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Swans were excellent...could not fault them..even if Lance was acting like Christian Ronaldo for most of the game..... With a bit of luck the guys after a bit of a clean out might snare next years while still in the windows before its back to the drawing board... Good luck Swans, if we cant win it i hope they do..

Rips dollar is looking like money in the bank at half time….

That swans runner is a bit hot….

In the name of the father son and Holy Ghost, @ the 3 min mark 1st q thank you North Melbourne for Ben Brown….. and thanks a lot for Lance hitting the post tooooooo….,blessed be the best….

Good news for Fj, Clarksons "night of the long knives" brings instant results....in case your not aware of "long Knives" it was Hitler in and around 1936 pretty much knocking off over 100 party members that were or could interrupt his reign....in one bloody night.....blood on the tracks.... Ben A the chief executive officer has been stabbed, hung drawn and quartered and gone baby gone...along with someone else who i forget now....Their word'ed up Pete Jackson the architect of the Demon and prior to that Essendon rise as new Chief.....so good luck on that Fj, In comes Todd Viney the once star Demon centre man and pop of Jack to be right hand man to Clarko....Theres a Demon flavour at Arden st now.....yes Clarko played for us for about 5 ys....a grubber kind of mid rover type who wasnt good enough o be standing often but found on bottom of packs when near the ball.....you wanna hope Clarkson's dabble in Free Agency is either improved or over ...but since you dont have anything worth while on your list they will likely plunder it..... The politics of football.....We will trade you Jackson for 3 first round picks Fj....and toss in Angus's best mate Spargo as a sweetener...hes a good player.....ho you say hes going to Freo? just offer 1.1m per season and a 10 year deal and Egg will sign.......we are going after Grundy...

Think your on the money there Rip, Demons not beaten the Swans 8 of 10 meetings currently 1-1 but you knocked the puffing out of use midseason, we struggled against top 8 clubs all year...Were Swans beat all top 8 teams......our strength is first quarters where we clearly won 15 in regular season Swans strength is last quarters where they won 17 of them.....were 11-zip on the road and something like 4-5 at the G, Demons in serious trouble tonight dear Rip...and except for last weeks game Swans been "flying high" as the Commordores were once singing.........please have mercy on us.....

Your a betting man? stats don't stack up for you? Demons clearly the underdogs here fella.....and you still have a once in a lifetime now at 79% the best footballer on the planet in the team...my man Lance who's in very good form.......a steal at 24 points on the $ and i will make it a US$

Afl website tipping Swans by 10points there Rip, your beaten every top 8 team this year, rolled us earlier and at the G your almost undefeated in second half of the year, Swans have beaten us last 8 encounters, something like that and mostly at the G, I would think Swans supporters should be quietly confident, we been like a rikkerty boat second half of the year, taking water and getting egg on our face….. No chance Demons are favourites here fella, even the thripple m rub were split 50/50 on the teams…..swans a very warm favs in my book….you should give me 24 points in fir a dollar….

How many goals in you giving me Rip for the inform Swans that have creamed all before them in the top 8?

Its called progress......i kinda like it...and if you think out side of the Thai box mr that there all in i might add and what ever you do dont get me going on that....its about making it the best spectacle possible for you starved people living overseas...Big Tom will get a Casey game or two under his belt before maybe the second final where he will have a BIG impact.....lala la.... Anyway the noise on the sleding has gotten to a yawn situation....Ross is back on the coaching merry go round...look if he was going to coach again he'd have been swooped upon by now....just goes to show you how wrong they all are when GWS named there new coach...was he ever mentioned? By the way im learning why Thai drivers do certain things.....A lesson learned yesterday cost me a new front tire....they just love obstacles dont they.....3 times that poor rim has hit something and dare i say glad i got an SUV here.....well the worst was in the rego branch what every you call it here where i went to swap the red plates that didnt get swapped till 2 days later.....i know thais are short but gees....some sharp thingo walked right out to i guess narrow the already congested car park well it scratched the god dam 20 inch rim and took a chunk out of my tire....but yesterdays one did the trick...3 times baby....and that was just driving into a car park of one of them design centres....cheap lesson learned...swing wide fella and dont mind who you block or hold up.....like the Demons began swinging wide last game....ho i dont know.....this finals series will tell us if we have men of steel in the Pussy's and Demon line ups....you know they remind me off a hawthorn team once where good old Jeans had his dads army of about 4 300 gamers in and they were looking like a sorry lot...fell short a few years running, then...out of the blue they take the big one before Mathews and co take there gold watches to the retirement home.....

