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Having listened to all of the various arguments over the last day or two I'm probably in the camp that favours novichok poisoning. Happy to be dissuaded though.

Just as in 1990. If Collingwood bully and scrap their way to a premiership this year it'll be on us.

Melbourne, Florida?

When we emigrated here I was enrolled at our nearest high school, Cleeland High in Dandenong. Virtually every kid followed Collingwood and had a duffle coat with either Daicos, Moore or Kink on the back. They also all loved an American glam rock band called Kiss. I'd heard of neither and took an instant dislike to both.

Love it. It's actually quite difficult to try and write how they are each said. By pronouncing ch as you would in the word loch (or Strachan 😉) the closest I can get is probably uchert and facher.

Hi JD. It defies logic but does explain how that pronunciation ended up over here I guess. Are you sure you don't mean Strahan perhaps which sounds like it might be Irish?

I like it when people try and pronounce the surnames Urquhart or Farquhar. I just picture a tourist walking into an Edinburgh pub and announce he's looking for a Mr Faar Kwaar only for the place to go quiet and Begbie to appear. Another unusual one is the surname Dalziel which is actually pronounced D L.

I'm baffled as to why the surname Strachan gets pronounced as Strawn over here.

Gorgeous weather this weekend means ticking off some of the outdoor chores that have been waiting to get done. Managed to wash down all the white weatherboards and sash windows, mow the lawn and plant some stipa arundinacea perennial grass in the garden which should look great by next autumn. Time to get some rays now before the working week begins. Definitely a fan of the pre finals bye.

He turned up for a meeting at Goody's house to find Hinkley, Butters and Rozee there 😆

Old Firm game on Sunday will fill the void.

Pies torn a new one. More of the same next Thursday please.

I think he signed on with GC as he's originally from that area. He was probably offered decent coin to move and from memory I think Dimma was disappointed to lose him at that time. Clearly not in his plans now though.

We're probably paying the guy in buttons so if he's happy to stay and challenge for a senior spot fair play to him. After a year at the club they both know what they're getting.

Flag on the front porch will only go up after a win in the prelim, but will stay there until New Years Day if we win the big one. Same as 2021.

It's certainly not at the moment Gorgoroth. No grass at all in fact. Probably why the Casey game will be at Box Hill.

I keep thinking about when T-Mac had issues with the screws in his foot last year around this time. 🫣

Had the surreal experience of being a Melbourne supporter talking a Carlton supporter at work through how to go about buying her finals tickets tomorrow. 😂

N54. Level 2 Olympic Stand 👌

Giants pumping the Blues whilst thinking about the Bulldogs.

What a win. Our best two wins of the season have been against Sydney. We were on the ropes there in the third when Max went off and Fritta then Melky went down but we soaked up a huge amount of pressure before flexing our muscles and pulling away. Fantastic. Fingers crossed for Melky.

Port going to the Gabba. Good luck with that.

What's with the seatbelt sash on the Bombers jumper? Are they expecting another car crash performance?

Hi Febes. I thought it was Goody's idea and he had to talk Max around to it?