let round two roll on...

how did we go with our footy tipping viewers? well moi did rather respectably with seven from nine and closest to the winning margin so guess what??? i win the first round and the prize...a 6 pack, lol. yes viewers this year i am gonna try really hard with my footy tipping. i am in two comps. one with port adelaide and the other which has developed into a lucrative comp, my brother in laws work one which i have my eye on. lovie (which incidentally is my mum) has won this prestigious competition and has come close again on two occassions. me, well one year i started off well and then completely bombed out so gave up the chase...shame on me or as we croats say srum te bilo, same thing, hee,hee.

    any surprises folks? well i have to say didn't see the GWS one, well not yet. indeed it is only a matter of time with all those draft picks that this team can perhaps develop into a formidable side but i wasn't thinking round one for goodness sakes. damn you giants as far as tipping goes but you know what? they might just pull it off this week as well. and collingwood, hee,hee, dare i add those little chuckles or will i be punshed this week for my cheekiness? i hope not. first quarter i thought mm but then after half time pretty much the freo dominance kicked in. all that space, freo attacking as well as defending they certainly sunk the boot in to claim top spot after round one and the pies? well did you check out this weeks ladder? you are going to have to go all the way to the bottom...OUCH! and mr. buckley well i love those phone slams. i don't know about you folks but my sixth sense tells me that perhaps the pies are on the demise but gotta hand it to their young ruckman he is a genuine talent. the suns i picked them and expect that they will improve this season. the crows, well what can i say about them? good three quarters. have to admit a good game to watch but over run and leaves some of us wondering about fitness again...just a thought.

     so now to round two and the biggest showdown in a long, long time. i am putting in a request that we repeat the very first showdown and claim victory. so much on the line and such significance march 29th. did you know viewers that it is the wedding anniversary of wills and kate? it also happens to be a special anniversary for me but all i will say is that a little dose of justice was served fair and square. i recall this date fondly. celebrating with one best gal pal from lincoln, hanging out with some lovely ladies and the infamous disney at his abode. we were wearing plastic tiaras and drinking french champagne while we watched the royal wedding..so there you have it, that little story.

     so back to this week and round two. i have to say i am fortunate enough to be employed in a workplace that has an abundance of port supporters. i take my port power lunch box to school with pride. but do you know what viewers? i was sitting in staff meeting next to a colleague who happened to have a crows lunch box, can you believe that? she also had the audacity to look at mine and say, so you barrack for that team? how very dare she but my response was... yes indeed...take that you pesky crows supporter.

     my plan viewers is this, seeing that i barely read the paper anyway i will still ban myself from reading any articles. i need to get a plan organised for the lady army plus one. unfortunately this time we were unable to purchase any guest tickets but am proud to say two members of the lady army have now made it official and have become paying members. the army may be slightly diminished in size but we will not be in passion, voices or pride...i am not going to say much more about the game with the exception that i am just taking the tack of focusing on being in the present and not getting too far ahead of myself with predicting what will happen. i expect it shall be a tough contest but home ground advantange and a return of support for a club that is on track to going places will make a difference.
     this week my guest tipster is none other than son number two. he is WA born and a passionate freo and port supporter which i can cope with. he has tipped the same as me and we both agreed on putting it out here for a few which could go either way. perhaps it is too early in the season to do that but here it goes...BLUES, ESSENDON, GWS, PORT OF COURSE, SYDNEY, FREO, CATS, WEST COAST AND ROOS.
     and so viewers the only preparation i intend to do for the big showdown is to check out open training this friday so i can get a sneak peak at the new adelaide oval and take note of logistics so we get there comfortably, get in early, over and out.
love FFFandF XXX