Dont like the bye but it worked wonderfully for us last year and it will again men...so keep it....NFL do it....well for the big one anyway..... Never take notice of the all aussie squad....yawn......soon the real footy will start after the GF... Gawn took Grundy out for a latte the other day and told him he will play second fiddle to him so there you have it....Jackson is gaaawnnn......Cats are a sniffing too....since Cats and Demons have pretty much landed who they want hes going to one of them....would he really like to move to Geelong? or drive down the highway every day? it's pretty full on crazy traffic on the Geelong freeway and especially where the sign road meet...imagine Bkk and Manila and Mexico city at 8 am.....

Simpson must have the same manager as Goodwin....who share the same manager with Deshaun Watson........Air tight space age tried and tested, do the Browns own the Eagles? they gave a serial sex pest predator QB Watson a 5 year deal fully guaranteed..........and made him the top earner in the NFL by doing it.... Baker is now starting for the Panthers thats another team i have to watch this season...

I still think that the Cats are unstoppable but its similar for us to the end of last season where we were on knobbly knees and only put it to rest with the last game of the season, so the question is did the Blues really turn up and did we really smash the Lions or did they fall asleep behind the wheel? I believe you need to win by 60 p or more....in the end it is what it is, would be nice having home ground advantage through the finals on the mighty G, and if the stars align i want to front up to the Pies opening week of the finals.... As for poor Will who has remained fairly quite over his beloved Eagles and a mild mannered fella he is doesn't react like i do with knee jerk reactions about his team....should Simpson go? Well there is a good case for both Simpson and Hinkley to go i think, Hinkley would do a pretty good job no matter where he lands and to be honest 10 ys of Hooch would be enough for me....Adem is the word on everyones lips for GWS dont know why but has served a decent apprenticeship at Hawks and Demons and lets not forget he was a stellar half back flanker for us who was shafted by the incoming Bailey where i wont go again....So Will is it time for Simo to head down the open highway and fade into the sunset? Me if i was the Bombers once they clean up the mess id be knocking on Kens door....better still the Gaints should be breaking his door down....think old Ken would appreciate a board that keeps there mouth shuts and backs the coaches in....

Don't you worry about a thing, Clarko will attract a few players for you and im happy to give you wino May for a a first round pick now hes a premiership player, and theres a couple others id like the Demons to give you just for the sake of freshing up the list....well if we can keep May off the grog then he could stay. I didnt think that Essendon would land him after the disgraceful way there treated Rotten as well.... By the way them GWS players North were keen on it looks like your saved yourself a ton of money.....you can get them now for a 3rd round pick...and on half the money... Id say North will be aggressive in trade week so watch out....and now they have some clout...

Ho almost forgot....i watched that game like i was a coach.....pitiful lot they are....said it before we just raise our standard to who we play, Blues 3 top mids out and on a slide, looking like wet weet bix...and we almost let them win..... Defence dont spread the ball around to create corridors, mids bomb it in, forwards dont lead and if they do there mostly ignored, yep most players are down by 5% at least, you have noticed teams are cutting out Leaver by going over his head or just sending it the other side of the ground.....forward line is often cluttered, dont Simone talk during the breaks? Hunt is not really a half back is he....my guess is wing, has the build and speed with a raking long kick, Harms is sadly missed and is a half forward mid he and Christian should be rotated in my view both are goal kickers, only room on the ground for Spargo or Neal-Bullen not both, Jackson? what is it? the promise if you sign you play ruck? should be playing half forward especially since big Tom is out, with a 10 min spell on the ball, were loosing a lot of drive while big Max is playing second fiddle to the kid...Sparrow? love the kid but needs to be playing at Casey for a while, Brayshaw should be on the ball and is kinda all over the place....yes yes i know hes had more on ball lately... They need to find a half back flanker either trade or draft, they also need to find someone like one of the Dacos's who spins turns runs you around and still gets a long raking kick off....and whats with the defence trying to mark the ball in a pack.....hey fells you punch it mr Petty in particular.... There undefeated at least to last week over at Casey surely theres a few p[layers ready to come in.....and thats part of the problem, no fresh faces. Anyway it was a big ask for them to rock up again even the mighty Tigers couldnt do it the first time....the stars could align in the house of a mercury retrograde with a Gemini moon and big mouthed venus watching on the horizons.....so you never know but i wouldnt put money on it....

