Slater to Compete in Australia

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Long before COVID came along, Kelly Slater has used social media to argue about the efficacy of vaccinations and various vax issues. Much of the time the debates were sport; positions were assumed, ideas were thrashed out to see if they hold water or not.

His readiness to adopt a position led commenters, and even some Australian politicians, to assume he held the same position - i.e as he dislikes vaccinations and surrounding policy he wouldn't get vaccinated. In January both Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck and Senator Jacquie Lambie singled him out as unvaccinated and hence unable to enter the country.

Recently, however, Slater unsurprisngly put the kybosh on the idea that he wasn't vaccinated and couldn't enter Australia.

"I'll see you in Australia," Slater told Reuters from Hawaii. Asked directly if he'd been vaccinated, Slater answered, "It is an important question, and there's a reason I'm not talking about it that is personal. I do believe that medical privacy is a real thing. But I think my answer that I'll see you in Australia answers that."

"I'm planning on surfing the rest of the tour," Slater said. "You know, I'm not thinking about twelve (titles). I mean it's in the back of my mind and having a win under my belt, if I get a couple more good results then yeah I'll make that top five... I'll deal with that challenge when I get there, if I make it that far."

However, in a separate interview with the WSL, Slater proved that he indeed he was thinking about twelve:

"I know I have work to do [to contend for the World Tile]. I'm nowhere close to it. I know I gotta put in a lot of work between now and the end of the year. I know I gotta make that top five. I'd like to try to win a couple of contests this year now that I have that confidence back and the understanding of how to do that and the belief that it can happen … and getting to Trestles is -- it would be -- a bittersweet finish for me. You know, eventually this is gonna end. Eventually this is gonna end and there will be some sadness, but I'll also be relieved."

In the same interview, Slater ruminated on the symmetry of finishing at Trestles:

"I could imagine Trestles being the perfect place because it's where I won my first competition after going pro. My very first pro win was there in 1990 on the PSAA contents. I was still in high school, I was starting my first week of my senior year, my last week in high school was that week, and I won $30,000 and it was just such a dream come true to start my career. So, it would be a nice place to finish for me also if I chose for it to be my last contest, if I make it to the Final 5."

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gavin007 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 9:59am

"It is an important question, and there's a reason I'm not talking about it that is personal. I do believe that medical privacy is a real thing. But I think my answer that I'll see you in Australia answers that."...Hmmmm. Yes, I want to drive down and watch him at Bells, but please let us not have another Novak Djokovic fiasco!

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zenagain Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:16am

Good on him and I have to agree.

When did someones medical history all of a sudden become someone else's business?

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Blowin Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:33am

When they’ve got the clap.

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Remigogo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:14am

Kelly's got the clap? Sheez, how'd that happen?

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Blowin Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:19pm

Let’s just say it involves a glory hole but not much glory.

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zenagain Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:35am

Good point.

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Matthew Lycakis Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:45pm

hahahaha!!

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Ben Harding Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:29pm

Lol'd at the one. Fully though. It's no one's business who's had what.

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Felipeavancine Friday, 18 Feb 2022 at 6:46am

Agreed

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carmo-dee Thursday, 24 Feb 2022 at 9:00pm

Asking I you've had a specific vaccination isn't asking for someone's medical history is it?

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warddy Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:37am

Think I’d rather take health advice from Kelly Slater than Jacquie Lambi

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burzum Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:57am

I'd rather take medical advice from Kelly Slater that 99% of doctors!
Wait a minute...

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dandandan Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 12:47pm

You'd probably be better off not taking your health advice from either of them to be honest Warddy.

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savanova Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:51am

I can see the surfing anti vax moovement hurriedly cancelling the printing of their latest batch of t-shirts & posters.

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nicko74 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:58am

I don’t remember Lambi ever publicly offering health advice?

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Faunt Leroy Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:19am

He's got a lot of Doctor friends......

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iamlegend Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:28am

Sounds like more Slater mind games.
Was he holding out for Novavax or was he vaxxed all along...is he even really vaxxed?

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udo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:17pm

He hasn't said he is Vaxxed.

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stunet Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:36pm

He's vaxxed.

He's been vaxxed all along.

After thirty years of watching the most competitive surfer to ever compete, a guy for who merely holding records isn't enough, he has to keep creating them, did anyone really think that, at the pinnacle of his career, he'd acquiesce over this fleeting issue?

In twelve months time the vax argument will have gone the way of Kony, but victories last forever.

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udo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:49pm

Thanks
I had the idea he may enter as Robert Slater with an Exemption with Colbeck and Lambie having no idea who Robert is.

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Nick Bone Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:32pm

Pretty sure you provide me a “word of the day” (acquiesce today) every day Stu.

Way of the Kony.. Lovely haha!

