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I am not one to make predictions about where a hockey team will finish. Not any team. Not even the Islanders. Suffice it to say, I just don't see the team as a playoff contender this year. Not without a lot of "ifs" breaking the Islanders way. While anything is possible. I just don't see it. Think of it as the 2012 campaign for the Presidency. Mitt Romney had a legitimate chance to win. He was competitive enough in enough swing states, but he had to more or less have them all break his way to win the election. Seriously unlikely, as we found out in November.
So where does that leave the Islanders in this abbreviated season? And how will fan react if things don't break their team's way? I am sure we already know that answer. Fans will comment about how much the owner, Charles Wang won't spend money despite solidifying a long term deal at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The GM, Garth Snow is too enamored with draft picks and youth, and either can't or won't deal any of that youth for proven talent. The team lacks a "real" coach, who is in over his head and can't raise the level of play in his young squad, and therefore development is suffering. Speaking of development, why aren't Strome and Reinhart on Long Island along with Donovan, Nino and Nelson, and when are we signing Andres Lee.
It all sounds very familiar doesn't it? And there is some truth to it all. But reality is just that.
So let me save myself (and perhaps you) some angst. Enjoy the shortened season for what it is. A small snap-shot of Islander hockey for a few months that will act as a bridge to the start of the 2013-14 season — a season that we should be looking at as the real lift off for this franchise.
I know, that too sounds familiar, but for the first time since the 2008 rebuild began in earnest, 2013-14 is the year where the youth that we have been drafting and waiting for will make an impact on the Islanders. Right now, the Islanders still remain in stop-gap mode. And while I will not make any predictions on this season, or next, one thing I will predict — the time that the Islanders are a bottom dweller is slowly coming to an end.
The smartest thing the Islanders have done in the brief training camp window is leave Nino Niederreitter, Brock Nelson, Matt Donovan, Kevin Poulin and Andres Nillsson in Bridgeport. It was equally smart to send Griffin Reinhart and Ryan Strome back to Juniors. Islanders management is finally behaving like a responsible, professional organization. They learned from the mistakes of bringing Josh Bailey along to fast. They are not repeating the mistake of Nino's rookie season. They are allowing their kids to develop properly, where they belong. Allowing these players to compete in meaningful minutes night after night without the pressure of an roller coaster NHL campaign that is going to be a fast pasted nightmare, is far better for their development.
Garth Snow was smart to add via waivers Joe Finley, Thomas Hickey, Keith Aucoin and as of today, Brian Strait. Outside of the 34 year old Aucoin, the other additions are all under 25, and in the right environment could add depth, and some skill to the Islanders. Clearly, the team feels that the shortened season, as a sprint, could lead to injuries, and call-ups. Hamonic is coming off of a concussion, Martinek tends to get hurt with a blow of the nose, Streit is getting older, Visnovsky is not here, and A-Mac has been known to get hurt too. When healthy and playing at 100%, the Islanders top 6, including Visnovsky, would be pretty solid — an improvement over last season, and together with the forward units, have a darn good power play. But the team was very shallow on depth, and rushing Donovan, Aaron Ness or trying to will a player like Mayfield, or Reinhart into the NHL prematurely has been a proven mistake. Players like John Tavares or Skinner in Carolina are rare exceptions.
Patience is very difficult for Islander fans who suffered through much of the last 20 years. 1993 was a very long time ago, and they are in dire need of some success. But blowing up the future is not the answer — because perhaps I am alone, but I think the future is very, very close.
Tavares, Matt Moulson, and Streit should all have good seasons. I am uncertain of Kyle Okposo, only because he has not played since last spring and tends to be a slow starter. Brad Boyes has a good chance to regain some of his scoring touch, and I expect a bounce back season from Michael Grabner. Frans Neilsen will be steady per usual. But, consider the 4 teams the Islanders will face this season for 18 games are all teams who has more than 100 points last season to the Islanders 79. The big if is can those teams remain healthy? Can the Islanders match their own potential? Is Boyes going to score 15 goals? Is Okposo? Will Tavares get at least 50 points, and will Moulson put up 20 goals? Will Neilsen and Grabner lead the league in short-handed goals as they did 2 years ago? All of that is going to be needed for the Islanders to manage enough wins to make any kind of run at a playoff spot — not to mention a monster season from an aging but steady Evgeni Nabokov. The season hinges on his health, because anything outside of a few missed games, and the Islanders are in real trouble. We all know about the condition of Rick DiPietro, and his ability.
Some more predictions…
The Islanders will dress at least 3 rookies next season. Ryan Strome, Brock Nelson and Matt Donovan have a very good chance at making the Islanders.
