Blinkybill

What a joke.

The fix is in. It’s crystal clear to me that the AFL went to Christian and said “don’t worry mate, we will send this to the Tribunal, will prosecute it for a few minutes and Maynard will get off. Christian withdraws his threat to resign. Money talks.

The fix is in. It’s crystal clear to me that the AFL went to Christian and said “don’t worry mate, we will send this to the Tribunal, will prosecute it for a few minutes and Maynard will get off. Christian withdraws his threat to resign. Money talks.

Well Laura Kane had earned her money already. It looks like if it were left to Christian Maynard would have walked. Just wait and see Collingwood throw injunctions around with abandon.

If we had tanked properly that year we could have had Watts and Nic. But seriously, things panned out okay. Nic would not have taken us to an earlier premiership.

This game reminds me of the time Muhammad Ali beat a very inferior opponent (can’t remember who) on points. When asked why he didn’t knock him out, his response was “I don’t want to risk my life every fight”, or something very similar. Players are not risking lives (or injury) here.

Has any team come from 44 points down at Geelong and win? Not for many years if at all. But I had hope late in the third quarter.

Wow did I hear Eddie Maguire say in commentary about an Adelaide attempted kick “that boomerang won’t come back”? Does he realise that “My boomerang won’t come back” is one of the most racist songs of all time? Look up the lyrics if you doubt this. Eddie has worked in the media his whole life and I quite like him. But sometimes, like his comments about Adam Goodes and King Kong, his brain switches off.

I remember Muhammad Ali was asked after going the distance against a very inferior boxer “why didn’t you knock him out?” His response “I don’t want to risk my life every time I fight” This was the Demons today. Life risking games coming up.....

Geez, was I watching the same match as others? Playing away against a team which kicked unbelievably well for goal, got a good lead, and we buried them. This is a disappointing win?

Viney’s absence was telling. The clearance rate would have been far, far better with him there.

One of the worst wins I’ve seen by the Demons. But a win is a win, and we can only improve........can’t we?

An actress? One of the world’s best. You must have heard about publicity. At work today just about everyone knew she was at training. At Melbourne training. In the off-season. You can’t buy exposure like this.

Frost and Oscar would both be in my best 22.

It looks like we got the best deal on the table

I just hope Pert respects the hard working staff and doesn’t try to restructure and/or bring in a bunch of mates. PJ has done a great job developing his team.

Probably a bit off topic, but the language of recruitment is obtuse. Anyone who can manage a computer generated resume can be a “candidate”. Even being on a “short list” is not necessarily a big deal. I once found myself on a short list and was asked to attend an interview for a very senior job I didn’t apply for and wouldn’t take as it was in a different city. There would no doubt have been internal candidates, and good ones at that. How close they got is anyone’s guess, and journos aren’t that good at guessing.

Correct. And Richmond is the other hipster team of choice. We need to target this demographic aggressively or be left behind. Thankfully we have good marketing staff in the club.

Dwelling on the past, as this post seems to do, is not going to win new members. The club needs to show a vision which appeals to the massive number of young inner urban dwellers with no or weak alliegences.

No, not at all. I was a Fitzroy supporter back in the Roos and Pert days (and Osborne, Conlan etc etc, what a ride). I met him several times when he was playing and afterwards. A very impressive human being. He has the background and the skills. He upset some Collingwood staff? Show me a manager who hasn’t upset anyone, and I’ll show you a time serving slug. I wish him well, but one person, even the CEO, can’t run a club, and I hope he can keep supporters, sponsors, staff and other stakeholders united and following the dream.

Well Pert has the experience and he isn’t Lethlean. We seem to have strong and talented staff developed by Jackson. I hope Pert didn’t make changes purely for the sake of it.

What pleases me it that we are openly active in seeking out new players. Another characteristic of a destination club.

The organisation of the Masterchef teams is reminiscent of Melbourne circa 2014. Pretty shambolic.

This was filmed months ago and I understand it was organised by GM Ryan Larkin. Great promotion.

Well I’m looking forward to this. Some staff will be fed as well. I wonder if PJ will be there?