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Mulletup Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 9:55am

im sure koshie and karl will carry on

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Blowin Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:22pm

Who gives a rat’s whether he’s vaccinated or not.

Who cares about his medical status? You all waiting to see if he’s circumcised before you watch his heats?

Go Kelly!

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peabo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:56pm

Umm, anyone that wants to watch him compete in Australia for one....

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wallpaper Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 8:11pm

I do blowin. If he wasn't prepared to get vaxxed, he wasn't welcome as far as I'm concerned. It's a public health issue, though of course not that things like that would concern you in the slightest.

Anyway I'm fully aware that neither he nor anyone else cares what I think, though I do have to say he has redeemed himself somewhat in my eyes. Maybe he came to realise that those conga lines of of suck holes that took him down those rabbit holes were just a lot of know nothing suck holes. It's hard to believe that he could be that stupid and stay that way - after all he does seem to have a modicum of intelligence and is into self-improvement.

Speaking of suck holes blowin - how did your nick come about - is that your work or your hobby? As you probably know from mine I'm an interior decorator, but my prob is my boyfriend fkn sucks at head jobs, and in a bad way. Would you be able to give him some tips?

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Blowin Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 8:27pm

I’ve got a tip for him : He should get a new boyfriend.

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Robo Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 8:25am

Yeah Slater is going to kill us all hahahah

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Saltwaterlover Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 10:06am

Wa wa waaaa. 'public health issueeeeeee'

The 24/7 propaganda campaign for 2 years straight has worked wonders on you. Like so many of your compatriots who love sucking on the tit of government, you'd rather get angry at someone who can fly around america and europe no issues than question your own freedom and why you've been locked in here for 2 years. And for what?

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 4:40pm

Yeah mate. This forum is cringe hilarious. The amount of "science science science" vaxtards on here is side splitting. What's it all about? Is it TV brainwash or something else? Mass formation psychosis? Cognitive dissonance?

Tell you what, I've been trying to catch this deadly covid for over two years and just can't. Never worn a mask, shake hands like a real man, hug and kiss the ladies, been to two border rallies surrounded by 10000+ maskless smiling faces packed together like sardines, sheesh I even travelled to Canberra for the first time last weekend and rubbed shoulders with half a million (or maybe more) people yet I still can't catch the sniffles. Funny that LOL.

Meanwhile, I personally know of many jab injured and a couple of jab related deaths.

PS, to Stu and my other fans on here, I'm sorry I didn't see this post days ago, it would've been fun to have a bit more of the light hearted good natured toe to toe with you blokes haha!

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 5:57pm

This is what I'm talking about: "Autopsies of two teenage boys who died days after receiving Pfizer’s COVID vaccine prove the vaccine caused their deaths."
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/autopsies-vaccinating-teens-...
Enjoy your boosters boys! Just don't jab your kids! I for one will NEVER submit to any of these Russian Roulette death shots.
For those of you that've rolled your sleeves up, I hope for your sake you got one from the saline batches, because if not, then RIP.

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udo Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:46pm

Madhava Setty
Oh FFS.
So what about K.S. ..algae ?

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:56pm

Setty's not credible right? Just like RFK Jr, Dr Sherri Tenpenny, Dr Michael Yeadon, Dr Peter McCullough, Dr Andrew Kaufman, Dr Jane Ruby, Dr Carrie Madaj,... etc etc, the list goes on and on...

Who do you trust? Dr Anthony Fauci? Tedros? Kerry Chant? Brett Sutton? Bill Gates lol? Good luck with that!

Kelly? Could've shown real bravery, stood for truth and been on the right side of history. Didn't. It's a shame. Hero to Zero. Oh well...

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Crab Nebula Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 6:51pm

So when did the nuthouse start giving the nuts an SN subscription!

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jock o Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 6:59pm

the old if you dont agree with me i will label you a conspiracy tin foil hat wearer hey ! straight out of the msm playbook, brilliant! its good to because you can sound like you care and you dont even have to think

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:32pm

Aye Jock O!

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:43pm

I paid $6.66/ month just like you mate. Interesting number that one hmmmm.... Where's that tin foil haha!!!

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Remigogo Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:54pm

The surfcam access and forecasts and content ARE badass. So what d' you do.

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AlgaeBanquet Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 8:00pm

Exactly. I appreciate accurate forecasts. Articles are an add on that, fuck it, I choose to occasionally contribute to.

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Saltwaterlover Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 7:57pm

ohhh crabs a bit crabby.
Go back to sleep mate! nothing to see here, just Dan in your wet dreams

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Shampooed Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 4:49pm

I'm no expert but how would your BF suck an extremely small little boy weena with no nuts anyway?