Gees with stress on the roads here and the local mentality of build it and forget it a 30 year old internet connection install around Captain Cooks time and yes i peeked into there control room...looked like a blown up cockpit of a world war 2 B52 with them wires hanging everywhere and rust appearing on metal boxes of tech gear in there....had to revert to the trusty iPhone for hot spotting to watch the might Swans yesterday...under the circumstances im very relaxed Fj even had 2 2hr massages to ummmmmm chill out during the week..... i think North is cemented to the floor there mr, like Eagles will get out of the cellar quick and lovely, Bombers are going to have an enima thingo inserted Gaints will get Adem if Clarko goes your way, you can bet you wont be doing a Collingwood next year dear....i do recall when master coach old Ron took over at my club....we went further down down the slide.....its about getting players out of bad habits.....im wondering would Clarko really take on North? nahhhh....he would need to be bonkers......theres nothing there for the next 7 ys mate...look a word of advice i took the Hawks as a second team there in the 70s through to the early 90s and it payed hugh dividends......i dont recommend the Demons but Swans have been doing it good for the last 25 ys.....think about it.....

Well men the hot gossip is Clarkson to North...talk about shooting your career in the foot....and cutting it off....... Pert should have moved in and signed him then sacked Simone after a disastrous finals campaign we are about to have... Like Claro was a little wee bit lucky in his timing taking over at the Hawks... not this time.....couple of ageing back up singers ready to roll on to the retirement home and a first round pick who just got dropped and knows not one end of the ground to the other....recruiters either sacked or walked out etc etc....2011 all over again..... Well i will let you get excited for what its worth Fj and we can all massage your nerves and all and even say "hey what a great more" but its how i said.....shooting himself in the foot... North should have taken bit between the teeth and the AFL should have cut off its life line like they did with Fitzroy and forced the move to Tassie... Ho and talking about Tassie.....im in the firm belief a 19th team is pure an utter bullocks as you can imagine there would be a push for a 20th team with in 5 ys of them joining...and wont be long we will have an AFL team every 200ks up Highway 31....starting in Ned Kelly country Glenrowan who will be known as the Bandits, Wang, as in Wangaratta who likely to be the Wang dang things, Albury Wodonga Lakers, Dubbo Superstars, gees i forget some of them NSW cities..... then them Sth Aussies and Westerners are going to want to get in on the act too.....

Well North continue to shock, Carey and Stevens @ it again at the 96 flag reunion, bla bla bla behind my back the exulted one told the little guy, you calling me a lier? And off they go again…. If I was Wayne I wouldn’t be pushing anything with Stevens….some people honestly, and Wayne sounds intelligent on the telly too….

There a bit of both, thats my experience, using them to do a full condo reno bar the kitchen, im picking them up all the time for things, they dont talk that much, dont relay instructions to workers often, ignore or not respond to about 50% of anything i raise in the group chat between manager supervisors and workers. They struggle to think outside of the box, lack problem solving skills, couldnt fathom how i wanted my bathroom vanities even after i sketched it up for them once it got through, ho no cannot....so the kitchen guys are doing them.... Lucky i have a solid back ground in building and expect to have dills working for me...so its ok...i could imagine the local village builder and contractors....ho no i wouldnt go there....