Sometime between now and the start of 13-14, Josh Bailey will be packaged in a trade. With players like Strome, Nelson and Nino all vying for regular jobs in 2013, and the emergence of David Ullstrom and Cacey Cizikas it will be tough to see where Bailey will fit.
Besides these upcoming forwards, Andres Lee will be signed and turn pro before next season. My guess is he will be poised to play in Bridgeport.
Calvin de Haan is the biggest question mark in the organization.
Rick DiPietro will not be bought out — ever. Stop asking for it. Accept that it won't happen, and understand that as of now it has no real impact on the team, provided he plays less than 10 games a season.
Should Visnovsky show up, and play, and the Islanders are out of it by the deadline, he will be traded to a contender.
Overall, this season is more about preparing for next season. It's hard not to consider what having a legit #2 center in Strome, with perhaps Nino and Nelson on his flanks will look like next season. Not to mention, how much better it will be for the Isles on the ice with Frans where he belongs as the #3 center with Grabner as part of a shut down line.
I am looking forward to Saturday after watching some of the stupidest nonsense coming from these players and owners. Perhaps my dream of 30 empty arenas on opening night will never come to fruition, but it is still good to have the game we love, back!
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I agree. I'll be relaxing and looking for the signs of breakout from the Isles this year. I'll be sweating the playoffs with the Nets this year.


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This is why I go back and watch. I've forgotten more LOST than I'd forgotten I had.
If you've been reading along, you know that I had NO recollection of the fate of Miss Klugh. I thought they just had her fade off into the temple sunset with the rest of Others. But now I see, oh yeah, Patchy killed her, and she asked him to!
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Half-way across the channel between islands, Kate tells Sawyer to go back for Jack. He talks her out of it. Even Jack didn't want them doing that. They also argue about whether to make straight for shore and from there hike to camp (Sawyer's plan) or whether to sail around the island until they find camp (Kate's plan). I'm with her. Nobody would have to carry Karl, and you wouldn't have to abandon the boat. But he wins out. They land, and camp. Karl says they shouldn't fight because they're lucky to be alive. We could actually extend that thought to the bigger picture if we were so inclined.
Jack assumes he's going to be killed now that the Other are done with him. He did his part - did the surgery, bought enough time for Kate (and Sawyer) to get away. But Tom only wants to move him somewhere. He and Juliet pass in the halls, both in handcuffs, both being escorted. She still smiles at him and says, "Hey," though. Always time for politeness you know.
Insult-to-injury -- Jack is moved right into Sawyer's old cage, the very one where he saw him and Kate getting all friendly-like. As if it weren't obvious enough that the Others want to break him down, get him to leave his friends behind, Tom comes out and even emphasizes the point: "You risk your neck to cut them loose, and they run away and don't look back..." But Jack's not having any of it. He does learn from Tom, though, that Juliet is in trouble, she's being kept in Jack's old cell, and there's a stern looking woman Tom refers to as "The Sheriff."
Kate Chats Up Karl
Hydra Island is the office, where they work. On "projects."
They live on the main island.
The kids they took? "We give them a better life." Better than what? "Better than yours."
They even have backyards.
His and Alex's pasttime used to be making up new names for the constellations, i.e. "Ursa Theodorus - the Teddy Bear"
I was just wondering the other day about the idea of the Others taking the children and other "good people." If someone lands on an island which can not be found and from which there is probably no escape, and you bring them into your culture, give them a nice life, keep them safe, feed them, comfort them... is that bad? It LOOKS bad since you began it with what looks just like kidnapping and acting against their will and the will of those who have been protecting them but are no more their guardians than you are, but in the end, is it so bad?
Juliet is allowed to come to Jack because Ben's stitches are infected. She asks Jack's help, not for the Others' or for Ben's sake, but for hers. She's in trouble for killing Pickett. Jack refuses to help Ben or her.
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A few final thoughts about '87Posted on August 19th, 2007 – 10:45 PM
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That was about as much fun as you can have while watching the home team score three runs in three games, and somehow (Johan, Silva, bullpen!) managing to win two of them. But this wasn't a weekend to get caught up in the games as much as it was to celebrate the 1987 World Series winners.
After the game Saturday night, the Twins hosted a party for the '87 team in the tent by the light-rail station. More than half the playets from the team attended, and it was a neat chance to watch them up close with each other and with their fans. The coolest thing about the weekend was the reception that Jeff Reardon received, everything from the $100,000 check presented by the Twins to the foundation Jeff and Phebe started in memory of their son Shane, who died of a drug overdose. Jeff and Phebe had no idea that was coming, and I don't think Jeff could have imagined the steady stream of well-wishers who visited with him throughout the weekend.
