Harvey Wallbanger

And a lazy 16 Brownlow votes - oh but those umpires aren't good judges. Best of the rest Max 23, Pickett 10.

Mmmm, maybe all those GC supporters will start to exert pressure on Cameron....?

Why this call for the MFC to go public - apart from making us feel better? Tim Lamb is dealing with Craig Cameron and they, in turn, are dealing with Petracca and Humphrey and their managers. The other bargianing chips are draft picks. Each side will have their own "red lines" driven by their own beliefs/requirements, etc... This goes to the wire I reckon. I can't see how going to the press is somehow going to pressure Cameron to do a deal he was never prepared to do?

Listening to the King interview it seems Chaplin, Jones and Whitford (not Whitfield Steven) are staying and King needs to employ a couple more pretty quickly - Scarlett only a part-time possibility, but he intends to speak to him.

Sorry master. I thought we were an anarcho-syndicalist commune?

Please also accept my thanks to Andy and the team. I have had a quiet word with the regular track-watchers and they have all agreed to waive any performance fees for heading down to Gosch's for 2026, starting of course with the young'uns return in November, 2025. Right Ghosty, Kev, Slarti, Tim and others....? My goodness, we're only a month away!

I just want to pick up on the Ben Brown deal. It was courageous. At the time I was horrified that we offerred him four years anchored on a knee that was one more traumatic event away from career-ending and, if no trauma, would still need to be "managed". At the end of it we got 13 (2021), 19 (2022), 7 (2023) and 6 (2024) games from Ben (25, 30, 11 and 7 goals). But it probably took the 4 year offer to land him and he was clearly a critical part of our flag success. Years 3 and 4 was the price we paid. Even if Mihocek drops off late in a three-year deal, if we can get one or two good years out of him, I'll be rapt. He has been amazingly consistent and resilient for the Pies. 159 games in 8 years and 267 goals.....

I believe that's where they still will be.

Whatever one's thoughts are about Mr Burgess, he is a marvellous marketer of his credentials. The grass doesn't grow under his feet.

Well said Ghosty and he was Casey Senior Coach - not the AFL players Development coach. Tough gig coaching at VFL level - so many competing interests.

Doubt it - looked pretty bad.

The earlier two "plots" would have involved a short tunnel under the track and straight up on to the ovals (or heaven forbid a walk across the track). The latest proposal would require a mini-bus.....or a warm-up run (like they don't do from AAMI to Gosch's at the moment....)

But a long way from where the ovals are supposed to be - right? I suspect the article may have got its "plots" a little mixed up....

I can verify that sighting. A "deed scarf". Is that a scarf with a signature on it? 😄

I stood next to Ghosty for the last 3 minutes of the game, and offerred her a lift home, but she said she doesn't take lifts from track-watchers! I know she just wanted to be with Luker.....

Verrall didn't play - late out. Brown was solid, 18 disposals and a goal.

I was next to the cameramen - they said the players had to tell the umpires to wait for the signal from them before bouncing the ball. Blame the umpires.

You're correct F&T. We will not own any land. We will have a lease of the relevant Crown land.

Wotherspoon, Pisano and Rigoni into the final line-up, so neither of the train-on players.

That will be a while - Casey are going all the way (16 AFL listed players in tomorrow), with the VFL GF the Sunday after the prelims. We'll have a new coach by then.....

Indeed she did.

Probably a good thread to give today's training update. All present other than Liv Purcell (understandably). The rehabbers not able to do much were Lampard, B Mackin and Hose. Gillard continues her gentle straight-line running. Beasley doing more skills work with the others and Denby Taylor also more vigorous with her work. Colvin also getting closer. Goldy worked with the backs, but just helping out - no tackling for or of her - because of her shoulder. Don't have a report on how long she will be out. Two not in numbers I figured were Sophie Casey and Mekah Morrissey, both named on the extended bench. It will be interesting to see if Casey come sin given how many of our defenders are injured at the moment - and she used to play for Collingwood!

I'll be there. Should we win it is unlikely the next game will be at Casey because we will play the loser of the Footscray/Frankston Qualifying Final - so probably either the Whitten Oval or Frankston as those teams finished 1st and 4th.

R&B F - just a note that the games played have not updated - e.g. AJ and Hendo 5 each and Adams 1, Woey 21, etc...

A cold blustery day at Gosch's - apologies from the Ghostwriter. All in attendance other than Liv Purcell and Sinead Goldrick. Rehabbing - Lampard (bandaged calf - grade 2 tear, 4-8 weeks), Gillard (brace off and doing some straight-line running, 5-7 weeks), D Taylor (4 weeks), Beasley (ACL, 8-10 weeks), B Mackin (knee brace on - grade 2 MCL tear, 10-12 weeks), Colvin (2 weeks) and Hose (LTI). Full session and match sim (involving a lot of coaches and staff, given our depleted numbers - 23 available this week) had commenced when we left. One all group announcement, which may have related to a train-on player - Ibrahim(?). Awaiting official news from the Club. We still have a decent side. See you all at Victoria Park on Sunday!