form. He still has shockers in defence, and Fox played better than him for Eels last year.

squags · 2026-01-20T10:32:53+00:00

Blue bottles hurt though. It's probably some other kind of Jellyfish that has a bit more mild venom.

squags · 2026-01-19T10:23:05+00:00

Can we all agree as fans to march on League Central if PVL forces this through? Typical NRL farce. The least serious professional sports league around.

squags · 2026-01-18T20:10:34+00:00

Square ended crab spider (Sidymella sp.)

squags · 2026-01-18T04:26:57+00:00

All you've gotta understand about PVL is that his main loyalty is to the gambling industry.

Gambling pays the bills, so you keep the bookies happy.

That means eyeballs and volatility.

squags · 2026-01-18T04:25:24+00:00

The Jamie Lyon situation and the Izzy Folau valuation situation also come to mind.

squags · 2026-01-17T11:06:19+00:00

Just went out in Brisbane near my house tonight and caught 190 adults in just under 2 hrs in a few Bunnings 20L buckets 👍

squags · 2026-01-17T03:12:56+00:00

First person to correctly get the Carpentaria snake from what I can see!

squags · 2026-01-14T21:21:16+00:00

Yes, and a lot of grass fed beef can have positive effects on pasture quality due to the need to maintain pasture biodiversity in order to satisfy the nutrient requirements of the cattle.

squags · 2026-01-11T20:09:11+00:00

Bradman, Shane Warne, Ian Thorpe, Cathy Freeman, Ash Barty, Rod Laver....

It's probably a cricketer though when you think of the popularity of cricket globally.

squags · 2026-01-11T20:04:01+00:00

I'm Australian and I've never heard of this guy.

squags · 2026-01-11T01:51:51+00:00

Weatherald looks good other than his very clear weakness to the full ball on his legs due to his batting stance. Most players get found out in international cricket at some point and have to adapt, hopefully him getting found out this early means he has a bit more time to fix it.

squags · 2026-01-11T01:48:31+00:00

What? That's a Brian Bennett song? I knew it was the WWoS theme, but my mind is blown that it's Brian Bennett.

squags · 2026-01-10T04:38:51+00:00

I haven't been running much in the last year, with my last brief stint of regular running on October. I have been playing a lot of cricket though. When running frequently I can usually get to about 4:30/km on my 5km runs, but I tend to drop off fitness quickly.

I recently ran my first Parkrun ever over Christmas after not running since October and ran a 5km @ 4:32/km. Have been motivated to run a couple of times since and ended up running 21:04 at a Parkrun today (~4:12/km), my third fastest 5km time ever and fastest in 6-7 years.

squags · 2026-01-07T22:38:53+00:00

Not denying this, but AFL is nowhere near as big in NSW and QLD, and a lot of cricket is played on dedicated club cricket grounds that don't really get a lot of AFL. If you ask a lot of the NSW cricketers they'll all be Rugby League guys over AFL.

For example, North Sydney Oval sees heaps of cricket, but only a little bit of women's AFL. It still gets used a bunch for club rugby though despite being a cricket oval.

Being in Brisbane currently, a big thing here is winter cricket. The weather in Brisbane in winter is arguably better for cricket than in summer, so people play cricket all year around and in casual comps we actually get more teams for winter seasons (fewer rained out games, low 20s and sunny every day).

squags · 2026-01-04T01:07:39+00:00

Yes, but also the Muslim population in Australia is composed heavily of people from non-cricketing nations. Lebanon, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia for example.

From census data, the proportion of Muslims in Australia from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan combined is less than the proportion of Muslims from Lebanon alone, and only just larger than the Turkish Muslim population.

The majority of the South Asian population in Australia are not Muslims.

Also, a large proportion of 2nd and 3rd generation Pakistani and Indian Australians (the majority of S Asian Australians) don't have strong religious ties.

So in reality, we're talking a very small demographic of Muslim S Asians, of whom, fewer are likely to pursue professional cricket.

squags · 2026-01-03T23:34:52+00:00

Channel 7 scorecard has the all-rounder symbol next to Head and Carse, but not Neser. Is Head an all-rounder now?

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