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jock o Saturday, 19 Feb 2022 at 6:14pm

i care what you think but i think you may be a bit of a tool ? what did he do to need redemption how did he go below your lofty standards? baffles me how people like yourself are totally incapable of analysing dats but here is some for you to consider , 80 percent of all deaths in oz were allready in palliative care if your not aware they are the oldest and sickest members of our society, the rest had an average age of 87 and two or more serious comorbidities, these people need better care from society and aged care in general, but it is not a conspiracy that 99.97 percent of us will be fine with covid and the data has been highly manipulated to for whatever reason scare society, so is kelly or novak vaxxed or unvaxxed any more of a threat to you than your boyfriend who is probably giving his good blowjobs to his bit on the side? no there not but it takes a step back from virtue signalling and brainwashing to realise that, covid is a viral parasite it spreads from our nasal cavities and vaccines do sweet f a to stop that spread

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sacash Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 8:45pm

Yep and I still reckon he is going to beat Gabby as coming out as the first openly gay world surf champion

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simba Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:46pm

"I'm planning on surfing the rest of the tour," Slater said. "You know, I'm not thinking about twelve (titles)

comedian as well.........anyway i enjoy watching the ol bald one and hope he does win his 12th, KS is pro surfing at the moment....

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Crab Nebula Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 12:49pm

Nadal and the GOAT walk into a bar. Nadal asks the GOAT: "Would you like a shot?"
To which the GOAT replies: "Hmm. Nadal, better make that a double (or is it now a triple)"

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jshe35 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 1:09pm

Knocked out early at pipe.... not coming to Oz... 'Melbourne Syndrome'.. anti-vax pin-up..... A win at Pipe... possibility of 12... jab away... never said I wasnt vaxxed !!!.
Got to love the most competitive animal in world sport... bit of a hypocrite though... just saying.

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vicbloke Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:44pm

my thoughts as well. cant wait to see him compete in OZ but growing tired of all the not going, now going blah blah blah. gets boring

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JackStance Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 8:55am

I thought the same. Additionally, I reckon he's paid off one of his doctors to get him the paperwork. The very rich get their own way.
Not that I give a shit whether he's vaxxed or not, because it doesn't stop the spread.

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wax-on-danielson Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 1:30pm

With Medina out, Italo still looks like he’s recovering his title, JJF is always just a 10 foot air away from injury. Slater probably has as good a chance as anyone - if it was the old system and not based on a finals at Trestles. Trestles is such a QS comp style wave it’s going to favour one of the younger guys that will boost 3 airs on a wave. Slater would probably win the final at any other spot on tour.

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jedi old mate Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 1:55pm

His performance at Pipeline was the most legendary performance in surfing history. From my perspective I don't understand why he wouldn't retire after that and end with an absolute mic drop.
It seems that Jimmy is forever chasing the dragon and doesn't know what life without the tour is like.
Doesn't he have chia seed enema ceremonies to attend to?

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goofyfoot Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:25pm

Agree, what a time to bow out

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freeride76 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 1:57pm

He might be thinking G-Land without Medina, and Chopes without Medina.

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Island Bay Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:30pm

Yes, and yes.

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marcio_rico Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 7:28pm

Hmmm, it doesn’t mention the source of the information, but not sure how it’s going to work if it’s true… https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2022/02/08/gabriel-medin...

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david de Figueiredo Sunday, 20 Feb 2022 at 7:20am

Yes!!

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zenagain Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:02pm

If he gets into the semi's or above at Sunset and does the same at Bells and Margs, you'd have to think the twelfth is well and truly possible. After that, G-land, J-Bay and Chopes especially if all are solid are waves that Kelly is really suited to, even Trestles.

I'd love to see Kelly get a twelfth. If he did, he'd probs go for the bakers dozen. I wouldn't put it past him.

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lostdoggy Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:06pm

I just can’t see him winning trestles.
Possible he goes in ranked one though so coming in fresh for a best of 3 against one other then a very slim maybe.

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hamishbro Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:19pm

Bells will need a decent swell for him to have a decent chance but on the other hand he’s pulled tricky rabbits out of the hat there before… don’t remember the year but he was versing durbidge in the final, mushy inconsistent waves, and he paddles up to Rincon only to find an air ramp! Lands it, wins it.

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vicbloke Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:47pm

if the past 2 years on the surf coast is anything to go by they will be surfin at PI, MP or Johanna

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Finnbob the terror Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:50pm

Was it not last easter when we had the 3 consecutive massive swells, pretty much ripped all the sand from the peninsula and through rocks the size of small cars 100m plus across the road at Port Fairy. Or is the Bells comp not around Easter anymore.

