missing in action...yep that was moi and what has happened since???

once upon a preliminary time...

a thousand apologies viewers really it should be more like a million...mm, yes i have been missing in action but i have a legitimate excuse or do i? hee,hee.

     like the team i was besieged with injury, serious injury that kept me outta my blogging world for quite some time. after deleting 25, 552 emails from my inbox and that believe it or not is pretty close to the truth (OK make it 25,525)...my hand was so numb i was unable to put my fingers to the keyboard. or really had i just given up? i don't blame you if that thought crossed your mind. jeez there were times that i came close but luckily for me the footy gods saw fit to ensure the sydney game was played while i was at a conference and spared me another FFFS ( for friggin footy sakes moment). what a season, what a roller-coaster and simply what a waste. whatever is happening behind closed doors they had better sort it out. we the fans are not that blind, body language and a few other things say it all. and to be honest it feels like i have hardly been to the football at all. the promise, the enthusiasm of the coming of port has pretty much evaporated. i shall reserve my verdict until next season when the team is fit, unencumbered by injury and has a few new faces desperate to make their mark on the AFL landscape.

     right now i should be enjoying our foray into the finals but alas like many others i must now watch from the sidelines...boo hoo. my only compensation and hope being that certain teams just choke and tumble out before they can get a foothold into september, lol. yes that perhaps might bring a smile but will never be as satisfying as being part of the finals action yourself. i still remember the 2014 prelim like it was yesterday and perhaps that is one of the flaws. we remember too much of yesterday instead of concentrating on today. well sadly there is no today for us and now i must wait with baited breath to see what happens when the dust has finally settled. talk of trades, VC on the table, i must admit i found that somewhat strange. you sign someone up for 5 years then happily dangle him like a carrot hoping that some club may take the bait and give you a good return.

      but what would i know? i am just an armchair analyst. however, what i do know is that change is necessary to facilitate new growth. the de-listings come as no surprise, as much as i love the butch he had ample time to develop into a required player. sarge was a sentimental favourite and i still would have liked to see him given another year fully fit to work in the forward line. mitchell gives his best but just wasn't able to cement a place in the first 22. colquhoun was a talent before his knee but he is still young enough that he may get picked up by another club. i wish them all well and i wait with interest to see what the next move is.

      in the mean time i shall watch and observe the finals, four down and another two to play out this weekend. the doggies did not surprise me with their win. it would appear that they were back to their best...ferocious really. west coast were abysmal, yes i know a bit rich from a port supporter but you can't sugarcoat the truth. kangaroos weren't much better. they should have just not bothered turning up. the crows were far too strong and in front of a home crowd... really were you expecting any less? GWS were impressive and are only at the beginning of their long term assault (OMG how terrifying). they made sydney appear almost useless. the traditional rivalry bewteeen cats and hawks was a cracker. cats pinched that one. and now the hawks will have to be in full flight and the absolute predator if they are to kill the doggies enthusiasm and self belief. and that is going to be one difficult task folks. as far as the swans go the pressure is all upon them so they had better take full advantage of the SCG.

     and as for moi i shall put my scarf away until the next season arrives but will lend my support to the doggies for the flag. if they can hunt in packs, apply the same relentless pressure and use that run to wear the hawks down then they are in with more than a chance. hawthorn will need to control the game and the tempo, otherwise they may find their wings will get clipped very quickly. let us hope that whoever makes the GF ( as long as it is not you know who, hee,hee) that it is an exciting sitting on the edge of your seat one for a change. hip hip hooray for that!!! 

enjoy the finals campaign viewers, that's it from moi this week,

love FFFand F XXX

PS welcome back paddy and gus!!!
PPS i came second in the footy tipping comp...DRATS!!!

first bite but no blood...power run out lion tamers

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come on be honest viewers how many of you were just wondering if port were going to show us a repeat of last year? yes fess up! well according to the tipping competition i am in where you go for the guernsey it appeared that many of you were not overly confident. port by 14, port by 10, port by 23, port by 7...WHAT??? i went port by 83... 8 plus 3 equals eleven which is my lucky number, well that was my logic. however, i was fairly optimistic there would be a flogging. well i was until i watched the first few minutes. by that time i am sure a few of you were beginning to freak out, allowing the ghosts of the 2015 defeat haunt you. WOOOOOO...WOOOOOO...BOOOOOO!!! i have to confess with a party gaining momentum i had one eye on the TV and one on the shenanigans unfolding... (fuelled with the help of a little alcohol, hee,hee)

    also viewers i had to contend with one annoying crows supporter who fortunately was shut up by the half time siren. 47 points and counting. go the BUTCH!!! the lions may have taken the first bite but they didn't draw blood. if the lions were banking on the confidence of a win the previous week, port negated that by depositing far more goals into their own account along with the misses...OUCH. the glory days have almost been forgotton, the lions sadly for their supporters no longer the ferocious beast of football. and yes we certainly know how that feels, don't we? 

     but that was some time ago folks and even though our season has been interrupted by forces not within our control our makeshift side has been resonable. as the power ignited and flicked the switch our celebrations synced which was just as well as we were celebrating a milestone for big ivan the irishman who has embraced the POWER as his own. percentage boosting win but not many will take notice. the finals thread hasn't quite snapped until x of the football equation is solved. will it be round 20? 

#thecrapchelorbymargie...alternative when your footy season seems to be going to hell, hee,hee

OMG viewers it’s the crapchelor… oops i mean the batchelor but i say i will stick with my rename. how many of you were excited to hear that cool bananas Richie was the new batchelor? come on admit it..maybe  the whole 3 of you in Australia, including his mum and sister?  don’t get me wrong Richie the abs 6 pack the third is a nice kinda guy if you like awkward, smelly and a little underdone on the tanning side… give me a bronzed he-man any day of the week i say, hee, hee, one preferably with a decent pair of shoes that does not offend my sensibilities. yes gal friends shoes can tell you a lot, well that’s my theory anyway. and any male sporting a pair of gug shoes or hiding them  in his closet or at his mamma’s house is gonna have to sacrifice them to the bad shoe bonfire and watch those suckers burn in man shoe hell. otherwise he ain’t gonna get into my guchas!!! (seriously that bit is true)

     well i have to admit i have sunk to an all time low this year. no shame here but i have recruited my 14 year old niece to be my batchelor viewing buddy much to the disgust of my sista. apparently she has dobbed me into the aunty police and there is a warrant out for my arrest. but don’t be alarmed folks, niece number one is getting an education in what not to do… and believe me she does get it. singing is out, giving him a gift is out, penning cryptic poems are out plus anything else demeaning and cringeworthy which is just about everything. seriously i would have kept those bacon roses lovie coz it certainly looked like there was not a lot of eating going on in that place!!!. but this show is soooo educational and soooo predictable that it has become boring. yep you heard me…boring with a capital B. if it wasn’t for kooky eliza singing to Richie and doing the cha,cha,cha or for the rise of the new villainess kira who seems to be quite pleased with herself i would have already plunged into a deep coma!!! i have to confess i am missing the excitement. the days when son number one lost the plot. the episode viewing nights when i could assert my authority and watch him whirl off in a rage angered at my apparent lack of television taste. the season where he ranted and raved and used somewhat offensive words against his own mother before storming out and slamming the door, shattering glass. yes folks all i have left of those days are the middle pane of glass still missing from the lounge room door to remind me. i know, it should have been fixed by now but i just haven’t got around to it.

