Just on Batchelor. A bloke at work plays for Sandringham and said they've got 27 Saints named this weekend (which he's a bit dirty on since he got the 2011 most consistent reserves player at the Zebras and was promised some firsts game time) and some are still playing next week. I made a point that we're playing Thursday and they're playing Sunday, but he reckons it still happens if a player is borderline and the club just want to get a little bit more run in their legs.
I'm still not hopeful, but thought I'd chuck that in.