AFL 2009 has ended.

Well the Aussie Rules football season for 2009 has finally ended with Geelong winning the Grand Final in a very tight game played under atrocious weather conditions. I, along with many Tasmanians, were hoping that St. Kilda could pull it off but it wasn't to be. They managed to neutralise Riewold and the other goalsneaks and Geelong won in the final 90 seconds.

What will 2010 bring about? It is not at all clear at this point in time yet clearly Geelong and St. Kilda will be still up there. Collingwood could be but I would not be at all surprised to see the Western Bulldogs drop off. Fremantle are a joke as are Melbourne.I think personally that Freo and the West Coast Eagles will eventually amalgamate. The Gold Coast team in 2011? I think they will be pitiful. I think they should cap the number of teams in the AFL at the present level.

Robin 0425 UTC

Monday observations.

It is infuriating that my standard definition tv decided to finally pack it in last week, just before the Preliminary Final between Collingwood and Geelong. It went to a service shop and is yet to return. Apparently the annoying fault has not resufaced and I can foresee a big bill. My humour vanished anyway after the Magpies were bundled out on Saturday evening.

Anyway I did have to put up with watching the Brownlow on my HDTV tuner on my computer. It isn't as clear as a dedicated receiver and also I can't access my Austar box.It is so frustrating.It was interesting to see that the media predictions of Gary Ablett Jnr. were correct., I had no interest in the so-called blue carpet before it started. Who wants to see what the girlfriends or partners are wearing?. Here's hoping my TV or a suitable replacement is here before Saturday afternoon. As well I do hope to see St. Kilda win. Darrel Baldock is flying over for it.

Robin 1310 UTC

12 month's Reflection on this Blog.

It has been a year since I commenced writing this Blog. Just a year ago, I wrote this:

It is finally Spring here and lately it has been raining and has been very windy. We do need more rain because of the prolonged drought. There has been quite a deal about climate change and mostly blaming Man for it but it is so apparent that it is definitely an cyclic event and has more to do with the Sun than the actions of Man. Currently there have been a prolonged absence of sunspots there and this has been causing most of the World's climatic shifts. I do also believe that Man has not been helping things by pumping increasing amounts of pollution into the atmosphere and dumping his gsarbage without really developing strategies or suitable technology to get rid of it permanently.

Nothing much seems to have changed except we have had plenty of rain and the drought is well and truly broken here in Tasmania. We still have the climate change doomsayers about ,prattling off their mantras. I am still about and so are you.

Nothing has altered with my comments either about this :

I don't believe in blindly following any political party or movement and not a member of any. I believe that one should be independent and not tied down to a single train of thought of philosphy. If anything I am in the centre politically and a moderate. Politicians should be regularly changed and should not be completely trusted.

This still is true and nothing has changed. I'm personally disappointed David Fry was not preselected for the electorate for Bass and is reportedly considering his future. Well I hope he stands as an Independent. He would be an excellent MLC. I also think that Jeremy Ball would be excellent as deputy Mayor in the upcoming Launceston Council elections next month. I am not a greenie but think the alternatives for the position leave a lot to be desired. Jeremy has impressed me with his pragmagtism and honesty.

Robin Harwood

Norwood, Tasmania 7250