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Don't like the sound of my brethren, the Teutonic Knights, being typecast as barbarians, Earl. I'm still recovering from the Russian Front....

Isn't that some kind of noodle, the fukien, I mean...

It's hardly the point, Daddy Redleg.

Rance is playing the wrong sport: he'd not be out of place in a soccer team where staging and diving and collapsing are part of the furniture. Or, maybe he should be on stage where he can get applause for his 'acting' abilities. Worst of all, we have the clown Gill talking big about cleaning up the AFL and sniping thugs like Rance are allowed to get away with what he did to Steve Johnson. Admittedly, Johnson 'collapsed' as well but how and why should that be allowed to part of the game?????

Rather a typo than a trypo....

I agree. But how does Rance get away with dropping Johnson off the ball???????????

6: Hibberd 5: Jetta 4:Hannan 3:Gawn 2: Oliver 1: Neal-Bullen

You are serious too, aren't you? God help us!

Reminds me of the CIA/USA and all the napalm and weapons of mass destruction they've used since Greece in the 40's......

Your dreams must be interesting.

Vaguely - it's been that long since I've seen it too. I do, however recall the Palace scene from Ivan the Terrible. Vhat a composer of film, we might say. I've always loved the music Prokofiev wrote for these films, Alexander Nevsky in particular. Eisenstein was born to a middle-class family in Riga, Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire in the Governorate of Livonia), but his family moved frequently in his early years, as Eisenstein continued to do throughout his life. His father, Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein was born to a German Jewish father who had converted to Christianity, Osip Eisenstein, and a mother of Swedish descent.[1][2] His mother, Julia Ivanovna Konetskaya, was from a Russian Orthodox family.[3]According to other sources, both of his paternal grandparents were of Baltic German descent. I'll take him as a German then. Also Sviatoslav Richter.....

How did I know you'd write something like that?

So Einstein becomes Eisenstein. You bin watching Battle of Potemkin way too often, or, maybe Alexander Nevsky...

There, I just did.

Somehow or other, my dear friend Jara, Wrecker will lampoon yours truly and he'll ask you to sink to the bottom of a bath tub. That's science in these climes, my boy, that's science. Copernicus is still waiting for Nero to stop fiddling. That's also science in these climes.

They couldn't afford exile, by the sound of it. You must have been a terror, Ethan.

This is the kettle calling black a pot.

With you on that one, Uncle.

Nice irony, Pauline.

It's hardly an argument, Wrecker, unless you want to start another one. Andrew and Steve, as we all know, speak nothing but the truth. In fact, I reckon you guys are probably their scriptwriters.

What now, Jara, are you trying to tell me Andrew Bolt and Steve Price are bull*hitters? Why I never....

Normal ProDee response: makes ex cathedra statements, will brace no reply, sounds like he is the font of all knowledge and wisdom, then tackles the man, not the ball. Pathetic.

So true. It matters sweet f all to have possession for most of the game if you're not scoring and your opponent is.

I just love him. You'd love a team full of Nevilles. Hopefully some or most would be a wee bit taller. He is so good, so courageous and so humble.

I watched the replay today and felt every player did his bit. Stretch was involved in the first half, Kent came good in the last half - nothing spectacular but plenty of effort and grunt - and what little we saw of Smith was encouraging. I'd persevere with him and it's obvious that the coaches see more in him than us hoi pollois. I was surprised they brought him back so quickly, but I can see the obvious class he brings. All in all, the win over Carlton was so satisfying because we won it without Jones, Viney, Salem, Brayshaw, Bugg, Vandenberg, Watts and Tyson. We won it without contributions from Hogan and Smith who were underdone. Both will be better next week. Were Tyson and Watts to be available next week I'd leave out Melksham - his disposal is a liability - and whoever doesn't come up this week.