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Arya rocks my world. When Nev Jetta retires she would be the perfect replacement in the back pocket.

And how about the party heading north of the wall - sort of a medieval dirty dozen.... ( also I want a dragon for Christmas)

seriously - rickon - serpentine, serpentine !!!!!

Queen Dani - please book your dragons in for some training with Aaron Davey. They have got to learn to zig and zag a bit and not go for the straight in approach.

meet him briefly twice - top bloke. The first time was watching my daughters basketball game ( open age competition but low level) - sitting on the bench we were commenting that the ref looked exactly like Ben Brown (or sideshow Bob) but it couldn't be - why would he waste Sunday night ref'ing really poor standard basketball. A girl was sitting at the end of the bench confirmed it was him ( it was his girlfriend). I asked why he did it - she said he loved basketball and he found it relaxing ref'ing the lower levels.

Went to the gig last Saturday night. Just Jeff, his guitars and his gizmo's ! He was freakin' amazing. If there is a better guitarist in Australia I would like to know his name.

I love the hound.

Peter Foley spent big money getting the sound just right and the artists love him because he looks after them ( apparently most venues don't). I know he is actively out looking for a new venue but it is a real shame to me as there is something really special about the room - it just works.

Double devastated - Not only Chester from LP died this week, The Caravan Music Club is shutting its doors from 2018. It is highly successful, the sound is great and the room is great however it is in the hall out back of the Oakleigh RSL and the Caravan Club proprietor wants to invest money to make it better but they are not interested and he also wants to take over the running of the bar ( which is diabolically slow and inefficient) - whilst giving the RSL the profits from the bar, Again they weren't interested. I respect returned servicemen but geez the board of this RSL are crusty old farts.

I'm with reek - an alive coward rather than dead hero.....

Gotta say I was a little underwhelmed with the first episode.

Not to say we are strict in our household but Mrs Bean does have a habit of asking questions in the middle of episodes. We have now made a rule - we give her a pen and paper and we address all written questions after the episode. Harsh but fair.

Devastated at Chester Bennington's death at age 41 ( apparently suicide). I am a huge Linkin Park fan - especially their early work - nothing quite matches up to Hybrid Theory. RIP Chester

go sit in the naughty corner and think about what you said. Have you lost your mind. I am not an avid TV watcher but there are two shows I don't miss - GOT and Last week tonight.

you are dead to me, Tim.

Left for dead - nekk minut - he pops up in a religious cult chopping wood and then found by Beric Dondarrion. Glad he is still in the series - my second favourite for the amusing quip behind Tyrion.

Saw them at the Holler festival at the caravan club on a warm Saturday afternoon. They blew everyone away. They are selling out show after show - after seeing them I understand why.

New kids on the block ( a statement - not the horrible boy band) If anyone gets a chance to see the Teskey Brothers I highly recommend they do. They are the bom-diggerty.

okay...so I was interested and went along to see The Tiger Lillies on Sunday night. They have been doing their act for 27 years ! Truly bizarre and truly brilliant. (most of the night I was thinking - "what the hell am I watching?")

He has been great and I love his desperation. Even when he knows he is too far behind to spoil in a marking contest he will still rush up and create pressure. (something both Mac's need to do more). The tackle count is mystifying to me as well. I shout at players to tackle instead of corralling the opposition It is my pet hate - I would prefer to be burned on the odd occasion by over-committing rather than corralling the opposition and let them waltz untouched one end of the ground to the other. If you know that a player won't put physical pressure on you already have the players measure. Having said that I can't recall Hibberd doing excessive corralling as opposed to tackling.

Young KPP take time and I do believe that he has been given games due to our lack of depth of tall backs. He played well in the second half. One part of his game I would like him to improve in - and there is no better player to watch and learn from than Hibberd. Even when beaten on the lead or second to the ball, Hibberd will put body pressure on the opposition and make his opponent earn a mark - more often than not bringing him to ground. It is a fine line between body pressure and coming in late but OMac too often slows down to the contest once he is convinced his opponent will mark the ball and go into "corral mode" too quickly. You need to make an opponent sweat a bit. He will learn.

It just shows you that you need all moving parts of a club working. It really does defy belief how the Eagles won the premiership in 2006 with all that was apparently going on.

When you think about it ( and I am sure that other people those two brought in were also part of the revival) it is hard to imagine that all it has taken is two professional people to turn around the stinkhole that was our club.

It has got to be both talent and development but I could not agree more on the first line. Putting talent into the cesspool of a club we were and it expecting it to thrive is just nonsensical. I think the club structure that Roos put in place and his emphasis on development ( and the coaches he has employed to do the developing) will be his lasting legacy.

Went to absolute sensational gig at the Caravan Club on Saturday night - Gregory Page - solo. Only 40 people in the audience - must be the time of the year. He was captivating and made you feel he was singing to you and you alone. ( any Sydney'ites - he is on at Leadbelly Newton on the 12th Jan - if roots ( if 1930's jazz is your thing - he is the bomdiggety)