@benjamindickman
@octonion
"So what mark did you get for the assignment?"
"Dunno - the teacher just handed me this lousy medal and muttered something about Fields ..."
@chrislhayes
Chris, from way over here in Oz, I so hope you're right, but worry that the politicisation of the response in many of your States will lead to pain all too soon. I hope I'm wrong
If there’s ever a Hall of Fame for sports analytics, may I preemptively nominate
@sirswampthing
for inaugural life membership?
Tweeps, can I please have a seconder.
In an 18-team competition, allowing teams from 9th and 10th to have a shot at playing Finals significantly reduces the meaningfulness of the home-and-away games AND signifcantly reduces the meaningfulness of being a finalist
It's such a brilliant lose-lose strategy from the
@AFL
I’m an older Aussie, and I’ve, by far, lived most of my life in Sydney, but I nonetheless love Aussie Rules and remain stunned by the contrast between Paul’s unpaid efforts at AFLTables and the, frankly, uninterested efforts of the well-paid
@AFL
equivalents
If you love your men's & women's AFL, think for a moment as a mainstream follower with at least a passing interest in the independent sources of stats, just how reliant we are on AFLTables, Footywire and
#fitzRoy
(and even they no longer have AFLW data)
That just ain't right
@AFL
@mrjamesob
Come on, James: fishing, blue passports, fish & chips in newspaper, obscenely straight bananas, the sovereignty of parliament to enact laws that it already can, the ability to negotiate free trade agreements with far-smaller trading blocs
What, exactly, don't you get?
@alexmaccaroon
@mrjamesob
"Constable - why did you not make the arrest?"
"It was the helmet, sir. I think it make me excessively woke whilst I was wearing it"
"That's understandable. We've had a few astute people on Twitter worried about exactly that thing"
Visited Mum today. I was in her bedroom, looking for her hearing aid, when I saw that she had a framed pictured of my late Dad on the pillow next to her. They were married for over 60 years.
Kinda lost it a bit.
I hope all my Tweeps find a love like that.
@sirswampthing
@Tzac2510
Swamp, you should know by now that stats about <my team> are only worth your time if they show <my team> in a good light or <team I don't like> in a bad light
It's not hard
At some point, I swear it, before I die (or lose interest) I will find a way to explain to even the most fervent fan of any
#AFL
team that an even free-kick count is not required to confirm the impartiality of umpires.
"Day 55, and the
@AFL
site still has no player statistics. The others on the voyage with me are beginning to lose hope. A number of us have sent up flares but, alas, there's been no response. We are bereft. Tell my models I love them ..."
You know, if Aussie Rules wasn't such an incredible sport, it'd never survive its administration, rules tinkering, website, and media pundits (with notable exceptions)
I don't doubt anyone's intentions, but boy it's hard sometimes
@IvePetThatDog
Gideon, this is Quila (or Q dog as we call her). She's cataracts in both eyes, and Dynamic Respiratory issues, which make her cough after she's excited (even after we've administered her bronchodilator).
She'd love a remote petting (and is our Queen)
Probably not going to Tweet for a bit until the US situation is clearer.
It’s not good for my mental health.
If you’re thrilled about the prospect of 4 more years of Trump, all power to you but, tbh, there’s no chance I’ll ever buy you a beer.
See you soon Tweeps.
“At the end of 2016, we thought the footy world was Tom’s oyster. We didn’t see the black dog creep up on him…”
Luke Beveridge breaks down paying tribute to Tom Boyd.
@DeAnna4Congress
DeAnna, you might just want to pop into Australia one day or, New Zealand, or ... what"s the point?
When your idelogy and personal ethical compass just lets you blatantly lie, why should others think you're honest enough to objectively assess evidence.
Bless your heart.
What happens when you prioritise fun stuff that the developers want to create for their portfolio over building an app that does what your audience actually wants
@ajarrodkimber
His belated"Image credit:
@ajarrodkimber
" Tweet has to be one of the most passive-aggressive responses to being caught out for outright theft of IP I've ever seen
Sydney, currently 3rd on the ladder, have conceded 47.52 so far this season
Hawthorn, currently 17th on the ladder, have conceded 47.52 so far this season
It’s weird that people who never make public predictions are so vocal about people who do, and do it at a level that often matches or betters the bookies
If you want to have a go, publish your margin forecasts for a couple of years, then we’ll talk
Okay, just to remove any doubt, if you're at all irked by the use of the term "AFLM" as a way of, however lamely, acknowledging that we now have another comp, just unfollow me now, because I have neither the time nor the breath to have that conversation with you.
@SoVeryBritish
Extended version
Slightly put out
Rolls eyes and shakes head
Makes mental note to tell partner later
Miffed
Disgruntled
Cross
Exasperated
Fuming
Seething
Bloody livid
Going "ballistic"
Writes to national newspaper
Tut
Silence
Bears permanent grudge
Imagine you were responsible for the website of a game you believed was pre-eminent in the country and you went, "stuff it with historical stats, we'll tear it all down in the off-season, and not give any details of what's coming", bar this.
I'm tired of finding excuses,
@AFL
To be clear, the Pies are a strong club, and might yet win the Flag, but seeing them go 1 and 3 after being questioned about my and others’ less-than-astonishing rating of them when they were 16 and 2 just reinforces my faith in my and my colleagues’ abilities
Don’t say this often enough, but it has been so enjoyable and inspiring to watch the burgeoning AFL stats community over the past 15+ years
So many talented people
Humbled to be a very small part of it
Long may it continue
@NateSilver538
I'd maybe reword "to be right" (which might involve conforming the evidence to fit my pre-conceived notion) as "to be accurate" or "to be faithful to the evidence"
Some of the worst people I know always want "to be right"
@ZachReino
@JessRMcKenna
In the spirit of improv, I've used an algorithm to randomly generate new
@OffBookPod
episode titles based on existing ones
See what you think. They're all yours (and apols if you got this twice)
@AlbertThurgood
Well done, Albert. I genuinely hope that makes you feel better, though I doubt it will. Honestly curious about the reaction you were hoping for.
Serious question: why does the 1st round of men's AFL matches need to be named "Round 0" rather than "Round 1"? Is there some contractual agreement that the League is craftily dodging that requires certain fixturing in the official "Round 1"?
It just seems stupid
Sorry, Tiges fans, I’ve got nothing comforting to offer by way of numbers or insights tonight
It’s clearly over, and you’ve had a wonderful, well-deserved run, but it’s someone else’s turn now
Better to have Flagged and lost …
"It's a deadly pandemic, right?"
"Yeah, of course ..."
"How deadly? Can we have 100% capacity?"
"No, not that high ..."
"30%?"
"Nah, too low"
"50%?"
"Yeah, that makes sense. But can we close off some of the upper stands so the crowd's all together for the cameras?"
"Sure!"
I reckon a lot of us might've struggled with Warnie's commentary career but, equally, would've been enthralled and uplifted by what he did on the field. He just refused to lose
Fierce competitor, obvious patriot, shrewd tactician
RIP Shane
These are the only groups of 22 players that have played together as a team 4 times or more.
No group of 22 players has ever played together more than 5 times.
And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is why, when a ladder projection has an expected win for a winless team, it might be right, even if it can't say which game the win will come in