This is one weird read

[Chilcott]

I think he's burn burning the green leaves a little too much.......

I'm with you Nich.

And just imagine how many green leaves were inhaled by the bloke who first come up with this yarn.

[Yuri H]

What a great article! I love folklore and different cultures' fables & legends.

I wonder if my ancestral Russo-Uke domovoi has followed me to Australia, and if he can keep any troublesome mumari at bay. Though to keep the domovoi on your side you have to hang a single shoe outside in your yard/porch/garden, and then he'll look after you (rather than be cruelly mischievous if he doesn't get his, um, random shoe). Better go through my old little-worn shoes & put one out.

... hmm, come to think of it, sounds like after the first Australians were burning too many green leaves, the Slavs were having a few vodka-o.d. hallucinations themselves ...

[jono2707]

Jetts the evil hairy guy has arrived a bit early - we don't play Collingwood until June 25....

[Cheer Squad]

Whatever he was going on about previously, this week's journal is somewhat even more puzzling.

Jet's Journal - on board at the SCG - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

Here's his description of the SCG:

"It?s good that it is so wide. Even though it?s short, it?s wide and I love wide ovals because it give you space to run on the wings".

That's all very well and good, Lewis, but you'd be far better off running straight at the goals.

Can anyone imagine another player in another team waxing lyrical about the joys of running out wide?

[Untamed Snark]

"Franklin from the Hawks is just a freak, sort of like Goodesy, but Goodesy is better"

Wonder how Goodesy likes being called a freak?

[Captain]

??? In sport, being called a freak is a compliment

[royboy42]

"Franklin from the Hawks is just a freak, sort of like Goodesy, but Goodesy is better"

Wonder how Goodesy likes being called a freak?

Don't forget we're dealing with a teenager here! They don't talk 20th century speak. It's a compliment to both Goodes and Franklin.

[stellation]

Whatever he was going on about previously, this week's journal is somewhat even more puzzling.

Jet's Journal - on board at the SCG - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

Here's his description of the SCG:

"It?s good that it is so wide. Even though it?s short, it?s wide and I love wide ovals because it give you space to run on the wings".

That's all very well and good, Lewis, but you'd be far better off running straight at the goals.

Can anyone imagine another player in another team waxing lyrical about the joys of running out wide?

Not every forward thrust presents the opportunity to go straight up the guts, and it's relatively common for teams (Collingwood, for example) to want to play the wings coming out of their back half to minimize risk in case of a turnover- playing corridor football out of defence is a case of "fortune favours the brave".

If the forward line isn't structured for a quick kick, which is not a slight on our forward line structure at all but just the reality of setups (particuarly at the SCG) then the ability to hold the ball up for an extra few seconds allows forwards to lead so it is being kicked into space instead of on top of their heads. I was very excited for the future watching some of Lewis' play on the wings of the SCG last Saturday night.

[Big Al]

Whatever he was going on about previously, this week's journal is somewhat even more puzzling.

Jet's Journal - on board at the SCG - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

Here's his description of the SCG:

"It?s good that it is so wide. Even though it?s short, it?s wide and I love wide ovals because it give you space to run on the wings".

That's all very well and good, Lewis, but you'd be far better off running straight at the goals.

Can anyone imagine another player in another team waxing lyrical about the joys of running out wide?

Any winger with speed would like the wide open spaces of the SCG. Gives them a better chance to burn off an opponent before delivering into the forward. His game on Sat night showed that he uses the SCG space well.

[BSA5]

Whatever he was going on about previously, this week's journal is somewhat even more puzzling.

Jet's Journal - on board at the SCG - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

Here's his description of the SCG:

"It?s good that it is so wide. Even though it?s short, it?s wide and I love wide ovals because it give you space to run on the wings".

That's all very well and good, Lewis, but you'd be far better off running straight at the goals.

Can anyone imagine another player in another team waxing lyrical about the joys of running out wide?

Seriously? He's a wingman. His job is to run along the wings. Teams can't run it up the guts every single time.

[jono2707]

??? In sport, being called a freak is a compliment

Ian Thorpe hated being referred to as a freak, as he reckoned that discounted all the hard work he put into training over a number of years. Goodsey made a similar reference to indigenous players last year too. Still, I'd take it as a compliment....

[sharp9]

Jono2707 your name is too weird...I'm Jono and was born on the 27th of July.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Jono2707 your name is too weird...I'm Jono and was born on the 27th of July.

It's a special date for my fiancee and I, too.

Something you're not telling us, jono?

[Cheer Squad]

Any winger with speed would like the wide open spaces of the SCG. Gives them a better chance to burn off an opponent before delivering into the forward. His game on Sat night showed that he uses the SCG space well.

Sure he does, if you call kicking 4 goals and 12 behinds in 10 games using the space well.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I didn't know Jetta was a small forward...