Red and Bluebeard

Yes. I recall a memorable 16-part version Ich bin der Velt ... Bruckner and Janacek are not at the top of my list, but Bach, now you are talking!

There is enough Mahler to go around for everyone. No shortage of good stuff of his.

Nothing wrong with a bit of Mahler Symphony no 2, especially at about 100 decibels for the last minute or two. Highly appropriate for our next premiership ...

It is a non-solution to a non-problem. Very AFL.

"When the football season comes around again, And the fans are swarming to the grounds again, There's a kind of fever that keep us on our toes, Hear the fans are roaring, as the whistle blows! Low is scoring and your team's behind, still you never throw in the glove, Because its football season, and that's the reason its the time of the year that we love." Sorry, never heard of it

Agreed. This may sound like it is a good idea at first, but it doesn't appear to have been thought through (why am I not surprised?). The real issue for me is that this will put even more pressure on the mad bottleneck that is the entrance to Richmond station. If this is truly the sporting district, then the station that serves the MCG, Flinders Park and AAMI Park needs to be rebuilt to suit current and future demands. Now it is an old-fashioned crush from Brunton Avenue through the gates and tunnel up onto the platforms, where you can wait for up to 30 minutes or more (easily), especially after a big game like QB or Anzac Eve. These days I am often tempted to walk from the MCG to Flinders Street, only to get a train back to Richmond and beyond, because it is far less hassle than the direct route.

Seriously, you could not make this crap up. First, an ambit claim to sue the AFL on behalf of Essendon, for "deceptive and misleading conduct". Must have had a serious irony bypass to even contemplate that. Second, the claimants seem to be getting legal advice of the same quality as James Hird ("Tiny chance of success, even if everything goes our way --- so what are we waiting for?"). Third, the AFL's conduct, including lack of support for ASADA and the laughably stupid verdict delivered by the AFL Tribunal (which ASADA appealed against to WADA, and won), was one of the major reasons that there was no smoking gun found at Tullamarine (although there was something that looked like a smoking gun, and smelt like a smoking gun, and felt like a smoking gun, but that everyone in the room swore was actually an elephant, because there was a sticky label on it that said "Elephant"). Fourth, the AFL are dumb enough to threaten splitting from ASADA (as if!) if certain documents come to light, which makes it apparent to Blind Freddy's dead cat that the AFL have something to hide. Surely that same dead cat could work out that the smart thing to do is to keep quiet and let the nongs who brought the case eventually come to the startling conclusion that this is a grand waste of time, energy and (lots of) money. Sounds like there is an opera or two in that lot, or perhaps a mini-series. Pass the popcorn, and whose shout is it anyway?

I am not fussy about when, who or where (but Viney at the opening bounce is one of those "If only... " thoughts)

I bow to your superior footy knowledge Redleg, but I will say I was looking forward to Jack Viney sitting Ablett on his bum inside the first minute. Oh well, looks like OIiver or Jones will get the privilege now ...

Nice work Moonie, but you left out Old Dee and Beelzebub fighting over the last banana fritter ... And jazza, bless his memory, would have an inch-thick steak with produce grown on his own farm.

Sounds like he was around to change Norm Smith's nappies ...

I stand corrected; thanks WJ. "My Three Tons" would presumably rate better than "The Biggest Loser" Perhaps Deeman's information relates to AFLX? (whatever the hell that is).

Get rid of the runners. Should have gone the way of paper confetti behind the goals once the interchange came in. I don't mind the water people, but the runners seem to be only an excuse for the cameras to show the Scott brothers or Clarko having a meltdown in the box and abusing the furniture. Imagine how much more entertaining that would be if there was no one to speak to at the other end of the phone ...

You know all too well, WJ, that there is only one way to derail this thread, and it is mentioned in the title (hint: it is not the part about bullsh!t, which appears to be far more honoured in the breech than the observance). BTW I have no idea why Deeman would think Phat Phil would be playing for the Giants, unless there were doughnut-based incentives in the contract ...

To me, that image is one guaranteed to make every red-blooded Aussie spew ...

DC, I don't care if you have been rogering the Duke of York with a prize-winning leek! There is no place for words like that on this thread!

How far is to Compare? And how many people live there?

What is a year without a countdown? Is there such a thing?

Maybe she is fat lady and is singing because the countdown is now just about its nadir ...

Stop braying about it!

To someone that sounds a bit like a classy vacuum cleaner? :-) Today you are clearly gone for all money ...

:-( I am sure that he will be so keen after so long out that he will tear into them like Jack Viney!

Sandra Sully stuff hardtack, but I am very sorry to hear this. Hope the young bloke is going well and has an injury-free season next year.

I think you are about 30 short, DF. Redleg doesn't seem to want to make it specific, in case you think of pick 31 and who we swapped for it ...

"After grilling the stupid bastard who did this for several hours, we finally broke him, and convinced him to give us the medal, so that it wouldn't get into any more trouble. We immediately awarded it to Jobe Watson for safekeeping. As we wouldn't know integrity from a bar of soap, we gave the player concerned several bars of soap, put him on strike one and suspended him from the JLT series. We take this very seriously as our actions have shown. We were also going to recommend counselling for this player, but no-one knew how to spell it, so we gave him a severe reprimand and a $2 fine instead, to be immediately inserted in the swear jar."