I’m at the Olympic Stadium and there is a break for a VAR check. It’s going on for a while, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to jot down a few thoughts about VAR.

So in the worst-case scenario, VAR undermines the legitimacy of human judgement without replacing it with anything better. Far from removing arbitrary human judgement, VAR simply emphasises just how arbitrary it is.

#auspol Gotta love Daniel Andrews .His govt have stepped up to sponsor the Australian Diamonds netball team. And he has triggered Murdoch and other MSM and the RWNJ's who are rolling on the floor kicking their legs in a toddler temper tantrum. Life's good !!

yes, please do enlighten me. email me at [email protected]

this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes

The next El Niño is going to be f*cking awful. And we know this is true because La Niña years now are what El Niño years used to be

If you read between the lines, what he is describing here is an absolute dream for middle-class, well-connected pushy white parents who want to give their kids a leg-up over the opposition even if they are academically second-rate.

Yeah but Blues v Tiges was tight & defensive so they’re both crap, but Cats v Pies was a shootout so they’re obviously top shelf. 🚮

I thought this tweet was about the Tiges

Numeracy standards are declining

Lachie Neale scored 3 goals (and 10 behinds) in 2023 Swamp when was the last time a Brownlow winner scored fewer than 3 goals? #Brownlow

I'm not at all a fan of Basil's politics or his sports commentary but this explanation actually makes sense...in context, the "reserves game" is 9 v 7 News competing against the womens' tennis However, no-one will remember this

I spend a lot of time thinking how "using the latest science to help all kids learn as much as they can, especially those from disadvantage who need public school the most" isn't considered progressive.

The standard right-wing position is that protecting women's sports is of vital importance to the political debate and also that those sports suck.

Is it too early to anoint Alana as the new King of Spain? #AUSvENG

Vikki Wall played rugby 7s for Ireland but according to the commentators "she comes from a sport where you can't tackle" #aflw 😂