With the Lockdown continuing in Melbourne, the likelihood of VFL happening is uncertain. It looks like some games will go ahead. Others are 'postponed'. Who, if anyone, our 2nd will play this week is questionable.
I read a post on Thursday that we had played the Weagle 2nds and won comfortably. However, I haven't been able to get any confirmation of that from anywhere. Secondly, the Weagles 2nds are listed as playing a WAFL game this weekend. That doesn't seem compatible with us having played them in a scratch match.

Things will become clearer, but I am certain that the club would like to have the 2nds play some sort of game. After all, we have 2 new recruits to baptise.

With Covid in the air, the season is again plunged into disarray. This week should be our bye, as it should be the VFL bye as well. However, one simply cannot be certain things will play out that way. Thankfully, there have not been massive changes to the fixture as yet, but the Lockdown in Victoria will probably determine that.

One thing that is almost certain to happen, if the Lockdown is lifted, that the VFL team will NOT have a bye next week. There will be two rounds of action to make up.

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 Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

I always enjoy the analysis of the voting when we win ... Maybe the guys will realize that and produce the result we all want.

The game has been run. It is time to open our surgeon's kitbag and draw out the scalpels. And pray that the patient doesn't need our help.

When I was young, I always had confidence that our team would come back from almost any adversity. I wouldn't stress out when we were behind, because our players believed in themselves and would respond.

Alas, those days are gone and we are but a shadow of what we were. Instead of faith, I have hope. But hope is often dashed. But I keep going.
Now that may be a character fault of mine, but there it is. But now I stress through games, whether we're in front or not. And I stay that way until the final siren. Hence the title. But, in the end, I'm still there, cheering our team on.

Hopefully this week will be the time when the players start to believe in themselves again and strike a blow for the right!

When asked how she deals with media scrutiny, in light of the Naomi Osaka withdrawing form the French Open, this is how Venus Williams responded;

“For me personally how I deal with it was that I know every single person asking me a question can’t play as well as I can and never will,” she said.

“So no matter what you say or what you write, you’ll never light a candle to me.

“That’s how I deal with it. But each person deals with it differently.”

I hope our club and and all AFL players take note when being hounded by AFL Media like Flubbo, Caro, Barrett, Stevens, Nhial and / or various Social Media vloggers / bloggers!

May as well call it now.  Doubt if they'll proceed, not with 60% of their population against them.

One tough call, but it should be made quick smart.

No idea where this one will be played, but as long as it isn't Perth I'll be happy.

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 Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

I hope we play the way we want to play, as I want to have difficulty casting votes. Because so many need a mention, this is.

All ready for tomorrow.