     so what did niece number one and i surmise? nikki, ollena, megan in no particular order are the early favourites.  however, ollena is too cool and sophisticated for him. she is better off losing because her career is going to take off big time. plus if i hear one more reasonably attractive/beautiful/reasonably youthful,young woman lie about how she can’t find a man and has failed in love i will be demanding she take a lie detector test. nikki if she doesn’t make it can go into business selling bra tape because every dress she wears has a plunging neckline a steep as the grand canyon. and believe me viewers i have hiked part way down the canyon and it is pretty friggin steep and it is no easy feat.( just as keeping nikkis dress unstuck so there is no nipplegate) hmm, yes what is with this year folks? plunging necklines and splits up to the lady gardens. (you can tell which gals are the front runners coz they get the best dresses) another single mum…sorry alex they have already done that. and for any other ladies who lose there will be opportunities to become wags coz rumour has it half of the AFL football players are watching it when they should be training. which brings us to megan…yes megan who just happens to be an outdoorsy, down to earth kind of fun gal who coincidentally lives in wa. yes crapchelor followers if i had to choose from episode one then megan gets to peel richie’s bananas. apart from that and kira being cast as the villainess and potty mouth walking outta the show, big deal it really was all rather ordinary. yes there’s going to be a lot of pashing but i guess at least Richie rode the motorbike himself or was it a stunt double? until the next episode (incidentally i missed the first 15 mins of episode 2 and didn’t even realise) i hope you manage to keep awake. i am struggling, the truth is… shock, horror, i may  not even make it till the end…3 strikes and I’m out… one down, two to go. nighty night xxx 

slayed in the third...giants feast on finals hopes

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the theme for this round was giant slayers but i am afraid without our viking charlie the best we could offer was half a game. cold...not make that frigging freezing the lady army (all four of us) toughed it out in miserable conditions. i was wearing my poncho which was more like in between, you know that freezer plastic you use to separate your fillet mignons? seriously in between probably would have stood up to the weather conditions. remind me never to buy those ponchos again!

     after the roos decided to come out and play and bound over the top of collywobbles easily and the saints pull out an upset it was a must win game. a must win game to keep the thread of finals hopes from finally unravelling and breaking beyond repair. and boy did it seem like that thread was going to be reinforced. wet, slippery conditions, fumble, fumble, fumble, slip, slip, slip, port managed to come out ready to climb the beanstalk and gain a glimpse of that finals golden egg. pressure was what i witnessed. a  tough contested first quarter which left me feeling optimistic. by the time half time had sounded port had kicked out to a 20 point lead in miserable conditions while we sat freezing our bums off almost too cold to cheer. trengove did his best to nullify the muminator and what a beast he is, apart from sandilands he and natanui are the monsters of the ruck world and i can see how they could do some damage.

      unfortunately the heroics of ebert, the never give up attitude of boak, trengove, man bun and the magic of robbie gray could not protect the lead from slipping into a six point deficit by the end of the third. personally i think they should just drop holding the ball out of the rule book because it simply does not exist. but when it does viewers, make no mistake it ends up favouring one team over the other and leads to gifted goals. and adding to that i also think they should bring in a height requirement for the umpires because they obviously cannot see what is going on, they stand too far back to adjudicate the game. give them a pair of high heels i say and maybe they might get a better view of the game...pftt!

     and so six points in the end accumulated to 19, not a thrashing but the win was there for the taking and port should have been on high alert after half time, particularly after that third quarter blitz. what can i say? i was freezing. i did my bit but the team failed to do theirs. much soul searching and analysis must proceed to find practical solutions to stitch this team together into a four quarter side. at the moment we are just tacked together and when the going gets tough we just split at the seams and our fabric is weakened. some supporters are becoming disheartened. part of me understands that. a team one kick away from  a tilt at the flag has not lived up to the expectation and how quickly things change. darlings to paling into insignificance if this path continues...but seriously let us not forget our achievements nor our circumstances. things do change quickly, some teams are now entering the injury zone which will be a disadvantage and some like the hawks are moving along nicely after having seemed to have paced themselves and controlling their march into september finals. i think i did predict a fourth flag for the hawks and at the moment although my prediction is not set in concrete it is beginning to dry.

    what a frustrating season it has been so far. mathematically along with divine intervention we supposedly are not out of the race. suggestion seems unlikely which would leave port missing finals two years in a row. and to some that is simply unacceptable. for me the reality is too many things have not fallen into place. i am a realist and i will bide my time and at this stage reserve my judgement. i am not prepared to throw my membership or scarf in the bin because simply i will never give up...

footy, food, friends and fun...the mini rejuvenation

what better way to rejuvenate and treat oneself then to take a little side trip for footy, food and fun in melbourne town folks?  i just love it but have to admit before i could decree i'm here someone had let the black cats out at alberton again...no ebert, followed by jonas does a hammy followed by you won't believe this but i didn't

even make it on to the plane. (yes you heard that last one) i could have given up there and then, unbelievable mistake on my part but i guess that's what you get when you book online and fail to wear your glasses. one stroke of the key and it can all go horribly wrong...translated...someone booked the wrong date, yes seriously. i paid the price by having to bump up my fare and get onto a fri afternoon flight instead. in the meanwhile little sista left me far behind and woke up the next morning ready to line up at lune croissant. a pastry paradise equivalent to any fine patisserie in paris. but then again i dodged a blood sugar bullet, hee,hee...or had i?

      of course transporting oneself to the culinary landscape of melbourne we have come to expect good food. yes fine fare. we are not ashamed to admit we are big time foodies. little sista a chef and myself a hobby baker have learnt and developed our exemplary culinary skills from the school of good cooking aka queen lovie herself and we have many a testimonial to prove it. ( just try market st cafe and you will know what i mean) but alas it seemed like someone had let the culinary black cats out in melbourne too. do i name the establishment? perhaps not but gluten free gnocchi strike one. unless it is an absolute dietary requirement advertising gluten free flour as the staple of your gnocchi in my books is merely a marketing ploy. really the gnocchi should have been advertised as pellets. and when the special is blueberry with walnuts and goats cheese well sucked in to us, we should have known better. but it was melbourne and i was open to the possibility of some culinary genius only to be served up a dirty dish with rubber scallops, crab meat and chickpeas peppered with caviar. sorry but my inkling of possible culinary genius was really culinary garbage. and to think i had eaten nothing all day in preparation for my feast! big drats! and that folks made me incredibly nervous because flight to food, was the same going to be said of the footy? 

