just say no to cuz

i know how one could be tempted.. a quick fix and an easy high but harvs, don't do it. we don't need cuz and it will only cheapen our club if we pick him up. as much as i love seeing the weagles drones getting all upset over perceived injustices, i'm sure we can find better ways to bait them than bringing ready made problems into our club. just unleash josh carr on them again and lay off the cuz.

btw.. it's nice to see two guys who'd be in contention for the e-girls captaincy in the news for blueing in the early hours of the morning. well done kerr and embley.. you're keeping the weagles club traditions alive

war torn scarborough

in part of the never ending battle against ending up a total lard arse i've been going for brisk walks after work. yesterday i could've been forgiven for thinking i'm living in belfast or beirut (ok, i may be exagerating a little..) as in a 40 minute walk i passed two burnt out cars. now, this may be normal life for some people but i certainly don't expect to pass burnt out cars when going for a short walk in suburban scarborough.

bad taste chaser

forget the eulogy song which has kevin and lil johnny in such a tizz, the real issue of bad taste on the chaser is surely andrew hansen's increasingly ridiculous haircut. those who watch the show will know what i'm talking about. i'm really hoping that it is an ongoing joke which will have its punchline revealed at some stage in the season cos i really don't see how it can be justified otherwise.

or maybe andrew is trying to compete with such luminaries as russell brand, elton john and all of good charlotte for an entry in the guinness book of records under 'crappest haircut'. he's certainly a good chance of making it there at the moment!

oops he did it again...

yep, benny boy is back in police custody after being pulled over in northbridge today. now, my thoughts on ben are pretty well known so there's not much point in going over old ground.

what i've found interesting are the comments on the 'west australian' and 'sunday times' websites from weagles supporters. given the mentality of their supporters, they should seriously consider changing their name to the west coast ostriches. check out some of the more choice comments below to see the extent to which people can bury their heads in the sand..

Chester Says: October
16th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
What a boring world with all you perfect
do-gooder, bleading heart hypocrites. I bet your little darling sons and
daughters have never put a foot wrong or that you are model citizens for
that matter.
Here’s hoping your little darlings stuff up life big time so
that I can be there having a laugh at them making a meal out of your lives…lol

alana Says: October
16th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Give Ben a break, he has been through a lot
lately. And if you support the Eagles you should not be judging him like
everyone is. And if someone can tell me why a reporter was right there when this
hole thing went down? I still am a big fan Ben and I will not judge
you from this, I will be a fan 4 eva.

Amanda Says: October 16th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Come on People of Perth give him the benfit on the doubt, everyone is jumping the gun here it has not been stated why is was arrested. My question is why did there happen to be a reporter right there at the time of the arrest.
He is being set up.
GIVE BEN COUSINS A BREAK PERTH AND SUPPORT THE WEST COAST EAGLES PREMIERSHIP PLAYER AND BROWNLOW MEDALIST.
WE LOVE YOU CUZ………..

Shannon Says: October 16th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Nothing like waiting for a police report, just like you didn’t bother to wait for the coroner’s report after the death of Mainy. You should be ashamed of yourselves..it’s the media who causes most of these ‘incidents’ in the first place. Get off his back.

i think everyone should shut their mouths. Im sorry but he helped us bring back the cup last year, hes come back from rehab and he's still here taking all of your crap. Dont you people relise. HE DOESNT CARE WHAT ANY OF YOU THINK. GET OVER HIM.
Posted by: PIKEY of perth 4:01pm today Comment 130 of 145

I will be keeping my eagles membership and i know in my heart that Cuz isn't guilty of anything i will always love him.
Posted by: D Vincent of Como 3:52pm today Comment 108 of 145

it's hard to believe that people can be this deluded. how he's supposed to face up to his demons and overcome them when he has thousands of sycophants in perth telling him he's done no wrong and that it's all the media's fault is beyond me. they're certainly not doing him any favours.

the consummate politician

one has to admit that despite all his faults (and i reckon there are a LOT of those), little johnny howard is certainly a master of the art of politics. he knows when, and how, to play an issue with the same skill as peter bell plays footy. just as 2001 was the year of the refugee for LJH, when he used the fortuitous event of the tampa rescuing some refugees (or queue-jumpers as those with limited intellect refer to them) to save his skin, it appears that 2007 will go down as the year that he realised there actually were some people living here before 1788.

now, i hate to cast aspersions (nasturtiums?) at the motives of someone who is superficially doing something to help indigenous folk as they need, and deserve, all the help we can provide.. BUT it does seem rather strange that the timing of LJH seeing the light comes just at the darkest point of his reign. of course we should be protecting aboriginal (and all) kids from sexual abuse and neglectful parenting, but why did it take him a decade to work that out? of course there should be recognition of the original australians in the constitution, but linking this to his re-election seems somewhat cynical to me. like i said, i don't like him, but he sure knows how to play the game!

pete - don't break my heart!

i don't know what to think. for so much of my life peter garrett has been a voice of uncompromising reason. he's been passionate about his beliefs. he's been the champion of the environment, of aboriginal issues and of the fight against the spread of nuclear weapons. he was a man who knew what was right and was prepared to put his balls on the line to stand up for it. when he joined the ALP and people accused him of selling out i defended him, strong in my belief that he was only joining in order to help effect change from the inside rather than battering ineffectively on the walls from outside the establishment. in short, he's been someone i've looked up to as a man of unquestionable integrity and morals...


...until last night that is! to watch him on the news, choking on his words as he gave ALP support to the building of the pulp mill in the tamar valley in tasmania was something inconceivable to me. the peter garrett of old would have stood his ground and fought against this. he would have left the ALP as a matter of principle. i never thought i'd see the day when peter garrett would sell his soul but it seems that that day may finally be here. there's no point having him neutered in the ALP when it's clear he's not able to stop developments as immoral and irresponsible as this. we need him back in a position where he can stand and lead the fight. as much as little johnny howard is a puppet of the bush administration, garrett has become a puppet of the federal parliamentary process.

pete - it's time to declare your allegiance. either stay in the ALP and be their ineffectual token greenie or reclaim your soul and leave if they don't oppose this pulp mill.

stupid arrogant weagles

ok, finding reasons to be critical of west coast is, as they say, like shooting fish in a barrel (although why you'd actually bother putting the fish there and then shooting them is beyond me) but yet again their arrogance is truly startling. here they are, about to lose one of the best players in the afl, potentially without receiving any compensation, and yet they are trying to play hardball with carlton. it has now got to the stage where carlton and richmond are discussing doing a deal whereby the weagles are bypassed completely. from what i've read, it sounds like both carlton and richmond would be better off dealing with each other and if it wasn't for the weagles backing carlton into a corner it's unlikely this avenue wouldn't have been explored. trevor nisbett is quoted in the paper today as saying "if they don't hand over the No1 selection, then he's not at carlton, simple as that" and then goes on to say "i find it staggering that carlton doesn't think chris judd is worth the first pick in the draft.". is the guy delusional or just immersed in the culture of a club that seems to think it can do whatever it likes without consequences? whether carlton think juddie is worth the first pick or not is completely irrelevant. what is simple is that they don't have to deal with west coast if they don't want and it is now very possible that the weagles could lose their captain without any compensation all as a result of their own bloody-mindedness. naturally i find it all very amusing.

haze continues

fantastic news today that paul hasleby has signed a new two year contract with freo. i know he can be a bit inconsistent but he's still a very good player and i'm sure he'll blossom under harvey's new reign of discipline at the club. with the loss of cook and, most likely, bell we need the type of player that gets in under the packs to get the hard ball and haze does that pretty well.