HG Nelson

I mean, Herd wants to go back by the looks, but, you know, the top people, the top people, I'm not sure who the top people are, but, you know, whispers reaching me from the top say it's never going to happen.

Elsewhere, a name change controversy lurks.

The Whatley Royal Commission is calling for submissions from football fans for a new name for the GWS Giants.

I mean, what's wrong with Giants?

I love it.

An expert subcommittee headed up by Cain Corns, Ross Lyon, Ambassador Curnow, Tex Walker and Grub Green have been tasked...

with the job of producing a new name and expect to have a short list by, wait for it, November 1.

With the new name looming, the Giants made a big statement at Energy last Sunday when the premiers, against the premiers, should I say, in the third quarter, the big, big sound from the west of the town, booted 14 goals, four points, an AFL third quarter record.

That's an incredible number.

You know, let's say they're 20 minutes long.

Can I do the maths here correctly?

20 minutes, roughly.

So every 90 seconds, they're kicking a goal.

It's just an implausible amount of action there.

And, you know, what were the Lions thinking?

They love to get on the nod.

I know the Lions.

And they were caught completely on the nod by the big, big sound.

Stringer and Grubb turned back the clock and slotted through five majors each in what was described elsewhere as a stunning quarter of football.

And with the World Cup about to unleash uncontrollable passions in America, A-League climaxed with Auckland FC winning the crown last weekend against Sydney FC, tuned short but sweet 1-0.