ps...i ate the almond croissant when i got home.

     however all was forgiven when we were finally able to crack the chin chin waiting list. four times and i hadn't been able to get a table. being tactical we decided to go for lunch instead and were not disappointed one little bit. its reputation is well deserved. the service is informative but casual. our waiter john very helpful in making recommendations from the menu.  the tables are close, close enough to chat to your culinary neighbours. we met three different couples by the time we had stretched out our lunch long enough to leave and walk to etihad stadium from flinders lane. highlight for me was the sashimi kingfish, absolutely exquisite. highlight for my dining companions were the two young men who seemed to take a liking to mature ladies, hee,hee. all was delish, delish, delish. even sago which normally would not appeal to me was transformed into a lush dessert, sweetness delivered with an A+. i recommend a dining experience here for your culinary to do list, it is worth the effort but lunch is probably easier to crack than dinner as chin chin does not take bookings.

     and if our lunch wasn't good enough what was to follow was even better. an awesome win by the power who set it up in the first quarter with a huge blitz to leave the roos boundless and us feeling a little closer to optimistic that stranger things could yet prevail. a good win and  the thread of finals hope still intact. a celebratory drink with friends later in a city bar finished off a rather pleasant day before heading home to the Victorian branch of the lady army headquarters. thankyou hostess with the mostest!

     another culinary find awaited us the following day as we made our way into town via the train minus our victorian arm of the lady army who was given a pass out. rock, paper scissors in liverpool street was recommended by a friend and it also did not disappoint. small but cosy one would be advised to book for lunch but luck was on our side. we perused the menu and took up the offer of 5 dishes for two at 59 bucks. a refreshing coconut water in a fat glass jar with fresh lime was the perfect tonic. home made prawn dumplings, duck salad, kingfish ceviche, asian greens with mushrooms and thai fried chicken left us more than satisfied. absolutely delicious, service friendly, unpretentious and another one to add to your culinary bucket list when visiting melbourne. lunch was followed by visiting the edgar degas exhibition at the NGV with my buddy pascoe who entertained us with details of her bunnings coffee date. yes viewers he is now off her list and just as well i say. (she should have been checking out the tool section instead for a replacement, ba ha ha ha ha). the degas exhibition was fabulous. his pastels, paintings and sculptures combined to showcase his versatility and diversity of subject matter....horses, nudes and dancers. if you get a chance to go i recommend it, you don't have to be a pretentious arty to enjoy and appreciate it. 

until round 18 bon appetit viewers... may your team serve you an appetising dish as long as they are not playing against mine!!!
FFFand F XXX

are the hawks circling or will they plummet come tail end???

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would you consider us gallant in defeat? i don't know but i would consider it a pretty good effort considering...but then again i forgot we are not allowed to make excuses for injury. funny that isn't it? when it comes to north melbourne it seems quite OK to flash the injuries card, perhaps for a few other sides too. but yes i forgot we are playing in the VFL...oops silly me make that AFL.

     if i was going to ditch footy well then thursday night might have driven me to it. FFS (for footys sake, hee,hee) what has happened to the holding the ball rule? why don't they just delete that one from the rule books coz it seems it doesn't get paid anymore. and if one is paid, surely you would think it would go both ways? seemingly not. all i will say is that perhaps the AFL should consider an umpire height requirement coz #29 needed to borrow my high heels so he could get a better view of the game. and i thought razor ray was height challenged!!! ba ha ha ha ha, gee i'm funny, make that hysterical, i guess it depends on your sense of humour.

     thursday night loomed as a huge game. have to say i was feeling confident. confident enough to know we had it in ourselves to beat the hawks as we had done it before without a few. and it certainly seemed that way. such a pity ebo left the game early coz ( gutsy mark) i do think he could have made the difference between winning and losing. i am glad that he seems to have recovered from what looked like possible broken ribs from such a thud. it was tough, it was brutal but we certainly did not disgrace ourselves. something about hawks and their composure to perform under pressure. something about hawks and the way they play unsociable football or is it simply a little thuggery? it was a must win game for them to prove that they had what it takes to dispense of their bogey side. up until half time there was only a goal in it. the third obviously let us down, too many gaps, we began to come apart at the seams and the hawks just shred their way through to take a handy lead and assert their dominance. must say i am not overly keen on thurs night fixtures. not when you have to go to work. and not when that particular friday is the last day of the term.

     however i have found a new player to admire. in fact my affection for him has been growing and with that affection comes a nickname to go along with it. hail charlie the viking. OMFF (oh my friggin footballs) ! did you see him flick gibson aside as if he were a mere flea? that in itself was priceless and come to think of it pretty damn funny. pity he couldn't have capitalised on that effort to really turn it into something spectacular. just give him time viewers and charlie the viking will lead the forward line to victory...just remember you heard it from me first, hee,hee.

     and of course it was all about the hawks and how good they are. personally i think experience is their friend, not as good as earlier years but sometimes it is experience that makes the difference between raising the cup and crying into your footy socks. are the hawks circling? are they about to swoop down upon the prey below them? one thing is for certain they are never a team to be written off but a little help from the umpires also doesn't seem to go astray. i'm with titus o'reilly on this one folks. the hawks must be stopped, the fourthorn train must be derailed and sent hurtling off its tracks. no way do i want to see hawthorn claim number four but then again i don't want to see the crows pinch a flag either. i do want to see the roos go into free fall starting with a loss against us this saturday (which incidentally will be well represented by the lady army). who knows stranger things could happen but if they don't the doggies are the ones for me. i will put them above the rest. until the game begins, keep warm, keep cozy and stay tuned coz from here on in it could be one big roller coaster ride. who would have thought the pies would have nullified the giants stride? still enough games to shape the final eight and i for one do hope stranger things really do come to fruition! perhaps i shall set my crystals out in the moonlight. perhaps i shall find a pair of lucky undies. perhaps i shall seek the services of a shaman to...perhaps i shall just go to the footy and put my booming voice to good use!

love FFFandF XXX 

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heave ho freo were a no show... plus tigers roar a mere meow...

apologies viewers have been expending so much energy trying to find the nutella jar that i almost forgot i had a blog to write, hee, hee. unfortunately the nutella is gone...wah, wah, wah, but at least my blood sugar levels shall remain respectable for the time being! now if i could only transfer my enthusiasm for nutella to the rest of the season or to the entire team then i have no doubts we would be winners! who knows we might just grab that loose vine and swing into the eight. it ain't over until all mathematical possibility has vanquished. and my prediction? if roos lose to eagles then watch out, they may just nosedive out of the eight. now wouldn't that be a spectacular story? just remember you heard it from me first, hee, hee...just call me the footy psycho, i mean psychic!

