Bec is due August 1.

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No ones listening till you make a mistake.

No Fletcher or Hooker. Big gap that Hurley now needs to fill in defense.

Fletcher OUT apparently...

...if they beat us their bravery status will rise to biblical proportions.

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

Bad enough to get the bullet?

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I am betting Livolover knew all about Fletcher not playing and the Carlton MC didnt have a clue about it.

And Jiffy says yeah no old man to run me down

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

They might not send Hurley back - with us having no key forward Pears is probably all they need in defence.

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There is no footy god

Best wishes to Juddy and the Twig whenever the moment arrives.

I'd suggest Ellard is a certainty as the defensive mid with Carrazzo out of the side. Sensible selection IMO.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

If Fletcher plays someone needs to take the old flog out.

Pref Robbo.

Blues by 31.

The horses' birthday.

Let's hope the lad (if it is a lad) is not a jockey.

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The Spirit of Carlton compels you!

This will only elevate their bravery, next year we're playing Collingwood on April 25, Essendon* Day

My birthday as well.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

A day in the life of an expat footy supporter....


This game starts here at 0400. That's 4:00 a.m.
This is my routine for 'night games'.
I go to bed at 9:00 p.m. toss and turn for an hour or more because I'm not tired enough to sleep, get up at 3:00 a.m., listen to the pre-match radio on live stream, check out Jimmae's PM and load up the video stream. By the time the game starts, I'm ready to go with a coffee and a bowl of coco pops.
It ends at 6:45, an hour or so before people in the house are stirring. If we lose, I don't even think of trying to go back to bed and sleep because I am usually stressed out. If we win, I usually listen to the after match radio stream and read and comment on TC.
Tonight, my wife's uncle is having a sleep over and will join me in the lounge where I will have the projector connected to the laptop. Two metre by one metre screen and the volume just low enough so as not to wake the family.
No coco pops tonight, though. It'll be beer (not that Corona crap btw) and typical aussie footy snacks. (chicharron, totopos and takis). He liked the Collingwood game enough to come back this week. It's nice to watch the footy with someone. Even someone who isn't Carlton mad.
Yet.

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Thats funny I relate to that completely although I am yet to see a stream that does not pixilate if I try to go full screen let alone on the projector. Saturday arvo games are worse for me. A 2pm start in oz is a 6am start here. My wife does not get why I would give up a weekend sleep in to watch footy. Chicks man, something's women just don't understand. I watch most of my footy on a matrass on the kitchen floor with headphones on so as not to disturb the wife and kids. The things we do huh?

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"our guest is dressed by hand-me-downs, hair designed by pillow"

Sounds very similar to my NFL routine every Monday morning Sombrero! The things we do....

Find out at 2pm if Carlos comes in. I have a feeling he'll be a late change for the Blues.

You need high speed internet and a good computer. I bought a Toshiba QOSMIO just for the footy. If you PM Jimmae he will put you on his list. The streams I use have been good this year but I am sure it is because I have spent the money to get a better picture.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Yeah. It's a bit strange, really but there are those among us who have to have the fix if it's available. My dad did it on short wave radio for 29 years! Now there was a true blue Carlton man if there was ever one.

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Is that based on if he plays for the Bullants? If he doesn't play for them today it may be that they gave him an extra week to recover. I know Ratts said he will play this week but that means nothing.

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Koperek.