https://www.afl.com.au/news/392329/young...h-top-gong

Quote:DUAL AFLW best and fairest winner Erin Phillips uttered some prophetic words about this time last year.

Carlton's Maddy Prespakis had just finished an impressive debut season in the competition and offered her congratulations to Phillips after the announcement of her second individual triumph.

Phillips' response? "Don't worry, kid, this will be you one day."

That day took barely 12 months to arrive, with Prespakis' barnstorming start to her AFLW career capped with the 2020 best and fairest award on Tuesday night.

Quote:AFLW BEST AND FAIREST TOP 10
1. Madison Prespakis (Carlton) 15
2. Kiara Bowers (Fremantle) 12
3. Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) 11
=4. Anne Hatchard (Adelaide) 10
=4. Jenna Bruton (North Melbourne) 10
5. Karen Paxman (Melbourne) 9
=7. Brittany Bonnici (Collingwood) 7
=7. Georgia Patrikios (St Kilda) 7
=7. Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) 7
=7. Monique Conti (Richmond) 7

I have been watching "The Last Dance" the Michael Jordan doco series on Netflix and comparing it to what we see at Carlton.  Their attitude and self belief is compelling in building The Chicago Bulls basketball team. 

In one season Jordan (and Pittman) were being physically smashed.  The Bulls realised that they need a physical "gangster" to protect their talent - so enter the "scary" Dennis Rodman.  Looking at the Judd period (and through to Cripps) we needed the same toughness to look after our elite - so we give Mitch Robinson his marching orders (he is exactly they type of player we need in our centre lineup with Cripps)...

Bring on some attitude!!

But been here long enough to feel I can say it.

It's tough times I know but I hold each and every one of you in high regard.

Hold on and my total respect, regardless of the consuming circumstances.

Capcom

So the B+F was on tonight (i forgot)  :-[

But as expected Maddie Prespakis wins.

Chloe Dalton came in 2nd place
Georgie Gee finished 3rd.


Votes were....
Prespakis (74)
Dalton (56)
Gee (43)
Egan (41)
McEvoy (39)

From our CSC B+F results we had

Quote:14. Prespakis
6. Harrington
4. Gee
4. Dalton
3. Egan
2. Laloifi
2. Moody
2. Vescio
1. Harris
1. Stevens
1. McEvoy
1. J. Hosking
1. S. Hosking

Quote:1. Prespakis  (10.96)
2. Harrington  (5.14)
3. Dalton  (4.3)
4. Gee  (4.24)
5. Egan  (3.51)
6. Harris  (2.34)
7. Laloifi  (2.03)
8. McEvoy  (1.88)
9. Vescio  (1.29)
10. S. Hosking  (1.19)
11. Moody  (1.13)
12. Wilson  (1.01)
13. Stevens  (0.97)
14. J. Hosking  (0.67)
15. Loynes  (0.63)
16. Brazzale  (0.43)
17. Pound  (0.17)
18. Plane  (0.14)

Clickbait I know, but still discussion worthy.

There are some rumours floating about that Trump's little RocketMate has taken a turn for the worst following some unplanned heart surgery, he is apparently gravely ill and in serious peril, but not nearly as much as the heart surgeon!

This is the last thing the world needs right now, because if "Lil Kim" bites the dust some loony General will probably get the gig!

Our contracted players seem to have a tenuous grip on reality.  All about the money, as usual.

No games, no crowds, no revenue, no flights and no (QF) sponsor.  Share the pain, might make stronger men out of you. 

The Fox Footy Verdict:

JONATHAN BROWN:
I would have to say Carlton. I think St Kilda will go better this year from a ladder point of view but I think the top-end of Carlton looks a lot brighter for the future. When you’re looking at winning premierships you are looking at the top-end talent that you’ve got on your list and I have to say Carlton wins that battle. I think they’ve done a pretty good job with their rebuild. They’ve gone down the path of recruiting key position players and key position players take time to develop but it’s important because if you can build that spine it gives you good longevity. If they can get Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow going, I think their key defenders are pretty strong. It’s just can they support Patrick Cripps with enough support in the midfield? But their bones to me allows them to go higher than St Kilda. I think Carlton will start to hit their sweet-spot from 2022 onwards.

MATTHEW PAVLICH:
I think Carlton’s younger players and the talent they’ve got through the draft the last few years is superior to St Kilda. So I think longer-term Carlton is better off. But given what the Saints’ strategy has been the last couple of years getting in the likes of Dan Hannebery, Brad Hill, Zak Jones, Dougal Howard and Paddy Ryder, I think their list is a bit more robust to have a go at challenging now. So I think they’re closer than Carlton right now. If you look at the Richmond model a couple of years ago where they brought in the likes of Dion Prestia, Toby Nankervis and Josh Caddy, people at the time were questioning whether it was the right move to go the experienced players. Only the Saints’ hierarchy know if they’ve done the right thing getting these players in. On the surface it’s a bold move going to all these older experienced players and trying to make it work, but I can understand what they’re trying to do.

GERARD HEALY:
The Blues. They’re taking the slow path and the constant build and they’ve still got a really good trade hand coming up in the next couple of years. They’ve got some serious magnets in place. They need to keep working big time on their midfield, including ruck stocks. But I think they will be rewarded in time for their patience. It’s fair to say it will be exciting to see what the Saints’ approach does and you’d expect them to have a significant lift over the next year or two. But the concern is they’ve got one pick in the top-50 in the next two years. So the only way they’re going to now bolster their chances is through free agency. If they can pull a trick or two there then they may jump up and give themselves a chance. But the one thing they would want to avoid is getting stuck in that middle clump of teams, one or two legs away from being a genuine contender. They’ve recruited for now but they’re going to have to pull a couple of masterstrokes to find another level once this level has played out.

I thought we could keep a lookout for deals or fire off warnings to people as required if we had a thread. There are innumerable good deals going down, as well as many dodgy operators.

My first one is the local freight companies, all are now gouging people because of COVID. Some have hiked prices by as much as 300%, at a time when wages are being subsidized by the government and fuel prices are at a low not seen for many years. It's criminal behavior.

Wish it was a little bit better definition but:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GApTGcdyec0

*Sigh - I miss the old series. Sport seemed to mean more back then, but maybe I am just getting old.

It seems  2 more Kennedy's have cashed in their chips under tragic circumstances. I'd change my name, move from the US and never fly, boat or train every again.

Grandniece of JFK and granddaughter of Bobby Kennedy and son feared drowned in boating accident

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/grandn...f5a893c282