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vicbloke Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:27am

i think you are correct and can only assume Bells will run at Easter. however, the last two years on the surf coast has been really poor surf wise and if that is anything to go by then it is looking dim. hope i am wrong and we have a repeat of 1981

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shortenism Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:27pm

This is arguably the most decisive time in modern history and so to think he's put pursuing personal tube time in the scheme of bigger fish to fry is kinda uncharacteristic of slats. He's clearly opposed to the whole thing being more vocal then most.

It would be disappointing if he's got the old saline switcheroo to comply as opposed to taking the opportunity to really make some noise about it but on the other hand can't blame him and not fair to put the weight of the world's future on his shoulders.

Disappointing if true and if its not, I hope you guys have a good lawyer(s).

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stunet Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:25pm

"so to think he's put pursuing a personal World Title 1st in the scheme of bigger fish to fry is kinda uncharacteristic of slats"

What was the last contest he boycotted on principle? (and not just to chase better waves somewhere else)

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SquattyCutback Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:42pm

My thoughts too shortenism. It's disappointing. It's a back flip for a man so strongly opposed to putting crap in his body. Also strange after hearing him openly admit he's not had the jab on video. Now he's only advocating for medical privacy which is a nice loophole to avoid direct questions on his actual status.

The switcheroo seems plausible and maybe after a tap on his shoulder considering the business circles he moves in. You scratch our back and we'll scratch yours. The narrative gets a boost and he gets to compete. All conjecture I know but if true I have lost respect for him.

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shortenism Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:27pm

Yeah thats a good point Stu ans I did just edit that accordingly.

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shortenism Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:30pm

Still, as the most barreled man in history, surely this year he could have given some of it it up to shake some shit up.

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dandob Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:25pm

Mike Stewart would give him a fair run for that title....

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Sprout Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:15pm

Yep, 58 and doing backflips at solid Pipe is more impressive than KS getting tubed.

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Elliedog Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:36pm

Slater at G land.... could easily take that one out if its pumping

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dawnperiscope Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 2:59pm

For sure, with the "no hand" backhand tube ride being rewarded so highly, I think natural footers are in the box seat at chopes and g-land

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sean killen Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:32pm

His farewell tour.. I’m glad he got the 2 jabs .. still surfing unbelievable.. can’t see him making the finals but it is the goat

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GrumpyLocal Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 3:32pm

He can help out with some cultural burning whilst he’s here. Not the method recently slated at back door.

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Thanos S Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:00pm

Uncrowded line ups in WSL heats, no one on tour will be looking forward to the end of that. Parko just told me he got his board pinched at an over subscribed wave spot.

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3vickers Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:15pm

oh this is good news.
i hope bells turns it on!!

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Surfalot67 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:47pm

Good on ya KS, don't pay any attention to Rogan and the anti vaxx fuckwits, they'll find another poster boy one day. Can' t wait to see you at Bells legend.

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indo-dreaming Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 4:57pm

I bet he got novavax vaccine, thats the one those wary of mRNA vax get.

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batfink Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:33pm

Does it really matter?

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freesurfer1977 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:14pm

I don't care if he's juiced up or not,I call bullshit. The whole thing reeks of it!!

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Skeggzie Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:16pm

I wonder how many jabs he will be required to have by the time The Aus leg starts . It’s 3 jabs now to be double vaxxed , I mean fully Vaxxed , No sorry I mean up to date haha. And the 4th is just around the corner ..

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freeride76 Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:49pm

not for people coming in Skeegzie, two jabs of Novovax and Old Baldy is ready to rumble,

has he been vaxxed all along, pretending to be anti-vax to "be cool"?

maybe.

He's an environmentalist ready to bulldoze a flood-plain to build a wave pool, so anything is possible.

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podrig Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 12:40am

"He's an environmentalist ready to bulldoze a flood-plain to build a wave pool"

Had to log in just to up vote this one !

How short are the attention spans around here??

Is "person you've never met turns out to be different from his insta profile" still a real headline or have we crossed some murdoch/betoota event horizon /{

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batfink Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:35pm

Nice, Podrig. Good pseudonym too.

How short are attention spans?

Measured in nanometers my friend.

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lost Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 5:56pm

Yep I want to see him surf in OZ and I really enjoyed him at pipe and his after win interview was aw and honest but geez he is right royal wanker as well. When he is not winning he is so bloody easy to hate. I strongly suspect he will be doing all events only if he first in a position to make the cut (highly likely) and then only if he is likely to make the top 5. He’s blown of events before with excuses and was probably keeping the vax one as a excuse until he realised he could make a go of it in the first half and wasn’t going to get around it for Aus. Remember this is a guy who when everyone else was locked down managed to travel freely around Oz, Indonesia and the US. He has all sorts of whacky conspiracy theories. Anyway glad he is the GOAT AT SURFING.

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flollo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 6:20pm

In all honestly, I wish he retires at the end of the year. Free up space for someone younger.

