RODNEY 'Rocket' Eade wants to see a sea. And not just any sea -- a red, blue and white sea; a moving, chanting, foaming human sea clad in the colours of the west and screaming the Swans into meek submission as they take on the Dogs tonight at the MCG.
And the Bullies will need the pump up too after deciding to do away with speakers of the motivational variety in the lead up to the game.
It seems last week's duo, messrs Archer and Grant, didn't quite come up to scratch. But The Four Points believes the concept is sound and needs tweaking rather than abandonment.
If Arch and The Chin did not do the trick then perhaps the opposite end of the spectrum should be explored to find someone who has never played a game of AFL football, never put their body on the line and never had their hair braided during an end of season trip to Bali.
In unrelated news, the Four Point is available for motivational speaking appointments at a to-be-disclosed rate.
2. Avast ye matey!
IF ONLY Saints onballer Lethal Leigh Montagna had studied the classics more assiduously at school he would know the folly he is leading himself into.
On Thursday, Montagna admitted that the Saints were looking to avenge their poor showing against Geelong, and said plenty of his teammates were in "a similar boat".
Revenge? A nautical theme? Shiver me timbers, The Four Points thinks we have another Cap'n Ahab on our hands!
Don't go looking for that white whale, Leigh -- that way, madness lies . . . twenty-five possessions and a goal or two will do just as well.
3. Favouring the starboard side
AND IN keeping with the wet and wild theme, Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss has appointed Olympic kayaker Daniel Collins as his "high performance manager", which in football speak means someone who will get the players fit.
The Four Points is led to believe that the Lions hope Collins' appointment will lead to a flag within five years . . . or two years if the rate of global warming is drastically worse than currently feared.
Because the high temperatures will melt stuff . . . and everything will get wet . . . and kayakers, you know they do their stuff in water . . . and, hey look over there!
4. Blight, you toss-bag!
IT'S RARE for The Four Points to "log on" and vote "online" but in this case we have made a "notable" exception.
The best grand final grabs is a corker of a competition. It not only features some of the best marks ever but also some of the best pieces of commentary of all time.
" Jesaulenko you beauty!" would surely be short-priced favourite to take out the best grand final sound byte ever, although "Leo Barry, you star" may give it a run for its money given gen Y's tech-savvyness and not ever having heard of Alex Jesaulenko before.
Of course, if Channel Ten could persuade Malcolm Blight to drop a few "rat's toss-bag" references in the grand final 2008 broadcast, all bets are off. Indeed.
WHAT’S COMING UP
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