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  1. Friday night game Adelaide vs Melbourne V, what a game, penalty that wasn't , goal to Victory that wasn't allowed, then a blistering second half storm by victory to come back 2-2 just an ounce of luck would have had Victory walk away with the 3 points.

    Well shame Ange will be offered the National coach's job I think he has the "team" but who replaces him?

    Sydney crash 0-4 against Roar in Brisbane, last weeks game wasn't to hot really Newcastle hardly ventured forward giving the sky blues a false sense of achievement.

  2. FREMANTLE - October 16

    The boldest move the Dockers could make is this: Get Nick Riewoldt from St Kilda for a two-year tilt at a premiership with Fremantle. The Saints have already shown they are prepared to trade for the future and it seems no one is off limits. The Dockers could package together pick 16, Josh Mellington, Viv Michie and even young ruckman Jack Hannath for the four-time All Australian. The Dockers could throw in Alex Silvagni if required. The Dockers have been linked with possible trades for James Podsiadly and Scott Gumbleton but if the 2013 Grand Finalists really wanted to send shudders through the AFL they should move heaven and earth for Riewoldt. - Alex Malcolm

    A Nick Riewoldt (below), Ross Lyon reunion could be the move that takes Freo to a flag. Picture AFL Media

    Some jornos have nothing to write about so they come up with crap like this, what a backwards step, as someone said where would you play him? Freo if they want to win the flag next year need every player to lift and be hungry as the Hawks were this year, and to get a player or two who can ram it down the forwards throats, another big tall wont do that much for them a few mozzies on the ground a far better option.

    Well chooka if your right what a backwards step, as I said earlier most coaches are sacked these days so the clubs factor in a 1 year payout, shows you how far behind you guys are, as for rebuild hmmmm....

    The fact is several clubs are perianal loosers, and the Dees are one of them but and I mean but we managed a few times to string together a good period were we picked up 2 hat tricks and several double as in flags the rest of the time we were crap like the Saints, Kanagroos and the Bulldogs only the Hawks have moved forward to become an elite club, I keep say this, time to create many winners in aussie rules or the AFL will be putting there hand in there pockets way more often to rescue clubs.

  3. Another club Richmond to field stand alone VFL side, there hardly standing alone, they are the reserves, now 10 years on we see that the AFL has managed to "take over" the VFA. I thought at the time to scrap the reserves was a dumb move and it's now proven, clubs want direct involvement with how there players that are not in the firsts are managed.

    What come out of it all was a reduced list, wonder how long before clubs pressure the AFL to increase list numbers.

    Tiger Robin (the speedster) Nahas won't be offered a new contract and there looking to off load the guy.

    Herald Sun reports your man Watters in for the long haul chooka, and there's talk of a contract extension, my my how wheels turn fast in footy. Obviously they haven't spoken to you lately.

    Neeld knocks back assistant job at the Blues, thought the guy was unemployable.

    That underground gangster Daniel Kerr has retired, well now he can devote all his time to what he likes best doing, if there eve was a prize given for the snekiest,chekkiest,smart arse,doggiest looking face on the plant he would win in a canter.

    Chapman undergoes a medical at Essendon today, i recon he is about the best around looking for a new home event at 31.

  4. 2 weeks later 2 6 goal drubbings one exist national coach and overnight 3-0 win in London against lowly Canada, speculation on new national coach is mounting papers are being sold, FAA claims there getting tons of mail on the job while papers speculate on an Aussie filling the role.

    Victory and Heart drag out an uninspiring draw, Sydney with that magic Italian put in a solid performance against Newcastle 2-0

  5. Ahhhhhh that's a relief, reading the sun on line this morning looks like Jolley is Saints bound chooka...hey great player played in 2 premierships guys got talent, great replacement for the guy you lost don't you think?rolleyes.gif Watter and his mate Pelchan safe for now so they say but hiring an independent consulting firm to keep an eye on things down there mate.

    My man Roos says that with free agency the way it is heading clubs will likely trade top players who do not want to renew contracts 1 year before as did Bulldogs last year with Brian Lake, saying the Hawks could have received 2 first round draft picks for Franklin if he had been put on the market last year, he sites the American system in basketball, it happens in soccer often.

    The only thing with that trade it still will require the consent of the player involved of no deal.

    Cat Joel Corey has retired.

    Dew looks likely to have to see out his contract at the Swans which means Roos will do his full 3 years maybe a 4rth.

  6. No no no will it was reported in that paper every one respects and loves but cannot afford to buy now, "The Age" that Mr Connolly was not going to return to the club and in effect payed out, that was at least 6 weeks ago perhaps it wasn't official as in official but it came from official sources, the dear man knew he had been chopped and so did well most of us Dee supporters.

    Yes BM I kinda recall Swans seem to fly under the radar and pick up so so's who turned out pretty good, some thing like the Bunnings way of choosing employees which seems to work very well.

