Ghostwriter

There’ll be more people turning up at 11am than 10am. Unless everyone calls one of the two clubs and asks them to double check having been told it’s at 11 am 🙄

Just wanna add… don’t be surprised if you’re stopped at the entrance and told no chairs allowed. This happened early in the W comp in 2023 at Casey. That’s been changed since but it almost happened again last year at a W match at Windy Hill. They would’ve knocked back chairs only this time we asked in advance then fought and fought to get permission and even then it was still no chairs allowed but they provided 20 plastic chairs (god how I hate Essendon).

At Gosch’s last week I asked Ricky M why he was wearing #34. He hadn’t realised he was wearing the wrong jumper and when he did all the boys laughed. Then young Woey asked me “who’s #34?” I said “Kalani White” and they loved it. 😁

Well we can’t have egg on your face now, can we! Have you seen the price of eggs?! My beloved pet hens are in hot demand atm. I’ve people whom I’ve not seen in ages calling me out of the blue asking about eggs, knowing my son and I don’t eat them. They’re gold right now! As for the start time of the match, the Fritsch family is making the big trek to my neck of the woods and Fritta made a point of telling his mum it’s been changed to 10am for that reason. I have a friend in MFC admin who confirmed it.

No worries, BBP. Sadly, it’s almost like the Club doesn’t really care if folks turn up for the matches, especially the Casey match. Maybe it’s because entry is free so there’s no incentive. 🤷‍♀️ I hope heaps of people turn up though. It’s good for the players to see and hear the love and support. Especially after the letdown of family day last Friday. At training on Monday many of the boys thanked me for attending with five or six of them adding a little sarcastic postscript about bugger-all people turning up. They know it’s the scheduling and not apathy on the part of the fans.

Yes. A player’s mum told me about the new start time so I rang a buddy in admin and he confirmed it.

I feel for the Casey players, their match starts at 1pm 🥵

I’m on the Sunbury line and our train flies past South Kensington without stopping. One time I was on a Werribee train and when it stopped at South Kensington I took photos to prove trains do actually stop there. I deliberately made them blurry just like photos of Big Foot sightings or anything else mythical. 😅

You’ve been talking about the best way to get to Arden St? Or you’ve been talking about Demonland not being the place to go to for things like the best way to get to Arden St? If the latter, there’s no harm in posting tips from people who may know the area well for folks who don’t know the area well.

Yeah I suggested South Kensington which is on the Craigieburn line but I was getting that confused with Macaulay which is on the Upfield line and which is close to the ground.

We’ve been told parking may not be as big a problem as first thought. Arden St Oval is in an area largely surrounded by factories which are closed on weekends.

I stand corrected and I thank you for the mature and respectful way you’ve brought it to my attention, ie. you didn’t say “YOU’RE WRONG!” Now I’m gonna have to go back and reread your post because I’m sure there’s at least one typo. 😁

NOTE: Due to expected extreme weather there’s a change to start time of the practice match vs North at Arden St this Saturday February 22nd. The match is now scheduled to start at 10am

I’ve been reliably informed that the Captain’s Run prior to the practice match will be at GOSCH’S this Friday, February 21st at 10am. Now confirmed: This isn’t an open session though. Of course spectators can still attend, the difference being the players aren’t officially available for pics and signatures after training, although they oblige the fans anyways. Also: the practice match will start an hour earlier on Saturday due to the extreme heat. Start time is now 10am

I’ll go one step further, OF. The club owns the players’ souls. The things Mrs Fritta has told me would shock many people. These are things that only the players and their families (and the Club) know about. The players don’t get to clock off at the end of the working day. Their contracts include minimum numbers of obligations/hours outside of training and playing. They are monitored in every facet 24/7 during the season, and while not to the same stringent degree, during the off-season. That’s just two examples to illustrate the control they’re under. Waaaay too much to list here. They earn every dollar they’re paid and if folks think it’s a cushy way to make big $ they’re so wrong.

If you really are sorry… don’t be sorry for a differing opinion. Be sorry for repeating the same opinion over and over again because THAT’S the excruciatingly exasperating aspect here.

Can you please stop! Shane’s a person not a second hand car! How about showing even a modicum of sensitivity? And you’ve made your point over and over and over, again and again and again with monotonous regularity. This isn’t breaching DL rules but PLEASE know that it’s annoying as [censored], it’s mind-numbingly tedious and above all else THIS IS IN MY EVER SO HUMBLE [censored] OPINION.

You have one job, Werridee.

Oh geez. Yes, sorry I do mean Casey. Bloody hell, I’ve been out in the sun for too long 😅 Picture the blackboard on The Simpsons: TRAINING IS AT CASEY ON WEDNESDAY TRAINING IS AT CASEY ON WEDNESDAY TRAINING IS AT CASEY ON WEDNESDAY TRAINING IS AT CASEY ON WEDNESDAY

The Captain’s Run is usual at Gosch’s on the day before GameDay. I can’t imagine that’d change. It’s still four weeks away and I’m not sure if the training schedule is finalised yet. I have buddies in admin so as soon as I hear anything I’ll post in this thread. 👍🏽

Idk but I don’t think so. I asked Goody about Shane being put on the LTI list and what that might mean for Jai or Roy. He said there’s about 20 boys they’re looking at “in the background” and that that’s not unusual since most clubs do the same. He did say they’re really impressed with Jai.

He cartwheeled off.

This is incorrect. Training on Wednesday is at CASEY

Sorry Old Dee, I said there was training at Gosch’s on Wednesday but that’s not the case, it’s at Casey. Some of the younger players said “see you here on Wednesday” because they’ve yet to see this week’s schedule, according to my admin buddy who was there and is across the schedules. My guess is that they’ve swapped the Monday and Wednesday training venues because the funeral some staff are attending is close to the city.

Yep. And he looks great, was in high spirits, absolutely full of energy. Really impressive