Frank Arrigo: Interests

Amazon Delivers Again

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:19:55 GMT

Got my latest Amazon order just in time for the holidays

Straight Outta Lynwood
The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series
The Wild

Yup. we're big fans of Weird Al

Monster House 3D

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:49:28 GMT

I took my 2 little ones to see Monster House 3D, at Castle Hill

They loved it.

The SMH has a review

Lots of 3D movies coming out too, which is interesting to note.

Footy Tipping Results : Round 22

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:40:00 GMT

The end of the season.

I got 4 right. Again, I let my tipping be based on how I wanted things to end, rather than reflecting reality. I was hopeful things could fall the Saints way. I was wrong

Week 22
Home	Draw	Away
Bulldogs (22.15 147)		Bombers (18.17 125)
Tigers (12.13 85)		Eagles (26.17 173)
Crows (23.14 152)		Demons (14.10 94)
Lions (7.15 57)		Saints (16.12 108)
Dockers (23.13 151)		Power (9.18 72)
Swans (21.10 136)		Blues (6.8 44)
Hawks (21.7 133)		Cats (10.12 72)
Magpies (20.19 139)		Kangaroos (10.11 71)

My tipping has me with 108 correct tips for the season. I don't know how I've done in the tipping comp, but I am sure I didn't win.

The Saints have ended up 6th on the ladder and play an elimination final next week against Melbourne at the MCG.


		P	W	D	L	F	A	%	Total
1	West Coast Eagles	22	17	0	5	2257	1874	120.44	68
2	Adelaide	22	16	0	6	2331	1640	142.13	64
3	Fremantle	22	15	0	7	2079	1893	109.83	60
4	Sydney Swans	22	14	0	8	2098	1630	128.71	56
5	Collingwood	22	14	0	8	2345	1965	119.34	56
6	St Kilda	22	14	0	8	2074	1752	118.38	56
7	Melbourne	22	13	1	8	2146	1957	109.66	54
8	Western Bulldogs	22	13	0	9	2311	2173	106.35	52

9	Richmond	22	11	0	11	1934	2245	86.15	44
10	Geelong	22	10	1	11	1982	2002	99	42
11	Hawthorn	22	9	0	13	1834	2140	85.7	36
12	Port Adelaide	22	8	0	14	1911	2151	88.84	32
13	Brisbane Lions	22	7	0	15	1844	2239	82.36	28
14	Kangaroos	22	7	0	15	1754	2167	80.94	28
15	Essendon	22	3	1	18	2021	2469	81.86	14
16	Carlton	22	3	1	18	1791	2415	74.16	14

Now I need to work out how I get down to Melbourne for the game next week.

Bring on the finals.

Saints outclass Lions; First Win at the Gabba for 15 years

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:31:48 GMT

So, the Saints beat the Lions. Yippee.

The game is on delayed broadcast here in Canberra. It's about to start. Cant wait to see the game.

And we wont know until Sunday which team plays who, in the finals. We could end up anywhere from 4th, 5th and 6th place, depending on Sunday's results.

	Qtr Time	Half Time	3 Qtr Time	Final
St Kilda	4. 1 (25)	10. 5 (65)	13._6 (84)	16.12. 108
Brisbane Lions	3. 4 (22)	4. 7 (31)	7.14 (56)	7.15. _57
St Kilda: Goals: - R.Harvey 3, B.Brooks 3, F.Gehrig 3, S.Milne 2, N.Riewoldt, B.Goddard, J.Koschitzke, J.Gram, L.Fisher. Best: - R.Harvey, N.Dal Santo, L.Fisher, B.Voss, L.Ball, L.Montagna, J.Gram, N.Riewoldt. Brisbane Lions: Goals: - J.Sherman 4, D.Bradshaw, C.Johnson, J.Adcock. Best: - M.Voss, J.Sherman, J.Adcock, C.Stiller. Injuries - St Kilda: nil. Brisbane Lions: nil. Reports - St Kilda: nil. Brisbane Lions: nil. Umpires - S.McLaren, S.Grun, J.Quigley. @ the Gabba Ground, Brisbane. Crowd: 27,101.

