Trying To Understand AFL Footy
Funnily enough I am not a new Australian. I am not a mere visitor to these shores. I have lived and breathed the blessed air of this great southern land since Molly Meldrum was straight and Kent had it all together. Despite my many years wracked up on both the Continue Reading
Too Much Scrutiny of a Silly Game
Sport in Australia is akin to a naked fat man in a fishbowl bending over. There is way too much scrutiny of a silly game through the lenses of multiple media channels. Talk of AFL coaches and players facing unreasonable levels of stress and pressure in their jobs is all Continue Reading
Why We Need Relegation in AFL
Watching the North Melbourne Kangaroos play the Western Bulldogs on Good Friday answers that question – why we need relegation in AFL. Footy pundits in the media sounded off in the lead up to this game about how the Kangaroos needed to be competitive in this stand-alone Melbourne game. They Continue Reading