     well first things first. thanks freo for nothing. the week i decide to surprise son number two with a birthday trip to the G is the week you decide to not turn up. OMG pathetic crowd folks, a measly 20, 000 had son number two questioning me what was so great about the MCG. i did have to inform him, come finals time, it is the place to be and during a big clash, take hawks vs swans...66,000 but those days seem to be few and far in between. and why is that so VFL? oops i mean AFL? other than that dismal effort and the fact i didn't win the airline tickets the rest of our weekend was pretty awesome. we managed to survive the arctic conditions. all in all son number two was pretty happy with his surprise and we certainly made the most of it...visualise crispy skin duck with steamed pancakes at supernormal. i am telling you folks that place never disappoints and what better way to forget about that previous loss then to nick off to melbourne town. (although it seems rather ironic i take son number two to watch the team that defeated us previously). seriously freo why couldn't you have played that rubbish when you faced us? the reality is folks i had a feeling it could be a danger game, 3 games in a row, the freo fans decided to turn up for a change, mm...what happened the previous few weeks guys? and what's the point anyway? drats, not fair...

     now to the tigers or should that be kitty cats? pussycats? moggies? or perhaps some other name? i bet a few of their fans could think of a few choice ones. funny when you are not doing so well how easy it is to take the piss out of a teams name and turn it into something else. according to some we clearly are a power failure but i say there is still a bit of a spark left. granted that might depend on other teams results whether it comes to life to generate some power, in my heart of hearts i hope it does. and btw why is it that the tigers finals hopes seemed to still be alive according to the media yet ports done and dusted? why is it that we never seem to get much credit for the fact that we have had significant injuries and no top up players? yes that's right we are port adelaide, silly me i forgot!

     well what were you expecting from that cold drizzly thursday night? did you tip port? i did by 43.( however i must admit when i received the text to say hombsch was a late withdrawal i was rather disheartened) and to be honest after the arctic conditions at the MCG i could have probably turned up in a sleeveless guernsey...on second thoughts maybe not, after all i do have ducted gas heating. the cold is not my friend folks but i did go prepared. plastic poncho, paper towels, plastic garbage bags to keep things waterproof. must admit there were a few less in our section, seems that some fleed for the undercover but not us the lady army. we even had reinforcements, (thankyou loyal member from lord howe island) and for those not in attendance please fill in your please explain cards and pop them in the post. 

     the first quarter folks saw us behind the eight ball. seemed like the tiges had come out to play. the deck was wet, slippery and at times the ball hard to handle. still there was only one goal in it. were fans already freaking out? i don't know but kenny must have. i don't know what he said to them at quarter time ( and maybe it cannot be repeated) but it certainly struck a chord because what was to follow was a seven goal blitz that raised ther roof and instilled a level of confidence into the fans that felt a definite win was on the cards. i almost forgot to mention that freak first goal by wolfman. how was that viewers? imagine that as the last winning goal in a grandfinal? that certainly would be legendary...dream,dream,dream...westhoff somehow manages to get boot to ball, the siren sounds and the power have pinched the flag...oops back to reality. and that reality is that for a makeshift team if we apply ourselves and maintain effort then we are in with a shot. have to say great coaching and match ups. the one thing i like about kane mitchell is his effort. thought his game was good and to cap it off with a clever snap was a little icing on the cake for him and well deserved. loved ebo's effort and intensity. his run down tackle for an almost certain goal was fantastic just as little neades tackle and krak's dive on the goal line. and to see schulzy back in the side doing the little things that count was another highlight. i for one think he has been sorely missed. would have loved to see him kick a few but early days. certainly a lot of good things to take out of the game. boak returned to some of the form we know he is capable of and led the team with vigour and passion which seemed to have been lacking. but of course they will say it is only richmond. only richmond who were supposedly going to be a top four side. only richmond who have managed to lose the last three finals they have played in. true yes it was only richmond but it was only port adelaide's tackling which drove the tigers outta the jungle. and that folks was one of the huge differences at the end of the game. the ferocity of the tackling, the willingness to get in there is what intensity and desire is all about. and hey if one gets a bit wet so be it. a fair price to pay for victory and victory is always sweet especially at home.

     so for this round viewers it is time to face the hawks. we seem to have become their bogey side. loved witnessing the victory last year at etihad when no-one gave us a chance. indeed that was a convincing win and i am going out all optimistic for another one tomorrow. weather doesn't look great but that won't dampen my spirits. nothing that a bit of paper towel can't fix. so come on power fans time to come out in full force and fill the oval stands. be loud, be proud...#weareportadelaide

time for some roast hawk dinner folks...hee,hee

love FFFandF XXX   

heave ho where to go?

heave ho where to go? OMG you must be wondering what on earth i am talking about. well viewers i know you are probably as devastated as me after last weeks must win game. i thought i could deal with it. but alas i am ashamed to say i really sunk to the depths. shame, shame, shame on me for carrying on like a pork shop while son number two just watched in horror wondering if i was actually his real mother, hee, hee. i shouldn't laugh but friggin footballs this season is one big roller coaster ride. i don't know whether to be terrified or thrilled and alas i obviously didn't cope with things as well as i thought. five tim tams later, ( no make that six or was it seven, eight or nine? hee,hee) and other assortments of chocolates that were freely available at our special school lunch had me in zombie mode. mindless eating, taking solace in  the comfort of junk that was sending my blood sugar levels to a new dangerous high. and then i remembered yes we lost...yes we lost a game that would have, could have given us a much firmer foothold. but no, now we are on porous ground and you are probably wondering what the heck i am on about. well basically that means the ground is far more susceptible to give way, OK end of story.

     so here i am ready to make amends. yes viewers here to make it up to son number two for my ridiculous football behaviour. what is wrong with me? passion folks it is simply red hot passion for a game i love and a team that has become part of my DNA. so today i am flying out with son number two in tow to take him to the MCG to watch the dockers take on the pies. this is an early birthday present for son number two who is about to enter his teenage years and who has never been to the MCG. so i am gonna suck up last weeks loss and even watch the team that nipped the bud of finals before it even had a chance to bloom. yep folks i am actually going back to the G to watch the dockers but more importantly hope they give the pies the old heave ho to bring a little more joy to someone who is as passionate about his team as i am mine. do i get a nomination for mother of the year? lol.

     crows won as i suspected, tipped them by 23, the rest of the round we have gone, freo, richmond, GWS, hawks and cats. my theme for this week is...rejuvenation or maybe it should be to recompose myself. until the next round stay cozy and warm folks coz this weather has been sending my gas bill to  i suspect to an all, time high .

love FFFandF XXX

treading water just below the surface...are we now officially sinking?

