Redleg

I know we shouldn't criticize umpires, but I just watched the last quarter of Saints and Pies and Saints were umpired out of it. Disgraceful really. Pies get 2 soft frees for first goal and then several holding the ball ones, while Kosi smacked in mouth while marking is ignored and then O'Brien given free for arm chop as Saint running into goal to tie up game. Replay showed no touch at all and even commentators admit it was a shocker. Saints couldn't buy a free and Pies got them for nothing. Would love to hear Watters presser. 25 frees to 14 in Pies favour as per usual.

No problems sunday, it will be 16 lovely degrees. I will be in my usual seat in the AFL section.

Yes in 5 more weeks. I hate to admit this but I am listening to a 70's disco mix while I read Demonland.

Oh well, I get to see those orange jumpers this week, that should be my footy highlight. Oh, I forgot, Gary Ablett.

What would we be accused of then?

And still another drama for us in 2012.

We will also destroy Casey's finals again due to injured players.

Jetta suspended 1 week and Nicholson a broken jaw. That is 17 players out. Unbelievable.

Not funny.

Same with me.

You obviously weren't with me the day I was drafted, during the Vietnam War.

Interesting, I was just reading some literature from the club and there was a little piece that caught my eye, which said, that we will most likely have picks 3, 4 & 13 in the draft and can draft 3 very good players. They are probably being realistic when they say what picks we will have, but it seemed to indicate our finishing position was accepted. Just thought that was a little unusual with 6 games to go. PS. Hope they are right, though I would accept 17th. Now lets see, Grundy or Whitfield plus Toumpas and Martin in 2014 for pick 13 and say Moloney and Bate, with JV second round. Yes I could live with that.

Oh come on, I know you are a masochist at heart. Wouldn't you love to watch another thrashing?

Can see myself as one of about 100 Demon fans at the game tomorrow.

And it was delicious.

And now for more important matters, I just saw a banana in the fruit bowl and I think I will have it with my cereal for breakfast.

No your punishment it to attend the game. I will be, it's called self flagellation.

I am not sure. As an aside, what is an AFL club B & F winner in the last two years worth as compensation?

Agree on the injuries as I said it was a factor. Hope you are right on the 16th, though I would gladly cop 17th right now. Picks 2 & 3 wow. Virtual guarantee that JV would not go until second round. Pick 2 and maybe Moloney or Bate could get us both Under 17 picks from GWS. They could have Whitfield and Grundy. We could get Toumpas. Pick 13 there for trading or using. Salivating stuff.

I have just patented a new product called Redleg's Banana Rice Custard. I promise to donate 25% of profits to the MFC.

Kelvin Lawrence (calf) - test Jordie McKenzie (groin) - test Jai Sheahan (ankle) - test Luke Tapscott (groin) - test Josh Tynan (concussion) - test Jack Watts (ankle) - test Liam Jurrah (ankle) - 2 weeks Mark Jamar (calf) - 3 weeks Clint Bartram (knee) - season Jamie Bennell (knee) - season Mitch Clark (foot) - season Aaron Davey (foot) - season Max Gawn (knee) - season Rory Taggert (back) - indefinite Plus James Sellar who has been left out. That is our present injury list 15 players. Many have been out all year like Jurrah and Gawn etc. North have McIntosh and a boy named Tom Curran out. That will go part of the way to explaining why we are struggling. I know there are many other factors, but there is also a lack of team consistency and best players available.

First things first, we must finish no higher than 16th to start the resurrection.

I thought an interesting point in the article was where it stated that CJ gets several hundred thousand dollars a year from Visy and that CJ then is quoted as saying he has done a couple of talks for them. Now lets analyze that. Say $250000.00 a year for doing a talk every second year. That must be great value for money for Visy. What would the best speaker in the country charge for 2 talks, surely not $1million. Yes in 4 years he will have earned $1million for 2 talks on subjects he admitted he didn't know a great deal about. Worse than that the AFL has approved it and continues to do so. Worse still when we hinted at finding ways to retain you know who, the AFL told us they wouldn't allow it. We play under a corrupt regime.

Interesting to see "Judd Inc" swing into activity with a double page spread in the Sun today, about what a great bloke CJ is. Funny how it appears the week of his tribunal foray.

Fear not young Nasher, even we on the "No T$ No B$" thread knew you were joshing.