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The best named player, and one that doesn’t need a nick name, is Baldi at Casey. And he’s not a bad player, either.

PF, what’s this sudden obsession you have with possessions? AJ’s pressure acts yesterday netted four goals (I believe it was); he may not be taking speccies or busting packs, ball in hand, turning on a dime and kicking a goal from deep in the pocket, but he’s ending up with the same result (a goal) by simply pressuring his opponent and putting in second and third efforts. And while we’re on the subject of possessions, where were these comments when Jeffo (who I like by the way), was getting next to no possessions and no scores to at least make his time on the field worthwhile? You NEVER had a bad word for him, yet he WAS failing badly as a key forward. Consistency please.

I’d like to hear They’re Coming To Take Me Away ( by Napoleon Bonaparte the 3rd) played every time Zorko gets near the ball.

I ran into this guy there as well as Max Walker… I think I have a photo of the three of us together… I’m pretty sure I have a photo of Ryan but it’s probably on one of my hard disk drives somewhere. If I can find it, I’ll post a copy here.

I’m pretty sure that I met him at the Shanghai game vs the Lions way back when (or would he have been too young?).

True.. Guns On the Roof, Tommy Gun, their version of Pressure Drop or even I Fought the Law, Charlie Don’t Surf, Somebody Got Murdered, their version of Police On My Back or Police and Thieves … I could go on, but I better not.

As much as I dislike Brisbane, I cannot, and I make no apologies for this at all, I just cannot dislike a player who has a Clash song as his goal scoring choice… Darcy Gardiner, you absolutely Rock the Casbah!!

Update as I enter fortnightly cycle #9. I can’t recall whether I previously mentioned what is called the CEA marker in my blood tests (probably did, but the chemo is really affecting my short term memory big time). This marker gives an indication as to the level of activity in the rectal tumour. When I was put back on the chemo, one of the reasons was that the CEA marker was 26 (when I was put on chemo the first time in 2023, it was 12), but now, roughly four months in, it is down to 9.1, which is very promising considering the normal range is between zero and three. Of course this doesn’t reflect the state of the traces in my lungs and liver, but hopefully if the immunotherapy part of my chemo is beating the hell out of my tumour, there’s a good chance it’s doing the same to the other bits and pieces! I guess I just have to wait until they decide I need a CT scan. For distraction purposes, I provide my view of the infusion room, otherwise known as the Day Therapy Centre. Done using a photo I took and then distorted somewhat using AI.

How could you leave Max out of that list (he’d probably be my second picked after Melksham)?

Is it just me, or does that Brisbane jumper make it look like they’re showing crack?

Is there any chance that they have planned for a ‘late out’ (no idea who) and that all five currently on the bench will be in the starting 22 and Laurie becomes the sub?

Yes, I think he’s the exception to the rule, besides which, he’s now the second string ruck who’s only been brought into the team to fill the vacancy left by Draper. I’d much prefer to see Max go out on top, rather than being relegated to being someone who sits at Casey waiting for an opportunity to get a run in the AFL. I’m not a religious fella, but I’m praying that he’ll somehow manage to get another All Australian guernsey, so he can leave no doubt in anyone’s minds (not that there should be) as to who was the GOAT!!

I think you’re being a little over optimistic where Max is concerned, Lever 2 years?? That’s crazy talk!! He’s 29… and probably has a good 4 years left in him (injuries permitting), and I’ll be very surprised if TMac goes beyond next year. But that’s just my opinion… it’d be pretty boring if we all agreed about everything.

Just how many years do you think are left in Max??… I give him one or two (tops) as his body is starting to show the strain of pretty much carrying the entire team for so long. We are going to need a new number 1 ruck, and that sure as hell will not come from the next draft.

Is Jack a mystery injury? I’m sure it was mentioned on one of the Foxtel Footy shows the other night (last night maybe?) that he was omitted with a concussion.

True to form I quoted the wrong post… apologies General!!

Quoted you in error DemonWA…apologies.

Yes, I can see where you’re coming from as Rumours was the biggest album in the year it was released, and is probably the beginning of the band’s popularity with people who had had little to no exposure to the original band. I don’t object to the album, but it just doesn’t do it for me like the original band with Peter Green, who I consider to be one of the greatest blues/rock guitarists to walk this earth 😉 It’d be pretty boring if we all had the same taste.

I’ve got to say that Fleetwood Mac pretty much died for me from the moment that Peter Green exited. They became a very good MOR band, but for me had none of the excitement and originality in their music, that the original band had.

The best thing is that he seems to have worked on his delivery, as he pretty much hit every teammate that he was targeting against the Eagles.