The team we love to beat - Black and Magenta

I don't mind losing to Carlton. I don't mind losing to the Dockers. I couldn't stand losing to the Black and Magenta boys.

The latest episodes of one of world sport's great rivalries (everyone else versus Black and Magenta) was played out yesterday near Churchill Avenue. A 5-1 victory was a fitting reward for all those hours over summer on the sandhills and all those early morning recovery sessions at Hinsby.

Bring on the South Hobart machine.

Stuart MacGill

Stuart MacGill - not a popular person apparently. I have always liked Stuart. Whenever he lost his temper on the field I got the impression he cared about something - or perhaps about nothing. Either way I sympathised - although I was never sure what I was sympathising with. Passion didn't quite fit the sanitized mould.

Great to see him heading up the Ashes coverage - apparently he also has a wine show on cappo pay per view television. What I like about his approach is that it appears this is the first time he has done this.

Rodney Hogg's great call that no one will get a century in this test is worthy of note too. Does Damien Martyn always look startled? I presume Mo Mathews is still available for test selection - would be good to play him in an inconsequential test some time. Perhaps next time England tour it should be during our winter - we could play them in Cairns and Darwin!

The ACB would do well to give the free to the people rights to SBS for home tests too.