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Can you believe it? 5 more rounds of regular season footy before OAFL finals action begins. Where has the season gone? And with only 5 rounds remaining there's still plenty of sides still in the mix to finish in the top 6. The Eagles, Blues and Gargoyles look to have locked up the top 3 - but who finishes in the top 2 between the Blues and Gargoyles is still very much undecided. This weekend's game will have plenty on the line for these two sides. If the Gargoyles get up they will be on the same premiership points but probably on lesser percentage meaning they'll still be 3rd - however a big win might make thigs interesting. While for the remaining 3 spots there's still a block of sides scrambling to stay in the running. The Roos, Hawks, Dingos, Wildcats and Rebels are all mathematical chances as only a couple of games separate these sides. But on current form you'd have to say that the Wildcats and Rebels have their work cut out for them. But while there's hope...

Well well well, what an interesting weekend of footy. Well it would have been interesting for the Eagles, Dingos, Demons and Blues anyway... and most likely forgettable for the rest. There's nothing quite like walking off the pitch at the end of full time and having to hear the smug satisfaction of the winning team giving your side (the losing side) 3 cheers before they go on to sing their club song. Who gives a #beep about three damn cheers? No one. Sure it's good sportsmanship. But really everyone knows neither side really cares. For the winners, they're just doing it out of pity and a feeling of obligation that it's the right thing to do. For the losers, they just want another chance to reverse the result. And that's why we keep coming back to competing. To be able to be that side that gets to do the right thing - before belting out your clubs team song. Anyways it seems in my old age I'm starting to wander off conversationally... I know none of you youngsters care about what I have to say, you just want to know what happened in last weekend's footy. So here are the results:

Salutations to you sad excuses for living organisms. Blue Beetle here. Now before I get started on this week's Beetle Wrap I wanted to address the issue of my identity. I raise this issue only because I've received an obscene amount of mail asking about my true identity. For some reason there's a guy running around saying that he's behind my reports. Well for those who think Dan Garret is my supposed true identity, think again. I don't even think he's a registered member with the Central Blues is he? Regardless if he feels the need to claim the credit of my work then so be it. It does not effect me in any way. I don't do this for the fame - I do this, well because I can. Here are my thoughts on last weekend's Ontario Australian Football League action.

Well that was a quick turnaround, this OAFL Stuporhero caper is definitely not all it's cut out to be. In fact I've forgotten why I'm even here! What do I care what the OAFL bloggers are saying?? Although the World XVIII diaries kept by the two OAFL players (John Elliot and Riyad Karacic) have been very very good. Check them out HERE. These kids are living a once in a lifetime opportunity in being a part of the first ever "world team" that will compete in the AFL Under 16 Championships. Seriously, I don't see any "ultimate" frisbee players being sponsored by their league and major governing body to be flown to the other side of the world to play "ultimate" frisbee... What sort of sport calls itself "ultimate frisbee" anyways?!?!? Aussie Rules is bad enough in terms of looking at it from an international markeing point of view. But that's a whole other argument. But back to these two youngsters, they are receiving world class coaching using all the available tools used by the AFL clubs in Australia. Imagine having a guy like Michael O'Loughlin (who was a superstar with the Sydney Swans) as your coach?! Amazing. Much like the Eagles Aaron Falcioni who trained and played a season in Australia - these two youngsters will have a huge advantage over other Canadian players with the insights into the Australian game that they will receive during this AFL experiment. The Etobicoke footy club has done a top notch job in developing these kids already and will be reaping the benefits of their ongoing support well into the future I'm sure.