Strawberry Fields

Never thought I’d have to barrack for Geelong.

Never thought I’d have to barrack for Geelong.

Hogan… One of the best marking games I’ve seen.

Ever notice how Zorko just can’t take a hit. Always has to give one back… Has no humility for the contest.

Grew up in Ringwood. Land of John Farnham, Pat Cash and more recently Kevin Sheedy (according to my mother who still resides). Made even more famous by the school I attended which has recently displayed a prowess in the use of spreadsheets… Not their finest moment. In better news I watched the 2021 Grand Final this arvo… Great way to put this nonsense behind.

I wouldn’t want to say. The player was on our list at the time and giving his time post season to the local footy club. As a father of young kids I loved chatting to his Dad about what it’s like to have a child playing AFL… I can’t wait to live vicariously through my kid’s success 😉.

At the end of 2020 I had the pleasure of chatting to the father of a player who is now on another list. He didn't have great things to say about the communication within the club between the coach and players... Wasn't too scathing but definitely wasn't complimentary. At the time I was a little concerned but then 2021 happened. I think footy clubs are big places... Lots of players, lots of coaches, lots of family. There are always going to be issues happening... Most families are like that.

Watching the fire in T-Mac last night made me feel like he could go around another year. Still really cares and is very experienced. Good mentor for the young fellas.

I also liked Disco and Petty back. Imagine having another key forward we could get into the side.

Lots to hate. Here’s one I liked… I remember a few years back a big change to Trac’s game was driving the legs out of stoppage… Just taking those few steps. Clarry followed suit a season later. Riv seems to do this naturally, and with time will improve a lot. He’s got the strength and will hopefully be a formidable midfielder in the upcoming seasons. Looks like Clarry does less of this… Maybe with more attention/close tag he’s feeling time compressed.

First time poster, long term reader. I work with a yank who has got me into following the Edmonton Oilers... NHL. They started the season 2-9-1... Which is pretty bad. Yesterday they made the Stanley Cup. The starting 5 points was the fewest ever by a team to make the finals. The Captain (Connor McDavid) said this during the run of bad results: “The mental mistakes that keep costing us over and over again made us chase the game,” said McDavid. “It is just death by a thousand cuts, that is what it feels like. One mistake and it costs us, and another little mistake and it just snowballs. It is tough to chase games.” It was a good roster, but a bad team. They fired their coach (which I'm not advocating) and turned things around. They remind me a lot of the Dees of late. I have faith the fellas will get things moving. Maybe they need to go back to their DNA. I'm posting this more out of interest then anything else. Sport can be funny. Especially considering Mattiais Ekholm and Max seem to be separated at birth. Go Dees.