i can't repeat what i said during the course of my lounge room supporting viewers otherwise my blog would most likely be removed. OMFG ( oh my frigging footballs) thanks freo for choosing our game to make a stand, nothing like two wins in a row to give yourselves a bit of confidence. still it won't make a huge difference to your season other than now stopping you from sinking to the bottom. the freo players stood up, particularly the experienced players when it counted. when you are close you are in with a chance, you get a sniff of the winning breeze and back yourselves in to win when you have nothing to lose. not the worst game of the season but seriously what more motivation do you need guys when your season is on the line? i was really impressed with your effort the past few weeks even though losing hurts big time, but yesterday there was no desperation. yesterday too few stood up when it mattered. yesterday it was wingard's 100th game and he should have been honoured with a win. yesterday this loss means our season is hanging by a tenuous thread. but in all honesty i am not that optimistic that we will even make it. i actually don't expect us too not because i am being negative but more so because i am being a realist.  (although my fantasy would be for nothing less than a miraculous recovery to pinch a finals berth) regardless of my zealous passion my commitment to the season has been to attempt to stay in the present and forget about what ifs. my thinking has been to take it one game at a time and so should the team. not only that but they should be playing each game as it counts because guess what? it does. and so when the tail end of the season arrives and we are eclipsed from the eight (should that be the case, more likely than not) then the responsibility lays at the players feet or should i say their boots. would rather no finals berth than being smashed. all we ask is for effort, fullstop. so sink or swim guys it is up to you...

     i have to say viewers i always find the freo/port games a tad stressful. why may you ask? well because son number two is an avid freo supporter who ditched his port guernsey in favour of the freo one. yes i know, how could that be so? well it is and i have to say he was finding this season rather stressful himself which is not surprising considering their 10-0 start. but a win for your team is a win and brings joy to the fans. lyons by the looks of it has done the right thing finally by injecting the side with youth who are full of enthusiasm because all they want to do is play and that folks is where you start. as far as port goes yes we are missing players but we are not the only side. teams like the hawks find ways to win just when you think they are done and dusted. narrow losses and games that should have been won ( think carlton) are what will come back to haunt us. and then it will be be if,if,if. if only we didn't have injuries...if only we could play like 2014...if only. well it is time to flush if only down the drain because it actually doesn't count for anything!!! we are not 2014, get over it and move on. there is enough talent in the side but that doesn't count for much if it doesn't gel and play as a team. look at all the teams that have already improved this season. not much has changed a lot in terms of personnel, yes perhaps a few new names so what does that tell us? 

     perhaps mental toughness and attitude is what gets you over the line in the end. time to toughen up guys and time for fans to take their rose coloured glasses off. time to finish off the season to the best of your ability, one game at a time until the very last round, then we shall see who is in it to win it. impressive win by cats, hawks are building again at the right time. north i think might fall by the wayside. dogs and gws could be pipped at the post by lack of enough finals experience, although the dogs have some high quality players returning to bolster their stocks. west coast are over rated and i am doubtful without nic natanui they will cause much damage. crows are the dark horse bolting towards the finals with a relatively winnable run home, although i would like nothing better for them to falter, hee,hee, sorry crows buddies but you know how i feel. which brings me to my next point. for some of you it must be nice sitting on top of the mountain with a pleasant view. cheap shots, go for your life but if you tumble and fall i won't be lending a helping hand to help you up. i will serve you a piece of humble pie, no make that i will shove it down your throat, lol.

PS thanks to my brother in law for tipping cats for me as moi forgot to put in her tips. at his stage i am one off the lead. i should have listened to son number two and picked freo but of course we weren't expecting that were we?

until the next game,

love FFFandF XXX

PPS there was one shining light during the course of this week viewers. i was honoured to meet our latest recruit beautiful eloise. OMG this pic cracks me up, i couldn't have got this if i tried. gotta start early folks, hee, hee!!!
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GOAL!!!...LOL

nipped not mauled but it still hurts...

friggin footballs viewers was that a game or was that a game? WAH WAH WAH...heartbroken, poor me and every other power fan...WAH WAH WAH...i am almost inconsolable. perhaps i shouldn't have bought so many things in melbourne. WAH WAH WAH...OMG my bank account! perhaps i should have visited the doggies headquarters instead while i was there and delivered a laxative pie. drats! drats! drats! so close yet so far away from the four points. still i thought we were best in show and took it up to the young pups with our makeshift side. all i can say if a few things go our way ( not meaning to invoke the footy gods) well then who knows what could happen? yes who knows what could happen as i begin to see that some of the wheels are starting to fall off for a few other sides, condolences rival supporters that is outta my control and i wish you no harm. OK well maybe a few of you, hee,hee..

     but it still sucks though doesn't it? if only, if only, if only...3 winnable games, 12 points down the drain. are we finally floating out to sea too far away from the finals shore? or will a favourable tide wash us up where we will recover and make that one last dash for finals glory? i say it is still possible but a lot of that will depend on port just finding that last touch of finesse to finish off teams when it really matters and counts. and a lot of that will also depend on what the other sides decide to do. (BTW thanks saints you certainly did port a big favour) i don't think many have given us much of a chance for most of the season so far. but seriously we are probably the only side just outside the eight who are capable of pinching a finals berth. and i for one am looking forward to the return of schulzy and white lightning. will they make it before seasons end to bolster our stocks? i guess we will have to wait and see folks.

     but OMG back to the game. such tenacity, such ferocity, such inability to make it count in the second quarter when we had most of the play...add triple drats to that! such inaccuracy. why did you miss boaky? (boo hoo) how many times have you heard that one folks? but such effort, even though it may have gone unrewarded the effort and desire was there. krak's mark was awesome and man bun's last goal that kept us within a whisker... yet sadly time was a thief and robbed us of the game. still don't you just hate an honourable loss? i guess i can't say much more except that i for one personally set a new decibel record. i believe that was my best screaming/yelling/shouting/hurling insults at the umpire effort this season. i think i just might award myself three votes. so until the next yelling/screaming/shouting oops i mean supporting opportunity keep calm and keep your guchas ( undies) on. over and out.

love FFFandF XXX

PS i am very pleased to announce that lady army has recruited our latest member. born 15/6/16. yes we are now getting in early folks, lol!!! 

PPS if she is anything like her mumma who knows by the time she grows up port could have a lady side and she can be their number one recruit with the sporting genes she is going to inherit. 

PPPS damn if only they came up with the woman's comp 30 years ago i would be there with my hand up and footy boots on!!!

PPPPS we could have done with hombsch, come back soon hombschy...WE NEED YOU! 

PPPPPS schulzy lend charlie your glove!!!