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Troppo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 9:08pm

Someone better? haha
Isn't the goal to have the best surfers riding the best waves?
If that's the case, who should we be watching?
Baldy is 50 and still schooling kids who weren't even born when he retired for the first time.
Let Kelly do what Kelly does best... surf.
When he is gone, it will leave a hole that will be very hard to fill.

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OHBILLY Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 4:19pm

Why should he? Why don't you just leave your job and retire? Give it to a young bloke/lass that's just come out of high-school?

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Sheep go to heaven Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 7:06pm

Jeez , imagine if we didn't have this stupid , contrived Finals system . He would be a red hot shot at a 12th , with a win already bagged up and G-land , Chopes , J Bay to follow
Most likely he'll be up against Filepe , Italo , Igarashi etc etc in 3 foot soft trestles . Biggest whirly bird wins ... : )

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conrico Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 7:17pm

As much as I love Kelly, these days he can only win in one wave type, massive barrels. Given Trestles will be anything but, Kelly’s chances of winning the WC are about as good as mine

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stunet Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 7:25pm

Say old Baldy was leading the ratings in the back half of the year. Wonder if the Woz could somehow script/not-script the tour reverting to the older points format to safeguard the storyline.

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flollo Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 7:30pm

An interesting hypothesis. Sadly, he is still their best marketing tool. I say sadly because they just don't know how to pivot away from him and have less dependency on this one individual.

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conrico Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 9:58pm

could take some notes from F1

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carpetman Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 10:20pm

They should run the final series at pipe in December. That would be a good finisher.

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Stamos Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 at 2:27pm

Maybe they'll just script it the same way they did in the first Gabby v Filipe heat at Trestles?

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bluediamond Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 7:59pm

"It is an important question, and there's a reason I'm not talking about it that is personal. I do believe that medical privacy is a real thing."
Enough said in my opinion.
Next subject...

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evosurfer Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:24pm

You know what when I think about it I seriously I dont care if your vaxed or not.
You get really ill sick and have a long horrible painful death good for you.
You have earnt it. As long as they have a negative rat test so they cant infect
innocent humans well run with that. I think maybe we are being slightly led.
Im vaxxed by the way so dont get hysterical just blame China.

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DBEARINDARE Monday, 14 Feb 2022 at 11:25pm

He can just come and tell the fuzz he is going to wollies to buy toilet paper.
They havent stopped anyone doing that.
Vaxxed or not!
Fucking Joke!
Being vaxxed doesnt stop you from getting it or passing it.
Before anyone wants to give me the 3rd degree about the benefits of vaccination. I get it it.
Lessen the risk......... lessen the hospital loads......... socially the best result to do so ....... yada, yada, yada....

I am vaxxed and I agree with vaccination to help the whole heard.

Its just that as I say, when the vaccinated are as contagious as the unvaccinated, potentially.
Why are we discriminating peoples choices, then letting them into woolies but not the footy?

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batfink Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:44pm

Firstly, herd. Secondly, groceries are an essential item, footy isn’t.

Hope that clarifies it for you.

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Billyw Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 1:34am

I'm glad he is vaxxed, now he isn't a health risk because vaccinated people can't pass the virus on. only unvaccinated people can do that. and only unvaccinated people die as well, there are no vaccinated people in hospital. that goodness for science.

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rooftop Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 2:12am

Straw man

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rooftop Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 2:15am

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Blowin Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 4:32am

Real talk

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evosurfer Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 7:48am

Billyw I dont think youre correct.

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Robo Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 8:27am

pigs can fly too

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SquattyCutback Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 8:40am

Wow. Are you watching MSM 24/7 on your Oculus headset?

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JackStance Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:05am

I smell whiff of sarcasm.

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djizzah Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 8:50am

the goats always welcome, cool guy

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velocityjohnno Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 10:31am

Would be cool to see him here to surf again, first saw Kelly on the steps of Margs main break going to a heat in '93. Remarkable when you think about it. There's so much Kelly could to at top-of-world level after pro surfing too, he could become Lord of design, could master Sunset and silence the nay-sayers, anything.

What happened to Medina? He was on a rampage, and doing it his way.

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Redmond Clement Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 2:49pm

There should be a probe into people bringing intestinal worms into the country.

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OHBILLY Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 4:16pm

Where can I get me one of these probes?

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groundswell Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 3:29pm

I really hope Kelly gets a 12th then retires. That would be epic, but if he retired after that Pipe win that would have been pretty cool too.

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Where-is-albo Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 6:17pm

He might end up like Don Bradman and a host of other sporting Legends to miss on the last shot. You could argue it adds to the legacy.
In saying that, It would be extraordinary if he does achieve a world title at 50.

