As you may or may not have noticed, the country does not have a government proper at the moment, just a caretaker arrangement that appears to be ticking over in a rather attractive – do we actually need so many politicians? – fashion while various shady deals are hammered out between the major parties and the eclectic bunch of independents.

[font=Arial][size=3]Reading the runes of these deals, it is interesting...click here to read more...

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So Matthew Knights is gone. One of the most predictable events of the season took place last night, as Essendon decided to steal the top item on the evening news from that attention hog Ben Cousins and have it all for themselves by relieving themselves of their senior coach. Three years, one final, thanks for nothing.

The commotion that surrounded Essendon all year, as they defeated two top four teams but lost to the bottom two interstate teams in Melbourne, was that this mediocrity simply wasn't good enough.

Plenty of blame has been directed at Matthew Knights, and he has been held accountable...click here to read more...

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I will happily admit that I watched every second of Ben Cousins’ documentary Such Is Life last night. And loved it. Even went round to a mate’s house with a six pack. Made a night of it.

But I won’t be watching the second instalment tonight.

[font=Calibri][size=3]The first instalment had so many highlights: Cuz being open and honest about the drugs...click here to read more...

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With politics very much in the front of everyone's mind, Andrew Demetriou didn't want to be left out last week.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had announced the commitment of $36 million to further redevelopment of Skilled Stadium in Geelong, unconditional on Australia winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup

In addition to the benefits to the Geelong Football Club, this funding would also increase the possibility of Geelong becoming a host city for an A-League or Twenty20 franchise.

However, Mr Demetriou didn't really want any part of it, implying the Opposition of merely playing politics with the...click here to read more...

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Brad Johnson should do the right thing by his football club and retire this week. That he would join two other undoubted champions of the game in Ben Cousins and Simon Goodwin in hanging up the boots this week would be a fitting tribute to a long and storied career.

[font=Calibri][size=3]There’s those sentimentalists who would like Johnno to get one last shot at a flag. I am by a large a sucker for sentiment in footy, but in this case, cold...click here to read more...

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