Whispering_Jack

I don't think we're going to have the answers on Joel Smith or Corey Maynard for a while yet. They need at least a full pre season if not more to get themselves into shape for the rigors of the AFL. Smith has shown that he has the basic skills and he's probably still not as advanced as say, Jayden Hunt was at this time last year. That said, Hunt had a very good pre season.

The fact that the club's staff reached the conclusion after the preseason that they didn't "really have a place" for him doesn't mean that we're necessarily not interested now. At that point in time, Keilty was on the fringe of breaking into Casey's senior team. In a short space of time, he's established his place and further, gained recognition as a member of the VFL Team of the Year. He's come a long way in a short space of time so I wouldn't discount that there's interest there.

This is all posturing and show biz. Pick 27 is exactly what Hibberd is worth. The alternative is a player swap and it won't be any of our young guns. It would be like for like - a player worth around Pick 27 anyway. Someone around Hibberd's vintage and ability. They would probably get a Jack Grimes type (yes, I know he's a free agent).

And now for some real news ... What happens with your body when you eat ripe bananas with black spots on?

The Dockers will do a deal with Fyfe. He's their marquee player with Pavlich and Sandilands on their last legs. If Freo let Fyfe go then they're cactus as a club.

Car radio permanently tuned into SEN Saty.

Nah. Chris from Camberwell is a Demon icon. I get a warm and fuzzy feeling every time I hear his dulcet tones on the radio.

Surely this is a photograph of the father of the player whose name we are not permitted to mention on this thread and whose earnings have been slashed by more than half this week? If so, it would appear that the crash diet is working.

In that case, this one's for you -

Not sure about that TRAB. The thread is 800 pages long and it's starting to become a little tiresome. Here we are 12 hours after our biggest win in yonks and not a single comment about such a glorious victory? Not even from Mr Leg. It makes me wonder ...

Jack Crisp

Yes, but he's a horse of a different colour.- black and white. Jack Crisp plays for Collingwood.

Next is the St Kilda hoodoo - no wins since the 2006 Elimination Final. After that, let's beat a top four team. Or are we taking things one hoodoo at a time?

If the Hulk averages three goals a game and plays in all of them, that's 66 goals which would be much better than last year. Just as a reminder, here are his 2015 goals. Hogan was given the royal treatment by a very strong opponent and yet the umpires could have been a little kinder to him early in the game. His comeback around the ground after such a disappointing start was nevertheless pretty handy. There will be better days.

Can you predict how the GWS midfield will line up on Saturday, Redleg?

That's the one. I knew his name was Mudd.

I have a confession to make. I just started watching the latest series of X-files and I have no stomach for watching purely because Special Agent Mulder's sidekick has this funny name.

Is there any danger that we can keep the lid on this for a while?

What did she expect when we have such fine upstanding supporters as BBO, Earl Hood and Biffen?

More than a month has passed since I posted the above comment about Chanderpaul's retirement and, in the interim, the Aussies convincingly won two away test matches and are back on top of world in the rankings. And yet, not a peep around here. Have people lost interest in this aspect of cricket?

I think you've answered your question yourself Bob. Goodwin's position including some vague unsubstantiated rumours involving a supplement that's not illegal if you're not a participant were investigated as part of the AFL and ASADA investigations, Ziggy Switkowski's internal review and the Board, Peter Jackson and Paul Roos carried out their due diligence - all before he was appointed as the coach in waiting. He doesn't appear to have been involved in anti-doping rule violations. That's something entirely different to those of us who want to see breaches of the WADA Code at Essendon sanctioned, whether they be the appropriate penalties being meted out to the players or clubs, officials and staff involved in setting up and maintaining the programme. There's never been any evidence implicating Goodwin in any of those things.

And Mark Jamar's wife Dulcie gave birth to a baby boy this week so the production line of father/son ruckmen continues!

And Jimmy Stynes' lad will be available at about that time too!

This basketball league is absolutely clean. It caters for Under 12 basketballers and young Petracca scored two points. And note - he wears #5.

Fairly sure there was nothing wrong with his toe. He was running around the court full bore. Showed a bit of talent as a basketballer.