One thing I hate about games in this time slot is that I have to wake up and work in the morning. As a teacher, I need my voice to have recovered, as I always give it a good work out at the footy.

At 16:40 on Sunday at Marvel.

The Blue play the Meat Pies this Sunday at 11:05 at Collingwood.
We are actually above them on the ladder, having a better percentage. Last time we lost to them by one point.
I'd say that we have a better list to select from, but that doesn't mean everyone is performing.

Playing the Roos again. They are a better team now than they were last time.

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-.

Ready for this evening.

Ready for action.

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As a basketball tragic, I haven’t really given this as much attention as I should have.

First of all, congratulations are due to Joe Ingles, Patty Mills and Lauren Jackson for winning selection to their fifth Olympics.  Loz’s selection is particularly admirable given that her last Olympics was London in 2012, she retired with a debilitating knee injury and is now 43 years young.  Her form in the recent series against China suggests that she’ll get more than her share of court time in Paris.

Joe and Patty have had stellar careers but both will probably spend more time on the bench than on the court in Paris.  Joe’s probably in better touch but Patty will still have his moments.

I think that the two most significant omissions from the Boomers are Chris Goulding and Matisse Thybulle.  Goulding, by his own admission, was always going to struggle against the younger talent.

Thybulle’s defensive efforts at the last Olympics were outstanding but it seems that Brian Goorjian is after more offensive firepower than hard nosed defence.  Goorjian is a wily operator and I’m sure that he knows what he’s doing.

The Dogs are 3rd, but on the decline. Their losses have all been recent.
Have we improved enough to challenge them? I wouldn't think so. Too many guys not producing enough.

Monahan, Moir, Sam Durdin, Akuei, Mirkov, Lemmey: too many doing not enough.