Redleg

Yes, you can bring out the taste of the banana, with a bit of peanut butter.

No one was more disappointed than me but I also saw it coming, it was obviously there for all to see. The Saints had some good mids out but still had some of their senior ones in. We had all our key forwards out. We had our best defender out who can also play forward and 2 ruckmen and 2 good mids including our hardest. The Saints were rubbished by the media and were going to come out fighting. They had their champion captain forward in and fit and other key forwards to back him up. You can't win a game without key forwards as we have seen over the last 7 years. We also played 2 sub AFL standard footballers On top of that, on the day, we kicked terribly for goal, lost our CHF and CHB in the first quarter and also had Howe and Dunn injured early. We also as usual didn't get any luck with the umps. We gave away at least 4 goals from crap turnovers. However we did have more possessions, more inside 50's, but because of poor kicking wasted the chances. For the record, I can't see us winning a game until we get our key forwards back and playing well. I think our second half of the year is going to improve markedly.

Som depressed could not even turn to Redtube or World Movies or SBS late night movies.

I said zip and 5 in a post on another thread. Haven't changed my mind.

All of those blokes played better than Pedersen.

It will match our list availability due to injuries each week.

Those Bombers must be mentally strong.

Think you should pick a more popular fruit name. What about banana dee?

Membership must be flying.

It's the other two.

That line makes me feel sick.

I am strangely unexcited about our first game.

Could our football team win in that universe, I am happy to try anything?

Does that mean that "oranga" was wrong?

Italian fruit called an "oranga".

Not if we draw.

I got my wish, all interstate winners so far.

Would it?

The AFL should feel ashamed for some of the things they have done to this club and its personnel. Selectively punishing the MFC and no other club for discussing tanking. Punishing Dean Bailey. Putting Chris Connolly out of the game. Refusing to give us a PP despite 7 years of pathetic football and bowing to the wishes of the strong clubs. Giving us a draw that makes it impossible to make money. Allowing GWS to take our number 1 pick off us and sign him less than 1 year after we drafted him, even though I am happy with the end result. The only positive being help in getting Peter Jackson.

Tell me about it.

I think the experts will all change their tips for Wooden spooners, to Saints or us and then next week, to the loser of that game.

Collingwood bears?

Ah that parochial Victorian in me showing.

This club is cursed: Clark on extended leave from the club. Dawes a slight calf strain and out for who knows how long. Hogan a stress issue in the back, same as Dawes. Viney injured last year, concussed today. Our best backman Garland out injured. Star players in the past cruelled by injury and their careers curtailed, naming just one, Jakovich. The only club done for tanking, with a finding of no tanking. Poor drafting, over and over again. Instability with Coaching, Board and Administration, etc, etc, etc.

Well, the changing landscape of football. 3 Interstate sides have won so far. Hopefully Port make it a clean sweep for the weekend. Don't be upset, this is what the AFL want. It has become so much harder for us to rise up the ladder. We could improve and still finish bottom.