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Better game so far than Bombers game--finally the Suns scored, halfway thru the 1stQ. Go Swans! (Wish that game was on here!).

Thanks for posting Mic. I am watching the Bombers-Suns game. It's nice when they start early down under--I have half a chance of staying awake 😉 Seems like the Swans have the game well in hand 🤞 Go Swans!

Seems sufficient to me, but I didn't see it. Buddy would never do anything blatantly against the rules 😁

This is a hot topic here in the US in all sports, especially football. Lots of new rules about players having to come out of games and get checked by an independent (i.e., not team paid) doctor. It is so serious that many parents won't let their sons play football, which is seen as threat to the future of the game here. Even in Texas, where they have a long tradition of serious high school football. Several US pro players have donated their brains to labs after they die, to be checked for CTE (concussions). They are finding some links too. Having recently had brain surgery for a spontaneous hematoma, I can relate to how serious this is. I can't imagine having a concussion. Or even more than one, like many NFL and AFL players get. Very Scary.

Oooh, that kind of bump 😆 Silly me, I'm still learning all the tech speak of AFL! I'm sure it was a totally innocent, accidental touch, nothing deliberate 😇 How long before we know how it is ruled? Thanks for clarifying. ML

Oh no. I hope this isn't yet another injury--Buddy's too old to have multiple issues. 😉

Thanks for posting the scores. I am not quite in shape for the season--completely forgot about the game😲 Glad the Swans won, always best to start the new season with a win. Let's hope it means good things to come! Go Swans! ML

Hi Docker Nice to hear from you. i didn't know Buddy was the oldest player but I knew he had to be up there. He is always hurt these days. I'll have to see if the games will be shown here. I hope they can get some good play from him before he has to sit and rest again! ML

Hi Mic Nice to hear from you again! Yes, I agree Buddy will be a decoy out on the field. I hope he has enough left to actually pull it off. Swans in the finals is enough for me!! ML

Hi mates Mic pointed out that the pre-season has started so it's time for pre-season speculation. I say the Swans do better than last year, although I have my doubts about how effective Buddy will be. What's the current thinking on favorites and any good rumors??? ML

I guess it's time to start a 2023 thread!! ML

It just occurred to me to ask--will Italian cab drivers speak English or should I just have the address of our hotel written down? I assume that getting to the Vatican and Colosseum and other touristy things don't require actual Italian, but maybe that's wrong?

Yes, that would be good but we'll be on Princess not X 😞

Hi all I know there are cabs stands and it's hard to hail a cab in Rome but I am wondering if I can get a cab that is dropping someone off. For example, I am at the Colosseum and I'm done touring. If someone else gets out of a cab, can I just ask them to take me someplace or do I have to walk to a cabstand? I'm a little worried because the maps I have show cab stands are several blocks for the Colosseum and DH has a hard time walking long distances. We are prepared to use cabs between locations but I need to understand how to use them without seeming like an entitled person?! And, I need to help DH with his hip issues!

I'm interested in Canada/NE 2024. I thought they would be out by now. I hope it's not T'giving. We'll be on a cruise and I expect internet to be really bad 😞

Nice way to put a positive slant on this setback. I wouldn't have taken it as well if I has invested as much as you--before and after 😁 Happy wife, happy life. Words to live by.

Yes, they showed it. Worse, I stayed up to watch. There's 3 hours of my life gone 😄 Woeful is very polite. It was ugly. Swans looked like they didn't even know how to play, never even saw a field. Not their day indeed. They looked like total rubbish. Couldn't catch, couldn't kick, couldn't pass, couldn't stop the cats. Did I miss anything?? Massacre, now we're closing in on it. I can only imagine the headlines: Cats maul Swans, Cats chow down on Swans, Swans too slow for hungry Cats, Cats snooze, Swans lose. I'll stop now. Such a disappointment, I didn't see a loss this lopsided coming. There's always next year...

Way to go Buddy!! I am soooo ready to go back to Australia. We are supposed to go to the Galapagos in June so that may mess up a trip down under. Thanks for posting the good news. I sure hope Buddy has another great year in him.

Go Swans!! So happy to wake up and read all the emails--the tension slowly built as I went thru them. And then, it skipped the final score so I had to rush here to check out what happened. It was almost like being there--almost. Wish I could have seen it. It might have been on TV here last night but I was so tired, I couldn't stay awake even to check. Thanks for posting Mic. I think the GF is usually televised here, I'll have to go search for it. And to think, all those months ago I picked the Swans 2nd to the Lions 😆 Just shows that us yanks don't have a clue about AFL. And maybe some other stuff...but that's for a different thread! Counting the minutes until the GF. Go Swans!

And this, my friends,, is why they play the games!! I hope everyone is right and the Swans come out on top. But I've known disappointment in the past... Go Swans!

Is it too soon for odds? Will the Swans be favored? Be still my heart--one game away from the GF 🤩 Go Swans!

Condolences to all of you Down Under on the loss of the Queen. Quite a reign. RIP.

Now you're talking. Way to take one for the team! Go Swans!

Have a great time. Hope they show it onboard.

Hmm, I wonder if it will be on here. That time could be reasonable here. Must go search... Go Swans!