Rest assured, there was a lot of fun and silliness. At one point during the party, the players in attendance (led by Dan Gladden) gathered for a group picture with the World Series trophy that was on display. Dozens of phones and camera phones emerged as people gathered to watch the goofiness and click away.
Frank Viola and I chatted for a couple of minutes, until he spied Bert Blyelevan about 15 feet away in the crowded tent. Viola called out, "Hey, a$$—-."
Yes, Bert turned around.
Hardy Smith, who was 75 years old and a press box usher in 1987, was the oldest guy at the party. A little less nimble than he was back in the day, Hardy was doing pretty good for 95.
Greg Gagne brought his daughter for the weekend festivities, and you could tell she was awestruck by the way people reacted to her father, who kicked TC Bear's butt in the Saturday night home-run hitting contest before the game, She was 6 or 7 years away from being born when the Twins won the Series, and there's no way that a father's stories — especially the stories of a modest, soft-spoken father — could match the things she was seeing and hearing throughout the weekend.
Gagne wasn't sure at first that he wanted to attend the weekend. Now, I'm sure he can't imagine not being there.
I learned that Tom Brunansky has five kids and that his brother-in-law, former Twins catcher Dave Engle, works in the Baltimore Orioles' front office. Mike Smithson is the athletic director at Hickman County High School, which he attended as a kid and where the baseball team plays at "Smithson Field." (He didn't tell me that part.)
For the most part, we didn't talk much about 1987, as much as what's happened since.
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ALBANY, Ga. — Georgia Appeals Court Judge Herbert E. Phipps will be the speaker Thursday when the Albany Civil Rights Institute conducts its monthly Community Night at 7:30 p.m. at the museum on 326 Whitney Ave.
Phipps, who was a judge in Dougherty Circuit Superior Court before joining the appellate court, graduated from Morehouse College and earned his doctorate at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as an editor of the Law Review.
In 1971 Phipps, a Baker County native, joined C.B. King's law firm, which specialized in civil rights litigation. He also has served as magistrate and associate judge of the Dougherty County State Court and is a member of the Judicial Council of Georgia.
"It's important to revisit the past," Loretta Jones-Singleton, community night coordinator, said. "Only then can we truly go forward as a people. We believe in teaching all ages and races the importance of their history."
ACRI Community Night is scheduled to be conducted on the fourth Thursday evening of the month through October. The event is free to the public. For more information, contact (229) 432-1698.
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[I'm on with my rock 'n' roll pal Kaedy Kiely at 97.1 The River every Wednesday at 6:50 and 7:50 a.m. to talk about the latest rock news. Tune in to see what's up!]
Hearing Dave Stewart's name usually conjures an image of him cavorting with Annie Lennox, his partner in beautifully quirky '80s pop.
While Stewart will indelibly be linked to Eurythmics, whose British New Wave-soul leanings produced such classics as "Would I Lie to You," "Here Comes the Rain Again" and the much-covered "Sweet Dreams," it would be hard to find another musician with more varied interests than this man.
Consider: Over the years he's produced recordings from everyone from Jon Bon Jovi to Ringo Starr to most recently, Stevie Nicks and Joss Stone.
Between 2009 and 2011 came the birth of SuperHeavy, the supergroup consisting of Stewart, Stone, Mick Jagger and Indian composer A. R. Rahman, among others.
He wrote and produced the musical "Ghost," which, despite success in London, just closed on Broadway after a brief run. But the musical based on the Patrick Swayze-Demi Moore film will soon head to Germany and Australia.
He conceived the idea for and will executive produce Reba McEntire's return to TV, "Malibu Country," debuting on ABC in November.
Last year he released "The Blackbird Diaries," his first new material since 1998 that featured duets with Nicks, Martina McBride and Colbie Caillat. A film based on the making of the album, "The Blackbird Diaries and the Ringmaster General" debuts tonight (AUG22) at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre.
Oh, and he has his own line of wine – a shiraz dubbed The Ringmaster General released in collaboration with Australian winemakers Mollydooker – and another TV show in development about songwriters.
Exhausted yet?
Stewart isn't. And guess what? He's opening for Sugarland on Thursday (AUG23) at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta.
Of all of the fascinating twists in his career, opening for one of country's principal hitmakers might cause the most head-scratching.
But it makes perfect sense to Stewart, who played a handful of dates with the group recently and will open two other shows in Memphis and Oklahoma.
For Stewart, going country-blues for "The Blackbird Diaries," which he recorded in Nashville at McBride's studio, wasn't such an anomaly.
