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'The Vandomonians' are a four piece
(mostly) three piece (sometimes) two piece (occasionally) blues/rock
band. Matt on Guitar and Vox, Zane on Guitar, Jy on Bass and Gary on
Drums.
The members are all currently studying at the
Conservatorium: The drummer is studying guitar, the bass player is
studying tuba but plays guitar on the side, the guitarist plays
banjo and pedal steel and is studying classical guitar and the
singer is studying classical guitar but also plays drums. Got
that.
We all have eclectic musical interests but found common
ground in the blues. We play everything from turn of the century
delta blues up to 70's blues influenced rock. Music from Bob Dylan,
Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, The Rolling
Stones, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Band, Johnny Winter
etc.
No 7: West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, round 16, first quarter.
In the end, it was more about the player than the game. But more than that, it was more about the fans than the player.
"The player" was Ben Cousins. Suspended in the pre-season and then shipped off to drug rehab in California, the fans had waited.
And waited. Cousins was initially slated to make his comeback in round 14 after returning to training with the side earlier that week. Hamstring tightness saw another delay.
But in round 16, it happened. Cousins – sensibly – was started on the bench by his coach. Just six minutes into the term, he stopped running sprints along the boundary and headed to the interchange gates. The crowd rose as one, with one voice.
Cousins had a cracker of a game. Collecting just shy of 40 possessions made him best on ground for most at Subiaco, although the Sydney coaching staff didn't give him a vote in the annual Coaches' Association award.
As you would expect from teams for whom the past six contests had been decided by a combined 13 points, the game was a cracker. But that wasn't the point of the night for most supporters. Ben was back, and all was right with the world.
For a while, anyway.
By Jennifer Witham, Jason Phelan, Mic Cullen and Ben Broad
Exclusive to AFL BigPond Network
'No grapple tackle' for NRL in 2008
The 2008 NRL premiership will include fewer interchanges per game and the grapple tackle stripped from players' repertoire among experimental rule amendments and changes to referee interpretations for next season.
There will be two experimental rule amendments and changes to referee's interpretation in six key areas, the National Rugby League announced.
The two experimental rule amendments approved are reducing the number of interchanges, use of replacement players, from 12 to 10 a match and ball stripping permitted if the ball carrier is in the act of trying to ground the ball for a try.
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) gave approval on Christmas Eve for the experimental law amendments after a review where coaches, players, referees, club officials and the boards of the NRL and ARL were consulted.
Interpretation changes within the NRL premiership do not need RLIF consent.
The six interpretation changes include scrapping the grapple/wrestle tackle from the game.
Any prolonged contact with the head or neck will be penalised and more serious cases will involve a visit to the judiciary.
In tackles known as The Crusher where a player uses his body weight to bend and exert pressure on another players head/neck, the judiciary will treat them very seriously and they'll be graded accordingly.
Props will have to bind tighter on the feeding side at scrums with their outside leg forward so the half-back puts the ball into the tunnel, which should minimise forwards leaving the scrum early and play breaking down at the scrum base.
Referees can allow quick 20 metre restarts once officials are in position regardless of whether defence is ready or not.
Also referees can ask the video referee to check on ball stripping if unsure, which depends on the NRL reaching agreement with broadcasters so games are not delayed.
Kickers will have more protection with the tackler or tacklers not to contact the punter dangerously.
Goal-line restarts will have a standard time where the referee can warn teams once and then give a penalty kick 10 metres out if the warning is ignored.
The video referee will monitor the time and notify the referee.
And referees are to be more vigilant on players trying to gain head start on 10 metres at ruck.
(local times are shown) Up Coming Investec - Super 14 Rugby (15 feb - 31 may 08) games ...
15-02-2008 7:05pm Queensland Reds v Highlanders (NZ) - Brisbane
15-02-2008 7:10pm Sharks (SA) v Western Force - Sydney
15-02-2008 7:35pm Crusaders (NZ) v Brumbies - Christchurch
16-02-2008 5:00pm Stormers (SA) v Bulls (SA) - Cape Town
16-02-2008 7:05pm Cheetahs (SA) v Lions - Bloemfontein
16-02-2008 7:35pm Blues (NZ) v Chiefs (NZ) - Auckland
16-02-2008 7:40pm Waratahs v Hurricanes (NZ) - Sydney
22-02-2008 6:00pm Cheetahs (SA) v Western Force - Bloemfontein
22-02-2008 7:35pm Hurricanes (NZ) v Queensland Reds - Wellington
22-02-2008 8:05pm Bulls (SA) v Crusaders (NZ) - Pretoria
23-02-2008 7:00pm Sharks (SA) v Stormers (SA) - Durban
23-02-2008 7:05pm Lions v Blues (NZ) - Johannesburg
23-02-2008 7:35pm Chiefs (NZ) v Waratahs - Hamilton
23-02-2008 7:40pm Brumbies v Highlanders (NZ) - Canberra
29-02-2008 6:30pm Lions v Western Force - Johannesburg
29-02-2008 7:35pm Hurricanes (NZ) v Chiefs (NZ) - Wellington
29-02-2008 8:35pm Stormers (SA) v Crusaders (NZ) - Cape Town
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