    Actually we don't need a lot to get us moving up the ladder, just a couple of decent midfielders to give jones a hand, yes yes I know we were merda but seriously lot had to do with the guys running the joint, I recon Needle had the kids walking on a tight rope, there are enough decent early draft pics there coming into that 50/60 games where it starts to click and a back up ruckman but plz not whats his face...

  7. I took one ex TGF to Sri Lanka, HK and Lao, Sri Lanka was to hmmm dirty and backwards for her, the train ride to candy was a nightmare (xmas season) and the van ride back to Colombo was a night mare ( Sri Lankans drive line Indians....) she had nightmares for days on our return to BKK even ordering a taxi driver to stop and let us out while wizzing on a freeway.

    HK she liked and Lao was fine....Thai women like it nice modern and clean, Singapore is the go.

  8. Hawthorn, Carlton, Collingwood if they were in the position of St Kilda would hold out to get the deal they want....end of story, but if the Saints want to trade then take the North deal as trying to get the defender will end up costing you more, draft picks over 12 arnt to hot you know its a lot of hit and miss.

    I know you think highly of him and would be great for him to stay, but given North are giving you a 25 year old key defender for a class 30 year old who has at best 2 to 3 seasons in front of him its not such a bad deal and looks fair to me to.

    Mathews might not be doing his reputation any good getting involved with the Lions board room ruckus, not so sure you can lay blame totally on to the president, I mean to sack Voss was a football department directive, and the exodus can be partly to blame on guys wanting to go to play in there home states, until footballers are payed mega bucks that trend will keep on happening and its a good excuse to get away from somewhere your not happy to be or should I say the lure to play in a better team.

    Lions would seem to need to refresh a few new positions....now don't Brisbane look like the Dees form the 50's and 60's were after a stella period they go shooting themselves in the foot.

    Chooka will Watters be there next week after the review concluded today?w00t.gif

  9. Saints seek stability to end rough off-season

    Matt Thompson October 8, 2013 2:32 PM

    ST KILDA is a step closer to concluding its end of season review after a telephone hook-up of board members on Tuesday morning.

    Club director and Trevor Barker Medalist, Andrew Thompson, has been spearheading the review into the club's football department after the Saints finished a disappointing 16th in 2013.

    The long-term future for coach Scott Watters remains uncertain.

    There have been murmurings of discontent at the Seaford based club for most of the year, although no one is prepared to go public and for obvious reasons.

    Well well well, either he should have got an extension or the sack at the end season, leave the guy in limbo and nothing much will eventuate next year in terms of going forward, like it or not very few coach's see out there contract these days, basically your giving them 1 years pay cheque for free.

    The way I see it if they sack him or just let it ride there shooting them selves in the foot for taking so dam long about it and off to the VFL the saints should go.

    Oh my dear Alex, I hardly think a Melbourne supporter is in a position to ridicule another team on their lack of performance especially when they finished below those that they laugh at. The only thing that has saved the Demons from extinction is the name "Melbourne" Definitely the worst performing team of the last decade by far and with almost a decade of tanking and priority picks the only thing that has saved them from the spoon is the inclusion of new sides. With the amount of priority picks and cuddling from the AFL Melbourne has had over the last decade they should have won at least 5 premierships.thumbsup.gif

    Yes the saints are on the bottom of the wheel at the moment but it will turn. The demons are being dragged along with the brakes on.

    Now now chooka...sticks and stones....as a Dee's supporter and mind you I went to every game bar the one they played in Sydney in 84, where we only won one game virtually on the last kick of the day from Robbie against the doggies I have more than served my apprentiship, then on to 5 elimination finals 3 perlims and 1 grand final were we got a record score kicked against us...oh and not to forget the biggest hiding ever against Fitzroy at Waverly mate ive done it all and I have put the boots in don't you worry me boy, even in front of Ron Barassi's wife I told some dud who was happy with the previous days 8 goal bagging that he was being too kind and we had only one player the rest would not get a game anywhere else.

    And Tanking? mate we were never convicted...so technicality it never happened.

    Strong statement coming from a Saint...yep worst performer of the last 10 ys but who takes the tag for all time? got to go to the Saints doesn't it, at least we managed to bag 12 premierships along the way, took us 150 ys but we got 12.

    As for fashion colours Dees leave everyone for dead, for football colours well I do like yours especiliay most of your away jumpers.

    And it was good timing to be a crap team unlike the saints where you finished last like about 5 times in a row and that's how you got that ageing list you got now having Gold Coast then GWS save out bacon god was looking after us.

    I voted for the merger, I use to be a member I thought it was a positive, proactive and modern way to go, mate things like that happen everywhere, relocate etc its no big deal its all about $ and good sense, well the Hawks were smarter than us and no wonder they didn't join with us to many guys still stuck in the 50s at deeland in those days.

