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And the bacon and egg rolls had sold out before the first bounce Cannot say I would recommend the hot dogs... decidedly stale roll

Port by 36

Still on the ground... Another goal to Port... twenty four points up

Make that eighteen Casey slowing to a walk

Port dominating but only twelve points up

Ten point lead to Port

A beautiful cloudless day makes for a great trip to the country oval known as Casey Fields. While partaking of the famous egg and bacon roll I shall enjoy watching the MFC future from the gentle hill at the Berwick end of this famous oval. Look forward to seeing a few of you there.

yep... the gameplan will do that to you every time

A nice stat.... Melbourne have outscored West Coast 3.1.19 to 1.2.8 from stoppages. All three of Melbourne's stoppage goals have been from throw-ins in its forward half. AFL site

The numbers paint a daunting and troubling picture. If Melbourne loses to West Coast on Friday night, its September dream is all but over. And history rarely lies, writes TOM MORRIS. Nah.... the defining games are against GWS and Adelaide and to a lesser extent Collingwood. Win two out of those three and we are still in it. A win tonight would be great but realistically it's about managing the loss given our poor percentage and playing our top ten players into form.

1.St Kilda... Collingwood will be top 4 and we are looking for the bottom half of the 8 2.Brisbane... keeps both Adelaide and Brisbane within a bulls roar of MFC 3 Geelong (see 1) 4. Freo... see 2 5.North v Swans... probably irrelevant but if one needs to pick perhaps Swans .. would hate to be playin North for a spot in the 8 in Round 23 in Tasmania. 6.Suns... see 2 7. Richmond... will make the 8 whereas we compete with Hawthorn 8. Giants but a Carlton upset would be okay

out of interest why do you think that? Petty's game last week was on the better side of okay and they certainly aren't like for like.

Cannot understand the Preuss non selection. His game last week was almost outstanding. If he wasn't selected he should be at Casey building up his tank and perfecting his forward role. Taking him as an emergency is just strange. Weidman's non appearance for Casey along with Spargo is equally perplexing. With the two injuries at the senior level last week to Melksham and Hibberd the team structure is becoming non existent.

this problem with the gameplan has been around since its inception. One that went against the grain was that magnificent win against Hawthorn in last year's final mainly due to Gunston's inaccuracy.

still sore.. I suppose Pity.. I was hoping to see Weid and Charlie on the weekend but not to be. If I get along it will give me a chance to concentrate on Bedford and Chandler

No Charlie Spargo ? And is that fabulous Dion the train Johnstone lining up for Port.

that is correct apparently for a free agent it just goes into the salary cap irrespective of whether it is actually paid or not. The rationale is that free agency involves compensatory picks so the whole deal must be honoured. ( Sounds strange I know). For a traded player they are treated as any other contracted player. If they retire due to career ending illness the payout goes into the salary cap for the year in which paid. If however the illness is not career ending it is a negotiation between the player and the club. Tippet did not get his full payout for example... Because the ankle reconstruction Tippett had in October wasn’t a career-ending injury, Swans football manager Tom Harley has been able to negotiate a reduced figure on his payout. “We won’t have to carry his salary for the full term of his three years remaining,” Harley told SEN radio. “He was contracted for three years prior to that so it certainly won’t be that.” Had it been a career-ending injury, Sydney would have been forced to pay Tippett the full amount of his contract over the next three years. “Injuries have played a part in his decision,” Harley said. “He had a full ankle reconstruction last year. There are strict definitions around what constitutes career-ending injuries. It means you aren’t able to play and that isn’t what’s happened to Kurt.” https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...d/news-story/f9d9a94c8540b7746b6fc77b5abd85fe

No salary for 2020 and 2021. Very strange to say the least. If it wasn't the Bulldogs who generally play well in the morality area I would be suspicious.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-16/comment-was-the-dogs-tom-boyd-megadeal-worth-it https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-16/bulldogs-flag-hero-boyd-announces-shock-retirement-at-just-23 WESTERN Bulldogs premiership hero and former No.1 pick Tom Boyd has announced his shock retirement from the game. The Dogs confirmed on Thursday that the key forward will leave the game effective immediately due to the physical and emotional toll of AFL football.

underwater?

so it's a maximum rule and not a minimum rule.... just shows how ill thought out these rules were. A decent trial in other comps would have revealed the various quirks. It also underscores how far coaches will go to "game" the rules

Interesting that so much money is being poured into a stadium that is only used 8 odd times a year. You would think that someone would be insisting it be used more. BTW... Corio which includes the metropolis of Geelong is considered federal Labour's safest non metropolitan seat.

That one went well if I remember correctly. Luckily there have been so many huge losses by MFC that I am able to merge them into my collective forgetfulness. Would like Friday to be a night to remember but not counting on it.

Foxtel published its take up rate for Kayo over the weekend. It is 209,000 subscribers. Not sure if this included the free trial subscribers. Having now returned from overseas where I used it extensively I have hot a bit of a hurdle with low broadband speed but with luck the mythical nbn should be in my area by the end of the year. My main complaint would be that the channel 7 feed does take away from the value proposition. On the other hand the F1 with the Sky racing feed is great (if only the races were more exciting.) Game of thrones finishes next week which does not leave many must see cable programs on Foxtel. On the present Kayo subscription level that is revenue of $60M per annum which is clearly not enough for sustainability without cross subsidisation.

we're now ten odd games into the season and other than the first bulldogs game I haven't seen much evidence of promotion or word of mouth excitement about the product. With the latest movie one would have expected some cross promotion but if it was there it slipped by my radar. Don't disagree but it could simply be brand awareness just like any other company.