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And Nonconformist now gets into the Caulfield Cup ... these entry races add so much more interest (as in the 'Shorts' raced earlier becomes a great trial for the Everest)

Well done you, Gorg!! You little beauty!! The ADATR crew lands a double (finally!) At 25-1, that is a decent collect for a coffee or 4 as an outlay Happy days!!

Nice one Gorg!

Manly are all over the Roosters here. Certainly have come to play

Masked Crusader in a small field is the real danger in the race ... shouldn't get too far back and will be flying home you'd reckon Eduardo can't be dismissed either ... as well as Gytrash if that horse reproduces its stellar form in the last year (2nd in this race last year and won the Galaxy over the same distance (1100m) back in March)

I don't mind Rothfire ... has trialled very well and might be back to its best Good field though with early speed and late speed

Reckon Jamie wins her case too. As she said, it's about the alleged lie and her reputation All the jockeys obviously did the wrong thing but a 3 month ban is more than enough of a punishment (and deterrent) I'll post up the 'Shorts' field directly - good race with 6 genuine winning chances

Best Bet Caulfield R7 No.11 Nonconformist 4.60/1.80 In other news Jamie Kah has been given another 2 months suspension (extending through to late Jan) for allegedly giving false information to the Stewards But Jamie is taking the matter to the Supreme Court to defend her integrity & reputation

Cascadian would have to be a chance as well Kolding if it can regain it's best form

What do you like in the George Main St.? I'm going the exotics

Golden rule of footy ... play in front Our forwards are now doing that quite consistently and look at the difference it's made First 2 lines in that team of the century painting with Smith pointing at the blackboard Expect to win First to the ball And there can never be a connect if the forwards play from behind. In a split second what can the ball carrier see if that happens? Opposition colours (obviously) In finals, the basics are often even more important (with all the pressure involved) 7 or 8 of every 10 free kicks are awarded to the ball player or the player playing in front. And hurried kicks in finals often fall short. Play the percentages The advantages are enormous

Interesting that Gator has I'm Thunderstruck on top. It's a trifecta race for mine and I reckon Sierra Sue can run a bold race Beau will be hard to beat and maps well from gate 1 Behemoth & Probabeel have got inside gates as well A very good rendition of the race

2 big Group 1's coming up on Saturday ... will we see an upset or 2? Sierra Sue, I'm Thunderstruck & Amish Boy are down in the weights in the Rupert Clarke St whist Verry Elleegant may not have it all her way in the George Main St. Play the exotics?

@Gorgoroth @Dappa Dan @DeeSpencer @JV7 @Dee Zephyr @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @layzie @Clintosaurus @DemonDave 2 points up for grabs this week - good luck!

The talent levels are spread thin throughout the league especially with regards to KPF's so Sam might get offered a 2 year deal elsewhere on ok money ($300k - $350k per year?) If we let him go what do we get in return? A pick in the mid to late 30's? Otherwise we could keep him on a lower amount of around $225k - $275k. Entering his 7th year, anything less than that is entering delist territory I still believe what is holding him back is self confidence. If he can overcome that he might be a player. Needs more aggression & needs to learn how to play in front (even just to feed our small forwards as T-Mac often does)

Hibberd came into the team without any match practice as well (and it showed) ... dropped 2 or 3 times this season as well Had the perfect chance to cement his spot against weak opposition. Didn't see it Jones is regarded as having lost a yard, too old and the game passing him by. Hibberd? Similar category By the way, I don't dislike Hibberd at all. If he plays I hope he plays well and has an influence. I will be barracking hard for him But if Hunt is fit I'd have him replacing Hibberd. And it's nothing personal, it's a GF

No points won in the comp ... 2 points up for grabs next week before a couple of 1 pointers in weeks 3 & 4 From then on the odd numbered weeks are worth 2 points except for the final month Week 15 - 2 points Week 16 - 2 points Week 17 - 3 points Week 18 - 3 points

Rams did it well with Stafford Aaron Rodgers benched? Jeepers! Could be a long season and we're in week 1

#freekickport

Hard to guage either Preliminary final as neither the Cats or Port bothered to turn up. In the end, a practice run for both teams with a fortnight's rest upcoming (that might help the Doggies more than us) I'd rather judge our team & the Doggies on their respective best in big games throughout the year We win out in the ruck (Gawn) so in theory, we can at least match them at the stoppages (with hopefully a win in that area) But our all over the ground defence, pressure acts and zoning is better than what they do as well (at least to the eye) ... our forward line defensive pressure is a standout feature as well. Not by a huge margin but if we bring our best, we are advantaged in those key areas Midfield, defence & forward lines are line-ball Demons by 30 points

Incentivise is the real deal! G1 success after all that stellar QLD form Moody & Prebble are back in business! p.s I was on the horse this time!

And none of them won! The Madusa touch at work again

We've got an extra game in the NFL! Caught me out Means we've got an extra week in the tipping comp ... so rather than change anything it might be best to just add another 3 points to be up for grabs in week 18 Gives us a big finish (2, 2, 3 & 3 points) and keeps the interest up, right to the finish (especially for those lagging behind) Listened in to today's game only ... anyone watch live and thoughts?

Best Bet Saturday (Flemington) R6 #1 Instant Celebrity 4.40/1.75

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