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Saw Jeffy up close at Ballarat last year when we played the Dogs NAB Cup game. His skills really are sublime.

Harmes.

Start of paragraph four: "This isn't a mock draft "

From Muggs on BF: "Bruce is at it again http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snr25c Asking members to write a letter to Tanner asking EFC plead not guilty and bring the AFL in as co-defendants. Not sure he has realised this is more akin to a criminal offence, not civil in that they not being sued rather being prosecuted. Even if the AFL could be prosecuted does not change the fact the fact that EFC is still guilty..."

I'm not sure how many DL'ers were able to access the article, but it sounds like the guys could soon be making some serious coin. Here's an extract: "... Swift has signed a "multimillion-dollar deal" with the online grocery delivery company, MacDonald said, though he could not disclose exact figures. In a few short months Swift has clocked up paid and free trial sign-ups in "around 70 different regions around the world". "[We've got] people doing dry cleaning on-demand in Dubai; marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles; flower delivery companies in South Africa; and we're dealing with a whole heap of transport companies in India, so every day is pretty exciting," MacDonald said. ..."

On the back of Craig Ellis making a killing in the bikini business, there's an article in today's Age (page 22) about a start-up company created by Joel MacDonald, James Strauss and Rohan Bail doing pretty well: http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/from-afl-star-to-big-apple-startup-swifts-joel-macdonald-is-kicking-goals-20151103-gkq5y0 if you can access the paper on-line.

Hal Hunter is not actually suing the club. He has taken his former employees (the EFC and the AFL) to court with the aim of getting a release of documents detailing not only what he was injected with (he was not one of 'the 34'), but what all players were injected with. The reason he wants all details is in the event that another player suffers some illness down the track. Related: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19861216&id=zq4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2pMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3244,3422065&hl=en Richard Bryden was a former colleague of mine who developed cancer after being given a BCG injection {'anti TB') at school.

I catch up with Trav most times he returns home. He's now as tall, or taller than I am, and I'm 188cm. He may be listed as 183cm, but he ain't.

Not sure why both the HUN and Age have pulled the story on Hal Hunter from their websites. The item by Mark Russell in today's Age is no longer available, and no sign of the item that was on the HUN site yesterday.

The bloke wot put the fixture together (using whiz-bang Canadian s/ware) was interviewed on SEN this arvo. He claimed that the 6-6-6 arrangement had been maintained. My understanding was that, in our case, we'd play the top 6 once, the next six once, and the 5 other teams in our six twice (22 games). Well, that's not happening.

I live 20km from Kardinia Park. I refuse to go mainly because my 16-game membership does not get me admittance. I wasn't aware that Geelong had seceded from Victoria. I traveled to the Alice to see us play Port this year, and will put the $65 admittance I will save on the Cats' game towards doing that trip again.

"Holding "grave concerns" about their client, the legal team representing a 2012 Essendon player will ask the Supreme Court to order the AFL and the club to hand over documents about the club's 2012 supplements program. Hal Hunter, an Essendon rookie list player from 2012 to '13, will be asking Justice Nemeer Mukhtar to order that the AFL and Essendon hand over "relevant" documents on Thursday before deciding how to advance their legal case, according to one of Hunter's lawyers. ..." Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/exdons-player-seeks-answers-on-2012-program-in-court-20151028-gkl5q3.html#ixzz3prApVUsO Doubt that non-subscribers can get past the paywall.

Eddie says it's like celebrating two Xmas's. Well, Eddie, if you got your backside up to Buller in July, you'd see that's exactly what happens.

12 month contract ie his contract has been extended. My guess is that Roos likes his pace and disposal.

psychopath ˈsʌɪkəpaθ/Submit noun a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour. synonyms: madman/madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath; More informal an unstable and aggressive person. Initially I thought you'd gone overboard. On reflection, I think you're correct.

I'm hopeful that Hunt can have a full pre-season. I know the family and the word was that Roos was grooming him for a HBF prior to a recurrence on his back problem. Has been given a 12 month contract. One issue may be a lack of height across that line unless Lumumba plays.

anyone can edit wikipedia Nasher, so don't believe everything you see there. The MFC site has the correct spelling (you'd expect). Then again, you may just be trying to get a ride out of me?

I heard Grant Thomas on SEN this morning say that, in his opinion, the Saints had failed to do their due diligence on Carlisle, and that he had heard 'stories' (can't remember exactly what he said). We do know that Thomas has an axe to grind with the Saints, but the fact that both the Dogs and North eliminated Carlisle early, and also what I had heard about three Dons players (earlier post in this thread), Thomas may be right. I certainly hope we did our due diligence on Milkshake.

FCS it's Vandenberg

I posted yesterday words to the same effect but removed it after having reservations about the reliability of my source. My mate, who is an ardent Dons supporter, said he knew of three EFC players who used illicit drugs. He gave me only one name (no longer at the Dons). That was two weeks ago. Given the area in which my mate works, as well as Carlisle being outed, gives some credibility to his claim.

Freudian slip? I'm not sure we've ever been reliant on Harry Overated's turnovers.

If my memory is right, he was benched in Darwin last year w/o a possession in nearly a half of football?

Emma Quayle's twitter made mention of the first point. Terry Wallace (?) said yesterday that virtually every list manager would have picked Toumpas ahead of Wines, even Port Adelaide. Others (Damian Barrett ?) said the same thing - that Toumpas was tipped to go at 2 or 3. Mention on MFC website that we were looking at Ben Kennedy around the time of the draft.

I think it translates to Howe and pick 6 for Prestia. I don't think it was mentioned, but Mahoney said on SEN that the reason Howe had nominated the Pies as his preferred club was because he did not want to move interstate. Means his unlikely to take his chance with the PSD, especially if both Lions and Suns are interested.

sage advice