Tony Tea

He's not a dud. He's just another kid who can run & catch & kick, but who will never be a consistent league footballer courtesy of his size.

Here. Hear.

Interesting Tweet from Ashley Browne:

It was. It was a joke. It must have been. It made me laugh.

Canaan Banana's descendants will be disappointed to read that.

Saw a sign recently: "There are no bananas kept on these premises."

Denham is also the most sensitive footy journalist. Any caller to SEN who has the temerity to question his judgement is met with an arrogant "You are wrong! I am right." He often fails to make a coherent argument to back his opinion. I reckon Denham is only a Belinda Neal away from "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?!"

Greg Denham: "Another bonus is that Brad Miller."

Greg Denham: "Bate made 14 appearances and is giving every indication he is a star in the making."

That is why Denham hates Melbourne - we made him look like an imbecile.

Why would anyone take a Denham prediction seriously?

Grimes is not overly quick. This, as well as possible fragility, could be one of the reasons he slid to 14 in the draft. He lacks the raw pace to run around opponents, which is one of the key ingredients of a successful sweeper. Last season, before he got injured, the opposition pushed up on him, but instead of beating them with footwork, he tried to hit teammates with precision kicks under pressure, many of which sprayed wide. That said, Grimes' key asset is his ability to play body-to-body football. Keeps his feet, courageous, good tackler, instinctively knows what to do in a contest. Under a new coach whose core philosophy appears to be just those physical aspects, Grimes could thrive, as long as his fitness holds up.

Not only did Healy take no further part in the game, he never played another game. (He also won the Collingwood B&F that year.)

I never new this was the IMDb.

Is Paul Connors involved with Sports News First? I heard on the radio that he had some kind of involvement. Part owner? But I can't seem to find anything about it anywhere, including at SNF.

Is Haggers still trying to weasel his way out of his Craig to Carlton article?

Chapman is hard bodied. Rooke is hard bodied. Selwood is hard bodied. Byrnes is not hard bodied.

Los Pollos Hermanos: 11 secret herbs and spices and blue crystals.

I think every club has to de-list at least three players; although I am not sure about the Suns and Giants.

Footy is lies.

The temptation for the AFL to go for the career redemption / good news story proved too hard to resist.

Gotcha.

My measure of success is multi-faceted: stick tackles, break tackles, winning more than 50% of the 50/50 balls, clean clearances, workable kick-outs, our kicks are no longer the most smothered in the history of Australian rules, more players around the ball, opposition is denied space, we no longer look like boys v men.

By that measure Dean Bailey was successful when Essendon poached Wellman.