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OUT OF BOUNDS #6 - AFL Abolishes Football
Nothing is happening.
Nothing at all.
The AFL has succeeded in doing what Keith Dunstan and Philip Adams could only dream of.
They have abolished football.
After the halcyon days of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Cup we moved through a twilight zone that was to football what Ararat is to nightlife.
Is it wrong this teasing yawn of a weekend, absent of football?
Hmmm.
Maybe it’s fatigue? Player fatigue, eight weeks into the year. I can see that. A need to recover from the pre-preseason perhaps? Is it administrator fatigue? A need to recover from whatever they’ve been taking for the last two years?
Maybe someone just lost the keys.
Whatever it is it’s very mysterious.
But it all changes this weekend when the thing happens.
The real thing.
Even better than the real thing, as Bono assures me.
A Source Close To Your Humble Correspondent was rather relieved, for she takes but a passing interest in matters tribal, and rather enjoyed the opportunity to witness Things Other Than Football (TOTF). TOTF are of course irrelevant to the day to day functioning of most reasonable people. Now is the time for all reasonable thinking people to hunt these people from the homes and…
…sorry, I got a bit carried away there.
So what’s on this weekend?
Footy, that’s what’s on.
And what are we playing for?
We’re playing for four points, that’s what we’re playing for.
And who will win?
Carlton and United Breweries will win, that’s who.
Phil Doyle - Kicking long into the wind.
If you would like to receive the very irregular and factually unreliable Out Of Bounds directly via email then send a message to phildoyle33@hotmail.com. Out Of Bounds can also be seen at the wonderful http://www.afltips.com/2001/ website.
All of this is copyright Phil Doyle 2001, for whatever that's worth. Any resemblance to persons living or dead I consider a compliment.
Nothing is happening.
Nothing at all.
The AFL has succeeded in doing what Keith Dunstan and Philip Adams could only dream of.
They have abolished football.
After the halcyon days of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Cup we moved through a twilight zone that was to football what Ararat is to nightlife.
Is it wrong this teasing yawn of a weekend, absent of football?
Hmmm.
Maybe it’s fatigue? Player fatigue, eight weeks into the year. I can see that. A need to recover from the pre-preseason perhaps? Is it administrator fatigue? A need to recover from whatever they’ve been taking for the last two years?
Maybe someone just lost the keys.
Whatever it is it’s very mysterious.
But it all changes this weekend when the thing happens.
The real thing.
Even better than the real thing, as Bono assures me.
A Source Close To Your Humble Correspondent was rather relieved, for she takes but a passing interest in matters tribal, and rather enjoyed the opportunity to witness Things Other Than Football (TOTF). TOTF are of course irrelevant to the day to day functioning of most reasonable people. Now is the time for all reasonable thinking people to hunt these people from the homes and…
…sorry, I got a bit carried away there.
So what’s on this weekend?
Footy, that’s what’s on.
And what are we playing for?
We’re playing for four points, that’s what we’re playing for.
And who will win?
Carlton and United Breweries will win, that’s who.
Phil Doyle - Kicking long into the wind.
If you would like to receive the very irregular and factually unreliable Out Of Bounds directly via email then send a message to phildoyle33@hotmail.com. Out Of Bounds can also be seen at the wonderful http://www.afltips.com/2001/ website.
All of this is copyright Phil Doyle 2001, for whatever that's worth. Any resemblance to persons living or dead I consider a compliment.