 

oops did i miss a week? BTW i won the gold in the shopping olympics!!!

look who won the shopping olympics!!!

 hello viewers a thousand apologies no make that a million apologies for skipping a post, especially to my two loyal followers which includes me! lol. and to all those secret viewers who haven't joined my blog yet to catapult me into female footy writing fame. get off ya bums and join!!!

     so where have i been and where i am i up to? OK OK i know you are just dying to know. tipped port to beat melbourne; my theme for that week was exorcism...drive those demons outta alice and that they did. i have been tweeting hammer a new theme for each round and so far two outta two...it must be working to inspire him and the boys to greater heights. last week was  swooping...swoop first and render the pies flightless!!! but i think my theme was shop first and pay later. OMG viewers and that i did along with my lady army associates. if shopping was an olympic sport then i would be playing for australia and standing on the podium with my gold medal, hee,hee. ( OK back to demons game) i was reasonably confident but didn't think it would be an easy game considering melbourne have been on the improve. and FFS ( for footys sake) why wouldn't they be after all those picks and securing paul roos service? i watched the first quarter at home then went to lovies and watched it until half time. don't you hate the pressure folks? seriously that game if we had lost you may as well have kissed any hope of a finals appearance ta ta. by the third we were up by 17 points,  i was having a flashback to that carlton loss, i panicked and employed the gardening distraction method or alternatively rake up a shit pile of leaves, wait 30 mins and then go back inside to face the music.  well you can imagine my delight  when i peeked tentatively around the corner and saw the score. major excitement and relief. i got one minute viewing time which bloody serves me right. i have been meaning to get to the replay thanks to little sista's foxtel on demand but i confess i just haven't got to it. so yes demons were exorcised and so it was on to a new theme for round 12. and i must say i was incredibly optimistic and was feeling that win on the horizon.

     swoop and render pies flightless translated to swoop and grab that bargain before anybody else does. my extra training had paid off and sorry madam but i just had to have that coat i hope i didn't injure you too severely with my tackle, lol. by the time we landed in melbourne town viewers and had made our way via taxi to our hotel we were all out in record time and at the shops before the next bounce. what can i say? 40% off. they must have known us radeladies were hot on the trail. all in all an awesome day, ten out of ten for shopping endurance i say and 10/10 for melbourne coffee. no better way to break a self imposed coffee detox then to have one in melbourne town, woo hoo. my only gripe viewers is that trying to get into a recommended eating establishment well is a sport in itself. don't get the no bookings. so far i have yet to sit at a chin chin table. supernormal ( one of my faves) was also outta the question along with coda, oter, movida 1 and 2...meatballs managed to get us at the bar but we thanked them and made our merry way off along the lane in search of something else. voila! we ended up at yak... italian kitchen. a 30 min wait, a refreshing bilpin cider later and we were seated in a rather pleasant environment that gave one space to sit, breathe and talk. some shared entrees...chargrilled wild mushrooms, chargrilled baby calamari both delicious. i followed that with handmade taglioni with braised gippsland rabbit, ligurian olives, pancetta, white wine and thyme and yes i can definitely recommend that. our dining experience was rather pleasant, friendly service, no complaints regarding the food and for a saturday night (which i later find out you can book at some establishments) the culinary gods were on our side just as the footy and shopping gods were too. can't get more awesome than that!!!

     a marvellous saturday done and dusted was followed with a breakfast at southbank on the river. coffee was great, breakfast could have been but was let down by the cold smashed avocado. can you believe it viewers? come on really? smashed avocado should not be prepared and put in the fridge. when you slap it on top of toasted sourdough with a poached egg, well you have certainly committed a culinary crime. it could have been so much better...wah wah wah. but what got better was my second wave of shopping which netted the boys shorts for rowing, shoes for school and an assortment of other things for moi. that expedition was finished off with our trip to the G which was ever so sweet. first two goals and i momentarily thought mm...the pies are here to play. mm, this could be tough. but after that folks it was a joy to watch the demolition and some percentage finally being added to the ladder. a confidence boosting win and what can you say about the magic of robbie gray? so smart, replay that handball under pressure again and again folks. just loved it. love being there with some of my gorgeous girlfriends who are just as passionate about footy and shopping as i am, hee,hee. we cheered, we were loud and proud sitting with fellow supporters and basking in the feel good afterglow of a convincing win. then on to the hunt for food and drink before organising ourselves into departure for home sweet home. 

     no dedicated ruckman and a makeshift team on the smaller side coupled with guts and a desire to win and you have port holding their heads up high looking upon the horizon of the final eight. but it is going to take more than the demolition of the pies for the comp to take notice folks. i say bring out the power pedigree this round and be best on show and send those mutts home! and guess what viewers? that is my theme for this week. thank god it's friday and thank goodness we will be able to get to the footy tomorrow. all i ask is that the weather gods keep any buckets of rain for sunday so that the lady army can hold down their strategic position. so come on power fans another must win game for the boys. lets make it a hostile crowd, let's turn it into dog obedience school, let us all be the dog whisperers!!! hee,hee. power on and get down to adelaide oval.

love FFFand F XXX 

power radeladies!!!

  

WAH WAH WAH...the only sound of crying is my own.

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damn i knew i should have made that baby crying recording. i knew i should have planted it in the goals and activated it with my remote control. drats!!! i should have listened to my inner inventor and run with the idea because guess what? kennedy bagged seven goals when he should have been home waiting for the sound of pitter patter. just our luck! make that a double drats, nope i triple it instead!!!

OMFF ( oh my friggin footballs) did you see the size of that man mountain? 71 hit outs to 15 paints the picture. you do not realise what a mammoth young man nic naitanui is until you see him with your own eyes. seriously we looked a bit under sized. i have been thinking that for most of the season. time those lads packed on a bit of extra muscle. in my heart i was hoping for the win but part of me  was also bracing for a defeat. and no folks i am not being defeatist just a realist. considering we have no ruckman trengove has taken the opportunity by the horns and has run with it. i say bloody good on him and one cannot dispute his effort. we are not running on all cylinders and now must rely on some creative tweaking and pure blood, sweat and tears. i have to say i was a little surprised when i was listening to BT yesterday. he commented that he was hoping port would win this weekend and make the eight because they add some x-factor to the competition...complimentary don't you think? of course all of our sentiments are with him.

     well what can i say viewers? at one stage when the margin blew out to 37 it looked as though the eagles were really going to take flight but alas they didn't even though it doesn't help our cause. eight measly points in the end when the momentum swung our way but too little too late. and shame about the jonas incident, reckless and stupid but enough has been said about that and now he has gonna have to suck it up on the sidelines. but i will add one more thing...disappointing for the team and we shall have to see what the coaching staff are going to come up with to counteract that loss. it was an exciting night but littered with frustrations thanks to #theperminator. man some of his decisions were as bad as his hairstyle. seriously they were. if you are going to pay for one you pay for all. however, the ones which really fire you up are the soft frees or non existent ones which end in goals for the other team. still we had our chances, poor kicking and not hitting targets, some costly turnovers in the first half all led to catch up football. no disgrace but it is still...WAH WAH WAH.

      on a brighter note i am currently one behind in the tipping. don't know if it is a good thing or bad thing as i certainly don't want to start over thinking things. this round i was torn between crows and GWS. the giants are in red hot form, the crows have the home ground advantage. the weather is atrocious so it could be a real slog. in the end i tossed a coin and it came up giants. i did the same and tipped port again. they will need to continue their unblemished record at the alice if they are going to have even a sniff at making the eight. if not, guess who will be crying again? yep...moi. so viewers on to round ten where i have tipped the roos to succumb to sydney for their first loss, hawks, port, saints to continue freo's losing streak, tigers, giants, cats and bulldogs. happy indigenous round and may your footy story come true except if you are playing my team, hee,hee.

love FFFandF XXX.