Saints too strong for Lions
ABC Online, Australia - 4 minutes ago
St Kilda remained in contention for a top-four finish after defeating Brisbane by 51 points in the final round of the AFL minor premiership at the Gabba on Saturday night.

Saints break Gabba hoodoo to beat Lions
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 13 minutes ago
An emotional lap of the Gabba was completed by inspirational Brisbane Lions skipper Michael Voss - but even the player himself still had no idea whether it marked his AFL farewell.

Saints break Gabba hoodoo to beat Lions
The Age, Australia - 15 minutes ago
An emotional lap of the Gabba was completed by inspirational Brisbane Lions skipper Michael Voss - but even the player himself still had no idea whether it marked his AFL farewell.

Saints romp over Brisbane at the Gabba
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 21 minutes ago
An emotional lap of the Gabba was completed by inspirational Brisbane Lions skipper Michael Voss tonight - but even the player himself still had no idea whether it marked his AFL farewell.

Saints step up to defeat Lions
SportsAustralia.com, Australia - 45 minutes ago
With September calling, St Kilda stepped up a gear in defeating the Brisbane Lions by 51 points at the Gabba Ground on Saturday night.

Saints outclass Lions
sportal.com.au, Australia - 55 minutes ago
In a polished display of football, St Kilda completely outclassed Brisbane to come out on top at the Gabba on Saturday night and win by 51 points, boosting its chances of a top

Yumm, Cannoli

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:08:13 GMT

We've finally found a good place for Cannoli in Sydney - Pasticceria Papa

Pasticceria Papa

145 Ramsay Street Haberfield

www.pasticceriapapa.com.au
Open:
Sun-Thur 7am-10pm,
Fri & Sat 7am-12 Midnight
There is a common thread that runs through the local businesses of Haberfield, a timeless formula of quality, hard work, tradition and community. Each business, be it coffee or cake, has its own story, and remains faithful to its roots.
Pasticceria Papa is perhaps Haberfield’s greatest example of this. Its Sicilian born owner Salvatore Papa migrated to Australia 17 years ago and for the last 13 years has been sharing with us his homemade recipes.
Pasticceria Papa is a patisserie, bakery and a café. Its display cabinet is longer than the eye can see and filled with fresh cannoli, profiteroles, biscotti and more. It also sells savoury food like pizza, as well as gelato and large cakes.
A world unto itself, Pasticceria Papa offers something genuinely unique. The atmosphere is always lively and bustling, and the quality of the food, consistently excellent. Perhaps this is why there is no better place for indulgences, however big or small.

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Snakes on a Plane - Do as I say and you'll live!

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:19:20 GMT

I took my two big boys - Antony & Billy - to see Snakes on a Plane. We went to Macquarie's Gold Class, as a belated birthday present for both of them.

Samual L. Jackson has some great lines

Overall, It was a hoot!

Saints dominate the Dogs 142-92

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:03:26 GMT

Outstanding win by the Saints on Friday night. They dominated the dogs. It was the most complete team effort for the season. And it was great to see Hamill, and Kosi up front with Reiwoldt and Gehrig.

Are the boys peaking at the right time of the year? A top 4 spot is looming.

	Qtr Time	Half Time	3 Qtr Time	Final
St Kilda	3. 4 (22)	13. 5 (83)	18.08 (116)	22.10. 142
Western Bulldogs	6. 3 (39)	9. 5 (59)	12.10 (82)	13.14. 092
St Kilda: Goals: - F.Gehrig 8, N.Riewoldt 5, B.Voss 2, S.Milne 2, R.Harvey 2, N.Dal Santo, J.Koschitzke, C.Ackland. Best: - F.Gehrig, N.Dal Santo, N.Riewoldt, L.Ball, R.Harvey, L.Montagna. Western Bulldogs: Goals: - B.Johnson 6, C.Grant, B.Montgomery, S.West, P.Street, M.Robbins, L.Gilbee, W.Minson. Best: - B.Johnson, D.Cross, S.West, C.Grant, M.Boyd. Injuries - St Kilda: nil. Western Bulldogs: L.Gilbee (knee). Reports - St Kilda: nil. Western Bulldogs: nil. Umpires - H.Kennedy, B.Allen, S.Jeffery. @ the Telstra Dome, Melbourne. Crowd: 47,120.

