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See above DJ for my response

I reckon any FTA game is miles ahead of cable or streaming. Especially those graveyard cable slots where only the very keen know which games are which Saturday night on FTA beamed into Melbourne is the guts of a TV audience and what the club would be looking for Rounds 11 & 12 are Friday night games and the following week we have the QB holiday Monday to ourselves. So that's 3 weeks in a row to a total national audience. We can't have every week like that Brighten up DJ ... good things are starting to happen. Embrace!

That will make it 10 of 14 FTA for the club Gonzo ... fantastic exposure but we need to keep playing well. Entirely possible of course with a relatively low injury count and competition within the ranks (to keep all the players on their toes)

Aussie 'Jack' Miller will no doubt feature again in the MotoGP to held in France on Sunday evening Live Coverage starts at 9.30pm on 10BOLD (Ch12)

Well Gorg, if we win, we're going to win early! I got 30-1 for the double but have backed both to win as well Win early (like the Patriots have done ad nauseum) and then sit back and enjoy!

No you're not wrong MD ... a troll from post #1 but 'it' has been here before It gets by for a time because those who haven't seen it before get caught up in the bs I genuinely feel sorry for the bloke though. A sad individual who must lead a very lonely life. Needs help and medication He'll hop into his phone box soon enough

Best Bet Flemington Saturday R2 No.1 Star of Eden 6.00/2.00 Handy sort of double at around 30-1 or more (with a boost) Promises to be a top day at both Morphettville & Doomben with value about, right throughout each program Excellent program at Rosehill too along with the Andrew Ramsden feature @ Flemington (the winner gets automatically included in the Melbourne Cup) Good luck punters!

Group 1 replays from the last 2 weekends (including the overseas G1's)

If the Norm Smith was awarded retrospectively then RDB might have won at least 3 and Percy Beames 3 as well Most know about the exploits of Ron Barassi but Beames was named as our best player in the 3 flags of '39 to '41. As a rover he kicked 6 goals in one GF, 4 goals in another and 2 goals in the 3rd win (whilst dominating as an onballer)

Good news with the 'Giro' being televised on Viceland every night (Ch31) Main riders to look out for ... Yates, Bernel, Evenepoel, Vlasov, Carthy, Sosa, Aru, Pinot, Lander, McNulty & Almeida Niboli & Bardet are racing as well Next Thursday, Saturday & Sunday the competitors are in the Mountains with some tough climbs involved Go to CyclingNews.com for more info

And 'Zaaki' looks like another more than decent import too ... won the Hollindale in fine style beating a crack field Doomben Cup next up you'd imagine Gorg. Definitely one to follow after Saturday's performance And Explosive Jack won well (SA Derby) despite being 3 wide without cover for a lot of the race. A real good horse but because it's a colt, we may not see the horse for too much longer. Worth a mint at stud already Been getting a few winners overseas of late ... that Racing Post tipster knows his stuff! 3 winners last night thank you very much!

Yeah got the exacta so another good pick there Gorg

Best Bet Saturday Caulfield R6 No.1 Blazejowski 4.60 (Win)

Feels a bit too good to be true? Personally, I can't wait to see what our overall W/L record against the better sides ends up at (Port, Lions, Dogs, Swans & Eagles to come) Of course we've beaten the Cats & Tigers so there's 2 notches on the belt It's certainly unfamiliar territory (being on top undefeated) so maybe that explains the subdued reaction Our reaction would almost certainly be different if a large percentage were expecting a big start to the season At a guess I reckon 85%+ of the supporters were apprehensive about our chances this year. Finals a real possibility but 16+ wins? We need to finish off with 9 & 6 record to get to 16 wins. And that type of record to finish off the season proper doesn't seem all that difficult from where we sit right now

For the majority of the game (60%-65%?) we were 2nd to the ball (or played from behind) so thus the opposition were able to win the ball too easily whilst we gave away numerous free kicks. At times we looked quite clumsy So we were lazy whilst the other mob came to play. A let down from the great win against the Tigers but we took too long to get going I reckon if we were playing against a better team we would have played better In the end our class shone out but we certainly made hard work of it Better to blast the other team out of the water and then spend the rest of the match working on different plans of attack ... that's what the great teams do Bank the points but learn from it

Jack Miller!!!

Jonesy needs to win back that 'yard of pace' that he's lost. Age waits for no one but with the help of lots of sprint training he might just get that yard back He'll never be as nippy as he once was (and that was his strength) but he could get a bit of nip back through sheer hard work His skills are fine and his endurance is ok as well. It's the pace of the game I truly hope he gets his form back and gets back into the team If not, it's been a damn fine career. 300 games is some sort of achievement

Re the Cats What goes around comes around. They got a bit of luck against the Lions so suck it up Cat fans. Taking their foot off the pedal last night is the real reason they didn't win (Scott said as much in his presser) Mind you, in that earlier game the Lions didn't turn up in the first half so they only have themselves to blame (as well) Again, that's the 'real' reason why the Lions didn't win that particular game But as DZ said on the previous page on this thread, the initial call was almost certainly touched off the boot so the 'actual' ruling in the end achieved the same end result - no mark As for the HTB at the end ... we see plenty of ball-ups in that scenario so again, no biggie. Didn't look like he had prior anyway. Another grey area that carries with it divided opinions Fair result all round in my view

9 free-to-air in the first 13 games Saints, Cats, Hawks, Tigers, Swans, Blues, Bulldogs, Lions & Pies Cable or streaming ... Freo, GWS, North & Crows Was predicting 8 of 13 but that was a hopeful wish. And as you stated t_u, the 2nd half of the season promises more of the same ... if we can maintain our form Anyway, 9 from 13 free-to-air games would definitely be a record in my view. If it had have happened before it would be a standout memory A fantastic result all round

Nice one Gorg I got a handy collect on the win ... didn't see the race but sounded like an impressive win Definitely a horse to follow An ADATR Blackbooker!

That's where the value is Gorg. We've been up all season but have started slowly a few times and the ground & conditions might bring the 2 teams closer together (somewhat) It's in Tassie as well and we might not have things our own way We might see a margin around the 25 - 35 point area. $1.26 for 40+ doesn't appeal unless there's a value pick elsewhere to boost up the multi odds I've settled on a same game multi and got about 37-1 all up. So only need the small outlay to win well

North might bring their best in Tassie and we might be slightly off our game Demons 1-39 is paying $3.25 ... a multi with 3 other legs and 20-1 could be had. Or a same game multi?

The Sydney carnival is done & dusted but the Group racing continues on in S.A. & QLD as well as the big Group 1's from overseas. The Kentucky Derby will be run this weekend along with the 2000 Guineas from Newmarket My preference are '2-race' doubles in the overseas Group 1's unless my fancied runner is at each-way odds The links to the overseas racing will take you to the Racing Post site where the regular tipster there is quite good - full odds & tips appear the day before the race (i.e. Friday's if the racing is on the Saturday) Morphettville - G1 Robert Sangster Stakes Morphettville - G1 Australasian Oaks Eagle Farm - G2 Queensland Guineas Eagle Farm - G2 Victory Stakes Churchill Downs - G1 Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs - G1 Turf Classic Stakes Newmarket - G1 2000 Guineas Newmarket - G1 1000 Guineas

Best Bet (Saturday) Hawkesbury R5 #5 Athiri (Win) $3.10 Looks a backable double in my view - $12 dividend (with a boost)

Group 1 replays from the last 2 weekends