My goal is to be the first one across the finish line.

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says its unfortunate that Lin Jongs tour of Collingwoods training base has been aired publicly but he wasnt the first and wont be the last contracted AFL player to visit a rival club mid-season.And Buckley would do it again.The Magpies were caught out in their efforts to lure Jong, 23, from the Western Bulldogs after a visit last week was reported by News Corp.The emerging midfielder is out of contract at years end.Jong put the interest aside to perform strongly for the Bulldogs in their stirring four-point win over Sydney on Saturday.But Buckley - who played tour guide and met with Jong during his covert visit - was left red-faced when the brash play became public this week.He suggested hed be furious if hed learned of one of his players checking out Whitten Oval with Luke Beveridge.If I was in Bevos shoes you definitely wouldnt be happy, he said.Its for that reason that Buckley reached out to Beveridge, leaving a message on his phone.Buckley was adamant he hadnt broken any code between AFL coaches, insisting this was common practice.What was unusual is that it was reported.To the Collingwood coach, these are unsightly but necessary parts of the job.(In) the back half of the year managers and players alike are shoring up their futures, he said.Were not going to leave any stone unturned speaking to those managers in particular to improve our list and to find out whats on the market.Most conversations dont go anywhere but every now and then they do. Very rarely do you know about them.Its happened consistently and Im sure its happened with the shoe on the other foot.Its dog eat dog.There still are morals and laws that are expected and accepted. We like to believe we follow those.Buckley and Melbourne coach Paul Roos agreed this should not be the start of an NRL-style system where players declare their next move while still playing for their soon to be ex-club.What I would have a problem with, having lived in Sydney, is the NRL system, Roos said.It just doesnt work. And thats the other extreme.What were talking about I guess with Lin Jong is somewhere in the middle and were all going to have different views on that.AFL Players Association boss Paul Marsh disagreed on that point, saying views needed to mature and footballers were professional enough to get on with the job.He paused before considering whether hed do the same again, deciding to act on advice from Magpies list manager Derek Hine.Good question, he said.Derek is our list manager. Hes in constant contact with managers and if he felt it was an appropriate step and I was asked to come along, I would. Chicago Bulls Gear . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. Fake Bulls Jerseys . 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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Always B Miki and Freaky Feet Pete join 2015 Horse of the Year Wiggle It Jiggleit on Saturday in the $500,000 Ben Franklin Stakes at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.This will be the first time all three horses have been in the same race.Wiggle It Jiggleit is the 5-2 morning line favorite. He has won eight of 11 races this year and 31 of 38 lifetime, finishing worse than second only once.Always B Miki, a 5-year-old stallion, has won eight of 10 races since returning from injury last October. Freaky Feet Pete has won five of six races this year and 29 of 33 career starts.Always B Miki won last week in 1:47 at Pocono, equaling the record for the fastest mile on a five-eighths-mile track. One race later, Freaky Feet Pete won in 1:47.1, setting the record for the fastest mile by a 4-year-old on a five-eighths track. Before those two performances, Wiggle It Jiggleit won in 1:48.1.The fastest pacing mile is the 1:46.1 timme-trial mark by Cambest in 1993.dddddddddddd The fastest time for a race mile is 1:46.4 by four horses.Larry Rheinheimer bred Freaky Feet Pete and trains the stallion for wife Mary Jo and son Marty. He thinks the record for a race mile -- if not the time-trial clocking could fall in the Franklin final.Its a possibility if it all goes the right way, he said. But I dont worry about that until afterwards. My goal is to be the first one across the finish line. The time? Well take that when it comes.Wiggle It Jiggleit co-owner George Teague Jr. understands the challenge.Im not going to kid you, Id rather be 1-9 going for $500,000 than have to race those other two horses, he said. Id be stupid to say anything differently. But to be a part of this, its definitely a lot of fun. Im all pumped up. I love our chances. ' ' '