    When you follow a crap team you find other interests...rolleyes.gif

  10. Saints seek stability to end rough off-season

    Matt Thompson October 8, 2013 2:32 PM

    ST KILDA is a step closer to concluding its end of season review after a telephone hook-up of board members on Tuesday morning.

    Club director and Trevor Barker Medalist, Andrew Thompson, has been spearheading the review into the club's football department after the Saints finished a disappointing 16th in 2013.

    The long-term future for coach Scott Watters remains uncertain.

    There have been murmurings of discontent at the Seaford based club for most of the year, although no one is prepared to go public and for obvious reasons.

    Well well well, either he should have got an extension or the sack at the end season, leave the guy in limbo and nothing much will eventuate next year in terms of going forward, like it or not very few coach's see out there contract these days, basically your giving them 1 years pay cheque for free.

    The way I see it if they sack him or just let it ride there shooting them selves in the foot for taking so dam long about it and off to the VFL the saints should go.

  11. Hawks put Brad Sewell on the trade table.

    Dees put feelers out for Bomber Myers, hands off was the response, no takers so far for pic 2 in ND.

    Lions will trade Jared Polec to a Sth Aussie team.

    Crows Mackay, Henderson and Mckernan could be looking for new homes as Crows try and get in contention for ND.

    All a bit of a yawn today some tango and cha cha going on, seems anything past the first round in the National Draft is not at all worthy of interest, silly thoughts indeed, wasn't that long ago WC Eagles picked up a few beauty's around pick 70, not all 1st round picks are hmmm shall we say worthy.

  12. Mine was never returned, i wasn't fazed about it either, the reason i wouldn't do it again is relationships can be short.

    " i have paid sin sod" got that?

    so im not against it, up to you, not doing it again, the original post if you feel fine with it do it, as one guy said why get married? well i did because exTGF had never been married, i did it for her as you do when your in that romantic place, i didn't want or need to.

    Will say it one more time, i have had some experience with Thai women now, dated quite a few and had 3 relationships, its amazing how modern they can be but ho how quickly they become tradional and conservative once you be come an "item"

  13. yes well... I paid once before had a 5 year relationship got out of it relatively cheap 100,000B (she was 39 never married no kids uni educated/ journalist for a pop mag) and you do it to because you don't want to cause friction, but once a life time is enough, current TGF only hears what she wants to hear she has stated her case ive stated mine, now or later I wont pay no matter who she is or how much I like her, but be alerted to how the little darlings can change so quickly because you can afford it.

    now that you have established where you stand wait till she goes home and tells ma&pa there is no free lunch then observe her reactions.

    "once bitten twice shy"

    enjoy it while you can.

    I suppose that does beg the question ...

    If you want a life with this lady and the only way forward, would you recant and pony up the SinSot (begrudgingly) or ...

    It's your way or the Highway and Honey, don't let the door slam your ass on the way out! Next ...

    Just asking ...

    .

    Depends where your at in your life davey boy, I will be true to myself, from my experience and im on to my 3rd TGF, they are all different, but then again there all the same, if I was a thai guy the girls would shut up and live with me with no question of marriage , if I was a rich thai guy they would expect me to keep then in fine things, like a mistress/lover. As a farang you seem to fall into the category of rich Thai.

    Its there CULTURE, they have a closed mind to yours, PUSSY power, because there the fairer sex your expected to fall on bended knees and just sign that cheque.

    When your in "love" you hope you do the right thing and I did once and not because I agreed with it, I did it to keep peace in the family, at that time funds were low the ex said I could let it go, no worries, but I coughed up, in the end 100,000B was what I would have spent in a flight over and hotel and spending money for 2 weeks.

    I wont pay it again, ever, i don't want to get married again, i tell it as it is up front, i don't lead anyone one, anyway shes cracked it again gone moody and talking of moving out...woppie. fingers crossed.

  14. yes well... I paid once before had a 5 year relationship got out of it relatively cheap 100,000B (she was 39 never married no kids uni educated/ journalist for a pop mag) and you do it to because you don't want to cause friction, but once a life time is enough, current TGF only hears what she wants to hear she has stated her case ive stated mine, now or later I wont pay no matter who she is or how much I like her, but be alerted to how the little darlings can change so quickly because you can afford it.

  15. WOW ... you got a great girl there.

    Only child and her Parents have financed her through to a Master's Degree.

    If she holds the line and her Parents request Sin Sot ... you'll be asked for a pretty penny ... facepalm.gif

    I read the bit where you won't pay a cent.

    BTW you mentioned that ... "unfortunately she has moved to AU and I'm stuck with her for

    a further 10 months" ... what Visa is she on?

    Shes on a working/tourist visa don't know what they call it but she needed to get to a certain level with her English and a few other things to qualify, she can come for 1 year and work for 6 mths in that time and she had to be under 30 to qualify for it.

    and to meatboy she is 100% woman

    And that's right, not marrying not paying.