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indo-dreaming Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 6:45pm

ha ha your user name

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lilas Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:23pm

Oh how I long for the days of old when stories about Pro surfers and drugs usually involved the illegal type and were a good laugh. What a sad and depressing state of affairs Pro-surfing has become. Bring back Captain Goodvibes and Gonad man FFS, we need a good laugh.
Or at least an episode from Gra with the crazy locals of Toonawhateverthefuckitis, just take us away from this Covid insanity.

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batfink Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 at 9:54pm

Don’t need to know whether he is vaxxed or not. Don’t want special rules for people with money and celebrity and fame either.

If he’s here, he’s been vaxxed. If that disappoints you, well, really?

More interested in the fact that Stu has been saying for a while that he’s been vaxxed. I assume Stu didn’t get inside information, so that means he put two and two together. He’s closer to general surf news than me, so I find that interesting. Stu was seeing stuff that everyone else was missing.

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stunet Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 at 3:05pm

No inside knowledge aside from thirty years of Slater watching. My call was based on two things:

1) Arguing about a principle isn't the same as acting on the principle.

2) Anti-vaxers claiming him as one of their own forget that Slater is the most competitive surfer that ever did compete. The only side he's on is his own.

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walter-r-white Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:06am

I'm vaxxed. But I actually don't like the precedent of mandating a vaccine that doesn't eliminate the virus. Instead, if you're not vaccinated and you get covid and need an ICU bed, you should be at the bottom of the priority list, below cancer patients etc. That's actually fair. Personal choices. Why should a vaccinated cancer patient lose out on an ICU bed to an otherwise healthy muppet who made a selfish personal choice not to get vaccinated. You should be free to say no to a vaccine and free to die on the sidewalk outside the hospital too as a consequence too. Personal choice, personal responsibility.

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nasigoreng Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 5:49pm

Fair point......but you're talking medical ethics and that is a big can of worms. Under that logic, all cardiac arrest patients would need to be assessed for their lifestyle choices before receiving treatment also.

The truth is most people in ICU for Covid are unfortunately compromised outside of their control or obese, the latter being the majority. I have that on very good authority. MSM however of course does not provide a daily breakdown in case numbers. So.........should people presenting at ICU for Covid be put on the scales, pinch tested and screened for BMI also before receiving treatment? That question is equally important to your point.

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Crab Nebula Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 6:33pm

By BMI, I am obese. While not a Greek Adonis, to look at me, you'd say I am not obese. 6ft, 105kg is the new halfback (slight exaggeration) and rooted in my Irish-South African genes. But, and excuse my ignorance for commenting on SN because this serves as procrastination for me, is obesity really a factor? Correlation doesnt mean causation, especially if the measurement is invalid. In other words, a significant proportion of society could be deemed obese by BMI measures (if thats the standard).Have they controlled for obesity? (I am asking). If not, obese people in ICU may not be so over-represented? If I presented to hospital right now, they'd mark me down as a fat arse. But, I lterally have big bones and stocky build by my physios account of X-rays viewed and treatment.

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Robo Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 6:37pm

sounds like you are sore for getting poisoned for nothing lol, sucker

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gggiiibbbo Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 at 6:24am

I’ve heard a lot of ‘poison’ calls - when are we going to feel the effects of being poisoned? What exactly are the toxicities of these poisons? I’ve also heard a lot of “I’m not putting that shit in my body..’ calls - some, ironically enough, from technically morbidly-obese humans like George Christensen and Clive Palmer who are heavy users of alcohol and consume large amounts of sodium, sugar and fat. Get a grip.

Slater is probably the greatest sportsperson ever. Whatever your feelings on vaccinations, rules are rules - they exist to help everyone. I’m not into exemptions for him, Novak or any other multi-millionaire star.

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The poo man Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 12:40pm

He must have got one of those fake vaccination certificate's, like a lot of other people did. Would be worth paying 10k for and copping a fine while in his position

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nasigoreng Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 5:42pm

Its a fucken muddy world right now. Mandates to work and travel, no privacy. Prince Andrew paying out twice to get off scott free. It's a great time to live life by your own rule IMO - fuck all of these cunts.

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truebluebasher Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 10:49pm

11th Feb 2022 Vic Govt open the Doggie Door for...("Not approved TGA Vax")

Kelly can inject himself with Michelob ultra pure white gold & stumble thru Dan's Turnstyle...
14th Feb 2022 Kelly can now surf Bells without being Fully Vaxed with Vic Bitter.

Timely new ... (Official) Victorian Covid-19 Vaccination Guidelines [ Page 114 ]
Vaccines that are not TGA approved or recognised.
https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/Victorian...

