23 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

1 day a week is what has been suggested

I guess it’s better than nothing.

I wonder why he would be selling his property and moving to Melbourne for that though.

13 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

I guess it’s better than nothing.

I wonder why he would be selling his property and moving to Melbourne for that though.

The realestate ad suggested he’s got interests in other farms interstate, so potentially his farm is just for [censored] and giggles (tax reasons)

Edited Sunday at 00:032 days by BW511

6 minutes ago, BW511 said:

The realestate ad suggested he’s got interests in other farms interstate, so potentially his farm is just for [censored] and giggles (tax reasons)

Possible yeh.

I was listening to SEN yesterday at 6AM and they essentially said he’s going to be the forwards coach and is moving to Melbourne, and they knew based off how close they live to him down that way.

Hope it’s true.

On 18/10/2025 at 06:12, GawnOfTheDead said:

Rumour is; Tom Hawkins property in Geelong is on the market, and apparently he’s a great chance of coaching us.

I thought I heard it was a 1-day a week arrangement?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9090729/afl-star-tom-hawkins-lists-his-geelong-district-farm-for-sale/&ved=2ahUKEwjlxtOhgK-QAxVb4zgGHUAZC60Q0PADKAB6BAgtEAE&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw0zJMsYk6fsZ7Pj81toTf75

Domain and Real Estate all over it, too.

Of course.

...and kids approaching Caulfield Grammar school age.

Caulfield. Caulfield. Hmmmm...

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Edited Sunday at 06:282 days by jnrmac

10 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

I guess it’s better than nothing.

I wonder why he would be selling his property and moving to Melbourne for that though.

Perhaps as per my post this morning?

Back to his and his dad's alma mater for the kids.

2 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Perhaps as per my post this morning?

Back to his and his dad's alma mater for the kids.

Most likely. I’m hopeful for him. Fingers crossed.

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Perhaps as per my post this morning?

Back to his and his dad's alma mater for the kids.

Was a Melbourne grammar boy. Dont ask how i know

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

Was a Melbourne grammar boy. Dont ask how i know

How do you know red? 😁

On 18/10/2025 at 21:35, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Gees the Melbourne Cats is becoming a thing. Will we offer interests in golf courses rather than farms though?

I always liked Geelong. 😀

6 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

How do you know red? 😁

I deserved that

12 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Perhaps as per my post this morning?

Back to his and his dad's alma mater for the kids.

11 hours ago, biggestred said:

Was a Melbourne grammar boy. Dont ask how i know

An alma mater mea culpa is required: @biggestred is of course correct. In my now-54-years-old memory of events, the schools of my high jump rivals - one being the aptly-named 'Jumping Jack' Hawkins - have become muddled.

I've since remembered the name of the actual CGS rival and, just now, the name of another rival: Scotch's John Hendrie.

I'm pretty sure I beat one of those two who took their football waaaay beyond my C-grade Amateur efforts. None of us could beat the Wesley kid though. That year, a few years after the Mexico Olympics, the Fosbury Flop became the death knell of our 'straddling'.

So, Jack might be aiming at a slightly different suburb than I thought, but our new home will still be just a quickie down Dandenong Road.

Doesn’t TH have girls? His sisters went to Geelong College (and one of them dated Jimmy Bartel whilst at school). Don’t ask how I know

6 minutes ago, godees said:

Doesn’t TH have girls? His sisters went to Geelong College (and one of them dated Jimmy Bartel whilst at school). Don’t ask how I know

How do you know?

15 minutes ago, godees said:

Doesn’t TH have girls? His sisters went to Geelong College (and one of them dated Jimmy Bartel whilst at school). Don’t ask how I know

He has a young son and a couple of daughters I think. He himself is a Melbourne Grammar lad

On 19/10/2025 at 10:48, GawnOfTheDead said:

I guess it’s better than nothing.

I wonder why he would be selling his property and moving to Melbourne for that though.

Cats need it back 😉

Rumour I read; pick 3 is in our sights from the Tigs, with the intention of getting Robey, the idea revolving around a current and a future 1st rounder from the dees

Points-wise I think something like this stacks up;

Tigs give; Pick 3, 3rd rounder next year

Dees give; Pick 8, 1st rounder next yr tied to GC

4 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Rumour I read; pick 3 is in our sights from the Tigs, with the intention of getting Robey, the idea revolving around a current and a future 1st rounder from the dees

Points-wise I think something like this stacks up;

Tigs give; Pick 3, 3rd rounder next year

Dees give; Pick 8, 1st rounder next yr tied to GC

who is Robey?

Must have missed that.

7 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Rumour I read; pick 3 is in our sights from the Tigs, with the intention of getting Robey, the idea revolving around a current and a future 1st rounder from the dees

Points-wise I think something like this stacks up;

Tigs give; Pick 3, 3rd rounder next year

Dees give; Pick 8, 1st rounder next yr tied to GC

All for this. Does mean no actual death ride... although ill still laugh my head off if they miss finals

14 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

who is Robey?

Must have missed that.

Sullivan Robey. Seen as a bit of a bolter in this draft and it has been reported or at least mentioned on DL that JT likes him.

Pick 3: we can work our way through GCS and the lions matched picks and force then to pay top dollah! Then take the best non-corrupted available. Sounds ok to me! Although i would want a 2nd rounder not a third rounder back, in next years draft

41 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Rumour I read; pick 3 is in our sights from the Tigs, with the intention of getting Robey, the idea revolving around a current and a future 1st rounder from the dees

Points-wise I think something like this stacks up;

Tigs give; Pick 3, 3rd rounder next year

Dees give; Pick 8, 1st rounder next yr tied to GC

Is Robey really that much better than who we’re likely to get at 7 and 8?

I know JT likes him but we’ve made a lot of having “8 first rounders over 4 years” - burning a first to move up a few spots seems to run counter to that

*acknowledging it’s only a rumour

Edited yesterday at 01:381 day by demoncat