    I was looking at that visa last time my GF made hers. We ended up with the multi entry 12 month tourist. Seemed easier

    Unless her English is very good it is, mind you I had nothing to do with her visa, when I met her she had already put the wheels in motion, had been her plan and goal to come to AU.

    How much you getting hit for sin sod? I lost interest when she bought it up so by the time she got around to the figure I wasn't listening, like I said before its just super amazing how a modern girl can become so conservative so quickly.

  16. WOW ... you got a great girl there.

    Only child and her Parents have financed her through to a Master's Degree.

    If she holds the line and her Parents request Sin Sot ... you'll be asked for a pretty penny ... facepalm.gif

    I read the bit where you won't pay a cent.

    BTW you mentioned that ... "unfortunately she has moved to AU and I'm stuck with her for

    a further 10 months" ... what Visa is she on?

    Shes on a working/tourist visa don't know what they call it but she needed to get to a certain level with her English and a few other things to qualify, she can come for 1 year and work for 6 mths in that time and she had to be under 30 to qualify for it.

    and to meatboy she is 100% woman

    And that's right, not marrying not paying.

  17. Nit picking are we? You should know what I mean, AFL is a regional game, Franklins elevation to Beckham status is unlikely, when he went on loan or moved clubs it was world news, don't think Franklins move was reported in the New York Times, or in London or in Berlin, but we here in AU were fully briefed with Beckhams moves.

    It sh**s me when I hear people put soccer down, no reason it cant prosper and grow along side AFL , the yanks have 3 major sports that overlap, and I'm tipping soccer will eventually be huge here, news papers are getting on board more each season, free to air Friday nights starting this season, the fact the socceroos play international as well as champions from the Aleague.

    I'm no fan of bring in big name players at the end of there career, but hey it's been working so who am I or anyone else to criticise.

    Said it before AFL needs to do something about making more winners they soon will be facing strong growth from soccer for sponsorship $ and let's face it, if you were going to spend half a million on sponsor ship where would you put your money? On the hawks who play in tassie 4 times a year and once or twice in each capital city to Melbourne Victory, who play every capital city twice plus NZ, and more often than not in Asian champions league?

    Our game won't die but let's get real about where it sits in the world, Doubt many in the US or GB or France ever have heard of Lance F , Gary A or Paul R.

  18. Ha! not with the current TGF, she thinking dowry for a thai wedding, and she thinks it should be substantial due to her age and education, i didn't ask as its not going to happen, and that includes the thai wedding.

    I think a lot of so called modern girls quickly become "old fashion" and conservative, maybe its because they think we can afford it, 2 previous TGFs were 39 when i met them and they had never married but lived with there Thai bfs for around 7 years each....

    How old is she?

    Education level?

    Married before?

    Kids?

    Oldest, middle or youngest child?

    Bangkok (central) or Issan, or north or south birth

    29 now, never married, masters degree in accounting no children only child from just our side of BKK has worked in 2 mulit national companys to date in BKK.....and im not paying a penny, unfortunately she has moved to AU and im stuck with her for a further 10 months, she paid her way out, she did everything including paying for visa's etc.

    Was great when I was living there seeing here 3 or 4 times a week, its not the same here, sure I like her but often I feel like a meal ticket, she also is one of those rare Thai women who are not submissive, she actually says no and fairly often.

    I was straight up front, not get married again.

    Don't need advice on how to loose her, all in time...but hey its an experience.

    Ps when she raised the subject very recently of above subject I reminded her that my blood is Italian even if I was born in AU and that in my parents culture womans parents pay a dowry to the man/husband of course she did not hear me, I also said its a mixed cultural union so why do we have to follow Thai culture in the above subject, again a lack of response told me to shut up.

    She appears to be a trendy modern woman....but how quickly they become conservative...I do not agree that you should pay unless you want to, lot of thai guys shack up with there gf, I travel in the single world and most of the Thai women ive met or know have never married....that says a lot.

  19. Come on mr BM your still up in the clouds, and lets face it did you really need Frankin? no I don't think so, sure he is "the player" he didn't play much of a part in the GF win and the Saints kicked on after Locket went north so id be worried that there are no player backlash wai.gif

    As for marketing...only in the southern states, its all getting to be a yawn, no way is he a Beckham, I mean lets get real who follows AFL out side of Vic SA WA?

    The guy is easily the best player in the AFL he can do everything, realistically he wont play for 10 ys he is 27 now maybe 6 if your lucky, hes at his peak now its become dam obvious he wants to live in Sydney and wants to play in a good team, shut the door, don't think money is an issue with him he already has earned a fortune, the fact his first few years salary is low speaks volumes, they guy will pick it up in other areas including under the table.coffee1.gif

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