[For the record: Collingwood won the game - 87 to 71! Not that they won many others... Ed.]
 
It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. Cicero, Roman Statesman
 
“Believe it or not, I'm told the AFL has arranged to put Christmas Day back a week if the Qualifying Final is another draw. I knew the league was powerful, but boy!” Lou Richards, former Collingwood captain and AFL Commentator (known as 'Lou the Lip')
 
Gerald's post of the week: "Marry a short gal and keep your guns on the top shelf. She still might get ya, but you'll hear her dragging the chair across the floor..."