R9. And you can bet there'll be more following...

Big week this week. Took the 3 year old to his first win. We wore our jumpers. He yelled out to Jack. Sang the song. We drank beer and got on the telly. Life doesn't get much better even if the footy could. Just don't mess with his Demons OK?

 

No major movement this week, an extra win'll see you jump about 5 spots, but there's always next week when you get an extra loss and drop 6....

It's Franco, Dirk and Kurtz leading the field. Warning: I've started my move, I went up not down.

 

HEADS'n'BALLS

Easy one this week, as Harv proved within seconds. Two Tommies, or, to quote Harv, Tommy squared. Sleep well champ, your job is done.

I think Harv just may have this. I'm clearly just doing this now cos there'd be a gap at the top of the page if I didn't.

R8 wash-up

It was a week punctuated by the sadness of the passing of Tommy, the total lack of surprise that Sam Newman is a total dickhead, a few more hints that the ongoing ASADASAGA is still ongoing, otherwise the less said about footy by me the better, at the moment.

No-one needs to hear my voice added to the tributes to Tommy Hafey, he was one of those true gentlemen who I've never heard the slightest bad word said about, he presided over the Super-Tiges during one of my favourite periods of this great game (when it was still a great game) and was partly/largely responsible for turning it from a defensive to exciting attacking spectacle. I went to every one of those Grand Finals of that period and it was hard not to be drawn into the Tiger net (unless you were a Blues supporter I guess, but who cares about them).

Hats off for Tommy... I know Harv's in-boxed you with this but what better tribute than a re-run:

And so to this... Suddenly Franco looks to be in charge. He's done it before, can he do it yet again?
Jeez I dunno, probably. Don't ask me, I clearly can't see what's bloody going on from down where I am, but Mr. Boots'n'All Derek is looking ominous at #2 and may well have changed his game plan from all out attack this year.

Heads'n'Balls

The last CelebHeads were the first and last words in footy bosses. The first VFL President Alex McCracken and the last CEO Gill MacLachlan.
We got one (I think) response, and it was 100% correct. No surprises it was Harv, which brings us to this table (put down your glasses):

R7: NEW CHAPTER. SAME OLD BOOK?

The King is Dead. Long live the King...
The Anointed One has now become the Appointed One and we brace for change, or do we brace for sameness? The fact is Big Andy is almost gone, probably 5 years late for the sake of his reputation, and the guppy-eyed man has his chance to restore some trust, faith and ownership of this increasing manufactured and corporatised game to the people. He just may be able to do it if he draws on his 200-odd games of community and amateur footy and forgoes the opportunity to audition for a job in federal politics. A temptation Vlad just couldn't seem to pass up.

But enough about them, this is about us:

 

A few very familiar names up the top there, but Lex is looking threatening in only her second year in the comp. She already seems to have burnt Taffa and Tassy off.

Heads'n'Balls

A lot of catching up to do, so let's get catching:

The Irish Experiment: Ron Barrassi pioneered the introduction of foreign, non-footballing sportsmen into the VFL back in the early 80s. Rugged springheel Sean Wight burst into the Dees side pretty quickly and we all know Jim Stynes' story. These two stayed close all their lives and sadly both were claimed by cancer within months of each other.
You'd think they'd be checking what's in those sheds down their at Junction Oval... the toll is mounting, these two champs, Dean Bailey, and now Neale Daniher is not exactly in peachy health.
Dirk went for earl Spalding, Taff saw Brian Taylor and here's Harv's answer (worth 2 points):

A couple of weeks back Brent Macaffer's style of tagging was headlining (now, of course, it's all but forgotten). I don't know if Libba the elder invented the modern method of tagging, but he certainly honed it to his own liking.

Only an answer from Harv:
"The heads are Libba that scumbag and Shane Woewodin.
2 of the most overrated Brownlow medalists eva!
A couple of years ago he pulled the 'How many Brownlows have you won?" line to a mate he just squirrelled - in Super-rules!!!
His response was - "As many as you deserved!""

So he was half right.

The ANZAC Day Round Special:
Bluey Truscott, Dees Champ who gave his life crashing his plane in WWII (isn't that a Nintendo computer/video kind of thingy??) and Grame Cornes, who didn't give his life in 'Nam, but tried real hard to.
Your answers:
Taffa: Bucks and Bruce MacAvaney
Harv: Bluey Truscott and Jack Jones which was a damn good guess, and probably more appropriate.