Sad news this morning with Chris Mainwaring passing away. A East Freo boy originally, who became a champion with the West Coast Eagles.
Sad that he leaves behind two children.

News reports being very respectful and not reporting the whole story of his passing. Police were called to his residence with a noise complaint, and 94.5 are reporting it was a drug overdose.
Very sad news, RIP Chris Mainwaring.

Here is an investment that worked out…

“A 30-SECOND phone call left Darwin Sportsbet the only losing betting outlet after Geelong’s record-breaking Grand Final win.
A regular client rang three hours before the bounce of the ball and bet a staggering $340,000 at $3.50 on the Cats to win by 40 points or more. He won $850,000.
“It’s by far the biggest bet we’ve ever taken,” Darwin Sportsbet’s Phil Hannah said. “We were out of our misery pretty early. It was a horror result.” “

Herald Sun Story

How many headlines can you make up after that game?
Power shock, power fade, power cut…
as good as Geelong was, was as dissapointing as Port were.

I suppose Port were not expected to do anything this year, and they finished up making the GF…so we should not be too harsh….but they were disapointing.

Geelong on the other hand were incredibly skillful, watching Ablett, Bartel, Scarlet, Chapman and Johnston weave through traffic, kick and handball accurately under pressure to their team mates…a joy to watch.

And on a side point, what utter class they showed in receiving their medals. Looked the kids in the eye, gave them a second of invaluable time, shook their hands, gave them a cap……obviously after the disgraceful display exhibited last year, Geelong made sure they did the right thing.

“When missionaries approach a cannibal tribe, they don’t protest outside the village, call them names, put an ad in the paper, or complain that they eat people. Missionaries develop a relationship with the tribe, earn their trust, and become part of the community. Once they do that, the tribe is far more open to listening to their message.”

Funny too how wrong I and the bookies were about the Cats! Mind you, everyone was right about the Saints……..