"I'm from the northwest of England and I learned the blues up there. My cousin used to send me records from Memphis," Stewart said last week from Los Angeles, where he currently resides. "I wanted to play this record live and thought, what kind of artist would be the right one to align myself with?"
He thought of friend Tom Petty, with whom he wrote "Don't Come Around Here No More," and Bob Dylan.
But then, "I saw Sugarland on TV and thought, these guys are very much like Annie and me – sort of a country version of Eurythmics."
What Stewart, who turns 60 next month, didn't know was that Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush were huge Eurythmics fans, so the partnership was harmonious from the start.
Stewart's all-female touring band includes ace guitarist Orianthi cq (not surprisingly, Stewart just finished producing her next record) and violinist Ann Marie Calhoun.
He admits that he wasn't sure what to expect from an amphitheater full of Sugarland fans the first time he opened for the group in Charlotte this spring; it took many in the crowd a while to realize he was that Dave Stewart.
"About halfway through my set, the audience was starting to go nuts, and by the end, I stopped the band and the whole 15,000 [in the crowd] were singing 'Sweet Dreams,'" he said with a chuckle.
So yes, there will be Eurythmics songs in his set, but recast in a "rock-country-blues" manner.
Stewart is still friends with Lennox – he couldn't join her at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics because he was vacationing in the Caribbean – and hinted that the two have "something special planned in London next year."
But it's not as if he doesn't have enough to keep his head-spinning until then.
So how does he manage a lifestyle stuffed with varied interests?
"I would say I'm a bit crazy," he said, laughing. "I was crazy in the wrong way earlier in life with drugs. Then I woke up and said, 'Hang on, I can go the other way, with creativity.' As you go through life you find something that you love, and in the world I work in, there's so many things to love."
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PGA TOUR stars and celebrities will once again descend upon the Tulsa area to help military families by participating in the fourth annual Patriot Cup on May 27 at The Patriot Golf Club in Owasso. Tickets for the golf event are $35 each for adults and are available through www.thepatriotcup.com. Children 16 and under, as well as active and non-active military personnel with military ID, are free.
Sponsored by Budweiser, the Patriot Cup pairs each of the participating 38 TOUR players and celebrities with an active or non-active military golfer and a Folds of Honor donor in a three-player match play event, pitting the Air Force against the other three divisions of the Armed Forces (Army, Marines and Navy). The competition will be filmed by NBC Sports/Golf Channel for a special to air later in the year.
The Patriot Cup benefits Owasso-based Folds of Honor Foundation, an organization founded by Major Dan Rooney that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and dependents of military members killed or disabled while serving our great nation. Now in its fourth year, the event continues to draw the top names in golf. Some of those committed for 2013 include Bo Van Pelt, Gary Woodland, Corey Pavin, Tom Lehman and Craig Stadler. Celebrity participants include Craig T. Nelson and David Feherty.
"This event offers area golf fans their only opportunity to see golf stars like Bo Van Pelt, Gary Woodland, Tom Lehman and others tee it up in their backyard," said Rooney, a former F-16 fighter pilot. "The Patriot Cup has evolved into an event embraced by the community. I can't think of a better way for families to spend Memorial Day than celebrating God, our country and the game of golf.
"The feeling of patriotism rings throughout the course during the Patriot Cup. From the bells tolling at 1300 to the scholarship families and members of the military on-hand, there are constant reminders that freedom is not free," he added.
Founded by Rooney in 2007, Folds of Honor has raised more than $25 million and awarded more than 3,800 scholarships. "With more than one million dependents of fallen or wounded military service men and women from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts alone and 87 percent not qualifying for federal educational assistance, there is much work to be done," he added.
The Patriot Cup marks the kick-off of a Red, White & Blue Summer for Budweiser, and the famed Clydesdales will be a part of the pageantry at The Patriot Golf Club. Throughout the summer, Budweiser will feature Folds of Honor tribute cans, long necks and tap-toppers. For every case of Budweiser sold between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, the company will donate $.05 to Folds of Honor.
Parking for spectators is available at no additional cost at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino or Stone Canyon Elementary with complimentary transportation to and from the course. Food and beverage vendors will be located at the course. Tickets can be purchased through The Joint ticket office at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino or by visiting www.thepatriotcup.com.
The event will be hosted at The Patriot Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course that opened in 2010. Each hole of this unique course carries the name of a great patriot, including George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Wright Brothers, to name a few.
This site is also the location of the Folds of Honor Foundation headquarters. Each day at 1300 (1 p.m.), the Foundation bell rings 13 times, signifying the 13 folds that form the triangle shape of the flag. At this time, everyone on the property pauses to remember that freedom is not free.
