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It would be interesting to know how the son of Bomber's legend Paul Van Der Haar is travelling in the Development team .

With only a few percent of Auskick kids following us , surely it is vital that we attempt to replicate Hawthorn's efforts in the Waverley area under Ian Dicker and tap into the fastest growing municipality in the nation, City of Casey . Rename our VFL team Casey Scorpions for a start .

In the early days under the old moniker of Colonial Stadium we enjoyed the clear second best record behind Essendon the almost invincible home tenant . As long as the roof is closed and i'm therefore not squinting into the low late afternoon sun I don't have an issue with the place . The first ten rows or so of the top deck are cheap , and offer excellent viewing . A front row seat on the Level 2 wing matches the SCG as the best viewing spot in the AFL . Our horror record there over the last decade has nothing to do with the venue and all to do with poor appointments and abysmal recruiting .

Gee , that will confuse the Coniglio and Silvagni families .

I suspect he may still be suffering from Bubbly-Personality Syndrome which famously put-off some other teams' recruiters . Seriously , as a card-carrying cynical old coot , this time I had to brush at my damp eyes after watching him receive the great news .

Spot-on as usual with the sole exception of Jones (N) who I thought plugged away manfully as ever .

Hard to share the enthusiasm for including Lumumba this week . Now in his 30th year , his 2015 season was pretty ordinary although I admit his manic "run-on-at-all-costs" outlook did make the heart flutter a bit .

Razor , thankfully , is just about the last of a dying breed......the Personality Umpire . Those of us of a senior age remember the umpires who relished attention in blockbuster games by flamboyantly paying questionable goal square frees in the final moments of a close one . Does the name John Russo ring a bell ?

Remember when Aaron Baddeley as a junior golfer was rated at least the equal of Adam Scott until a succession of driving coaches were more a hindrance than help . Hogan's 2015 goalkicking stats of 44.19 are reassuring .

I'm old enough to remember that it wasn't a missing "report" but a "mislaid" blood sample .

Thanks buddy , i'm a bit chuffed you remembered my little rant from last year . After that second-half performance against The Power , everything's sweet .

Tipping Jack Reiwoldt will be in full head-tilt mode watching himself on a monitor .

In The States the science is now well- and- truly in as to long term affects of repeated concussions . Players such as Sellwood , Rance and our very own Jack Viney who repeatedly dive head-first into packs should be made aware of the risks .

In The States the science is now well- and- truly in as to long term affects of repeated concussions . Players such as Sellwood , Rance and our very own Jack Viney who repeatedly dive head-first into packs should be made aware of the risks .

I suspect qualification for Life Membership has changed little over the years . Pre-1969 , to play even 100 games when the H & A season lasted only 18 rounds was a fair effort .

Cruel comment.........I have too much class to also draw attention to his knobbly knees .

Weren't we on "homesick" Judd's shortlist but Mr Pratt's Environment Spokesman found our facilities not up to standard !

The "Chips Rafferty" accents of Andy Maher and Rohan Connolly are worthy of classification by the National Trust .

Back in the 1960's when introduced in The Long Room by my father to a friend or acquaintance he would sometimes murmur to me disapprovingly "HE'S a Collingwood supporter".

The Toiges proportion was given as 8% which is surprisingly low given their massive membership and more importantly the fact that the MCG has been their home ground since the mid 60's.

The latest MCC News reports that our proportion of supporters has dropped from 23% in 2006 to just under 19% today . Next best : Essendon 13% & Collingwood 12% . One good thing about being an old codger is that thankfully I won't be around when The Pies sail past our tally !

Great news ................Thanksgiving Thursday ?

Google it or somebody may post the link . Incidentally , i'm a bit pizzed-off I couldn't edit the obvious typo in the title with the "edit" function .

"The Age" online this afternoon reports that out-of-contract Melksham wants to depart Essendoom and the Dees are interested . Any intel on this ?

Ok , "Lubumba"(sic) just about sums up his year .