"People who have received either a first dose OR a full course of a Covid -19 Vaccine that is (not) TGA approved or TGA-recognised ('should') be ('Offered') 2 doses of an alternate TGA-approved Vaccine Brand available in Australia to be ( considered ) Fully Vaxed."

tbb reads 'Should / Offered / Considered' (vs) Hog Tied & Branded! ( WTF is Bully Dan going Sissy! )

1. Kelly only needs to shoot up "Unapproved" Corona Covid Amber Elixir"
2. Dan only needs to offer The Pipe Master the Peace Pipe!
3. Kelly says thanks...yeah but no but ...maybe later dude!
4. I'm cool with that Kelly please don't beat me up!

tbb knew this back door had to exist & why it's left part open for Kelly or Joker to Squeeze thru...
Went looking for this ATAG rule & chapter...there simply had to be a door left open for exotic students!

ATAGI insist on 2 TGA shots no matter who dies from over 30 unapproved deadly untested Vax combos!
Resulting in Asian Students 5 dose Dirty Hit Drug Cocktails...that are denounced by their own CDC.
Now that there is a diplomatic incident brewing... Rich Kid from somewhere we can't spell...in a coma!
eg: Illegal Chinese Dirty Hit > 3 doses Zhifei Longcom + 2 Sinovac (TGA approved Student Killer brew)

ABC actually stepped up on this account & helped tbb to bust this door open ...Salute! Credit to Auntie!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-29/international-students-get-five-v...

Therefore, Vic can only "offer" but not "recommend"...Pro Surfer student to OD on Bells Beach.
Oz needs to open up but refuse to test 30+ Vax Mixes...
Star Chamber Vote : "Vax Science goes out the door...bring on the doped out Vax crazed Students!"
All about Foreign Students Stupid...we can finally give up that fake safe approved Vax routine.

16th Feb 2022 (Yep! Today!) Where else but Wellcamp & you know who to spill some sloppy beans!
Deputy Qld Labor Premier Smiles : "Last 2 weeks was a mix of "Unvaxed Travellers & Mariners."
"We expect the facility will Host Travellers that have received a Covid -19 Vaccine (Not) recognised by the TGA + Reffos who have (Not) been able to receive the Jab."

Hey! Vic Labor Premier just said the same thing...reckon it's " Official Star Chamber" Student Policy.

Kelly's team can sniff out the casual open ended XXXX Jab 1/2 Dose whatever who gives a shit!
So Kelly fakes a Mystery Jab...Dan simply mandates any poison...OD or Coma as the right thing to do.
Rich Students hook up with Dan & Anna's exclusive next year's term after next delayed Vax Trials!

AO unsportspersonlike triple breach Drug Cheats did the Right Thing & were rewarded with trophies.
Dan the twice convicted Anti COVIDSafe predator...Media packaged his illegal Quarantine breakouts.
Still the VIPs never woke up to the fact they'd just been played by Pro AO Drug cheats!

Half of Dan's VIPs forget to wave their magic wands as they trip over the red carpet...are we there yet!

Dan : "Kelly will be there Vax or No Vax...I really mean that...Vax is not bigger than Bells!"

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udo Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:10pm

Fuckin hell TBB
had 2 goes at trying to read and absorb that...best i try again tomoro a.m.when loaded with Coffee ..

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dinnerdish Wednesday, 2 Mar 2022 at 10:14am

Brilliant reply ...I couldn't either and didn't try for a 2nd ...cognitive dissonance ensued...not unlike the reasons for getting vaxxed with something that appears ineffective and definitely not safe....given the vaers stats...

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truebluebasher Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 at 12:13pm

udo's cup runneth over...(Mop up only makes more of a mess!)

tbb begs mercy as few if any are reporting on Heterologous Crisis...so it's new to all!
Heterologous = Means different to existing or relevant structure.
Crew would have heard it's all fine to mix Vax...but equally it can & has undermined original vaxes.
The more opening of society the more Combos the more risk of weakening existing Vax immunity
Pretty sure we're not meant to talk about it!

Think 5 dices
(2x tga "6 tone faced dices) vs ( 3x weird multi Coloured Dices representing 18 unknown vaxes)
Booster Trials approve ( 2x tga tone faces mixed with 1 extra 'muted' multi coloured Big Pharma Dice)
TGA are obliged to approve bankrolled toned / muted rolls of the dice...(Albeit...against WHO advice)
TGA now roll 3x toned / muted dices) but need to add (2 dices x multicoloured faced vaxes) or Students.

TGA rolls the 5 toned / muted Multi coloured Dice Rolls...Here's how that plays out...

TGA have zero trial data on many Asian Students Vax Combos...A very dangerous game.
Many of these Vaxes are produced in (Opposing) formats.
TGA vaxes can destroy (re: Severely weaken) efficacy of some of these original 2/3 doses (Fact)
There is no Student Vax Combo trials for reactions...simple shoot up & shut up or get deported.
In otherwords weird antibody reaction kills off previous "Approved good guy antibodies!" (Proven!)
Resulting in TGA vax combos brewing up deadly consequences / Mutants (Hence the CDC Warning)
TGA mandate > 2 x Oz Vaxes will actually reduce protection, making students more infectious!