As part of its Memorial Day weekend celebration, Owasso-based Folds of Honor Foundation will once again host the Patriot Cup Gala, followed by a concert featuring country music star Dierks Bentley, on Monday, May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa. A limited number of tickets to the gala and concert are available to the public for $300 and can be purchased through "The Joint" ticket office or at www.thepatriotcup.com.
The gala serves as the closing ceremony for the Patriot Cup. Beginning at 5 p.m., it will feature a dinner and awards presentation followed by a benefit concert hosted by Bentley. During the gala, the fourth annual Corporal Brock Bucklin Patriot Award will be presented to golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Previous winners include former President George H. W. Bush (2010), PGA TOUR Player Corey Pavin (2011) and country music star Vince Gill (2012).
"Corporal Brock Bucklin and his family are the inspiration for everything we do and this is the most prestigious award given by our foundation," said Rooney. "Jack Nicklaus is not only the greatest golfer to ever live, but more importantly he is one of the greatest people I've met. With the support he gives to charities across the country, including many military-related organizations, he is truly deserving of this honor."
The Corporal Brock Bucklin Patriot Award is presented to an individual who displays unwavering, meritorious and extraordinary qualities of leadership, service and dedication to advancing genuine patriotism in America. Corporal Bucklin sacrificed his life in defense of America's freedoms. His sacrifice is memorialized in this award. The recipient of this award recognizes such sacrifices, and supports those who have made them. The characteristics of this prestigious award are in keeping with the best traditions of the United States of America, its founders and its defenders. Bucklin's son, Jacob Green, was the first scholarship recipient from the Folds of Honor Foundation.
Nicklaus is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and a renowned golf course designer. He won 120 tournaments as a professional including 73 on the PGA Tour and a record 18 major championships, including four U.S. Opens. On the Champions Tour, he claimed another 10 tournaments including a record eight majors (two U.S. Senior Opens). He played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team six times, was twice named Captain of the U.S. squad and was a two-time member of the Walker Cup team. He is the chief designer of nearly 290 courses around the world and his company, Nicklaus Design, has designed more than 365 courses in 34 countries. He has been heavily involved with The First Tee programs, has been a passionate supporter of several growth-of-the-game initiatives, and has contributed greatly to pediatric health care in Florida and nationally through the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation.
The benefit concert hosted by Dierks Bentley in "The Joint" of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will begin following the award presentation at approximately 8:30 p.m. Bentley has written and recorded 10 no. 1 hits and has recently released a new album, "Home."
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- The poorest return on investment position on the roster, Souray needs to be way better this season. A huge positive is the development of Grebeshkov who could be a solid top 4D this season. The Pitkanen number may be a little high but it's a moving target.
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- All of a sudden some very nice depth up the middle (and Cogliano also a part of the mix). There's likely to be some movement at this position before the end of the summer, with Stoll the likely candidate for a new address. Pouliot's future depends on Reasoner not re-signing and his ability to gain traction in TC. Gagner's role will only increase this season and the "Kid Line" lasts only long enough for him to show chemistry with the other elite skill players on this roster.
LEFT WING: Dustin Penner (4.25M), Andrew Cogliano (1.133M), Raffi Torres (2.25M), Ethan Moreau (2M), Curtis Glencross (1.5M-EST)
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RIGHT WING: Ales Hemsky (4.1M), Robert Nilsson (1.833M), Fernando Pisani (2.5M), Zach Stortini (.700M-EST)
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Great win by Carlton. Beat Richmond AND the four softest frees in finals history. #afltigersblues #AFLFinals— Geoff Slattery (@GeoffSlattery) September 8, 2013
The Blues are singing the song with gusto. It's on the big screen at the 'G and the Blues fans still at the ground are joining in with passion. Where does this final rate amongst finals upsets? It was 5th v 8th after all but we mustn't forget that there were so many Richmond players without finals experience. Zero. Zilch. Not a game. It can and does make a difference. The Tigers have to take the long-term view to use this result to make them better. They've made a great leap with vast improvement in 2013. Surely not all is lost for the yellow and black.
It's an eerie feeling at the MCG. The Tigers will be absolutely gutted. A sensational comeback by Carlton but the story IS Richmond. They gave up a match-winning lead. The Blues managed 12 goals to Richmond's four in the second half. The match was up for grabs at the final break and through the final term, but it was the Blues who stood up.
Take nothing for granted in this game.
FINAL SCORE: Richmond 14.11 (95) Carlton 18.8 (116)
SIREN!! Carlton wins! Devastation for Richmond. A brilliant come-from-behind win by the Blues. Twelve goals to four after half-time.