There's a lot of money on the docks.....reported that Freo has offered 1.5m a year 10.5m over think 7 ys on the table for Egg to get....reported hes bought a place next to where Fj and Will have some rentals for 1.7m, hey its all over in a flash and they will trade you if they think they can when they dont want you....take the money and run son....dont look back and thanks for the great 2 years.... ps...only think is Darcy kinda showed up Egg in the ruck friday night, well lets say he was far more influential even in a side that got walloped.....so where they going to play him? Im surprised Eagles didnt throw not just the kitchen sink but even dug up old bondy and hand over the Australia 2 to get him....

hahaha Actually Spargo played a pretty good game friday night......there using him on the wing more i heard...noticed the new lifer in Angus playing mid as well....a rock star is he....Tomlinson....free and will throw in a 4th rounder to take him......Goodwin???? signed a one year extension....Pert knows which side the bread is buttered....were not giving Simone a contract for life unless he bags this years cup....then he can keep the MCG members stand as well as a bonus.....his name will get etched in the glass bar room door at the long room along with Checker's and Old Norm's.... Well Tigers showed up the Lions and well Voss next year fella....of course we stiched up the Dockers, Finals? the script was written years ago....Swans you ask? next year your a top 3 side and contender.....still the Cats to loose it...but hey if we get over the pies were breathing down there necks....

Well folks after a disastrous 2022 well we are in 22 a'rant "we" yes we are i had to check the trusty phone then, you loose track of time in the land of micro shorts.....news coming out of Demon land is a shake up of the list is looming...... Steve May and how he got to be capitano of the Suns is a mystery to me so you know they didnt have anybody after "hey Abblet" left, will get traded for a second round pick to the Swans and they can fix the plonk business...... JetJackson is off to Freo....why they need a second ruckman is mystery to me but they will fill us up with at least 2 first round picks, hes playing like his head is in Perth right now anyway.....we finally will find a spot for the Weed now....Oh yes Freo WILL pay.....Jackson would get snapped up if he goes into the draft, any side would take that gamble...@21 and a regular starter in the ruck, yes big Max is playing second fiddle to Jet @ the moment.....wont last longer then one second in the draft.... Angus is a worry if he leaves.......FA and worth his weight in rub down oil.....is a Mid can play wing and staring on the half back line... One of them pee wee forward mids is going...hyphenated guy to Port or Spargo to North....still haven't forgot that last kick of the season from Bullen.....back on the GC in 2020.....Spargo would be a good cheap pick up for Fj would go nicely along side Stephenson...hehe... I could toss a few more into the basket like Tomlinson, im sure he could find his way to the Roos or Eagles.......couple of mids as well.....I like Sparrow but back to SA, he is likely to flourish in the near future....but at best he will be third string in Dee land now they signed Christian and Olie for life..... The hope is i mean the goss....is that Simon will get snapped up by North and prolong his coaching career for a further 5 ys, on an iron clad contract with no get out of jail clauses........Choco Williams will get the gig for the next 3 ys.... Of course there looking at bring in a few as well.....but the well is pretty good out in Casey....

Morning fellas.....have you ever seen a lazy team like mine? Gees they dont ever lift themselves do they? Just play to the level of the other bunch......they were like this last year but there a bit worse this year....or are expectations higher? Simon would be a good coach for you guys Fj, knows how to teach a rabble for like 5 to 7 ys before he gets results...... Cats are the team to beat....Lions could do a stand up come finals....us you ask? good value as an outsider....put a tenner on them im sure the entire group of 35 plus coaches have...they play like there trying to get good odds..... Anyway......id like to know why North all of a sudden "found god" and won....like the Tigers are no slouches and im sure Hardwick would have had there shorts up high and tightly tied up knowing they could get pulled down...... Well we take note from now on....this its when the Demons made there big move last year.......id like to suggest to Simon now would be a good time to ummm freshen the list and add a player or two....new players, there a bit stale, need a bit of pace and spunkmanship..... God dam yawn yesterday it was....

That's alright fella....i was living in la la land for along time.....takes 5 to 7 ys to get a team ready to get a flag.....then its all over like in a flash...... Ho me ho my Mr MaGoo you done it again.....

Norths been getting flac mr, my lips are sealed....i seen it all before....so where does the great man stand these days, pulling strings etc.... Norths even been compared to the Fitzroy pre take over....oh i dont know..... Like the 18 is so boring.....we need to smarten it up with divisions and or conferences, is it any wonder the AFL are rescuing a club now every 7 to 10 years....