I Just Want To Watch The Game
Big boofy blokes on the tele, telling me loudly that they know stuff. Mansplaining their expert opinions throughout the game until I have had enough and turn the sound down to escape them. I remember…
Fremantle Blown Away By Relentless Hawkes
I have to say, how wrong headed can the Fox Footy AFL expert David King be! Captain Emphatic, David King, was blowing hard about the x3 Fremantlle key forwards and how they would be the…
Strippers At The Centre Of Sydney Swans Alleged Sex Crime
OK time to get real now. It appears from available information that the women at the centre of the alleged Sydney Swan player sexual crimes were exotic dancers or strippers in the more common parlance.…
Club Must Sack The Sleazy Sydney Swans
Alas, you do not come back from this alleged salacious sex crime with your livelihood intact. Oh, how the mighty have fallen! Isaac Heeney has gone from children’s book inspiration to tabloid sex crime fodder.…
Sydney Swans Sink Their Flag Hopes Via Sin
Maybe, this is following some sort of internal script, like the 9 stages of grief or something of that nature? I mean you pin your flag to the fortunes of a footy team for nie…
The Sydney Swans Bomber Contest
How many times did the Swan’s players give the ball to Essendon via silly disrupted handpasses and poor kicks? I counted at least 25 times and it could have been more. It is hard to…
Big Money & Sport: It Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be!
Talking heads in the AFL media like to tell us that all the players are in it to win a premiership. This may have been so back in the day, when these commentators were playing…
The Aboriginal Footballer Problem In The AFL
You may or may not have noticed a dearth of Indigenous footy players running around in the current crop of AFL players. Indeed, you may be aware of the absence of star players like Bobby…
Hey Sydney, Stop Hugging & Start Contesting Like You Mean It
Concerning video footage has confirmed what I suspected. Sydney Swans players are hugging and embracing each other prior to running out on the field. Now, I am all for public displays of affection at the…
Sydney Swan’s Defence Is A Leaky Boat
The Sydney Swan’s defence is a leaky boat. These defenders just don’t defend enough when it matters. Tom McCartin standing off when his player is free, resulting in goals to Adelaide. Too many Sydney defenders…
The Sydney Swans’ Downhill Skiers
The accusations are coming quick and hot – ‘they can’t win the premiership!’ ‘Swans just not good enough!’ The Sydney Swans’ downhill skiers. Too many players running ahead looking for the easy option rather than…
Watching The Football In The Age Of Armchair Experts
It is pretty tough watching football in the age of armchair experts. There are so many paid pundits commentating during AFL matches broadcast on Fox Footy that judgements fly faster than the Sherrin. Back in…
Sydney Swans In 2026
Here is my take on the Sydney Swans in 2026. Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox seems like a ripping bloke. A very likable chap who once was the greatest ruckman of his era. Now, in…
Sydney Swans Season 2026 Opening Round Game
I am writing this as a long time Swans supporter. The Sydney Swans season 2026 opening round game was a tale of two halves in extremis. I must admit I was cursing Dean Cox at…
Donald Trump’s Caddie
Imagine being Donald Trump’s caddie! I want you to close your eyes for a moment and really visualise that you are the caddie of Donald J Trump. You might have heard that Trump is an…
AFL Trade Week: Stretching Truth & Substance
The AFL media, post-season for the main game, desperately kept the balls in the air in terms of public attention. AFL trade week: Stretching truth and substance. Let’s face it fans of the game hate…
AFL Clamping Down On Off The Ball Hits In Finals
AFL umpires are penalising those off the ball hits in the first week of the finals. The ugly come from behind bumps on unsuspecting players, when play has been stopped, are being heavily penalised. The…
Homophobic Adelaide Crows Fail To Fire In Final
Collingwood outpressured the home side in the first AFL qualifying final. The Magpies were more desperate and more polished when it mattered. Homophobic Adelaide Crows fail to fire in final. It is a funny thing,…
Very Few Actual Defenders Get Drafted Into The AFL
One of the reasons we have zone defences in the AFL is to make the game more dynamic. There has been a concerted effort over the last decade by the official game definers to ensure…
Fremantle Letting Themselves Down Again
A record non-derby crowd at Optus Stadium were subjected to Fremantle letting themselves down again. The Dockers docked any dare and flair; whilst Brisbane outgunned them in every department of AFL football. The game was…