GOAL!!! Garlett runs into open goal. Cream on the cake. Salt in the wounds. All of that. Blues fans find plenty of voice. Tigers coach Damien Hardwick throws a water bottle in his room. Richmond 14.11 (95) Carlton 18.8 (116)
This is done. The Blues earnt their finals spot after Essendon's penalties. Now, after finishing eighth, they'll win and have a shot next week at the prelims.
Thousands of Richmond fans will leave the MCG devastated today ... They played well in a final but, well, they faded too. Disappointing outcome for such an improved team. Soul-searching to come.
The Blues have been HUGE in the last few minutes. Henderson just took a gutsy mark as Richmond pushed forward. The clock will beat the Tigers. Less than four minutes to play now. Three majors needed.
Gibbs, Murphy and Judd are Carlton's leading ball-winners. That certainly was one of the requirements for today's outcome to unfold. They've all had great second halves.
Little more than five minutes to play. Blues are looking to adopt some 'slow-down' tactics. Huge pressure on Richmond. This has been a mighty comeback by the Blues. I didn't see it happening ....
Jackson dragged down by Garlett on the wing. The Tigers were threatening to attack. Small things make for big moments.
GOAL!!!! The Blues race to a 16-point lead. Six minutes to play. There's time for Richmond but, gee whiz, the odds are stacked against them.
The Blues surge forward as we creep into time-on. A lunging Duigan takes a mark. He'll have another shot.
94,690 at Rich v Carl - best ever week 1 crowd in the final 5/6/8 systems since 1972. — Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) September 8, 2013
GOAL! We go another couple of minutes and Waite snags a vital goal. We're 18 minutes in. That's his fourth for the day. For a player who has copped plenty of heat during his career, he has stood up today. Another goal to the Blues will make it oh-so-difficult for Richmond.
GOAL!!!! Richmond. Maric snaps a beauty. The ball lands on the goal line and goes through. He immediately springs into action and does a little dance. The crowd is renewed. Margin cut to four points with about 10 minutes to play. Richmond 14.10 (94) Carlton 15.7 (98).
The figure for the MCG crowd has been posted ... 94,690 fans. Wow, wee.
GOAL!!! Judd finds space in the forward 50 and drills it! The Blues have jumped to a 10-point lead after 14 minutes. Judd was never going to miss ... he's too good a player! Even in his vintage.
GOALLL!!!!! Blues hit the front! GUESS who kicked it? Robinson with a gutsy chest mark and goal. Another element to the script. We're nine minutes into the final term .... Richmond 13.10 (88) Carlton 14.7 (91)
Richo is nervous here in the 3AW box. Tune in to hear his thoughts. Honest and fair analysis, with heart on his sleeve. #AFLTigersBlues — 3AW Football (@3AWisfootball) September 8, 2013
GOAL. Snappy reply from Carlton. Betts drills it home from right in front ... Three points the difference. Game on!
GOAL!!!! Maric makes no mistake with the easiest of kicks. Tigers get some breathing space, out by nine points. That Robinson decision will be one of the big talking points out of the game. Regardless of the outcome. For sure.
WOW! A mind explosion from Robinson ... A ball up right in front of goal and third man up Mitch Robinson blatantly punches the ball through for a behind ... FREE KICK. Maric to shoot on goal.
The opening score of the final term is a behind to Jeff Garlett. The sound from the crowd if and when Carlton hits the lead will be fascinating ....
ANALYSIS: Massive comeback by the Blues .... There were many contributors but Juddy was the stand-out. The former skipper had 11 touches for the term to drag his team back into the contest. Duigan up forward was terrific, too. Three goals for the game. Richmond knew this win was never going to come easily .... now they're living the big moment.
3QTime: Richmond 12.10 (82) Carlton 12.6 (78)
Brendan Fevola is a fan of Carlton's new danger up forward ....
Nick nick nicky D welcome to the big stage��— Brendan Fevola (@BrendanFevola25) September 8, 2013
GOAL!!!! Duigan for Carlton. The late inclusion kicks straight with a set-shot. The gap is closed to just three points after 27 minutes. Duigan joins Waite as the Blues' leading goal-scorer (both with three goals). The stage is set for the final term.
Two more behinds to Richmond in time-on. A hush regularly falls across the massive MCG crowd. My feeling in the early stages of this match has returned .... we've set for a nail-biting finish. The last quarter will best anyone's nerves.
GOAL. Ellis a huge settling goal for Richmond. Phew! At least for Tigers fans. They stem the bleeding. Their lead is back out to seven points. Richmond 12.7 (79) Carlton 11.6 (72)
Judd has been instrumental in the third term. Playing on one leg he has managed nine touches. Winning plenty of centre clearances .... ENORMOUS!
