Travis who???

In round 1, 1984, Gary Ablett made his senior debut for the Cats, and those of us there were wondering how some midfielder had captured our imagination more than Mark Jackson, who booted 9 goals that day. Not only did Ablett give us Geelong supporters real hope, but he pretty much guarenteed that most of us had the famous number 5. Since Ablett's retirement, noone has pulled on the number 5 down at Kardinia Park (and it'll always be Kardinia for us), and it's pretty much the way we like it. Aside from Nate or Junior pulling it on, it should be retired, not to be given to some young muppet called Travis Varcoe. Sorry Trav, you're probably a good lad and maybe some day you'll be good enough to do well in the AFL, but not wearing a number 5.

Hopefully I'll be wrong, and Travis Varcoe will be the 'next big thing', but I get the distinct impression that this is going to end very ugly and that I'm going to be enraged further, particularly when Travis plays his first game and someone refers to him as 'an excitement machine'.

It can only end badly.