WE'LL NEVER START, START, START...

Update! The AGB: First with the big stories.

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[Tony T.]

For the puzzled, that's Warren Treadrea step-laddering for Happy Chappy.

[Mark]

Why did Port Adelaide bugger off home after 20 minutes? Some weird rule nuance that us outsiders aren't privvy to?

[ThirdCat]

Has the cricket started yet?

[nick]

Yes it is - welcome to Fifty50 season...Clarke is playing well.

[Adam 1.0]

Loving a Steve Johnson led economic revival. Norm Smith, first goalkicker 2nd quarter and 4-5 goals for the day.

[tONY]

Hate to say "I told you so".... no, wait a minute, ...I LOVE to say "I told you so".

Williams was all bluff and bluster last week, because he knew that was all he had - if Geelong PLAYED, they were done. And so they were. At least they weren't beaten by 20 goals....

[13th Man]

You're exactly right tONY - but what else was Chocco supposed to do? The Cats would have flogged anyone yesterday (although I doubt quite as badly), but at least we were there.

[carneagles]

Well, you were kind of there, anyway.

[Tony T.]

Port have been welcomed to an exclusive club: teams mercilessly flogged in a grand final by teams dubbed the best ever.

Melbourne is the No.1 ticket holder.

And now I'm starting to have doubts about Dean Bailey. I mean, wasn't he, in part, appointed because of his exposure to "Port's learning culture"? Ominously, that learning culture has just been caned in the mother of all lessons.

[Bruce]

So stand up and fight, remember our tradition
so stand up and fight, it's always been our ambition
throughout the game we fight with all our might
cause we are blue and white
and from when the ball is bounced, to the final bell
STAND UP AND FIGHT LIKE HELL!

You are all probably a bit sick of the first verse so I throw this one in for some variety.

[13th Man]

Well, carneagles, I guess our performance is indicative of how hard it is to play in a GF without pharmaceutical assistance, eh?
At least we were there, whereas: No Judd, no Cousins = no Illegals.

[via collins]

"We are Geelong, the greatest team of all..."

The only club songs that peaks at the opening. Not a lot to reach for after that one.

Certainly true yesterday.

As a crestfallen supporter of North, that margin was double the value. "Bow now Warren, bow now".

Sweet. Sweeter. Sweetest.

[Adam 1.0]

When the Cats were financially rooted a few years back I always liked the alternative version of the second verse of the theme song that started

"Stand up and fight, remember our position.
Stand up and fight, break even is our mission"

[Adam 1.0]

In fact thanks to the glory of the internet, some idiot actually still has it on a website. Obviously it means nothing in today's context, but it's still a quality rewrite.

"We are Geelong - the poorest team of all
We are Geelong - we're going to the wall
All those years ago when Pyramid collapsed
At least you still had the Cats
But we'll be wound up soon if you don't you come
Down to Shell Sta-di-um

So stand up and fight, remember our position
Stand up and fight, break-even is our mission
Buddha changed his name by deed-poll for some cash
But now we've done our dash
And when the cheques all bounce, we'll asset strip
And try receivership"

[Tony T.]

That's a better photo of Tredders, isn't it.

[Tony T.]

Storm! Wiiinnnnnnnnn!

I was at Shell Stadium when the Cats unveiled an alternative, let's get the youngsters in, rock n roll fiasco. In a word: annoying.

[Tony T.]

How about the pre-game festivities hey? Rock on, Affle!

Actually, that's a lie. I never saw the pre-game, only half of the national anthem "sung" by some toneless tuppie.

[carneagles]

Gee, a drug sledge. That's a new one.

Still, at least you were there, right?

[Scott Wickstein]

RIP Chris Mainwaring. I'll hold off the drugs sledges in respect.

[Tony T.]

A crook thing about Mainy's death is that even if it's proved to be natural, a heart-attack a stroke or some kind of seizure, most people will still believe it's drug related.

[Scott Wickstein]

Even if it is drug related, it's still a tragedy. When I cark it, it's bound to be drugs related, with all my cigarettes and beer drinking and that will still be a tragedy as well.

Death just sucks, no matter how it happens.

[James Dudek]

At least he died doing what he loved....

[Anthony from Chippendale]

I'd like to congratulate Daniel Motlop for winning the Neon Leon Medal for worst on ground in a Grand Final. A close second was The Hoff followed by Ebert.

[Tony T.]

I call that "Doing a Derek Shaw" for his performance in the 1979 grand final: no kicks, no handballs. Although he DID give away a free kick, so he wasn't totally statless.

[Burty]

Flop, Flop, Flop - POP!!

Greetings from Boston. "Gedafug ouda hare!!!"

[carneagles]

Those words of the Geelong song are reputed to have been written by former Cat player John K Watts, whose googly visage seems to have been around here in WA for about 190 years now. He's also allegedly responsible for East Perth's song, whose absurd "tootily toot, EAST PERTH!" refrain makes it sound like something that the Oompa-Loompas would belt out after a hard day of knocking out lollies for the man.

That alternative Geelong club song quoted by Adam above looks like the work of Fat Alberton, who used to be a very entertaining fixture of the old Usenet footy boards back in the day. He did a ripper version of the Carlton song, which still comes to mind when I hear the tune today:

We are the Navy Blues
We do exactly as we choose
We're the team that plays by its own rules
'cause the AFL is run by fools

[Tony T.]

Beantown Burty.

Coach: "Hey, Norm. What would you say to a beer?"
Normy: "Daddy wuvs you."

The grandstand, East Perth vs. West Perth, Perth Oval 1985: an experience.

[Tony T.]

And Carn, what's this shutting down business? Whoever heard of anyone closing their blog because of work?!? Sure, WA is Boomville, but that is ridiculous.

[carneagles]

I know. To quote Nelson Muntz, I feel like hitting myself.

The last time I took the site down, it was a week or so before Cousins was suspended. I take it down this time and Mainy dies the next day. If I brought it back now, I'd have to keep it running forever just because I'd be terrified of the consequences of stopping.

[Robinho]

Aussie Rules has got to be the single gayest "sport" on the planet. Rugby's pretty gay, but this takes the cake.
And now even the Aussie cricket team's buying into their gayness, what with their sleeveless jerseys for the T20.
What's next? Yellow tuts with travelex emblazoned on them?
Aussie Aussie Aussie Gay Gay GAY!!!