Deetective Sgt. Taggert

Also a few trees to dodge!

Nice pics. DRC must have been pretty minded blowing. Were you based in Kinshasa? Definitely a place I'd like to visit when I'm back in Ethiopia. Here's something random I saw not far from Addis Ababa just before coming home, make of it what you will!

Hmm, I've got a long list of stuff I want to take back with me already! But will have to consider that. I think there is some promo work happening in Kenya at the moment so who knows maybe they'll be able to ship something over.

Bit hard at the moment with the World Cup going on But on a side note, there are high altitude training facilities here that would surely be far cheaper to use than the ones in the US!

For the last 12 months: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Currently back in Victoria for a month before heading back for another stint in Addis, so looking forward to actually seeing us play live against the cats with my old man (Geelong supporter). Been a long time since we played them at the G!

Roos summed it up in his presser: "I don't know the rules" - This coming from a legend of the game...

I am sure Richmond fans felt the same way about us beating them twice in 2010...similar situation this time around where dogs are about a year ahead of us in terms of development and skill

I wonder if they brought Dom in this week to give him a taste so they can give him a full game next week in Darwin?

But still butchered one of our best forays forward in the last with a poor inside 50...but I'll forgive him given he was hardly alone there.

First full game I have watched for a year after being overseas since last July. Incredibly frustrating, more than anything because I am sicking of watching us lose. Nothing much has changed but I guess at least we are competitive now and can fight out way back into games. The next step will be learning to win the close ones, and lets face it. The boys haven't had much practice in that regards over the last few years. Gotta keep reminding myself of where we have come from and there are definitely glimpses of talent and a solid game plan. I still bloody hate losing to the doggies(twice!) though!!

Could this be part of a plan to attract more supporters to the games so as to earn more gate revenue?

Any chance we can double out score in the last quarter?

I would certainly be very surprised if the MFC and Mitch hadn't put plans in place for a possible return to the club. I mean from the perspective of both parties, not having such a contingency in place would have put even more pressure on what was already a very difficult decision, especially for Mitch. That doesn't mean it will happen of course, but I strongly believe the club would have made arrangements with the AFL to ensure he could return to the list next year.

Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men!

For a second there I thought you were talking to yourself!

Was awesome to wake up to the great news on another continent! BTW when's the last time we won in front of a 50,000+ crowd?

From memory this echoes comments made by other players during the preseason. It sounds like Neelds 'football university' was actually more of a primary school...the players apparently treated as such and therefore played accordingly.

Paul Roos signed up for another 3 years?

How's the attendance numbers looking?

Still better than the Fuschias...

Nailed it.

Been working over here. Interesting place but terrible slow Internet means demonland becomes the only way to keep up to date.

Actually I'm the Marquis of Carabas, Ascobar is the Amharic equivalent...

I've got no problem with this. Just as young players must earn a call up to AFL, they should also earn a full game.

I would be interested to know from Tyson how Roos compares to Sheedy, given the stature of both as coaches. And I live in Ethiopia, so does that mean my questions get the highest priority