Whispering_Jack

Well, you can try this Dazzle.

Apparently, James Obst represented Australia at three junior chess championships. No record of playing AFL footy.

I've been watching some of the current series of the World Series of Poker Main Event and noticed an Aussie from Adelaide James Obst has finished 13th against a field of 6,736 other players. He made it all the way to the penultimate day of play - the final nine play off for the multi million first prize. Obst took home a cash prize of USD$427,930 – the largest live score in the 25-year old’s career. I was a big fan of MFC 149 game player Andrew Obst who came to Melbourne from Adelaide and the name is almost synonymous with football. Does anyone know if this young poker player is related to our Andrew? Adelaide’s James Obst finishes 13th, pocketing $430,000 at World Series of Poker

And for the fans of Christian Petracca, he's currently in the Nandos outside Etihad and just had a selfie taken with my grandson. Other notables seen during the TAC Cup game were Todd Viney and Kelly O'Donnell. There were quite a few club recruiters on level 3 and a couple appeared to be involved in an argument. Plenty of Bulldog jumpers at the ground now, less of the MFC colours do get down to Etihad Demon fans - the Scorpions need your support.

Agreed Melon. McGrath got them back in the game when it looked like slipping away. Taranto and Scrimshaw are all class. For the Bushies, Brodie was instrumental in lifting them in the second quarter but it was the ball movement and pressure of the Dragons all over the ground that won them the game.

Dragons are premiers. 2016 TAC Cup Sandringham Dragons 2.214 6.6.42 9.8.62 12.13.85 Murray Bushrangers 1.4.10 4.6.30 7.10.52 9.14.68

Tom Maloney gets a free in front of goal and the Dragons lead by 11 points. Make that 17 as another goes through - and that should do it.

Great goal by Scrimshaw puts the Dragons back in front.

Two quick goals to the Murray Bushrangers see them regain the lead.

Dragons lead by 10 points after a goal by Ash Krakauer seconds before the siren. 62-52.

Goal to Goy Lok from Sudan.

My boy Brayshaw H puts the Dragons back in front.

Scores level as the Bushies get the first two goals of the half.

And a give from Ash Krakauer leads to another - 12 points to Sandy. Half time and Sandy 6.6.42 to 4.6.30

This time H Brayshaw goals and the Dragons are back in front.

And now the Bushies are in front thanks to winning most of the clearances this quarter. Now H Brayshaw marks and it's a point.

Murray fight back with 2 goals - there are three points in it.

Son of a Demon Corey Lyons goals and an after the goal infringement gives the Dragons another to give them a 16 point win.

Quarter Time: Sandringham Dragons 2.2.14 to Bushies 1.4.10.

A good rover's goal from my boy Ash Krakauer and the Dragons lead 13-2.

First blood to the Dragons in front of a pretty smallish crowd at Etihad. 1.1.7 to 0.0.0. A few stray Bulldog fans have already rolled in.

The last time that Sydney played in a grand final was two years ago when it started red hot favourite against Hawthorn after destroying North Melbourne in a preliminary final while the Hawks fell in against Port Adelaide by a point. History shows that Hawthorn thrashed the Swans but of course, that team was a lot better than the Bulldogs and I don't think they had to go into the grand final with many injury worries. I think Sydney are entitled to go into the game as the strong favourite and the experience of 2014 will be very much at the back of their minds. As courageous as they've been over the journey, I just can't see the Doggies beating them.

The Bulldogs' banner said it all - "Our club was born in blood and boots Not in AFL focus groups"

INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (as at the end of AFL Finals Week Three) ROUND ONE 1 Essendon 2 Brisbane Lions 3 Fremantle 4 Gold Coast 5 Carlton 6 Richmond 7 Greater Western Sydney (received from Collingwood) 8 Gold Coast (received from Melbourne) 9 Port Adelaide 10 St Kilda 11 North Melbourne 12 West Coast 13 Adelaide 14 Hawthorn 15 Greater Western Sydney 16 Greater Western Sydney (received from Geelong, via Carlton on trade) 17 Western Bulldogs 18 Sydney Swans ROUND TWO 19 Essendon 20 Brisbane Lions 21 Gold Coast (received from Fremantle) 22 Gold Coast 23 Carlton 24 Gold Coast (received from Richmond) 25 Collingwood 26 Melbourne 27 Gold Coast (received from Port Adelaide) 28 Brisbane Lions (received from St Kilda, via Collingwood on trade) 29 North Melbourne 30 West Coast 31 Greater Western Sydney (received from Adelaide) 32 Hawthorn 33 Greater Western Sydney 34 Geelong 35 Western Bulldogs 36 Sydney Swans ROUND THREE 37 Essendon 38 Geelong (received from Brisbane Lions) 39 Fremantle 40 Gold Coast 41 Carlton 42 Richmond 43 Collingwood 44 Melbourne 45 Port Adelaide 46 St Kilda 47 Brisbane Lions (received from North Melbourne) 48 West Coast 49 Adelaide 50 Hawthorn 51 Greater Western Sydney 52 Geelong 53 Carlton (received from Western Bulldogs) 54 Sydney Swans ROUND FOUR 55 Essendon 56 Brisbane Lions 57 Fremantle 58 Gold Coast 59 Western Bulldogs (received from Carlton) 60 Richmond 61 Collingwood 62 Melbourne 63 Port Adelaide 64 St Kilda 65 North Melbourne 66 West Coast 67 Adelaide 68 Hawthorn 69 Greater Western Sydney 70 Geelong 71 Western Bulldogs 72 Western Bulldogs (received from Sydney Swans) ROUND FIVE 73 Essendon 74 Brisbane Lions 75 Fremantle 76 Gold Coast 77 Carlton 78 Richmond 79 Collingwood 80 Melbourne 81 Port Adelaide 82 St Kilda 83 North Melbourne 84 West Coast 85 Adelaide 86 Hawthorn 87 Geelong (received from Greater Western Sydney) 88 Geelong 89 Western Bulldogs 90 Sydney Swans ROUND SIX 91 Essendon 92 Brisbane Lions 93 Fremantle 94 Gold Coast 95 Carlton 96 Richmond 97 Collingwood 98 Melbourne 99 Port Adelaide 100 St Kilda 101 North Melbourne 102 West Coast 103 Adelaide 104 Hawthorn 105 Greater Western Sydney 106 Geelong 107 Western Bulldogs 108 Sydney Swans

There is absolutely little doubt that this thread has been building to an exciting and crescendo over the past few months and reached an exciting moment of climax just before 8:00pm last night as the events at Spotless Stadium unfolded. I am not surprised therefore that nobody has posted here in the interim. Where have you all been celebrating?