Redleg

It was the night before xmas, sorry I mean the Rookie Draft. Yes here we are finally, one day to go. Tomorrow we complete our list for 2012, unless.................

Slipped on a banana peel on the way in.

Finally the penny drops.

If I don't post again today you will know I am at Woollies.

2 days. The time is just flying by. It seems like only 24 hours ago it was 3 days.

Do the Clutterbuck, Do the Clutterbuck, if you cannot get a kick then you're outa luck. Put your body in, do a little spin, Grab the pill and give it off, then do it all again. Run and run all day, That is how we play, See the Dees and watch them go, We're heading for a win.

3 days. Not sure if we will go a smokie with the number of boys training with us. I am pretty certain that Couch will be 1 and that leaves 3.

With a new player training with us for 1 session before the Rookie draft will that throw predictions out? Then again who has made a prediction anyway? 3 and 3/4 days to go.

Got to think laterally.

As friday dawns we move to 4 days left to wait for this year's major footy event.

It's all happening.

We are certainly getting a lot of publicity lately in papers and on TV.

Well it's the 8th and that means 5 days to go. I have ordered some valium, to keep me under control as the draft goes on and I wait for the results to come up.

Struggling. I have worked out that food is not my problem, eating it, is.

Then it would be of no interest to me as I find berry smoothies too rich for my taste.

On a lighter note, wonderful news at McDonalds, the arrival of the BANANABERRY smoothie at $2.95. Is there a Maccas on my way home?

How funny would it be if the best 2 players ended up being the 2 they didn't take. Unlikely but maybe the best 2 after the first 5 picks are discounted would be a possibility.

It is not just the 7th of December, it is also less than 6 days to the Rookie Draft, an event that may one day rival the Brownlow Medal count. Note I didn't say the Medal but rather the actual count.

6.

I quite enjoy it myself.

One week to go. Will we draft outside those training with us? All will be answered in a week.

I thought Evans first game, which I saw on replay, as I was away, was fantastic. He found a lot of the footy and for an inexperienced kid, without a full pre season and not much footy the year before, I thought that game showed his talent. Obviously they all can't make it but I am happy to follow his progress this year.

I have made a habit of picking one player each year that I see as a big improver. Have got it right most times with the odd failure. This year I am going to stick my neck out and go with a rookie Michael Evans. I also have high hopes, unlike others, for a big improvement in Jack Fitzpatrick.

Can't imagine Sheedy going beyond one year as Coach at GWS. They seem light on for Coaches and training grounds. While they wanted a lot of publicity which they got, most of it is bad. Not sure this is the way the AFL saw the club starting.

8 days. Can imagine the frenzied activity on here discussing who we got and who we missed and then quiet, as we go into the Xmas slow down.