I'm up here on the Gold Coast and arrived on the same flight as Neale Daniher who is off to the National Coaching Conference. Former Western Bulldog Rohan Smith was also on the flight but I don't think he was here to do the coaching gig.

I'm here for a week's break but am happy to catch up with any Demonlanders on the Coast and given my ties with the Demonland/Demonology team I might try to gatecrash a National Coaching Conference event to see if I can pick up some titbits of coaching wisdom from the country's coaching greats for use in the big game against Saintsational in a couple of week's time.

All of the talk up here is about the Wayne Carey disaster (rumour here is that there's going to be a last minute rewrite of Underbelly to include the Carey character in one of the later episodes and that his role is to be played by Danny De Vito) and the fact that the 17th team which will be based on the coast is going to start a year later. It could be a case of too late because the Gold Coast Titans (?) rugby league team seems to have caught on strongly here after only one year.

The AFL has rostered the premiers Geelong to come up here next week for the community clinics etc. and I will watch out for them and immediately send out some intelligence to Dean Bailey if I learn anything about them. The Cats have a few injuries, Nathan Ablett's "retirement" and Steve Johnson's antics to contend with while we only have Nathan Carroll so I'm quietly confident about causing the upset of the season on 16 Feb at Skilled Stadium and then doubling up the day after against the Saints at whatever venue they allow us to play.

Anyhow, if I see the Reverend again, does anyone have any questions for him?

Speaking of Geelong, I read in the paper that Scarlet won't be playing in the NAB Cup against us either, as he's had some sort of knee operation.

Juice to kick 15 :D

Speaking of Geelong, I read in the paper that Scarlet won't be playing in the NAB Cup against us either, as he's had some sort of knee operation.

http://www.afl.com.au/InternationalCupNews...px?newsId=54870

damn shame ... no really !! would have been more satisfying to beat them full strength as it were.. still ..a win's a win

I'm up here on the Gold Coast and arrived on the same flight as Neale Daniher...

Anyhow, if I see the Reverend again, does anyone have any questions for him?

Yes - Does he keep in touch with Joe Gutnick at all?

Yes - Does he keep in touch with Joe Gutnick at all?

Good question and I'll ask if I get the opportunity.

At the moment I'm watching the replay of the Reverend's last game as coach. The Demons looked terrible in the first quarter but the responded beautifully after that and late in the third quarter looked winners. I wouldn't recommend that he turns on the TV right at this moment though.