Advertiser Adelaide

St Kilda flogs Western Bulldogs 142-92
The Age, Australia - 15 hours ago
St Kilda key forwards Fraser Gehrig and Nick Riewoldt kicked 13 goals between them as the Saints roared back into form with a 22.10 (142) to 13.14 (92) AFL win over the Western Bulldogs to keep their top four hopes alive.
Twin peaks dominate Dogs The Age
Saints burn Dogs at Dome sportal.com.au
Saints confirm finals spot ABC Regional Online
SportsAustralia.com - ABC Online
all 44 news articles »

Umpires cop Eade rocket
The Australian, Australia - 12 hours ago
WESTERN Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade will approach AFL umpires' coach Rowan Sawers about the lack of protection star centreman Scott West received in the 50-point loss to St Kilda last night.

Happy Birthday Madonna

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:18:08 GMT

48 Today!

FOX Footy Channel Program Listings 8th – 14th August 2006 NSW only

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:50:20 GMT

Disappointing Round 18, and it's not going to get any easier. The pundits are starting to write the team off

Next weekend we meet our nemesis, Geelong. They had a big win on the weekend and will be feeling pumped.

Our recent record has been average. Geelong has the upper hand. Plus, we lost to the Cats earlier this year for Robert Harvey's milestone game. Maybe this is what the team needs to lift them a grand win.

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Geelong	33	3	228	55	122
St Kilda	14	2	177	27	71

Wednesday 09/08/2006

1.00p Round 18 St Kilda v West Coast Eagles

Friday 11/08/2006

12.30a Round 18 St Kilda v West Coast Eagles
10.30a Last Time They Met 2006 Rnd 7 St Kilda v Geelong

Sunday 13/08/2006

8.30p Round 19 Geelong v St Kilda

Monday 14/08/2006

5.00a Round 19 Geelong v St Kilda
6.30p Classic Quarters 2001 Rd 1 Western Bulldogs v St Kilda

Tuesday 15/08/2006

12.30a Round 19 Geelong v St Kilda

Footy Tipping Results : Round 18

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:46:09 GMT

What a shocker! 3 correct tips this week. I think this has been my worse round of the season. I was picking based on results that would favour the Saints.

Week 18
Home	Draw	Away
Saints (8.11 59)		Eagles (14.14 98)
Tigers (10.18 78)		Bulldogs (15.10 100)
Blues (12.8 80)		Demons (10.13 73)
Swans (17.14 116)		Bombers (11.7 73)
Crows (7.16 58)		Magpies (7.12 54)
Lions (13.9 87)		Cats (14.20 104)
Kangaroos (12.12 84)		Power (9.11 65)
Dockers (14.20 104)		Hawks (7.9 51)

I've now got 92 correct tips for the season. I have fallen to the middle of the pack of my tipping competition. How embarrasing.

Latest Amazon Order

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:02:12 GMT

I got my latest batch of Amazon Goodies.

Books

DVD

National Tree Day : July 30

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:05:41 GMT

National Tree Day is Australia's biggest community tree-planting event.

Did you plant a tree today?

The Chaser’s War on Everything – now available everywhere

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:07:01 GMT

I found this email in my inbox. it's funny

The Chaser’s War on Everything – now available everywhere

ABC New Media & Digital Services have made The Chaser team’s dubious Friday night comedy show, The Chaser’s War on Everything, available for download each week via a video podcast (vodcast).

Combined with a portable video player (mp4 player), the new service, available from abc.net.au/chaser, allows viewers to watch and complain about the show anywhere.

“All year long, people have been telling us that they’d love to watch our show, really they would, but that their social life just doesn’t allow them to be watch TV on a Friday night,” Chaser Executive Producer Julian Morrow said.

