Redleg

That bit was ok and I didn't mind the Tigers strip.

Either were the Hawks last night.

Can imagine the boys when they eventually get to sing their song, it's like a kids party song.

Le Beau Cheval 3rd at 56 to 1, better run, but he looks limited to me.

Glad to see the first person shown was Demon great Ron Barassi

Will be too busy watching 2 of mine go around today Le Beau Cheval at 2.18 at Goulburn and Noble Game at 8.45 at Moonee Valley and then sunday No Dispute 4.12 at Bendigo. Hopefully they all go well. BTW go like "lightning" BC.

Gaff leaving WCE will be up to him. Where he goes may be up to him and his management, as he could threaten to go to GWS either as an uncontracted player for compensation or in PSD to them and Eagles could get nothing. If he seriously wants to come home and prefers Melbourne we are in the prime position to get him with our 2 compo picks being used in a deal, or a pick and a player, or a combination involving other picks being swapped etc. I would think if we wanted Gaff and he wanted us, he would eventually get here, as long as we were reasonable in our dealings with the Eagles. On the other hand this could all be paper talk designed to inflate his next contract price. While we are talking Gaff I would also be letting Caddy's manager know he would be very welcome at Melbourne. Imagine getting Viney, Gaff and Caddy for say our first pick in 2012 draft, both compo picks, player to Eagles and Suns or a swap of lower picks. Players like Spencer from Queensland and Jetta or Lawrence from WA may wish to go home and be part of a trade deal. What we are all forgetting is that there could be Victorian clubs with higher picks than our compo picks in 2012 draft who may end up with the whip hand.

Wouldn't impact at all as Viney will cost us our normal first round pick, as other clubs will not let us get him for less than that. Compo picks are additional to that first round pick and only in use if we activate them before the season starts.

Who cares about the talk, Bailey did plenty of that. I care about how we play.

I personally don't give a crap about the PR aspect of this one session/game/training/whatever at Casey if it helps us win games .

Other clubs will be in the same boat as us. Pies in round 2 might also be fairly under strength. This format is much better and fairer as you get to play in front of your fans a couple of teams on decnt grounds and you can try things out. This way you go all the way until the GF at least in the NAB cup and you can see it live or at least on TV. Don't think we really care where we finish as long as we get used to the game plan and try out a few new players.

What did you eat WJ?

There will be no draft countdown until after the season is over.

About 9 months. I can't find the date. May not be fixed yet. Wonder if we will activate our picks. I think we will.

We are nearly there. Nab cup starts this week. Fox Footy too. Dees Intra club friday. Discussion on the game straight after on Demonland. Here we go again.

I would imagine if that was done in an AFL match he would have got a year. It was a shocking look. A bloke kicked from behind while flat out after being hit in the head. Two team mates as well. PS. If you look where the boot landed, it could have been quite serious.

I could think of 7.2 millions reasons why he wouldn't be. Further, 2 million of those apply to this year.

Agree. Is that a cloud above your coffee, looks like lightning as well?

He is being touted today as a Co Captain of GWS with Ward, to be announced tomorrow.

There is a baby possum on my window ledge staring at me as I write this. I am going to give him an offer to go to Blacktown and join GWS. I hear the possums do really well up there.

Glen Boss thinks so.

I can see us resting a few players in the opening NAB cup and playing all of the rookies that are fit.

And we have a winner.

I am reading Wild Horses, a book by Dick Francis, with as usual, his use of the horse racing world as an ingredient.

Black Caviar, what can you say? Possibly the best this country has produced. Untouched and runs them off their feet. I feel privileged to have seen her run. Wow. I just feel so excited and it gives me hope of getting another good horse one day, one that I can think about all day, in between thinking about my grand daughter and the MFC.