Earl Hood

Yes our play in the second half, the running and hanballing, short kicks to a man in space, risk taking by spotting up someone in the corridor, etc is the first time it has looked like full ground drills I have watched at training this year. The bomb it long into a congested forward line didn’t happen that often and how many goals did we get over the back with players running into open goals? We have built up a lot of confidence to take the game on in the last 4 wins, let’s hope our attacking style holds up against the better sides who will intercept more often and make us pay on the rebound. If our midfield remains healthy, hungry and inform we can match it with any team I believe.

The Hawks haven’t played the Lions at the Gabba in 10 years I believe and that came back to bite them today. Yes the fixture is a FIXture that’s for sure.

6. Melk 5. TMac 4. Jones 3. Lever 2. ANB 1. Brayshaw

Please Moons refrain from your vulgar colonial banter. It has been a previlege to meet the guests prior to the ceremony so far, George and David and Posh and Serena, who I must say has kept badgering me to provide advice on her backhand but really this is not the time. As I said earlier I will be backing guitar for Sir Elton in the after party. Busy day ahead. Keep a watch out for the demond scarf!

Happy to report that Charles and myself did the old rock, paper, scissors and Charles got the honour of escorting Meagan down the aisle. Disappointing perhaps but that has allowed me to be more relaxed for the preamble to the big event. So it is great to catch up with George C and David and Posh, however I can’t embibe too much shall we say, as I have been asked to play bass guitar backing up Sir Elton at the after party! Busy times.

Getting back to the original issue, the move of the US embassy to West Jerusalem and with all the propaganda machines working overtime I don’t know who to believe as to what happened on the ground, like who got shot and their background etc. I just ask if you are doing a cost benefit analysis of Trump’s decision on the embassy please point out to me the benefits. We know the costs so far, some 60 dead and hundreds injured, no matter if they are humans worth worrying about, as some query. Forget that, please explain to me the benefits, given the poor images it shows of the 21st Century Israeli Defence Forces in lethal action against people throwing stones and the resultant condemnation of Israel by many European Nations, etc, etc. I say this symbolic act is the equivalent of poking a stick at a caged animal. We do it just because we can.

Beware of your head my friend!!!

Milo Minderbinder you mean? Please this is the royal family we are all above that shall we say American behaviour.

Actually this is a very interesting question for ProDee, have you ever travelled overseas to other cultures, Pro?

Would love to see the Bull in for Weid Viney replaces Tyson and happy to see Jeffy in and give Spargo a rest.

Who is Milo? No matter Ernest I have no time for trivialities, the Queen beckons!

Don’t be surprised if you see a demond scarf on a certain royal at some stage in the ceremony, let’s just leave it at that.

Meaning?

Well DC let’s just say I have been approached about certain matters to do with the ceremony, me of course being well regarded in important circles, beyond reproach and of a respectable age, but let’s keep it at that for the moment lest the gutter press get hold of anything and do their damnest!

Ernest I am sorry I have been absent from this thread for some time but I have had other more pressing priorities such as a certain wedding this week! Do you think I have time for the minor tribulations of the underlings of this thread, BBO, Biffen, Moons and DC come to mind, when I have to deal with the real issues of readying myself for the Royal Wedding this Saturday. Priorities my man!

Meaningful rebuttal/discussion are you serious? Have a good look at your last half dozen posts. You are not open for meaningful discussion, if you can’t see that it is your problem. No use putting up any of my opinions you just throw back utter bile. And as for your Hamas’s tools post of photos of palestinians throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and burning tires to be somehow a threat to the nuclear armed, Israeli State 21st century military machine is bordering on utter lunacy! Again I say take your medicine you need something!

I say again take your pills and have a lie down before you have a turn. Another symptom is that you think you know more about any particular subject than anyone else. It’s a sure sign that you missed a dose! See your doctor as soon as you can , please!

Pro have you forgotten to take your medicine today? You know one of your symptoms when you don’t take your pills is excessive stereotyping, in this last rant you have had a crack at 1.5 billion Muslims and of course everyone whose politics is to the left of Gengis Khan, their all stupid apparently!

Got any photos of the armoury on the other side of the fence?

Grape Viney A few points of clarification I cant remember labelling anyone a fascist on this forum or anywhere else, I think you have the wrong person. I made the comparison with the Jewish situation in Germany in the 1930’s, not the 1940’s. Specifically I was referring to when the Nazis gained power in 1933 and their progressive stripping away of Jewish human rights becoming second class citizens where their businesses and properties were vandalised and confiscated, leading thousands to flee to other countries if they had the means and if they could find new homes. In my reply to ProDee I talked of Hitler up to 1938, when he was admired by many for rebuilding Germany and solving their economic problems before turning feral. The term ghetto has been used for minorities living in designated areas of larger European cities long before the Nazis. Palestinians, second class citizens, property confiscated, booted out of their homelands, trapped in Gaza and elsewhere, water, power, medical supplies all controlled by the Israeli Government. I will stand by my earlier comments.

What is the bet there will be total over reaction and frees paid up forward right left and centre and much nashing of teeth from supporters. And a reversal the following week. This weekend will be a good one for a key forward in the goal square. Actually I might put a few hundred on Roughy to kick 5 this week.

Clarko has zero credibility after he had a go at Selwood for dropping his shoulder but when challenged about Poppy, Cyril, Breust et al doing exactly the same thing he waffled on about it being an evasive tactic? As soon as Poppy feels arm contact his arm goes straight up and he drops at the knees no different to Selwood. Clarko is a Hippocryte and Gil should not be meeting with him for a coffee to discuss these things, let alone acting on this whingers concerns. Can we act on Hawthorn’s blockers on the man on the mark then?

Yes I will deny that! Pro if you call me a lefty I will call you a right wing conservative and guess who were the Hitler appeasers in 1930’s? Yes it was the conservatives, the left turned away from appeasement in the mid to late 30’s. There were conservatives and royals who thought the fascists were on the right track. Not sure where you would have stood if you were around in the 1930’s by the way with your values. After all Adolf up to 1938 or so was just a pro nationalist promoting Germany and jobs for the German people. He talked tough and promoted national values, just the sort of talk you celebrate with Trump. I think you might have been an early Hitler groupie back then before he turned feral of course. Rogue police state? Rogue means not on your side I guess, so yes Iran is on the other side of the US alliances, so it must be evil in your opinion. Police state well yes but no more than Saudi Arabia I would have thought. Iran has elections however imperfect, Saudi has royal Ascension to the thrown. Both could be deemed police states. At least Iran is not a medieval kingdom that carries out routine and regular public executions I think. I see Trump has delivered on yet another promise to open a US Embassy in Jerusalem, that has led to Palestinian riots and some 52 deaths and hundreds of injured people. The Gazans are throwing stones, the Israeli forces are shooting people! Another Trump policy triumph. The last hope for the Palestinians is the two state solution but that is all but dead without Jerusalem. Can anyone explain to me the difference between modern day Gaza and it’s relationship with the Israel State and a 1930’s Jewish Ghetto in Germany and it’s relationship with Nazi ruled Germany?

Yes I hope this is part of this week’s crack down. The shepherding/blocking of the player on the mark and the fact it is allowed does my head in! I must admit if that happened to me in my playing days I would have been reported for undue violence on the blocker.

How about he plays on the wing as an outside receiver, delivering the ball into the inside 50? He has pace, great hands, great kick and is building his tank and running ability. He should also rotate inside as he showed in the first 2 games that he can be a very good inside mid but with Viney back we can limit his time there. I see him as a great transition player, marking the ball coming out of defence and turning it into a forward weapon in his hands.