Who's gonna inform students of mandated increased infection risk to study in Australia...
Experts / Pollies / Media / Crew all know that answer...& do we inform the sucker students! Hell No!

TGA warns ATAGI that Dutto's international Vax Gateway to Hellhole of the Pacific needs a Political fix.
TGA must then flick the growing number of deadly / Lucky Dip Vax Combos to ATAGI for a massage.
States lean on ATAGI to quickly approve high paying students weird arse Vax Combos. (Now!)

ATAGI can't do that...but they can accept an "Unapproved Vax" with proviso of doing the "Right Thing"
Honour system with the onus on weird arse Vaxer to at least consider an unknown TGA deadly cocktail.

Important! These were the very same 2 Labor Govts recently forcing the 3 dose international entry.
When told of this Combo dilemma have backed down real smart...in fact have shut up since...All notice!
This Honour system of sanctioning "Non Approved Vax" with a doggy door is a temporary cash grab.

As said...crew know that ATAGI can't force an unknown TGA drug Cocktail as an OZ entry requirement.
We decide you need 20 different Vaccines for same Virus wears thin after 5 odd doses...yer pushin' it!
Therefore the gateway to the world opens the Gates to Hell with each roll of the Vax Combo dice.
TGA's world of Vax Freaks are nothing more than Evil Professor Vax experiments and all know it.

eg: At least 30 vax combos x 2/3 shots + 2 TGA Shots = A fucking shit load of unknown Mutant Deaths.
Clever or not, high vaxing Nations saw this coming and pulled back from the Abyss to open all borders.
Turnaround is to save on liability & fuelling of a new Worldly health crisis of doped out mutant Vaxerz.

Ask! What Rat sniffs out what million & one masked Vax Combos...it only gets more insane as it unfolds.
Highly likely World Frontline / Risk have 6 / 7 / 8 shots of goodness knows what...(TGA : "Need more!")

World Insurance are obliged by WHO Vax verbatim of 1/2 x same dose & no more.(# Official Vax)

Oz Govts 1 dose Mandate > 2 dose Mandate > 3 odd doses mandate > o/s 3 + 2 deadly dose mandate..
Which does crew think Insurance will pay out on...(WHO or land of mandated made up Vax cocktails?)
Mandated mix vax Dictatorships will be least & longest uninsured investment compliant post pandemic.

Retarded mandated nations are forced to play Russian Roulette with Wordly Vax Combos.
Experts had their heads wedged up their arses & couldn't smell or see their own shit for brainz...Brainz!

By Oz forcing the mandated Russian Roulette they must first test every roll of the dice or pull the pin.
Eitherway Oz loses...A costly wasted exercise or lack of concern to infinite unknown Vax reactions.
Mandated Drug Cheating Nations will loose insurance...investors will look elsewhere.

Mandated nations hide the most & care the least & are now forced to swallow their own bitter pill.
World Vax rulers are Policing themselves outta the game...
Vax policing cost mushrooms with ballooning untested non compliant Vax combos...there is no end!

They're too stupid to see it was never about doing the right thing but avoiding the worst case scenario.
Forcing the World to mix 5/6/7 more unknown Vaxes is definitely a worse case scenario...ask WHO.
Will Gold Standard Oz experts mandate Mutated Drug Cocktails upon our guests...nope! They can't!
This is what happens when Leaders exploit Vax for Political Poll gain...all are now addicted to poison.

tbb will guarantee that 95% of Aussie VIPs would gladly swallow a Pollie's Vax Cocktail or eat shit...
In fact many were mandated to swallow 2 SA/Qld trial vaxes + 3 TGA Combo or lose their Lab Jobs.
TGA Experts 'refuse to approve' their own Hero Aussie Oz Trial Combos...we Ban Oz vax science! (True)
SA banned Vax trials to force our Oz Vax outta the game. (Since mid 2020 > Approved in Iran & NZ)
Gold Standard Russian Roulette Aussie Vax Combo trials...none give a shit about Oz Vax nor others.

Australia is a Red Listed High Risk Level 4 Nation...very few Aussies bothered to argue against that.

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Stu72 Sunday, 20 Feb 2022 at 8:34am

He might have a fake vax passport.

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maka2000 Sunday, 20 Feb 2022 at 11:19am

just to show off and shovel this stupid mandate into government's faces Kelly will take the fake vaccine.

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dinnerdish Wednesday, 2 Mar 2022 at 1:57pm

i do hope Kelly paid a doc to give him a saline shot so he could get his tick of approval.