Welcome again
Another week is upon us and what an interesting week it has been. I managed to get back “home” last weekend and caught up with some of the districts characters and more importantly some of the stories. Here we go.

Party pooper
I have to say that my heart hadn’t beat like that since Brett Lee and Kaspa nearly made those runs in England 3 years ago. I’m talking about the Brownlow when my old mate Richo nearly stole the show. With all due respects to the winner I recon the joint would have erupted if Richo snatched the 3 votes on the last game of the year (and for the record I thought he was in the votes, but I’m bias). It’s funny, he has gone from the most maligned players to one of the most popular and boy those umpies didn’t know the script had been written, all they had to do was finish it.

No till in the till
Eddie everywhere Rueben “Rostron” Cheesman was at another No till junket with his partners in crime, Brain “Farmer” Healy and Stewart “Farmer want a wife” MacPherson. Cheesman has coined the phrase “no till in the till”, it must be in the genes as old man Arthur is good for a statement or two.

Winebar on fire
Marnoo West celebrity Nigel “Winebar” Slee had an “it can only happen to me” moment in the Grampians a couple of weekends ago. You see the responsible drinker thought he would take himself off to bed and thought in order to stay warm he would sleep close to the fire. Well he was amazed to wake and see his swag alight and had to move faster that a Richo lead to avoid being burnt. The official report says he sustained “burns to .3% of his body” or part of his little toe!

The latest
Apparently some enterprising native has sent Smacka’s application form in for “farmer wants a wife” and guess what the authorities have been in touch. Could it be that we are all glued to our 50 months interest free widescreen early next year watching one of our very own? Could this be how it goes when the two girls arrive at Glenorchy. “Hello girls welcome to Glenorchy, thirsty are we girls, well I just thought for the first night we might go to Blue Can’s”. Anyway if it all comes off we will have some fun because I know one thing’s for sure “Smacka” will play his part like no other.

Yes it went in the “Corepark” Tony
First time golfer and Traynors Lagoon celebrity John “Landmark” Mathews had the gallery ducking for cover last Sunday when his first drive hit the barrier and ended up back in the Royal car park (or as Tony Grieg says “Corepark”). I’m told though that he redeemed himself quickly and is now considering a career once the boys have finished junior footy.

Rudd a dud according to most
This little column doesn’t get very political but I thought I would chuck this one in. I get around a bit and being an investigative journalist I keep my ear to the ground, I am hearing more and more that the average punter thinks our Prime Minister is all talk and no action. Could he be the worst PM since John “Jack” Cameron’s mate Paul “Clocks” Keating took office? I’ll leave that one for you to decide – at the next election.

Check out this site
My Yarra mate Dwain “Daryl” Duxson has just launched a new website that markets and sells products for farmers for a very low cost, he tells me it’s the way of the future but I was more interested in the character that features on the website. Go to www.ausfarmonline.com.au and check out who it resembles! Also he asked me to tell you to register whilst you are there.

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