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Early doors sees DK Weir having 8 horses nominated for the Ballarat Cup He made mention of 'Tradesman' too ... said his last run was pleasing (2 lengths off the winner and running on in the 1800m G3 Eclipse Stakes) One for the exotics and a former best bet from the crew here.

I'm with you Wadda ... we need to put in a submission for the greater good. And that 'greater good' is more of the folding stuff for the A Day at the Races crew.

Points remain scarce for all and we've only got 6 weeks to go ... only the 1 point available this week but any point is invaluable of course. To use racing parlance we've travelled 1200m into the 2000m WFA Classic with JV & Gonzo leading the field upon settling down. Layz is sitting right behind the leaders in the ideal spot whilst GtB, Clint, Dappa, DZ & the master are sitting on the speed ready to make their runs. And then we have the swoopers from the back (titan, Gorg, Macca & Dave) who have had the easy runs sitting off the speed. Gorg (with Jared Goff on board) is the renowned strong finisher amongst the backmarkers so it's anyone's race! We've past 'Chiquita Lodge' Good luck all! Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave Week 12 Lines With Cousin Sal | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 444)

Ha ha ha! The concept has certainly been a huge talking point over the last 2 days ... the whole thing kicks off sometime in January but the entry fee for any of the potential horses is a one-off $500 fee with no additional fees and all the money raised from the entry fees goes to charity. They have obviously thought the whole thing through properly and a host of trainers, jockeys & owners are fully endorsing the concept.

Yeah I was only catching up with the scores because of work Dappa but the numbers were ticking over like an odometer. I just got home and have taped the game so am eager to watch. This is the new NFL hey ... the best teams are just racking up the big scores. And the defense is another offense. Seattle started that trend with the 'Legion of Boom' and it is being continued on by the looks of it.

The voting is Australia-wide, you have to register to vote and you get 1 vote only. And that vote enables you a chance at having the horse you voted for to be running around for you. Acting like the owner for the day. The additional $500k prizemoney is to be shared amongst 14 fans who are lucky enough to a horse running for them. Pays right down to 14th.

Wow! ... will watch later. Big win in the whole scheme of things for the Rams. The 2 seed is there for the taking but you'd need the Saints to slip up to get to the 1 seed

Any defense today? Of any description?

The stupid finger pointing reminds me of the clowns who were blaming Nathan Jones in 2012/2013. We had all sorts of issues at board level, Admin, player personnel & definitely the coaching but a fair wad of so-called sipporters wanted to blame Jones (our only real shining light) Astomishing. These same idiots started on Goodwin earlier this year and previous to that Watts, Oscar and others.

So the 'troll' says that Rodgers road record is poor and he should have played in more SB's. But the same troll is also saying that McCarthy is a poor coach and should have been sacked long ago. 2 posts earlier the same troll said that the coaching is fine. So the QB should have a much better road record and featured in more SB's yet has a coach who is deemed as useless Makes no sense whatsoever. But coming from someone who supports the Forty-Whiners, I'm not surprised. Chips on shoulders the size of boulders.

And I'm on record here in saying that Brady is a better QB that Rodgers ... but mainly because he's played in 8 SB's. Swap teams and the story is probably the exact opposite. But Brady is the outlier, an aberration and not the benchmark. Same as Bradman's average is not the benchmark. But the dolts of this world see both Brady & Bradman as the benchmarks. They don't get it and I'm not sure you do either ... you are not a big picture person but you are definitely a 'fan' acting like a fan. I am entirely sick of talking to you to be honest and I see you as acting in a disingenuous manner on this matter ... in short, I don't believe you.

Well we might happen to snag one of the horses in the lottery ... 14 horses so 14 people who are lucky enough to have a horse running for them share in a prize pool of $500k. Good dosh. I'll be getting a few entries in but I've got a mate who is tinny when it comes to landing these sort of prizes ... I'll have to let him know although he might already know about it. The Australian Cup has lost a bit of its lustre of late so the new race might reignite that race as well ... it's run the week before but it is a 2000m race so it attracts more of the staying types. But the Mile race suits the types of horses we breed these days so it all makes sense to me at least. I reckon a lot of the increased prizemoney should be directed at the 1200m to 1600m Group 1's anyway ... the Everest being a case in point. Aussie races for Aussie horses & Aussie connections.

See the list of playoff appearances below ... he missed in his first year and last year when he broke his collarbone. 8 years running - playoffs. He has only ever been surrounded by a reasonable or above average team with reasonable and sometimes above average coaching. That is why we have only made the 1 SB in Rodgers time at the Packers. I would have thought the above was clearly obvious to those who follow the sport closely. I watch all our games very closely and I am brutally honest when it comes to sport ... I'm unbiased, don't play favourites, I'm hard but fair and never scapegoat. And I detest excuses. Never blame refs or umps either. So you can rest assured that my appraisal of Aaron Rodgers is accurate. I've got about 7-8 mates who follow the NFL closely and not one of them doesn't share my view about the Packers. None of them rate McCarthy that highly nor do they believe that the Packers roster has ever been that particularly strong.