“So we’ve come up with a way that they can watch it anytime they like. Now the only excuse is that they just don’t like it.”

Many rugby league fans have recently clarified for the team that it’s the latter.

One of the show’s stars, the Crazy Warehouse Clearance Guy, was typically excited by the new service.

“The Chaser team’s gone completely insane and they’re giving away content that other shows only flog off on DVD,” he said. “That’s right, this new video podcast is free, absolutely free. This price is never to be repeated. It’s free.”

“Bring your truck, bring your trailer, bring your mp4 player or just watch it on your computer,” he said.

But the Guy warned fans that they absolutely must download the video podcast “by midnight tonight”. However he later admitted that if they didn’t, they could also download the podcast by midnight on any subsequent night.

The Chaser’s War on Everything vodcast will be available at

abc.net.au/chaser from 10pm on Friday 28 July.

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Catch the latest Chaser episode by clicking here: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/vodcast/

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Animaniacs soon on DVD

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:38:23 GMT

So So cool !!!

As listed on http://tvshowsondvd.com, the first 25 episodes are:

De-Zanitized, The Monkey Song, Nighty Night Toon
Yakko's World, Cookies For Einstein, Win Big
HMS Yakko, Slappy Goes Walnuts, Yakko's Universe Song
Hooked on a Ceiling, Good Feathers (pilot episode)
Taming of the Screwy
Flipper Parody, Temporary Insanity, Operation Lollipop, What are We?
Piano Rag, When Rita Met Runt
The Warner's Lot Song, The Big Candy Store, Bumbie's Mom
Wally Llama, Where Rodents Dare
King Yakko
No Pain, No Painting, Les Miseranimals
Garage Sale of the Century, West Side Pigeons
Hello Nice Warners, La Behemoth, Little Old Slappy From Pasadena
La La Law, Cat On a Hot Steel Beam
Space Probed, Battle For the Planet
Chalkboard Bungle, Hooray for Slappy, The Great Wakkoroti: The Master & His Music
Roll over Beethoven, The Cat and the Fiddle
Pavlov's Mice, Chicken Boo-Rhyshnikov, Nothing But the Tooth
Meatballs or Consequences, A Moving Experience
Hitchcock Opening, Hearts of Twilight; The Boids
The Flame, Wakko's America Song, Davey Omelette, Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago
Guardin' the Garden, Plane Pals
Be Careful What You Eat, Up the Crazy River, Ta Da Dump
Yakko's World of Baldness, Oppurtunity Knox, Wings Take Heart
Disasterpiece Theatre, Hercule Yakko, Home On The Nile, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Pre-ordered!

Book : Everything Bad is Good for You

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:45:54 GMT

Over my little holiday, I spotted the following book - Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter"

As I am a big fan of popular culture, I just had to get it.

So, what is it about :

Drawing from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and literary theory, Johnson argues that the junk culture we're so eager to dismiss is in fact making us more intelligent. A video game will never be a book, Johnson acknowledges, nor should it aspire to be -- and, in fact, video games, from Tetris to The Sims to Grand Theft Auto, have been shown to raise IQ scores and develop cognitive abilities that can't be learned from books. Likewise, successful television, when examined closely and taken seriously, reveals surprising narrative sophistication and intellectual demands.

I found it a quck, easy to read, well argued little book.

But not everyone agrees

Oh, I've started reading the author's blog too - http://stevenberlinjohnson.com/. An interesting character

Bet Pay Back!

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:59:34 GMT

Wonderful singing by Molly, as payback to our recent bet.

Classic!!!

AFL Podcast - Molly's Monday Machinations - Special Edition - Paying out my Bet with Frank Arrigo

Hi Guys,

In this Special Episode, I come through on payment for my bet with Frank Arrigo, a St. Kilda Saints support. Sorry about the sound quality, recorded it on my iRiver (been rushed the last week or so) and the quality was back to its poor level. Last time I record one like this (well actually I have last weeks in the can and will listen to it before releasing it).