     

black cat friday...sunday sucks!!!

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OMFG friday the 13th...OOOOOOOO will the black cat curse the footy? well actually not the cats but one would have thought there were an army of black cats lurking around the goals. 20 behinds viewers...yes 20 behinds that even halved would have led to a belting and how would i know? because may the power footy gods take mercy on me, i was there. seriously you must be thinking what the hell? why would the commandress of the lady army dare to be seen at a crows game? well folks free tickets, footy research and i had to witness this hyped up game for myself. originally i was going to be escorting a cats fan but lo and behold she was struck down with the friday 13th flu so i took the next best thing...my little sista. and yes we did everything in our power to bestow the sista's curse. ( shame on us!!!) and yes we went incognito as to not arouse suspicion. and yes i took copious notes so that i can expand my footy knowledge and know how.

     well folks we loved it. 8 mins until the footy even made it into their forward 50. the big tex looked as though he was going to have a huge impact but after two goals  he pretty much faded into the background. geelong missed too many opportunities to really stick their claws into the crows and maul them into oblivion. however, once again they seemed bigger, stronger and with guthrie and show pony (motolop) running rampant big hawkins got a get out of jail free card. because basically he did zilch. we enjoyed the loss, hee,hee but sadly footy karma came to bite us on the goozica and take a big chunk out of our butts!! port you lost that game and if it wasn't for the delightful baby shower we attended then our sunday would have completely sucked!!!

      friday night footy i was expecting a huge game and was curious to see what the pre game entertainment and atmosphere would be like. the verdict? pretty lame and frankly embarrassing. and yes you crow fans can point to the ladder and pull out the tire old worn tarp references but honestly unless you increase the first aiders around the ground, your supporters are going to start carking it in big numbers!!! the bullet of truth folks is that both teams look pretty mediocre. crows and port will be lucky to make the eight and if they don't pull their finger out well then it is doubtful we will see any finals action. and that is because viewers come round 22 percentage is gonna count for a lot. and right now i can only see maybe seventh or eighth spot up for grabs. however the golden opportunity lies with the crows now to snuff out the suns rays and bring home an expected percentage boosting win. 

     the match of the round would have to have been the tigers and swans. the tigers can breathe a little sigh of relief but is going to take them to reproduce that form week in and week out to see if it is possible to replicate another miraculous run into finals contention. i say unlikely but yes will give them credit if they prove me wrong. still you would wonder what is the point anyway? ouch!!! and port you blew it. a golden opportunity wasted to notch up a win that could count for a lot. can't say from what i saw the footy was consistent enough. it seems like once again fear took over instead of grabbing every second of the game and locking in a win when 17 points up in the last. i have to admit perhaps i am just as guilty because a quick glance on my phone and i went ok 1-2 more goals and it is sealed. the next time i was staring at defeat...boo hoo. and this round we have the eagles who on paper do not have a very good away record. i have tweeted the VC to give him the key word and theme for this week which is electrocution, #crispyfryeaglewing. perhaps i shall record some baby crying sounds to play to kennedy when he lines up for goal, hee, hee. whatever the case i know my chakra clearing and favourite undie wearing doesn't seem to be working. regardless i will be there in full force and hope the rest of the power fans will be too. here's to a fortunate footy weekend folks.

FFFandF XXX

mothers day curse broken and the accidental ruckman...

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allelujah, makja boza, thank the footy gods the mothers day curse did not take hold. yes viewers i began my mothers day on the right foot...a splendidly delish breakfast at the new local on port road next to the entertainment centre. (i highly recommend) it has been refurbished from the old suzy wongs slash lucky cat into a suburban delight. great coffee, great service, tasty food, unpretentious service and the interior simply pleasant showcasing homegrown art...btw that is pretty damn good too and is for sale.

     so confess, come on own up...were you wondering what port were going to dish up? personally i found myself in a place thinking OMG they have to rise to the challenge after last years embarrassment. they have to avenge last years mothers day loss (which i can tell you didn't go down well with us power mamma's, no sirree, no friggin way) they have to win convincingly to shut up the critics right? after all it is only brisbane? but after all it is only brisbane almost beat sydney so i certainly wasn't going to tempt footy fate with being too smug and getting ahead of myself. i knew they could win but what the eventual outcome would be i had no idea coz i forgot to do my chakra clearing and put my crystals out under the last full moon, hee,hee.

     well for one, the weather seemed like it didn't feel like granting us any concessions. rain, drizzly rain led me to take my lady army organizational pack which consisted of... my roll of ultra paper towels, plastic ponchos, money for coffee and a couple of organic apples thrown in for good measure ( i had already eaten a whole bag of chips to myself...yes shame on me but they were good, besides the diet police were hot on my trail!!!) no problem saving seats folks, sunday late afternoon fixture, mothers day well one could be forgiven for not turning up, can they? overall 32,000 plus respectable enough for a cold, drizzly sunday afternoon.

     and lo and behold just as i suspected jacko was thrown into the ruck. i had been wondering all week whether he would actually get back in but by the end of the game it revealed itself to be a pretty smart move. who needs a hitout when you can gather your own ball, claim 25 disposals, 15 handballs, 10 kicks, 2 marks and 6 tackles, a seriously damn good effort with more run and grunt. the accidental ruckman has been born folks so let us rejoice!!! apart from the first quarter and come on admit it you couch watchers, you were probably having a mini meltdown and screaming at the tv. but moi i was surprisingly calm. getting it together in the second port drew from its reserves of desire worked hard and kept on keeping on. a seven goal four quarter to one two began to speak to the crowd. were we excited? you bet we were. were the power mamma's delighted? you bet we were and secretly i was trying to contain myself as i knew a possible thumping was just beyond the footy horizon. and that certainly was going to beat a box of chocolates and a bunch of flowers on mothers day anytime folks. hip hip hooray and that it did continue with a blitz in the last quarter and another seven goal haul for port to stamp its authority on the game. a convincing and well deserved victory which should at least keep the media critics silenced. i believe what port supposedly lacks in depth has now been made up by flexibility. impeys pace in the forward line a bonus, jackos presence in the ruck deceiving, the backline gelling and of course a pittard clanger of old although noticed easily forgiven. so now we have to back it up with a third win in a row against carlton viewers. but like the lions game i won't be taking them lightly either considering their form has been reasonably respectable...confidence breeds belief.

