This time last year, we conquered Melbourne on our way to the PF.

13:05 start. I'll be there. Hope we're better than we have been.

Will the week after round 24 (31st of august) be a bye round?

I've just done three ladder predictions.

Whilst we've been in the doldrums of late I still have us winning our next 3 (nothing is gifted or guaranteed).

I messed with it anyway just to test it.

Irrespective of our form I have us up against a Sydney team in week one of the finals.  What's variable is Sydney.  If their capitulation continue and based on last night that could be possible because confidence as we've seen can really cost you when you flirt with form, it will be the one thing that really turns things upside down.

So, based on the current most likely outcomes with no real dramatic changes, we finish either 4th or 5th, and face one of gws or Sydney most of the time. 

Not dire but not ideal.  Win week one of finals and anything is possible though.

11:05 next Saturday in Geelong. Geelong have been the only team to really smash the 2's this year.

Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

Sunday arvo at the g comes an unlikely blockbuster with spot in the 8 up for grabs.

Start without me: I'm at the game.

Ready for tonight.

Carlton vs Brisbane: Sat 3rd Aug at : 11:05.
We aren't exactly favourites: Brisbane are finals bound and playing decently. Us? Well, our season is almost done.
We will have a few decent players available this week; Cowan, Young, ...