Tim

This is something that astounds me every game I watch. It is just common decency to say “thanks” when the trainer gives you a drink or whatever. We see the great “standards” on display with players sweeping the room, as per the All Blacks. Might be sincere, but is caught on camera and looks a little bit staged - Humility Signalling, if you like. A quick acknowledgment of the water bottle carrier is actually a human interaction that they could engage in, as distinct from being on the sweeping end of a broom for the change room camera.

Still a young player, and I note that some of the other youngsters have lighter numbers too, eg Tom Sparrow. Probably managing loads as they aren’t machines and as I said still young.

Fwiw, on the Olympics front, Tokyo was chosen for the 1940 Olympics, and guess who won the flag that year. Lock it in! (Btw, the IOC was on a roll pre-war: Berlin followed by Tokyo.)

How good was Robbie! Only the 4th game of his career, and he had just turned 18. What a star.

This. Having a particular fondness for the work of JJ, I called out “Have a shot, JJ!” Lo and behold, next minute he’s slotting it. I knew he could do it, and enjoyed the sound of affirmation from the Bomber fans.

The Rucks would be the Band of Ronnie Hawkins (the Hawks). That is, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson.

@joeboy - pretty good review Salem - looks somewhat inhibited (injury-wise}

Agree, LN. She’s Public Enemy No.1 (or thereabouts, in a long list) in the Hird camp. It’s quite apposite that her podcast is called “Don’t Shoot the Messenger”. Does a good job.

Tim - don’t wake me (Surely I’m dreaming...?)

I think it’s a column for teams that didn’t win the flag that year.

My inner demons that have guided me accurately these last 57 years tell me that our next Norm winner hasn’t been born yet. But from the current crop I’ll nominate JJ, beating Trac and Clarry in a tight, mid dominated count. From an omen point of view....CP5 would be good, building on the legacy of the heroics of #5 from our last win (Neil Crompton); and Clarry would break an even longer number drought with #13, since Max Spittle collected in 1948. JJ could add his name to the storied locker of #23 with Graham Wise, Pop Vine (flag in his first game), Ray Wartman and Geoff Tunbridge.

Don’t know about the lot on screen, but drummer Coxy is a keen Dee who was with them at one stage (not on this video though).

I think in the Danners case the actual killer was Richmond, as we were flogged by them after they had been winless the first 11 games of the year (1 draw). Iirc, it was agreed after the loss that Daniher would step down, but in a highly unusual development was allowed to have a final outing as coach against Essendon at Docklands, where we had an agonisingly close loss. And btw, being at the top of that ladder is going to be a difficult “embarrassing record” to erase, or have erased for us.

Absolute classic. Must have been one of the earliest live albums in the rock era, and is raw and driving, in contrast to Cooke’s sweet soul reputation; consequently the record company wouldn’t release till the mid 80s for fear of tarnishing his image. Liner notes won a Grammy for the great writer, Peter Guralnick. And fwiw, Let It Bleed is top of my Stones hit parade - dark, brooding, great! And love Ya-Ya’s as a live album. Saw them when they were here in the last decade, and while they were very polished it was not as engaging as early-mid years Stones. However when Mick Taylor joined them on stage for Midnight Rambler (iirc) - that was special!

...and Blease and Jones, iirc.

I dunno...overnight in a glass next to the bed?

Rip it up, Big Fella!

Yes; according to the email “a portion of proceeds”.

Red, he wasn’t at the Captain’s Run, and my understanding is that he’ll be playing at the Punt Road end of Yarra Park tomorrow. Perhaps, but maybe he was with the group today as backup for Fritsch, and Fritsch has come through today’s run?

Would expect to see Tom with Casey.

Yes but...they usually only train 23 on Captain’s Run.

Would seem to be at least 3; Petty, M Brown and Sparrow didn’t train. Fritta, May, Weid and Chandler did. And there were 24 training so must be a question over one of them.

Nah, don’t think you can tell from the session as they all do stuff in groups, so sub likely just goes to group where he would usually play.

No. And 23 trained.

No Nev.