Tarax Club

Put the sleeper hold on anybody of note?

Penny or Tuppenny? or the derivation “Bunger” Back in my occasionally errant childhood used to terrorise the neighbours’ letterboxes with those. These days the the ‘hood would be in full lockdown and you’d be getting frogmarched out.

Add Old Nick (back up back up ruck), Dickens, Mephistopheles and El Diablo (soccer crossovers), plain Satan, Lord of the Flies (bring the aero guard), and (Rupert Murdoch endorsed) Prince of Darkness. Sports Editor gets the sack and eternity in hell for his lassitude.

Roost (er) today, feather duster tomorrow.

Commiserations to Shane McAdam sadly the ‘Sun Is not Shining’. ‘Don’t Rock My Boat’ but the DL boards need to ‘Lively Up Yourself’. To succeed in the AFL (‘Babylon System’) there’s no ‘Running Away’ from it, clubs must ‘Work’ constantly on their lists to be ‘Top Rankin’. Simon, Tim and Jason aka ‘Midnight Ravers’ given the tight timeline, hopefully won’t strike ‘Three O’Clock Roadblock’. Stir It Up’ and cause ‘Burnin’ and Lootin’ here. Whoever gets the nod will leave a ‘Postive Vibration’ with the DL diaspora and get ‘One Love’. Help pull us out of the lower ladder ‘Concrete Jungle’ and on an upward ‘Exodus’. Inevitably ‘Time Will Tell’.

AFL statute of limitations must be near done. If the urine samples Deepfreeze has in retention, can now return to room temperature we can all feel much relieved.

Yes Steven May is mere mortal like the rest of us, but l don’t see a rapid fall off the cliff. In fact he is a remarkably resilient footballer. He bounces back quickly from setback and injury that might daunt others. He saw off Tom Hawkins in one of the better games for the team last season. That fearsome wack from Tommahawk which fractured his eye socket left no physical or psychological scars. His appearance in the premiership Grand Final is of course the stuff of legend. Had Astro-Naughton totally bluffed and on a tight lead. More poodle than bulldog that day. And all on one leg. Knock on wood may the injury gods be kinder to all Demons this season. Especially, so S May remains a physical marking presence on ball and on opponent. Leave the ground ball gets for the swifter, smaller defenders.

Any chance he is a descendant of Saint Patrick? Could be a blessing at Casey Fields. Slitheras are now on notice.

Maybe this young bloke? Part of the Casey recruitment drive for Season '25. Patrick Ireland Graduating from Gippsland Power, Ireland booted 111 goals from 20 matches this year for Buln Buln in the Ellinbank and District league, including six in the grand final. There were also bags of 14, 13 and 12. "He's got all the attributes you like in a forward," outgoing Buln Buln coach Bobby McAllum said. "He's very mobile and he takes a really good mark but what sets him apart from a lot of forwards is that he's a really good set-shot."

JEFFO, hnmm…

DL’s intrepid track side team is now in place. We await an in depth report…

Of those retained Casey listed players Kai Windsor and Paddy Cross are potential late bloomers. Kai’s time at Box Hill was cruelled by significant injury and the Corona pandemic. Paddy Cross’s pathway through Coates League and Nar Nar Goon may have been similarly affected by the covid times too. Standing at 181cm and weighing in at 70kg+. His anticipation matched by agility and speed allow him to get to the ball and win one on one contests. Mitch Szybkowski has departed for the GWS VFL team, who could be astute judges. Not afraid of the physical stuff. Strongly built but in need of a tank. Of those yet to be confirmed, fan favourite Harvey Neocleous was handy near goal. Nuclear physicists on the DL boards did get excited, “electrons” when Harvey swooped on the loose bouncing Higgs-Boson Sherrin near the goal square.

Not wishing to throw any more gasoline on the fire of unbridled speculation. Concerning the current incumbent of guernsey #36. I’ll leave that angst to the tea leaf readers, gypsy fortune tellers and tarot card mystics on another thread. But admittedly the question Where is Kozzie? did briefly pop up as l went deeper and deeper into the photo gallery. Yes he did appear at pic #42. Which may help those losing sleep resolve the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything Kozzie. But the waiting time for an answer took ‘Deep Thought’ 7.5 million years just to find the question. Before the answer pops out Earth was demolished to make way for an intergalactic express way. So no MCG to play on anyway.

A great choice and deservedly so.

Round the twist, Lemony Snicket’s and Dance with your Sister. School hols are just about over at Casey Fields. Now, if some of these blokes can translate the vacation promise to term one. Tom Campbell is standing in for head prefect Maxwell Gawn who’s in rehabilitation at the moment with Matron. Who caan’t get a word in edgeways despite the fractured larynx. Young Will Verrall’s been thrown in the deep end. He’s recently been promoted from junior school, it shows. Big Tom sings the chorus line from Monty Python with gusto “ I’m a lumberjack and l’m all right”. So Will will just have to be satisfied with yard duty and pick up scraps from around the ground. Jack Billings fits the bill at Goody’s holiday camp dance class performances. Sibling sisters and cousins preferred as partners of course. Christian Petracca and Jake Lever are excused, despite recent nuptials and growing young families it’s strictly non-contact. Jake Melksham’s there, he just continues on his merry way, ensconced in the Senior’s common room. Last year’s truants Clayton Oliver and Shane McAdam seem to be right on track, having overcome last year’s um … attendance issues. Enrollments are up it’s all about bums on seats. Kozzy’s back, but was he really gone? Richo set us straight, don’t believe everything you read in The West Australian etc. It elevates circulation and BPM. Of the new boys, Ricky Mentha Junior looks terrific, should be a breathe of fresh air. 🐍

Check your lettuce leaves.

Are his mirror balls still spinning?

Photos are up. AJ looks like he is auditioning for Nux's part in Fury Road. Look out Brayden! Some terrific images amongst the ordinaire. Jakie Melksham gets aerial. Young Verrall has muscled up. Plus battle of the tree trunk thighs goes femoral.

Photos are up. AJ looks like he is auditioning for Nux's part in Fury Road. Look out Brayden! Some terrific images amongst the ordinaire. Jakie Melksham gets aerial. Young Verrall has muscled up. Plus battle of the tree trunk thighs goes femoral.

Picket Fence sighted this morning at Port Fairy. Expect the fish to land in his lap.

Guru Bob is in attendance.

Meanwhile at a top secret training ground deep in the south eastern suburban corridor. The new game plan was being put thru it paces.

Mongrel Punt opener is an interesting read, maybe the staff writer does have a novel in him. Ticks off the litany of ‘plaints that bedeviled the club’s recent history. Importantly MP perceptively suggests the best way forward to lose the negative media scrutiny. Is through a return to the winner’s list quote “…it is amazing how quickly success turns a team of ‘apparently’ disgruntled players into a cohesive unit…”. Despite the overrun of the footy mafia rumour mill. On the visual and observational evidence so far. Both Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca are enjoying the pre-season with their team mates. Plenty of smiles about. Their return to the playing field, after ‘the healing’ bodes well, lifting the entire team performance. According to MP “Even just Oliver re-discovering that 2022 form would elevate them (the team) six places (ladder wise).” To paraphrase MP the theory that what [censored] happens is neither bad or as good as made out applies. As the new year kicks in and the woes of last season’s Annus horribilis recede exponentially in the rear view mirror. Being a passionate and invested supporter l’m feeling likewise, let the ebullience rise and let the team play some bloody good footy.

old dee this is probably more your style.