I was expecting a scene like out of 'Lost' the TV drama where said person is thrown out of a jumbo and lands head first (with cheesehead apparatus attached) into some sort of swampy lagoon. That's just a bit more interesting and colourful that the Cessna story

Yeah you're not really a threat for the NFC title but you're a real chance for the 3 seed with the NFC East being a bit of a lottery. The 3 seed gets you a home final and that might mean a win and another game in week 2 of the playoffs. And in the playoffs sometimes everything can go well or go badly. 1 interception is often magnified in big games. It's that kind of sport. I'm talking in this fashion because the Vikes & Packers are both not playing very well at all and neither team looks like it either. Both have been very disappointing where as the Bears have worked their way into a 7 & 3 position by doing a lot of the basics well. Nothing spectacular but the wins have come. I'd be reasonably confident of some January football if I was a Bears fan (god forbid)

Big news out of Racing Victoria today ... the talk in the lead up to the $5Million race could rival what has happened with the Everest. I reckon it's a fantastic initiative and will boost up the interest in our Autumn Carnival. The race will rotate through Flemington, Caulfield & Moonee Valley which means all 3 race clubs can invest into the race. A top idea. And Winx would be a real chance too as the QE Stakes is not run until April 13. The $5Million All-Star mile is set for March 16. Others in the running could include Shoals, Alizee, Grunt, Kementari, Hartnell, D'argento, Santa Ana Lane, Happy Clapper, Trapeze Artist, The Autumn Sun etc etc $5m All-Star Mile for Victoria (set for March 16 2019)

The issue for me and the organisation is that he won a SB ... if not, then it would be a far easier parting off the ways. GB are big on tradition and to say that they are conservative would be understating things. If it was me I'd offer a parting handshake deal where McCarthy wasn't put out too much or disenfranchised down the track. How you do all that is tricky but the organisation does need to go in a different direction so I don't disagree with your thoughts. As for Jones and the running game, I'd like to see us build a running game like the Saints have to compliment a top-liner like Brees is. Ingram & Kamara are staples with some decent back-up. They combined for 174 yards today yet they have a terrific passing game. That is the offensive model I want at GB. The Saints are the team to beat in the NFC. All-powerful. And the NFC North is now for the Bears to lose ... Chicago dismantled the Vikes today and you should be able to go on with it from here on in. I listened to the game and the Vikes could not get going all day - good win. Win 4 of your last 6 and the division is yours. 3 of 6 probably does it though. I can't see the Vikes or GB getting to 10.5 wins so 10 wins should do it. The +99 points difference tells a story too.

You can have that nutjob ... no thanks By the way, a 43/44 W/L record on the road converts to 4 & 4 W/L average road record over a 10 year period. Roundabout. And if a team is good enough to win 4 games on the road then those teams are generally good enough to win at least 6 games at home as well Playoffs or close to playoffs every year for 10 years straight. Who would pass up on that? San Fran?

Bit lame that story ... but whatever floats your boat You do know that the clowns at San Fransisco could have easily drafted Rodgers when they were screaming out for a QB ... and he was a local. Aaron reminds the 49ers whenever he gets a chance. What could have been hey? An irrelevant organisation your mob though ... losers.

Bit late but here are the 4 collated best bets ... spread out over the next 2 mornings and involves the UEFA Nations League games only. Adds up to a more than tidy 50-1 Nations League Monday 1.00am England Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score ($3.00) vs Croatia Nations League Monday 6.45am Switzerland vs Belgium Win & +2.5 Goals Match Score ($3.40) Uefa Nations League Tuesday 20th at 06:45 Czech Republic Win v Slovakia - $2.15 Tuesday 20th at 06:45 Bulgaria Win and Over 1.5 match goals v Slovenia- $2.30

I don't remember that layz but I'll google it some time. NFL Nicknames

I am sure that opposition fans would like nothing better than Green Bay to sack McCarthy with no beg your pardons ... but the cynic in me sees that as a way of destabilising the club. As an example ... the England supporters got stuck into Mitch Johnson because thay saw him as a threat - but Mitch turned the tables on them and sent the Poms into orbit. I am not a big wrap for McCarthy but we could end up in a worse situation if we sack him much as the Demons were when we went from Bailey to Neeld. Who wants that? I'd rather the Packers do a full review like the Pies, Tigers & Cats did with Hardwick, Buckley & Thompson. It is entirely possible that McCarthy can coach better and that we build a different game-style moving forward. A shot across the starboard bow might be the tonic. Elway used his power to use Peyton in a more effective way and it worked spectacularly ... Rodgers needs to be used as Brady is used by Belichick. And we need a stellar running game to match the passing game. It hasn't been the Green Bay way previously but the formula we're using right now just isn't working. We've got a great QB and to not make the playoffs in that scenario is diabolical. However, you don't ever make panic moves.

What's a cheesehead? Not me. The term is used as an insult by fans of other teams disguised as a term of endearment ... all because a small percentage of Packer fans tried to turn the insult around. Don't care for it Gonzo. And I know the history of it - annoys me.

It has been that way for longer than I was prepared to admit previously ... but the Packers won't dump him like what happens in soccer (Leicester/Ranieri springs to mind) There has to be an air of respect and responsibility attached .. the previous GM's are to blame as well. It is not just 1 bloke as we found out at the Demons with our coaching. Others are at fault so a full review and do-over is needed. The season isn't quite over but we'll probably have to win-out to have a chance at winning the division. And that is a tall order, all things considered. Lose at Minnesota in week 12 and it is all over.

The 'Donald Cup' delivers another win for DK Weir ... his 2nd stringer in 'Romancer' but that's no surprise. I got lucky again but only because I know how much Weir sets his horses for these Country Cups. His pattern is that he normally has 3 runners and at least 2 of them nearly always get into the first 3 or 4 across the line. So you bet accordingly. Watch out for the Ballarat & Kilmore Cups this upcoming weekend then follows the Wodonga Cup & Traralgon Cup the weekend after and then the Pakenham Cup in early December. Country Cups Schedule