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Well, even I have to agree now that if there is truth to this latest charge, then LJ has well and truly torn up his last "Get out of Jail Free" card. A really sorry state of affairs.

And didn't Davey deny that? Regardless, it would appear that Davey is taking a more serious approach this pre-season, so what is the point of dredging up last year's "news"?

Look up Deevoted, look up ;-)

I think the conditioning that Davey has been in need of for the past three (at least) seasons, has been mental conditioning... and if training reports are anything to go by, it would appear that Craig and Neeld have been managing that very well and he is regaining his confidence of old... of course Misson et al have to take a lot of credit as well, because no doubt there was a direct link between his physical condition and mental state.

I think mine might not need clarification here, but just in case, it's in the rookie league and it's "Hardtacklers" :-)

Thanks to the above posters for the DT resources... will definitely take a look, but my biggest issue is "stick-to-a-tivity" :-)

Just joined the "rookie" league... still think I'm probably out of my depth though.

I wish I could afford the 5D mark III, but that's a while off unfortunately... give it a year or two and the price will come down to something closer to my budget. Back in the day when I was studying graphic design (albeit unsuccessfully) we used Pentax Spotmatics for our photography assignments...trial and error was not nearly as much fun then when you had to wait for the film to be developed :-) - I have actually been thinking about dragging out my old Nikkomat and doing some film photography.

As usual, great work Triple6! Many thanks from someone a 1,000 kms away.

I think there's room for both... if Watts nails a few of those below the hip tackles in the right way, "intimate" could become very intimidating.

Yes...I blew my budget getting the Canon EOS7D so when it came to a "big" lens, I opted for the relatively cheap Sigma 120 - 400mm 1:4.5 - 5.6... it does the job just fine for me. Can't wait to get down to Melbourne with my son for round 1 so we can get along to the Friday training where I can fire some shots in anger :-)

Not a big fan of Gaga myself as she strikes me as being a bit too "fabricated"... Tarantino on the other hand, I do feel is genuinely eccentric and seems to always be doing something... directing, acting, writing or producing. I see that he is currently working on Kill Bill 3 with Uma Thurman, so I would think that if Gaga is going to be in one of his projects, it will be in whatever he plans to do after that is out of the way. While I was searching around for what that might be, I did see that Gaga is going to be appearing in Rodriguez's new film "Machete Kills" (sequel to "Machete") as someone named Le Chameleon... but I somehow doubt that will get her an Oscar nomination :-) It's obvious that you are a Tarantino fan, so if you aren't aware of him already, I recommend you watch some movies by Japanese director Takashi Miike; Tarantino, appeared acting in one of his films which was coincidentally titled "Sukiyaki Western Django". He makes films that are very "out there" such as "13 Assassins", "Ichi the Killer", "Visitor Q" and "Happiness of the Katakuris" (my favourite) etc etc... now his films really are worth catching.Another Japanese director who has a connection with Tarantino is Katsuhito Ishii, who was responsible for the animated sequence in "Kill Bill 1" - I love his films (despite that KB1 segment, they are live action and NOT animations) and find him to be a bit of a Japanese David Lynch... films include "Shark Skin Man, Peach Hip Girl", "Party 7", "The Taste of Tea" etc. Anyway, enough for now... I tend to get a bit carried away when I get onto film talk... sorry :-)

No, that would be Ian Bannerman ;-)

Good news as the Marngrook footy show gets given a lifeline by SBS, on Thursday nights starting just ahead of the 1st round. http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/marngrook-footy-show-gets-sbs-reprieve-20130131-2dmw0.html

Well, it would be pretty boring if we all liked the same things. I would have been a bit worried if you had said the only character you became emotionally attached to was the cook :-)

Peders can be either Dawes' or Clark's shock absorber.

Where's the fun in that? :-)

We all love the club, but I seriously think your worries are unfounded.

Fair enough OD, but he might have done better if he hadn't come out swinging at anything that moved (metaphorically).

"Kerp"? Would that be: KERP Keele Economics Research Papers KERP Key Employee Retention Plan KERP Kaipatiki Ecological Restoration Project KERP Kino Environmental Restoration Project KERP Kino Ecosystem Restoration Project KERP Kompetenzzentrum für Elektronik und Umwelt KERP Keski-Earth Rooli Playing KERP Kordofan Emergency Relief Project

I get the feeling he is using a technique called HDR (high dynamic range)...it gives a greater depth of field and focus and is usually more vivid, but in this case I would suspect the photographer has desaturated the colour. This is all done as post processing using either Photoshop or purpose designed software such as Photomatix Pro. Now I bet I've confused you more than cleared anything up ;-)

The AFL cannot afford to have this go to court (which it will if they attempt to charge us) as it will open a can of worms that will make our 1,000 page report look like a Myer sale catalogue. Besides, look on the bright side...if you feel disinclined to go to the games for fear of being referred to as a tanker supporter, you can take that time to attend grammar classes.

HF: Davey Dawes Howe FF: Byrnes Clark Pedersen Blease on a wing

So essentially, Healy managed to strike a double blow? First the MFC by setting McLean up in that OTC interview, and now starting to put the boot into the AFL for what will happen to the MFC if found guilty... well, I do see some irony there.

The irony being that he is commenting on a situation that he in no small part helped to create.