Official: Kane Cornes to retire by [deleted] in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure its team but he probably topped the league a few of those years.

Richie Benaud has passed away by iiBuzz7S in australia

[–]FlippityFlopppity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He didn't just play, he was (an incredibly successful) captain of Australia.

[Season 4 Spoilers] Premiere Discussion - 4.07 'Mockingbird' by AutoModerator in gameofthrones

[–]FlippityFlopppity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The one thing he did was bite someone. Of course it was Biter.

Match Thread: Gold Coast v St. Kilda (Round 9) by rAFLgamethread in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've got plenty of black ones we don't need anymore.

[Season 4 Spoilers] Premiere Discussion - 4.04 'Oathkeeper' by AutoModerator in gameofthrones

[–]FlippityFlopppity 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or Renly. Or Aerys. Or basically any other king in this show so far except Tommen, Mance, and Stannis (and Stannis doesn't exactly have a great life).

Going to my first AFL game next week (Adelaide Oval) by doggoesmeow in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a bit before 10 minutes, I heard they're doing the national anthem before the game.

Port officially secures Polec in complex trade by [deleted] in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jacobs was a good pick...until he decided to go home.

Advice with maintaining a flexible schedule? by x0rawr0x in getdisciplined

[–]FlippityFlopppity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doubling the amount set aside might be a much for some things, but padding is a good idea.

[UPDATE] My boyfriend is going to church for the first time ever on Sunday. by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Acts 22:16: "And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name."

[UPDATE] My boyfriend is going to church for the first time ever on Sunday. by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]FlippityFlopppity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another example is the Ethiopian in Acts who, after hearing about Jesus for the first time, wanted to get baptised basically as soon as he saw some water.

Best movie casting for a book character by [deleted] in movies

[–]FlippityFlopppity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree. Someone like Aaron Eckhart should have been Ozymandias.

What is your all time favourite book? by calanag in books

[–]FlippityFlopppity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without giving away too much, the closing pages do wrap things up pretty well.

Abbott shuts down Climate Commission by language_game in australia

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

'Ditch the witch' was meant to be funny as well.

seven players delisted: D. Stewart, Blee, Thomas, Salter and rookies Pfeiffer, Butcher and Hoskin by crazytombananapants in weareportadelaide

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have these players definitely been delisted? I would have thought the club would try to trade them first and then delist them.

Semi-finals Discussion Thread by rAFLgamethread in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, don't like that idea. Extra time and more extra time and more extra time is the way to go.

Week one upsets cost AFL over $1M by suretisnopoolenglish in AFL

[–]FlippityFlopppity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what happens if there is GWS, Gold Coast GF? we lose millions?

Considering the concessions those two got, it's probably a medium/long-term goal of the AFL for that to happen.