Earl Hood

Have we got a wind advantage?

Good game from Lynden Dunn tonight, attacking the ball and doing things he wasn’t doing in his final season with us.

The Demon shop seems to sell out of popular things regularly, I tried to buy the indigenous jumper last year but got told at the shop sorry none left, sold out and won’t be getting anymore, bad luck.

I thought we would crack 45,000 early on so great news but I think a sign that we are near a ceiling for membership unless we snag a flag and then you drag in more lapsed members or mute supporters and brand new bandwagon members.

So if some Wurundjeri elders knock on your door tomorrow to say they want their land back, you will be saying fair cop mate, here’s the keys!

White feathers now! What’s this 1918? Pro I implored you to see your doctor ASAP last week but you obviously didn’t follow up and the medication has worn off and you are raving again or at least providing links to raving lunatics from non universities and other nutjob web sites. Are they the same sites that deny climate change? Again I suggest you to see your physician immediately!

Interesting I know in our darkest hours I was Pro [censored]! If I had been the head recruiting officer back then we would have Hurley over Watts, Dusty over Trenners, Darling over Cook! And we all agree on Wines and there are others. My mantra at the time was kids with talent but with a dose of aggro and we had the full selection of the best talented, mongrels available at that time. But we went for the nice kids, often with questionable talent. Once Roos showed up he used the phrase competitive nature I think as a major indicator for draft selection. I believe competitive and aggro are similar traits. Thus we started picking out Bugg, Tracca, Oliver, Harmes, Hogan, then Vince, Lewis etc. And given the management at the time yes we would have stuffed up and lost the talented [censored], if we had drafted them. Many of your greatest talents were one degree away from disaster, what the unauthorised [censored] up, the late night disco club punch up when you should not be there, etc. Think Matthews, Duck, Darling, Brereton, Hamel, Dipper etc. common in the 70’s.

Nut gee you are splitting straws here, not founded versus initially funded and equiped??? Most people are comfortable with the facts that the US played a major role in the development of the Al Queda via support for the Mujahideen in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan, which created an opening for the Taliban. My reading indicates the Israelis were initially happy to promote the creation of Hamas as a better alternative to the PLO. Hamas initially concentrated on developing health and education services for Palestinians but increasingly diverted funds and efforts into fighting the Isreali Government’s siege of Gaza. Why did they do this? Was it because they are mindless, aggressive terrorists or because they saw no future for their people due to the siege and the increasing co struction of illegal Isreali settlements on their lands, who knows?

Sorry for that comment, didn’t know you would be so sensitive about it. But Bugg does get a lot of forward opportunities when he plays, think he got a few goals in an early game in the ones. Then he struggled like a few others like Garlett in our hopelessly congested forward setup in rounds 1 to 5. He still offers something I believe, although no automatic pick I agree, I prefer Jeffy for his X factor but he can go missing.

Well people who have not played at this level keep saying such I know. But he has a habit of being at the drop of the ball in the forward line. If he could kick straight he would be a weapon as he usually seems to get 4 or 5 shots at goal. He also adds a bit of unsociable football, but that needs to be managed I agree but he has defensive forward skills, so in my eyes he is a chance for a game this week, but what would I know.

Well please attend no matter who the FD selects. They know best, but yes there were some circumstances last season where they...... OH no need to go there!

Don’t think we will really miss either of you really if he is selected but tell me were you planning on flying to Alice for the match?

Interesting dilemma though rjay. I would like Jeffy in just because I believe we have fixed up our game plan issues, I think he would have had a field day against his old side yesterday and he has X factor, foot speed, goal kicking accuracy but how our game plan stands up against top sides is still to be demonstrated. Alternatively the fact that we are No 1 for inside 50 entries by a huge margin may push you toward Bugg who seems to be a limited player but has one undoubted skill, he seems to know where the ball is going to land and pops up with a mark inside 50m. His set shot accuracy is still an issue but he does also bring aggro and defensive pressure. I love Jeffy but perhaps if there is a change it is Bugg in and Spargo rested?

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.