City and colour: what is a club?
Everything you consider to define a club can just as quickly be argued against. It is everything and it is nothing. Most will quickly point to the jumper. “When you pull on the colours of the club…” If...
View ArticleMelbourne deserve the priority pick, just don’t give it to them!
Melbourne deserve the priority pick in the upcoming draft. But don’t give it to them, for the love of God! I’ll lay my colours on the line early. I’m all red and blue, but I like to think I can be...
View ArticleRobbing the AFL’s rich won’t help the poor
The current zeitgeist of equalisation through the AFL is a good and noble thing. Many seem to disagree. But punish the rich for being rich? It’s not going to help. I’ve seen comments along the lines of...
View ArticleAFL needs to stop punishing courage
The AFL world has turned into Paris of the 18th century, with fans preparing to storm AFL House and free the theoretical prisoners of laws that are putting the game in a stranglehold. While Andrew...
View ArticleThe most sought-after position in AFL
When a senior coaching position becomes available, the assistants will submit their resumés in the hope of securing the top gig. Interviews lead to whispers – tweets in the modern day – about who is...
View ArticleFor Essendon, the damage is already done
‘Mud sticks’ is an old adage that will haunt Essendon. It will take a miracle for the Bombers to escape from this chaos with their dignity intact. Sports fans don’t forget history (in the case of the...
View ArticleForget back-to-back, the Dogs won’t make the finals
The Western Bulldogs aren’t going to play finals footy in 2017. I’ve made this call among friends and they’ve laughed at me, looked at me with bewilderment, and some have threatened the ultimate...
View ArticleBlame the rules, not the umpies
It’s a job that when done to perfection goes completely unnoticed, but when sub-par, in even the thinnest of slivers, is the reason for the all the world’s perils. Umpires. I don’t envy them. It takes...
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What’s next for North?
North Melbourne have adopted the famous mantra of the late, great Ted Whitten and “Stuck It Right Up ‘Em”. Every media pundit had them at the bottom of the ladder with only the faintest glimmer of a...
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Footy is back, but do we care?
Harsh, I know, yet the excitement I felt when Round 1 was confirmed to go ahead is nowhere to be seen now. Gill McLachlan has announced that footy is back on June 11. I anticipated ticker tape being...
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