Grr-owl

Anyone got a report on Riley Onley. Was hoping for something in the pre-season preview, but there was none. He is my smokey for next-gen mid-field gun..... so, any news?

Thought I'd post I here in case anybody else has been wondering as I have... On SEN Steven King said that the plan for Langford and Culley going forward is to bring them into the middle, eventually. I thought Culley was impressive again this week once he began getting in and under.

I’d add to this list the following: -kick it between the big sticks.

And…. The north side near Caulfield Station already has one tunnel for pedestrians. The western end has a big one for vehicles. The southern end has none while being close to Glenhuntly station and its car parks, along with a Woolies car park. In other words, a tunnel that suits us suits a whole lot of other people too, making it a valuable addition to the community and the new facilities that our MLA and many locals keep saying we need to make up for the fact that Glen Eira has the least amount of public green space of any municipality in Melbourne.

And yet, "While construction risks exist, modern tunnels are routinely built under critical infrastructure (highways, railways) with little to no noticeable impact on the surface if engineering standards are strictly followed."

The idea that they NEED to shutdown the track for 12 months is utter [censored].

Why any of us would think that Gosch's + Casey is better than Waverly + Casey, I don't know.... If Caulfield was announced tomorrow it would be years away, and by the time it's done this new reset era will be over. Got to Waverly. Make it work as best we can. Move to Caulfield if and when it emerges in reality, not dreams or ideas or negotiations... We can only take the opportunities that we are presented with. Live in the present. Suck up the hurt. Win some games of footy...

They looked drained.

Just make them all intra-state derbys......

We should sing this after a win. Imagine the members heaving in a rousing rendition. Tear in my eye…

Love this bloke. Says exactly what I want to hear about letting blokes follow their instincts and playing with freedom. You can’t expect athletes to dominate playing a game that demands they restrain their energy, so I’m glad that’s gone….

No mention of Riley Onley. Is my Smokey. Anyone got an update?

Walked across the tracks yesterday. Went from just near the Schweppes billboard to the nearest the inner fence, at the lowest point. I'm 189cm, mostly legs. Took 126 steps. Hardly scientific, but the tunnel will need to be long..... and very very deep at the club's end. With the amount of steps required going down, I'm thinking that maybe a footbridge is a better and cheaper idea. But, hell, what do I know?

Went and took another look. Actually, there's four track widths between the site of our facilities and the inside of the track – three track widths + other areas equalling a fourth.... That means a very long and deep tunnel. Not saying it can't be done. I don't know anything about tunneling except one day as a lad I crawled into a cave in the side of a creek down in Port Fairy and got my arm caught in a rabbit trap. Was a bit of a shock.

Some other issues to think about. The outside of the track must be 2m above the inside, maybe more. A tunnel at a proper depth under the turf at the inside would have to have a very deep entry on the outside near our facilities if it is to be level. Also, that roundabout at the end of Glen Eira road at the junction of the existing vehicle tunnel is already a bit of a deathtrap. People coming down Kambrook road fight with people coming up Booran road over who is going straight and who needs to indicate. If there's going to be lots of people coming and going to sporting events on weekends, that will need some thinking on...