Thanks for the update TwinOne. If Bower's foot is too sore for a function like that he must be a fair chance to miss Round 1?

Without Bower & Jamison, White and Watson would have to be fair chances of playing. If so it would have to be one of our least experienced KPP duo in defence for many years - even harking back to the Livingston / Thornton duo of 2004. Thornton would be a fair chance of playing in defence.

Few people interviewed on stage.

Ratts was first I think. Said much the same things we have heard over the preseason. The focus is on "uncompromising footy". Happy to have the intellectual property of Collingwood, Essendon*, St Kilda, hawthorn and Freo with the new coaches arrival.
Focused a bit on Murphy saying that they expect him to have a really big season and push Juddy for the B&F. He and Gibbs are getting to the 100 game mark and we expect them to make their mark on the competition. Earning and winning a home final are the pass marks.

Andy Collins and Laidler came up next.
Collins was asked what we were aiming for, he looked at ratts and asked if he was allowed to say, then answered top 4. Also his best movie ever is notting Hill.
Laidler was interesting. TwinOne and I both liked what he said. He is pretty upset at geelong's assessment of him. Said they didn't show him any interest till Carlton did. He sounded like he really had something to prove this season. I think he is up for a big one. Said he's happy to play on smalls and talls in defence but that he came to geelong as a FF.

Carazzo spoke. He's well spoken but offered nothing new from memory. i stand to be corrected.

Mitch was next. Said he has a habit of throwing the ball on the boot and is working on assessing his options and looking for the best one before disposing. TwinOne and I spoke to him after and the guy is bursting out of his skin for Rd 1. Says something is going to happen early "blood -rule, concussion , something". Enjoying the new coaches esp gav Brown. Besides the magpie tattoo, reckons he's a top coach to work with.

There was a celebrity heads with Lucas, Betts and dare. lets just say there are no potential MENSA members there. All in good fun.

I spoke to Houlihan about our shared pizza shop in coburg. he has a calf strain which has made him miss a chunk of the pre-season. He'll play again this week but he's a few weeks off I would have thought.

The most pressing topic of the night was Murphy and GWS. I am going to do a Libba here and say the vibe was that Murph is going to sign with Carlton. I think he got asked by a few people and he didnt evade. he said I'll be staying. I was confident before last night. I'm very confident now. he's a quality person from a quality football family. He knows he'll be taken care of by carlton and carlton people long after he retires. What i didn't ask him and I wish I did now was whether he liked falafel.


Overall a fun night. Twinone and i spent the night with a pretty passionate Blues fan and his wife who is the other sponsor of Bower although they stuffed up his plaque. Even enjoyed the vegetarian option for dinner. (Lent not animal welfare)

Buzzah,

what's the pizza shop in Coburg? I live around the block from Princess Houla and am still to find a good one.

cheers

Collins ....... Also his best movie ever is notting Hill.