Deeman

Those close to Ball have caused him enough trouble and grief. If they want to help him, they should butt out and let him run his own life.

Draft tampering or Ball tampering?

Me too. I've been stuck with this stupid avatar for months after an attempt to change my old one went bung.

Good on Beamer for making a statement over McLean's pathetic retreat to that nest of vipers over at Visy Park. I'm going to enjoy given them a pantsing when our young team matures and becomes the power of the competition.

A friend of mine who supports Carlton (I know!) was frothing at the mouth over CJ's you tube package. Now that's funny!

Goldstein kicked 5 that day but not against Jake. Goldstein kicked the goals against undersized defenders. One of DB's less successful experiments.

Given your avatar I'm surprised you're not giving us the rundown of days to go to the WS Cox Plate at Phlemington.

My mother always told me not to count my Balls before they hatched and I've always considered that to be sage advice. I won't believe the Luke Ball story until I see him in red and blue. I think ATM he would still be even money about Ball remaining a Saint.

What a pity for the Blues that they don't have a magnificent future training venue like the Bubbledome to show off to potential recruits. They might have been able to persuade Bradshaw and Risky Telly to come down to play here. Or is it only superficial people who come up with superficial reasons for joining clubs?

And Brock's walking into this mess!

Macca's name has been synonymous with tragedy since the very beginning when Craig Cameron read out the wrong number at the 2003 national draft and selected him instead of Sam Fisher with pick 52. Then there was that torn hamstring incurred 8 seconds into his Wizard Cup debut that kept him out for 18 months. When he finally returned to full fitness, things just went downhill. The whole tragic episode has been told 100 times around here so I won't bore you with it again.

Campari was a great little place for eating. Pity. Loved Yeata. Hope he looks after young Tom for the next fortnight.

Aaron Davey is no idiot. He's not going anywhere!

He was very good but didn't really dominate for very long. Retired at 24.

And while they're conducting the investigation why not also examine how much money he's really earning at Carlton? I'm sick and tired of the Visy ambassador crap!

No, I'm the father!

An absolutely ridiculous move. We're going to be too top heavy against a slick fast moving midfield. What's Bailey trying to do here?

They really should throw Chris Johnson and a Twisties packet into the ring if they want this particular deal to go ahead.

Don't know where the Swams are headed but I'm sure we'll overtake them in 2010.

Robbo showing why he was dropped and why the Dees aren't tanking by dropping him. Lift your game son! CHASE!

Sydney looked absolutely shot by the end of the game at Etihad last week. I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole even against a weakened Melbourne.

Bail will probably go to Canberra as the emergency and you left out Zomer.

Why is Emma Quayle picking on Melbourne and only Melbourne? Fremantle is playing without Pavlich and Sandilands, WCE without Cox and Kerr and Richmond without Cousins and Cotchin. Enough said.

If it's good enough for Geelong why can't we start rotating our list to make sure everyone is rested for the 2010 finals. As of next week, I propose that we do the same on a weekly basis and fully rotate our best 8-10 players off for the games v Richmond and Freo!

Umpires and sense are mutually exclusive concepts. Even three of them were incapable of achieving the right ruling on that incident. Even worse were the media who failed to highlight their incompetence. Then again I suppose someone at the AFL is probably dictating what they can say about such things these days.