GOAL!!!! Betts mark and conversion. Only one-point the difference after 17 minutes. Must admit I didn't see this coming. Richmond 11.7 (73) Carlton 11.6 (72)
GOAL!!! A great snap from Scotland. Carlton are surging. This one comes right on 15 minutes and the Blues have owned the third term. Gee, what a momentum shift. Staggering. Makes for a better final!
GOAL!!! The Blues are coming. Duigan converts despite slipping over after his kick! It was a 35m kick and it made for Carlton's third goal in about five minutes. How will the Tigers respond? Momentum has shifted ... enormously.
GOAL!!! A great running effort from Garlett. Two in barely two minutes for the Blues. This is the challenge. It simply had to come. Carlton closes to within 19 points.
GOAL. A third to Waite. You simply can't underestimate just how important that goal was. Blues still within reach
The lights are coming on at the MCG ... wouldn't have picked that two hours ago. Only makes for a better spectacle really.
GOAL!!! Richmond with the all-important first major of the second half. Another one from a free kick. Walker was holding Edwards, and the Tigers made no mistake with his set shot. It's the Tigers by more than five goals now ... dangerous signs.
ANALYSIS: Neutral observers would have to conclude that Richmond is simply a better team. They've got more class and zip around the packs and two more-than-handy forwards in Riewoldt and Vickery. It seems that when Riewoldt is down, Vickery steps up. Great to see Chris Newman leading the Richmond possession count in his first ever final. Hard to even comprehend that - the finals stat, not his stat-winning ability. The Tigers have had several good mids so far, none the least Newman (14), alongside Deledio (12), Vlastuin (12) and Martin, Jackson, Houli and Rance (all with 11 touches). Carlton badly needs more from the likes of Scotland and Simpson. Chris Judd is lacking his usual authority, too. From this point, it's hard to see Richmond not doing enough to win. We'll see ....
HALF-TIME: Richmond 10.7 (67) Carlton 6.5 (41)
GOAL!!! Great kick under pressure from the Richmond captain. That makes seven goals for the term for the 'home' team. Cotchin's kick came after more than 32 minutes. Quite a term of footy from the Tiges. Seven goals ... just to remind everyone that three of those came courtesy of 50m penalties.
We're fast approaching the main break. An impressive quarter thus far from Richmond .... They attack again. Cotchin marks! The skipper is 40m out. He'll kick at goal .....This would be handy.
GOAL! Late inclusion Nick Duigan goals from a set shot. Nifty little pass from Betts. Betts was under pressure deep in the pocket but found a way to get boot to ball. Good footy Blues within 21 points after 27 minutes.
Late in the second quarter and you'd safely pick a Richmond win from this point. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but little has gone wrong for the Tigers in their first final since 2001. They don't look panicked. In contrast, their composure should be applauded.
GOAL. Richmond. Another one from a 50m penalty! Riewoldt is the beneficiary, kicking truly from about 35 metres. Tigers race to a 4-5 goal lead after 21 minutes.
GOAL. Snappy reply from Carlton. Robinson gathered the loose ball and kicked from 40 metres. They might be getting slaughtered around the packs, but they are converting from their limited chances. Nine scoring shots from 11 inside 50s.
GOAL!!! Classy goal to Martin for Richmond. He truly kicked truly right on 15 minutes to make little mistake about Richmond's dominance .... that's their fifth for the quarter. Richmond 8.6 (54) Carlton 4.4 (28)
GOAL!! Phew, for Blues fans. Waite stems the bleeding. A terrific kick from a tight angle under the Ponsford Stand. Blues badly need another
Gold Coast's Campbell Brown has a view on some of Richmond's recent goals (hey, there were a few 50m penalties) ...
Gift gift gift— Campbell brown (@Browndogg_30x) September 8, 2013
GOAL!!! This time it's Tuck. Four quick goals to Richmond and they lead by 25 points. The ball has barely left Richmond's forward 50 at the Punt Road End. We're 11 minutes into the second term and the Blues are in big trouble.
GOAL!!! Tigers again. Edwards boots truly after another 50m penalty! The floodgates haven't opened but someone is lurking with the key. Richmond 6.5 (41) to Carlton 3.4 (22) after eight minutes.
GOAL .... Another one to Richmond. Newman is the beneficiary after a 50-metre penalty. It seemed like a short 50 but it didn't bother the Tiger. He leant back from 40m and kicked truly. The look of quiet satisfaction on his face was evident. Richmond by 13 points after six minutes.
GOAL. Vickery with an almost-immediate reply for Richmond. Two goals to their other spearhead .... just a few real danger signs for the Blues.