Okay, with out any more time wasting, here it is Frank:

DOWNLOAD SHOW HERE

FOX Footy Channel Program Listings 4th – 11h July 2006 NSW only

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:29:56 GMT

The upcoming round sees the Saints meet the Magpies on Sunday 9th at the Dome

I'm going to be in Melbourne that weekend, and we're going to the footy again.

I've got crappy seats up on Level 3 at Telstra Dome, but I don't care. The game will have over 50,000 people in attendance.

The recent record between the two has been interesting

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
St Kilda	14	3	148	28	73
Collingwood	30	2	211	51	104

It would great to score 148 and have the pies score 51. That would be a nice result

Wednesday 05/07/2006

11.30p Round 13 St Kilda v Hawthorn

Friday 07/07/2006

10.30a Last Time They Met 2005 Rnd 17 St Kilda v Collingwood

Sunday 09/07/2006

8.30p Round 14 St Kilda v Collingwood

Monday 10/07/2006

6.30p Classic Quarters 1993 Rd 4 Collingwood v St Kilda

Tuesday 11/07/2006

12.30 Round 14 St Kilda v Collingwood

Footy Tipping Results : Round 13

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:36:42 GMT

Round about 3pm today I was feel pretty confident. I was on track for 6 winners and felt that the other two games would go as expected.

Boy, was I wrong.

6 tips for the weekend, I missed out on the last 2 results, which were the 'upsets' of the round.

Week 13
Home	Draw	Away
Kangaroos (14.12 96)		Bombers (13.11 89)
Saints (18.17 125)		Hawks (8.7 55)
Demons (18.12 120)		Power (12.10 82)
Swans (12.19 91)		Dockers (9.4 58)
Lions (8.23 71)		Blues (7.14 56)
Crows (21.21 147)		Cats (8.7 55)
Tigers (13.14 92)		Magpies (6.9 45)
Eagles (8.16 64)		Bulldogs (10.13 73)

67 Correct tips for season. The good news, I am coming 4th in the tipping comp, trailing by 3.

The Saints thumped the Hawks

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 08:37:17 GMT

The Saints thumped the Hawks at the Telstra Dome today.

ST KILDA: 5.7, 10.9, 16.13, 18.17 (125)
HAWTHORN: 0.1, 3.3, 3.6, 8.7 (55)
GOALS - St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 4, Harvey 3, Voss 2, Milne 2, Baker, Fiora
Hawthorn: Dixon 2, Barker, Bateman, Franklin, Croad, Vandenberg, Brennan
BEST - St Kilda: Harvey, Dal Santo, Hudghton, Voss, Maguire, Riewoldt, Gehrig, Milne Hawthorn: Mitchell, Roughead, Hodge, Brown, Birchall, Hodge, Vandenberg
INJURIES - St Kilda: Schwarze (hamstring)
Hawthorn: Guerra (gashed head)
CHANGES: Nil
REPORTS - Guerra (Hawthorn) reported by umpire Ryan for unduly rough play against Dal Santo (St Kilda) in the first quarter
UMPIRES - Margetts, Donlon, Ryan
CROWD - 33,869 at Telstra Dome

A 100+ point thrashing was on the cards, but the Saints took their foot off the pedal in the last 5 minutes which allowed the Hawks to score a few easy goals.

Still a 70 point win is a nice result.

This post on Saintsational sums it all up

Fiora was good. made one blue but played his role well and ran and created.
Harvey a freak.
Riewoldt brilliant
Goddard just keeps on getting better.
Gram, both Fishers, Max and Goose gave us great drive from defence.
Ackers and Rix won the hit outs.
Milne was lively, Voss back in form.
A good day at the office

Molly, I look forward to your rendition of the Saints Theme Song

sportal.com.au

Riewoldt stars in St Kilda AFL win
The Age, Australia - 38 minutes ago
... Hawthorn's lack of a dangerous target up forward made it look directionless, with Saints key defenders ... and defensive pressure applied by St Kilda, which Thomas ...
Saints annihilate hapless Hawks ABC Online
Saints scorch Hawks sportal.com.au
Riewoldt dominates against Hawthorn FOX SPORTS
Border Mail - all 14 related ?

