demoniac

I have managed to book a hotel that has FoxSports 1 and 2 but not FoxFooty. The Horror. Nice day for footy today in Hobart.

I'd say at least 4 VFL games for Petracca given he has not played games since 2014. Maybe a few more for Trenners. It'll bring a tear to the eye when he makes it back to the ones. Early signs are encouraging.

Never been to Tassie before... I'll be braving the elements in Row A of the Hill Stand seating. Hope it stays dry. God I love undercover seating! Shurely any Dees tragic visiting Hobart would not pass up the opportunity to dine at Rockwall Bar + Grill co owned by Footy Card Hall of Famer Garry Baker and one Ronald Barassi. As is traditional when watching the Dees playing interstate a state league game is in order so I'll be at Hobart City v Burnie at North Hobart Oval at 1pm on Saturday. Then some MONA - who'd have thunk that Brian Ritchie of the Femmes would one day be a Gallery Director in Hobart - and a boat trip to Port Arthur...

Loving it when the camera cuts to Bucks after a Collingwood clanger...

Wonder what J Howe is thinking...

I think they've got a surplus of Jack Dyer Good Ordinary Footballers. Of course it could also be that Bucks can't coach.

He is just not a very good judge of a list, though to fair he only said the Pies list was better than the Tiges, he did not reference the other 16 clubs!

We should be able to beat both of these teams.

Like Menadue.

Taylor Hunt can't kick. Nothing new in that. Beggars belief Tigers recruited him.

18 but unlike Fred he will also record some goal assists!

Half of Essendon's side is VFL standard. We should hand out an absolute shellacking. Will we? This build does seem to have a stiffer backbone than previous.

The club has ticket allocation though they may have none left. Club tix are on the outer wing in front of the hill or somesuch. Hoping it does not rain meself!

We should win easily. Reality is that the Bombers are fielding half a VFL team. Better teams should beat the Bombers by 100 plus points. That is the standard we have to set.

Don't watch the Footy Show. Her appointment at least steers them somewhat in the direction of the 21st century.

Lock Him In. Thanks Eddie.

BenKen happy with his change of club right about now...

GWS own the Pies First Selection in the 2016 National Draft. Would be most amusing if they had a crap season but still came into the draft in the 20s!

All of the coaches out of the Malthouse stable look a bit pedestrian. Worsfold won a flag I guess.

Dees win and Pies playing like Mark Neeld is calling the shots. Good times. The impact that Bolton has had in one off season at Carlton perhaps shows up some of his more experienced colleagues like Buckley and Hardwick.

I quite like the fact that players not quite cherry ripe for Rnd 1 ie Dunn, Lumumba and Brayshaw were not just picked because its Rnd 1.

I can't see why anyone would be surprised given the prevalence of drug use in Australia in 2016. It has to be said though that given the example of Keefe and Thomas who ingested WADA banned substances when using recreational drugs any WADA compliant athlete would have to be bloody stupid to follow in their footsteps.

Car'n Trenners!

Again I am happy to see any reports that detail his criminal record. Nature of crime committed is a factor I would consider. I would be happy to deport the Melbourne member of the Calabrian Mafia who emigrated to Australia as an adult without revealing his criminal record circa 4 Corners/Fairfax reports in recent past.

And that is where our view diverges. I am not of the opinion that deporting someone only because they are a member of Bikie Gang is acceptable. If he does have a criminal record - I am happy to be pointed to reports confirming this - and came here as an adult then that is a different matter and in my view would depend on the nature of the crime committed.