GOAL. Betts keeps the Blues within touch. Just one point the difference now ...
Do you share this view?
So far, I #believe The Blues are playing like the bottom 10 side that they are #AFLFinals— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) September 8, 2013
Snap analysis: The inside 50 differential from the opening term jumps out ... Richmond (19) to Carlton (6). The Blues scored from all but one of their forward forays. Vlastuin, Deledio, Houli, Martin and Rance the big possession winners for Richmond. And they've had a better spread that Carlton. Just three touches to Riewoldt, so if he gets involved, look out!
QUARTER-TIME: Richmond 3.5 (23) Carlton 2.3 (15).
A very late behind to Warnock brings the Blues one point closer to Richmond. A good quarter of footy but Richmond should be further ahead.
Cometh the moment, cometh the man .... Cotchin GOAL!!! The Richmond skipper snaps up a sharp handball from Jackson and snaps truly on his left foot. A beautiful kick. Tigers get some slight breathing space. Less than one minute until quarter-time. Richmond 3.5 (23) Carlton 2.2 (14)
Tigers just aren't taking full advantage of their ascendancy. They've had 18 inside 50's to Carlton's four. They'd want a couple of goals on the board quickly.
Vlastun, Deledio and Martin getting plenty of early possessions .... Murphy in the thick of the action for the Blues. This is shaping as a contest that will be tight throughout. Genuine finals intensity on the cards.
GOAL. Tigers regain the lead. Petterd kicks truly from almost directly in front .... it's two goals each after 18 minutes. Richmond 2.4 (16) Carlton 2.2 (14)
We've got confirmation that Conca's game is over. The Tigers midfielder has been subbed out, replaced by the soon-to-be-retired Shane Tuck.
GOAL!! A good kick from the Blues forward. It's Carlton out by four points midway through the opening term.
Umpire!!! A free kick has been to Waite about 40 metres out from goal. In my eyes, that should have gone the other way .... an in-the-back decision to his Richmond opponent. Waite now has a shot on goal ...
We've got an injury .... Conca is off, assisted by trainers. Seems to be a hammy complaint, maybe even worse. That could be more than a hiccup for the Tigers.
Brendan Fevola is an interested observer ....
Kruz you punch when your behind.— Brendan Fevola (@BrendanFevola25) September 8, 2013
GOAL!!! Tigers on the board with their first major. Right on the 10-minute mark. Vickery marked but it was somewhat contentious. He was at the front of the pack, but 2-3 players had their paws on the ball. The umpire decreed that as the man in front, the mark was his.
There's a nervous energy around the terraces. Seven minutes in .... how can so many fans make so little noise. They're waiting for something to happen. The first significant moment that will give this game some sort of pattern.
GOAL ... At the other end it's Warnock who opens the account. The first goal to either team. The big man somehow found space in the forward 50, turned on one foot and snapped towards the goal face. It bounced through ....
BEHIND ... Well, not that great a start. The kick from Edwards misses to the left .....
Richmond picks up the opening clearance and they go deep into the forward line. Mark to .... Aaron Edwards. A terrific start by the Tigers.
Blues kicking to the Punt Road End. A remarkable roar from the crowd greets the opening bounce ....
Here's the confirmation ....
ANOTHER LATE CHANGE: @dirty_14 is out of the side. He has been replaced by Nick Duigan. #BELIEVE— Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) September 8, 2013
Here's some late drama just before the bounce .... the Blues have made one more change. Brock McLean appears to have hurt himself in the warm-up and is out. Duigan takes his spot in the 22. Gee, whiz.
Just about 12 minutes until the first bounce now. MCG is a sight to behold. Walking towards this great venue it was plain to see that the Richmond faithful were making the most of this moment ... the first time in years since they played finals. Yellow and black colours were to be seen everywhere.
One late change at the MCG, but Chris Judd is playing. For Carlton, Levi Casboult replaced in selected side by Andrew McInnes. Richmond as selected. Shane Tuck the substitute for the Tigers. Troy Menzel gets that role for Carlton.
Richmond fan Dugald Jellie in his finery at the MCG.
Naturally, there's been so much attention on Richmond and its fan ahead of this clash. Normally the September period is reserved for annual holidays for the yellow and black brigade. But in 2013 not only have they reached the top eight, they've finished fifth and are deserved warm favourites for this clash. It it was great to hear from Richmond fans during the week. Dugald Jellie, for one, gave us an insight into just what this means for Tiger fans.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Richmond-Carlton elimination final. Wow, what a match-up and what a day. Richmond's first final in 12 years. A lovely sunny spring day in Melbourne. A crowd in the range of 90,000 fans at the MCG. Bring it on.


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