      however, i will state this. it is time to avenge last years loss which kept us out of the finals and a chance to do some damage. i will also say this... if i had the opportunity during that disgraceful display of umpiring i would have found blue betty and drove her onto the field myself and run over that umpire who called play on and then decided to give the player another kick at goal because he missed. i absolutely hated that game folks and i should know because i was there and in the end had to console kochie myself ( feel free to go back to last years blog entry). for those who are wondering who blue betty is, she is the carlton hovercraft, yep your read right, OMG a friggin hovercraft, LOL!!! i will also say that if the wizard mr robbie gray returns for this match then i give him full permission to carve the carton side up for revenge. let us see him break the records and get the justice he deserves after that horrible sling tackle by gibbs. i better stop now before some undesirable words creep in and my blog becomes banned...for footys sake can't have that happening, now can we? hee,hee.

     so a perfect end to my mothers day folks and also to my tipping...8/9 and the coles voucher goes to me this week which will feed my teenagers for about five mins. i hope you enjoyed the game (especially power mums) as much as i did. awesome to see wolfman dazzling us with the ability we know he possesses, to watch big bad charlie bag a handful and to see little elvis ( wingard) back on the field where he belongs. and of course to watch everyone of them playing team football and showing us their power to turn things around. lets keep the voltage running boys...#weplayasone.

love FFandF XXX

who let all the black cats out at alberton???

friggin footballs who let all the black cats out at alberton? no wingard, robbie gray last week, the wizard still out and now big man loebbe added to the injury list, WAH WAH WAH...how much worse could it possibly get? whispers of boak not training and big bad charlie with the flu. looks like i am going to have to borrow big ivy's work truck and go and do a black cat round up myself, apologies cat owners, hee,hee.... your cat can be collected for a fee and will be well cared for, all proceesds to lady army fundraising.

     well have you breathed a sigh of relief fans? personally i thought the team effort was much better, not perfect but certainly glimpses of the footy the team are capable of. 99 tackles, great pressure, the makeshift ruck seemed to work against mugarutz (maric). and how about impey? about time his speed paid off, well done to him for his bag of goals and  to polec who i thought recreated some of that fine form that had gone missing since his big spell. i thought the ins were reasonable but i did wonder if big butch was going to be thrown into the mix because of the height and crashing pack factor. playing small and quick paid off this time (because it didn't last year) and the back six have improved with the speed from oshea and the footy nous of the krak. god i loved his one step goal (good thinking polly) and what about broadbents bomb? and what about the coaching? poor bastards under the pump, gotta give them some credit too. perhaps being forced to think outside the box and get a little more creative will pay dividends, time will tell... also well done to lady army representative and her power converts, hee,hee, for making it to the match. her enthusiasm and belief was second to none, apologies tiger fans but the heat is on you now.

     well son number two and i scored 7 from nine. my reverse psychology tip paid off but our melbourne one didn't. i tipped GWS but wouldn't have predicted that flogging so it actually may put our loss in just a little perspective. however, that dosn't excuse that woeful game. the giants are certainly notching up some humungous wins. the AFL have created a monster and some may just feel that perhaps it is time to bring those concessions to a halt, mm...i wonder who that could be??? we shall just have to wait and see. one part of me says they have yet to notch up any finals experience which could go against them. another part of me says having no fear and nothing to lose could very well play into their hands. but does that really come as any surprise? probably not. the competition is evening out and the way the games are panning out this round i say the final end of the eight is going to be tight and will come down to percentage.

     so what can we expect from this round fans? wingard and trengoove back in the side. i suspect they will get trengove to ruck along with dixon and wolfman. hopefully little elvis ( wingard) has been left feeling hungry and is ready to feast upon some goals. the lions will certainly not be the easybeats some may suspect. they were very unlucky to lose last week but i am counting on the power mums to give their boys a stern talking to demanding a mamma's day win and the box of chocolates. i am also putting in a request to the weather gods to look kindly upon us power mammas and to provide us with a rain free match and to the footy gods a win would be eternally grateful, appreciated, loved, have us jumping for joy, giving benefits to our partners, (wink, wink u know what i mean) so i suspect there may be some praying to you right now...LOL!!!

     ok so that about does it. my round 7 tips were/are...hawks by 43 ( not bad) pies (poo, poo) swans, demons ( looks like another loss for them) giants, cats ( not surprised) roos and of course power to switch back on after our miserable loss to the lions last year. so to all footy mums and mamma's in general, happy, happy mamma's day to you. i hope you are more than appreciated, spoilt and made to feel even more loved than you usually are...

big love,big hugs and kisses for mothers day

FFFandF XXX

      

round six...sink or swim and will there be a blood bath???

it is round six. i have had my chakras cleared. i have donated to the salvation army. i have taken the dog for a walk, forced my teenager to have a haircut. i have almost finished cleaning my room. my lady garden is trim and in order. my parking fines are all up to date and i have not had one evil thought about the crows...well somehow i don't think it is gonna help coz seriously we could be in for a bloodbath. and why would i care you may be thinking viewers? because i am actually going to the game. OMG son number two being the freo fan he is has requested i take him. i said listen up...it could be ugly. i said listen here... it could be a bloodbath. if we go we stay till the end. and his response let's go mum i don't think we will, i don't care if we lose. and that viewers is what supporting is all about. going to support your team when the times are tough. being prepared to put yourself into enemy territory when your team is down and out and everyone has predicted a shellacking. going to the game when you have been advised to stay at home. stranger things have happened folks. sometimes when your back is against the wall and you think you have no chance then voila you just might pull it outta your bumcrack!!!

     however that was not the case today. we stood firmly on the hill. son number two supported  with passion and gusto. in fact i have to admit i was wondering where all the noise was. quiet folks that's what it was even for fans whose team was winning. if i have to take one swipe then the atmosphere was dull and that much is true but then what do you expect when half the stadium comes from the nursing home...OUCH, shame on me!!! hee,hee. considering the outs for freo and predicting crows current form with a home ground advantge i was thinking in the vicinity of a good 60-70 points or more would not be surprising. i have to say freo toughed it out but their kicking for goal let them down and that was the crows escape clause. yes they won but most would have to admit it wasn't actually very impressive. so a blood bath it was not and i give thanks to the footy gods for taking mercy on son number two. now i ask you give me the same courtesy.

     as i type the game is on. i have been distracting myself with jobs, checking the score every now and then. we have a representative from the lady army at the G, yes second in command little sista. as yet i have heard nothing as the second quarter ends. then for friggin footballs i find out is on TV...WTF??? ( what the footballs???) lovie told me it was only on foxtel. feralina in command of finding my football husband has rung me for  a half time analysis...drats no can do. so viewers i better practice what i preach and tough it out and put myself in front of the telly to witness whether we sink or swim... OMG can i do it? will i jinx them? will we win? only one way to find out...

cheers, FFFandF XXX

PS please stop kicking so many behinds or you will get your behind kicked!!!