I know this is an AFL blog but I love the other football just as much. I amso luck to have adopted Man City when I was 13 I cant imagine what it is like for the people of Manchester who have waited their entire lives for this day.
For everyone who missed it – sometimes sports brings out stories that if you were told them you would think the storyteller was lying – but they’re true. CMON CITY!!!

Round 4 Friday, April 20
St. Kilda vs. Fremantle Docklands
Until the Dockers prove that they can travel and win I wont ever tip them away fromWA – except for GWS and GCS and Melbourne (Right Now)

Saturday, April 21
Carlton vs. Essendon MCG
The blues have just been in red hot form – good to see them easing into the season – can the Bombers beat them? Probably not but lets wait and see.

Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide …

The dawn of the Supercoach and Dreamteam league seasons is upon us, the wait is finally over and bragging rights between friends, families, colleagues and complete strangers is up for grabs after a long pre-season of sifting thouugh rookies and mid-priced bargains. But what to do now? How do you get your team ready to roll?
In this the episode we look at the basic strategies from here to get maximum value from your rookies and prune out the mid-priced disasters via the dreaded “side-ways trade”. Thats right I said it! …

Friday, April 13
Carlton vs. Collingwood
If both sides were at full strength I would be tipping the Pies as I still believe that if both played their very very best Collingwoods is marginally better. But I think the Pies are way off 100% so its the Blues.
Saturday, April 14
Richmond vs. Melbourne
As a Richmond supporter I am not as optimistic about this game as others. The Tigers have struggled to overcome the Demons in recent seasons largely on the back of Sylvia, Jurrah and Frawley’s dominance. With 2 of those 3 missing …

With the implementation and support of the new AFL franchises in question after some awful hidings, it is a fair time to review the decision not to admit a Tasmanian team into the AFL competition. As part of this discussion I have included a hypothetical marketing brief for a possible Tasmanian AFL Club to assist in debunking the myth that Tasmania could not support an AFL Club.