I haven't written a blog in over three weeks. Yes I have been tempted to sound off but I was not particularly motivated to put my random thoughts down.
It is August already and it is taking some time for the weather to change and I expect that it will very soon. Spring is only 4 weeks away and there is still a covering of snow on the nearby mountains. However the ski fields on Ben Lomond are not as full as they were last year.
The snow cover has not been consistent this year, although we have had plenty of rainfall during July.
Collingwood are doing well despite the hiccup against Hawthorn. The latter are not the same outfit as last year and this week face up to St. Kilda at York Park in a coup for Tasmanian football. The venue is sold out so the telecast will go out live over the local TV station. The Saints have not lost a game after 18 rounds, although they were extremely lucky against Sydney last Saturday night, jst scraping in by a solitary point. I must state that they have been very impressive so far. They used to be co-tenants of York Park but the former coach, Grant Thomas, was less than enthusiastic about journeying down here. The result was they opted out of playing down here. The Saints used to have quite a lot of supporters here because of the Tasmanian connection e.g. Baldock, Ian Stewart, Verdun Howell. Anyway Hawthorn has picked up thousands of members in Tasmania, about 10,000 and cemented their presence here.
Much was also made in the media over the supposed agreement between Mick Malthouse and Nathan Buckley to hand over coaching duties in 2 years time. Bucks has not had any real coaching experience at the senior level and it seems to be a gamble on Eddie's part.
Robin L. Harwood 0550 UTC
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