Ghostwriter

I’m gonna spend the time with my son, what’s-his-name. I’m pretty sure he still lives with me.

I reckon Thursday at Casey will be punishing. A few of them mentioned increased time in the gym, which is entirely different to outdoor training but it’s training nonetheless. PS a giggle session in a loving environment is fine by me 😁

I wouldn’t read too much into it. Shane once told me Kozzie doesn’t mind the occasional sch!tt-stir. If so, he’s getting the desired results 🙃

Yep. Kozzie was his usual self. He’s never “easy to read” because he’s quiet and his demeanour gives nothing away.

Judd was there. I’m not sure at what level of participation but I saw him leaving the field

Re Kolt’s timeline: he finds out this arvo when they “sit me down for a talk,” his words. He made it sound so serious but he said he’s expecting good news. Jai wasn’t here today but Kolt said he’s actually in really good spirits considering his bad news. Kolt says the Club is “fantastic” at keeping the injured players in a good headspace. I told Kolt it’s been reported that Jai is 4-6 weeks out and he said that won’t be known until this arvo 🤷‍♀️ Luker is looking much better now but says he doesn’t feel that way sometimes but he knows why that is so. It’s his fitness that’s his main concern. I told him how incredible it is that merely 10 weeks ago he was very unwell, seriously unwell, and now he’s running around and looking so much healthier, (I didn’t tell him he looked like death warmed up when he first returned). I told him the fact that they’ve given him a timeline is great, as opposed to an indefinite length of time. He still loves living in Melbourne, I didn’t ask him, he volunteered this. He says Porzy looks after him really well. I bid Fish a very happy birthday (it’s today) as I did Jeffo - his birthday was on Saturday, same as mine, but “a few” years apart - don’t anyone say a bloody word, I’ve already told Rooey off for heartily laughing at “a few” 🤨 I showed The Bison a pic of the handheld banner that’s been made with “The (19) Bison” on it which I’ll be flourishing when he debuts, and long after that. His mouth said “oh yeah, that looks ok” but every other part of him screamed “THAT’S [censored] AWESOME!!!”especially his blushing cheeks. Bless him. Moustache-watch… Luker has remained clean shaven but I’m stamping out spot fires because The Bison still has his and now Pup is growing one (or attempting to). Mo-watch (but a different kind of Mo)… Clarrie asked me if I saw his goal (soccer) which I had and I said his celebration was nuts. He said he was doing his best Salah and I learned that there’s a Liverpool soccer player whose first name is Mo which I found amusing. Mo 😂 Like one of the Three Stooges 😂 Clarrie didn’t think it was funny (clearly before his time). At this stage… Training will be at Casey on Thursday and the Captain’s Run will be at Gosch’s on Saturday morning. The boys are absolutely raring to go. To use Salo’s words: “This Sunday… [censored] YEAH!”

Practising goal kicking and what a shame no Koz for the first few rounds. Jeffo slotting them. As is Roo. And Claz. wow. Shortest session ever. They’re slowly going back to the rooms already

Back here at Gosch’s. They’re already out on the park. They’re playing soccer, red vs blue. They’re serious but having a blast Kolt and Luker kick-to-kick under the watchful eye of Chocco, except not watchful for the past 15 minutes while he was chatting to me. 😅 Marty is practicing tackling with Keith the physio. LOL Claz just kicked a goal and the celebration was wild, just like in real soccer games. I’m not 100% sure but he dropped to his knees and I think he kissed the turf.

It’s new. Last week he said he thought it was a minor issue. He also said they’d only just put him in the moonboot that morning but it was only precautionary. He’d be gutted 🙁

Poor Jai. Turns out it wasn’t a minor foot thing after all 🙁

I have the phone numbers of the property manager and one of his volunteers, which is way more useful than the players and even the coaches. They know stuff-all about when/where sessions are right up until the night before. I’ve actually had players ask me where their next session is. True story. 😂 As for today, this was a last minute change. The property guys let me know at 9:15am which was when the session was to begin. That’s nice of them but would’ve been great to have known before I got there 😭 #”closed”SessionWoes 😁

Dammit… they’ve changed the time. It’s a recovery session at 1:45pm

Yeah nah, not looking promising. The truck’s not here, the marquee’s not up. Maybe they’re starting later, who knows 🤷‍♀️ If there’s no session here, me and my Gosch’s crew might head over to the other oval and see if Collingwood are training. If so, anyone got any message they’d like passed on to any Collingwood player? And by passed on I mean rudely screamed at.

Anyone who’s heading over to Gosch’s this morning should keep in mind that this ISN’T an open training session. It may be cancelled or relocated without notice (this even applies to open sessions) so please don’t be mad at me if this happens. By all means be mad, just not at me. 😃

I didn’t know there was an established heat policy. Do you mean at a certain temperature the game can be abandoned? Or just changes such as longer breaks etc?

Ouch! Maxy sledging us 🫣

This is the team that deserves the bottom of my chooks’ indoor accommodation… My brother buys the H/S (please pray for him 🤭) and brings them to mine every week. He’s a Carlton supporter but our unholy hatred for Essendon bonds us like nothing else. When he visits he checks the coop and it’s never not funny.

… and Storm enjoyed a thumping win; their 23rd consecutive first-round win. Incredible. 💜

Dunno but I have every hair and skin cell of his thigh seared into my memory. And it ain’t pretty

Matt Hill in commentary = 🤌

We’ve been told Perryman’s playing against his old side only a handful of times. Where’s BT when you need monotonous repetition?!

Sounds familiar. See also: Demonland GameDay thread.

Yeah, it’s huge in terms of where we’re at having had such an incredible preseason and with all the changes (coaches etc.)

Bloody hell… GO GIANTS!

Cal Brown… an Irishman ☘️