the letdown... i thought it was a myth...BOO HOO!!!

letdown shmetdown, i thought it was a myth. i thought it was time we broke the cycle. i thought it was time for the boys to say shove your myth up your bum bums but oh no...myth is really at this point reality. for god sakes it was mumma's day! how very dare you guys??? shame, shame, shame. i was feeling surely this one was gonna be in the bag, playing for your mumma's, playing for a spot in the eight. oh my frigging footyballs it looked as though you had all been cursed and your mojo depleted. and to lose at the portress, the pain, the pain, my fantasy mothers day destroyed, oh the pain, the pain and even more pain...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBOO HOOOOOOO POOO!!! ok i'm over it now.

     seriously folks the weather had been kind, no rain, thanks footy gods. chilly evening but have to admit even i was lacking some of my own mojo. ( that's what happens when you are responsible for baking your best friends daughters wedding cake and have been on the slivovitz the night before...srum te bilo to me too.) the only explanation i have is that 1) the boys have had a pretty brutal start to the season  which has aready made a dent in their tanks 2) we were simply outplayed by a better team on the night who were hungry for victory and were hunting for trophy rights... the conquering of the portress. damn you eagles!!! my request was for a bunch of canaries to turn up. perhaps my favours with the footy gods are beginning to run thin. blah, blah, blah, bah humbug!

     as such i had to ride home on the train of footy disappointment. my only consolation being that son number two came home with me holding my hand all the way coz it was mumma's day. bless him. but i have sucked it up with a few slabs of chocolate cake leftovers, teamed with chocolate ganache and a dollop of vanilla icing. make that double shame on me, no probably triple shame is more fitting. yes the tuth lies betweeen the two, no excuses, tough draw but that is how it goes. and if one wants to be a serious contender then digging deep is required. a ten point loss when a 17 point buffer zone was had at half time. i anticipated a build upon the score. at no time did i seem fazed but watching that third quarter, the mistakes, the turnovers, the abscence of their usual daring and run. what happened guys? you seemed to be playing it safe. yes the inside 50's needed to be contained but at the expense of your game...learn from this and redeem yourselves!!! i implore you...

     i have said it once and i will say it again. it is a long season folks but with this long season must come enough wins to secure ones finals berth. the power  i am sure will be aiming to crack the top four this year. there is still enough time to do it but the wins must be convincing, brutal and ruthless when called for to turbo boost a poor percentage. yes indeed one does not need to be a footy expert to know that. and one does not need to be a footy expert to participate in tipping either. what a round for tipping. how many of your tips went to cuca too? four for me viewers, crapola but many of you would be feeling the same tipping pain unless you possess a crytsal ball. so on to the next round viewers, here comes number seven which would make it slightly under a third of the season. already injuries have prevailed, sloane from the crows, a huge out and bobby...man where has that chocolate cake gone? pass me the slivovitz instead. kane cornes has announced his retirement which has sent some of you into a tizzy. for goodness sakes leave the poor bloke alone. 300 games of excellent service, fine achievement and a proud moment for the club to acknowledge and celebrate. leave him be. selfish? i think not. this was on the cards and he certainly deserves to bow out on a high and the guys waiting in the wings are ready to take the next step. elevate krakouer i say. seriously that guy is a gun, love the way he plays. a great story and achievement to bounce back from fatties unfit land and to make it back to the elite level. and for that i will have one more slivovitz in his honour...ZIVOLI!!!

PS my tips for this week are bombers by 15 ( they have to rise to the occassion after WADA announced they would be appealing) for footballs sake can we not move on from this??? crows, hawks, gws, swans, eagles, dockers, pies and port. knowing my luck richmond will probably win.

settle into round seven viewers, until next blog, keep your guchas on!!

love FFFandF XXX

PPS i have made a replica wedding cake to be sent to brisbane for the players to eat before the game, hee,hee...

PPS i have laced it with a bottle of slivovitz...triple hee,hee.

we may have lost the game but  we won the wedding cake stakes!!!