John Crow Batty

We must have a good gypsy horse trader now working at the club.

The Paris Hogan soap opera is going to get worse with him playing and living in Perth. The airbrush treatment does not work so well over there. Hogan’s current demons are blasted all over the front page of The West Australian this morning. Has bumped off all the usual suspects and outrages like bimbos and terrorism etc to lesser pages and columns.

All lacking “the right stuff”. Stillborn champions. Hogan has a chance to turn things around but I doubt it.

Luckily he just raised his chin before impact. Looks like he copped the worst on the Adam’s apple. Would have bloody hurt but no real real damage.

Very unstatisfying couple of JLT games. We couldn’t have been poorer. Not many appeared to try hard. Too many injuries. Too much heat. Not many positives gleaned. Leaves the crystal ball opaque. Better to have the rust to be cleaned on now than during the season though.

One would think they would have bought one to try in match conditions before they committed. Someone stuffed up bad or something more sinister.

Ranked number 1 or 18th for currently most consecutive seasons without a premiership.?Depends which way one wants to look at it.

I don’t think he needs those books. Looks like the kind of guy that would be philosophical about his situation.

I can see the addition of Preuss is also to add some muscle to support Gawn when required. Far too many times Gawn being a pure ball player had to battle on copping unfair dirty treatment from some opposing ruckman.

Trying to think of a suitable Batman villain moniker for Pruess. Given his size he must be King Tut.

A good practice game hitout. Entertaining and high scoring despite appalling conditions. One thing that was obvious was that Richmond are better at maintaining structures and teamwork. We were sort of a dogs breakfast for the most. Poor disposal is a bugbear for some of our best still. Some players appeared not quite ready or suffered from the heat. Tmac especially. I was OK with Pruess. If he can click he will be a monster. Still raw and room for improvement. Not ready to lead as a No 1 ruckman but could cause all sorts of mayhem teaming up with Gawn. Oliver and Harmes look like an awesome combination.

Quickness of mind and sublime ball use more than adequately compensate for any lack of kicking depth. If he can get up an extra 5 possessions a game he will be an awesome weapon and worth a couple of extra goals for the team every game.

Brian Lake now receiving treatment for mental health issues linked to being recently charged with aggravated burglary, unlawful assault, trespassing, criminal damage and stalking. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/brian-lake-receiving-treatment-for-ongoing-mental-health-challenges-20190228-p510x0.html

How about Alastair Clarkson? I’d put him on the bench or coach.

Seriously with the last three premiers being dark to very dark horses as well as Collingwoods appearance in the GF that was in no ones dreams, predictions for this season are a waste of time and a lottery at best.

Nev is so good, honest, strong, miserly and reliable that he also now has a new car brand named after him. A name reflecting all the right qualities. https://jalopnik.com/jetta-is-its-own-car-brand-now-1832895235

Whatever his faults, Wallace is a very good tactician and analyst of clubs strengths and weaknesses.

My favourite Nick Riewoldt career highlight. Great captains start to a Grand final and set the tone for a stirring performance. Shame it was against the pies. https://youtu.be/OJ8jU7zgUVE

That’s what happens when players can’t have a fagg and a beer.

Back in the news again. Joel Mac and Gutnick are both very creative. https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/getswift-shares-crunched-after-asic-launches-legal-action-20190225-p51021.html

I have discussed this with some long time Jewish friends who love the show. There are mixed reactions and many older generation ones love the show. Younger ones who have some knowledge of the show think it is abhorrent. This kind of humour does not play well in modern times.

I believe the guy who played the Gestapo Major Hochstetter was also Jewish as well as numerous other minor characters in the show. It is strange to think now that all those actors who were directly impacted by the holocaust could in a relatively short time afterwards be willing to be involved in a comedy about Nazis. Could never happen these days.

Congratulations to the AFL for demonstrating that a sows ear can be made from a silk purse.

Really excited about this season but I hope the club bans the players from taking baths. We also have to break the current trend of premiers coming from clubs never seriously expected to win the flag.

Problem is too many posters believe all the crap we hear. No one should ever take seriously any comments coming from club officials on delicate topics. They are protecting the club but is not ours to blindly accept untruths. The media won’t ask leading and probing questions if they don’t smell a rat. Merry Christmas.