inury update...

happy healing lovie and welcome back little sista

thank goodness for the marvels of modern technology viewers. as i type one of our very own lady army is lying in a hospital bed recovering from hip replacement surgery. yes indeed and it makes me wonder how many elite footballers will face the same prospect once their playing days are over. 

lovie our eldest and esteened member (who just so happens to be my mum) will be out of footy action for a few weeks. but don't worry folks she will be watching saturdays game from the comfort of her private room. her surgeon admitted to me that he was a collingwood supporter. (drats!) as much as i was tempted to rattle off a few choice words i thought it far more sensible to remain quiet. for goodness sakes don't want to get on the wrong side of the doc when your mothers health is in his hands!!! beside his saving grace was that he admired the POWER so a big tick for that.

     so on to round 14 where we face the bulldogs and according to official statistics we have not beaten them since 2006 and have lost the past seven matches. have to confess i was surprised by that. if any team was to be our bogey side then the kangaroos were the ones i would have named for sure. so let us just consider it a new challenge and another box to tick. we will have a few out due to injury...cassissi, hartlett and impey. impey was a surprise but he is a young and lithe lad who could probably do with a rest. dom well he is an excpetional leader and a hard tackler, his experience is invaluable. hartlett well ankle curse let us hope that no more succumb to that injury. am very happy to seel tommy logan back in the side, admire his tenacity and work rate. it is a rather good time to give a few more a bit of a run as you never know what the final outfit will look like come finals time. if you are struck with injuries or a bit of bad luck one needs to be confident that the next tier will slot in nicely.

      another bonus is that another member of the lady army  (who just happens to be my sister) has returned from gallivanting around ireland and paris. we have missed her presence at the footy and i can tell you she is certainly looking forward to resuming her official place in our presitigious lady army plus others, hee,hee. we just love it folks. lady army rock on!!! and talking about rocking on here is to this weeks tips and the prospect of winning a six pack. i have allowed son number two to become my offcial tipster. his knowlwedge of the game is becoming rather impressive. he is a veritable encyclopedia of statistics. can't say that about son number one who couldn't really give a toss about the footy...WAH!!! 

     so according to his tips for this round he has selected SYDNEY by 53, PORT, FREO, ADELAIDE, CARLTON, ROOS, CATS, WEST COAST and HAWKS. our convalescing LOVIE has tipped the same but a smaller margin. can she make it back to back six packs? and can we win yet another at the PORTRESS??? i am feeling confident and am sure the footy gods will give me a bonus point for returning my animal welfare league raffle book. yes i know i didn't sell any but at least i have returned it which clears my conscience somewhat.so to any of you out there who are injured the lady army wishes you a speedy recovery. before we know it september will be here. and right now folks there are a couple of teams whose season will be determined by the next few weeks. ( i say by round 20, the ladder should be set) lose a few and lose sight of the eight, win some and the last rung of the ladder is within reach. makes for an interesting finish, don't you think?

here's to health, happiness and healing

love FFFandF XXX