News about Saints v Hawks

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:21:52 GMT

Saints model to follow, says Hawk
Border Mail, Australia - 7 hours ago
HAWTHORN’S Alastair Clarkson has the chance to post an overdue win against one of the AFL clubs he holds as a model of rebuilding when the Hawks play St Kilda at Telstra Dome today.

Thomas pins faith in B-grade big men
The Age, Australia - 14 hours ago
WITH shades of his coaching predecessor condemning his ruckman as the most pathetic he had seen, Grant Thomas yesterday damned his ruckmen with faint praise by conceding that today's match would be a battle of the B-grade big men.

Paths emerge from Top End
RealFooty, Australia - 15 hours ago
Nine players from the Northern Territory's 2001 under-18 side are in the AFL, Emma Quayle writes. TEAMS need time, and Kevin Morris did not have much of it.

Thomas pins faith in B-grade big men
RealFooty, Australia - 15 hours ago
WITH shades of his coaching predecessor condemning his ruckman as the most pathetic he had seen, Grant Thomas yesterday damned his ruckmen with faint praise by conceding that today's match would be a battle of the B-grade big men.

Fewer goals, more work for forwards
RealFooty, Australia - 15 hours ago
IN A changing game, we are seeing fewer and fewer bags of goals being kicked. Years ago, every team had a recognised full-forward.

Saints commit to future
sportal.com.au, Australia - 19 hours ago
With St Kilda perched on six wins, six losses and inside the eight by percentage only, coach Grant Thomas is wary of his club's predicament.

A Grade game required
AFL, Australia - 23 hours ago
With St Kilda perched on six wins, six losses and inside the eight by percentage only, coach Grant Thomas is wary of his club's predicament.

Footy Tipping Results : Round 12

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:24:03 GMT

This split round has brought my tipping streak to a dramatic halt.

I only picked 2 winners. What was I thinking??

Week 12
Home	Draw	Away
Saints (8.12 60)		Crows (18.15 123)
Dockers (6.16 52)		Cats (18.10 118)
Lions (14.19 103)		Bulldogs (22.13 145)
Power (13.19 97)		Eagles (8.12 60)
Hawks (16.9 105)		Tigers (8.16 64)
Bombers (10.15 75)		Demons (16.15 111)
Kangaroos (18.13 121)		Blues (15.12 102)
Swans (11.16 82)		Magpies (14.11 95)

I've now have 61 correct tips for the season. I have tumbled in my tipping comps. I was challenging for the lead, and now I am back to the middle of the pack

Socceroos Through to the next round

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:34:45 GMT

Wonderful result!

2 all draw against Croatia sees the Socceroos advance to the next round of the World Cup.

Finally Harry Kewell shows what he can do

Group F - Match #44 - Final

Croatia			Australia
	(2 Pts)	2	2	(4 Pts)
	Simunic 93 min		Emerton 86 min
	Simic 84 min		Emerton 80 min
	Pletikosa 69 min		Kewell 77 min (Cahill)
	Simunic 61 min		Moore 37 min
	Kovac N 56 min
	Tudor 37 min
	Simic 31 min
	Srna 01 min
Babic, Kovac N, Kranjcar (Leko J 64 min), Olic (Modric 72 min), Pletikosa, Prso, Simic, Simunic, Srna, Tomas (Klasnic 82 min), Tudor			Cahill, Chipperfield (Kennedy 73 min), Culina, Emerton, Grella (Aloisi 62 min), Kalac, Kewell, Moore, Neill, Sterjovski (Bresciano 70 min), Viduka

FOX Footy Channel Program Listings 20th – 26th June 2006 NSW only

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:56:54 GMT

Quiet week on the footy front. The Saints have a week off. I think I will avoid the footy for the weekend.

Tuesday 20/06/2006

1.30p Round 12 St Kilda v Adelaide

Wednesday 21/06/2006

11.30 Round 12 St Kilda v Adelaide

Thursday 22/06/2006

10.30 2006 Mid-season Review Rnd 1 WC Eagles v St Kilda