The Reverend

Thank God for the Ardmore single malt.

Best quarter of the season!

Is anybody else seeing frees not paid???

Crows playing with an extra three men...

How about we wait awhile.

Can't get a break...

Nah, we've got this!

I was speaking in general terms, not necessarily about jkh. Seemed like a catch all phrase. There's a need for tackling pressure all over the ground.

Or that you've busted a gut to cover the ground to get to the man with the ball.

Mate, I have thrown the cork away! Go DEES!

Don't you use my name in vain OD. I say let's aim for 50,000! There must be a lot of disgruntled Hawthorn supporters who would like to continue watching their team win premierships. That would be us. Go DEES!

Your opinion is far from humble. Get over yourself. It was a game played by a very young team and yes it was marred by errors but there was a lot of fight out there.

Hard to play without a ruckman. we were just worn down in the end. Brave effort. Be proud of how far we've come. In previous years that woould have been a 70 point loss.

I saw enough today to make me even more optimistic. Beaten by a better team when it came to the crunch, but put Gawn back in there and it might have been a very different outcome.

I saw enough today to make me really optimistic. Maybe not, but how much more do you want from him. gave his all today.

It's a bit like giving a kid a new bike and saying, "Don't you go riding that." Of course we're going to ride the bike, and yes, we'll probably fall off a few times but we'll keep getting back on, because that's what human beings do. I am on the freakin' bike and pedaling for all I'm worth. I can't see a stop light or a corner in the immediate distance so I'm gonna keep on pedaling. GO DEES!

This may be a little unreverendlike but faaaaaaaaaaaark!

Old Dee has thrown the bloody lid away. God help us!

It's great to hear your optimism OD. It's going to be a rollercoaster ride from here on in. We're going to soar to great heights but will take a few dips in the process. I just want to never leave the ground at three quarter time again! GO DEES!

Duty-free at Brisbane Airport on my way back from China. It's a nice smoky/peaty drop. Worth a try if you can find it.

Hemingway, you are free to put off until another time what you could just as easily do today. The outcome will be the same but you won't be able to say, "I told you so!" There's nothing wrong with a little imagination/wishful thinking. Can I remind you of your own words... "From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality." Ernest Hemingway

I've been privileged to hear some celestial whispers of late. They generally coincide with the imbibing of a nice drop of Bowmore's Black Rock single malt. I take this as a sign the big fella approves of my vice and uses it as a means of entering my consciousness. It's a very pleasant method of communication. Far better than getting down on one's creaking knees.

Relax... we've got this! As a veteran trackwatcher (well, I went to one session before Christmas), I'm ready to believe this is the year when it all begins. At the session I attended, I spoke to one of the MFC support staff who told me he had been at the club for 32 years and this was by far the most positive vibe he could remember. We all know what can happen when the vibe is right. GO DEES!

Nice one! I have a whole new lesson to plan.

Just need one more to make up the trio. Suggestions?