The Pulse Rd 18: Recruitment 101: Professor M. Voss | Thebigtip

Great blooper by the AFL this week. Seems they entered Eric Mackenzie's details incorrectly into their software, thus scotching his chances of playing in the Showdown of the Spuds. I'd bet Sydney to the brick that there is a work experience kid at the AFL who has a lot to answer for. 

Speaking of which, the Eagles are considering replacing him with their work experience kid this weekend. Worsfold is running out of options.

Geelong vs Collingwood is whipping football aficionados into a frenzy this week. Let's hope it has as much razzle dazzle as their clash in Round 2, 1985.

We seem to forget how good Mark Jackson was for football, and how Brian Taylor has not changed one iota.

1    Collingwood    = (1)    Dane Swan is playing so well, kids all over town are getting Henna arm-sleeve tattoos. He had approximately 37 possessions in 5 minutes on Carrazzo.

2    Geelong    = (2)    Watching the Cats in the 3rd Quarter reminded me of Super Mario Kart when you hit a turbo tile and dominate for half a lap

3    Western Bulldogs    = (3)    Gillard rode the Western Bulldogs bandwagon. It was great to see her in the middle of the huddle at the end of the match for her first win of the election campaign.

4    Fremantle    + (8)    Hunter S Thompson wrote that the Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved. He wisely chose not to write about the Western Derby as the game was a fizzer.

5    Melbourne    + (6)    Great week for the Dees. Winning interstate. Knocking off the debt. Shows that their tanking strategy worked much better than Carlton's.

6    St Kilda    - (4)    Either they are playing rope-a-dope, or the Saints premiership hopes are going missing as much as Stephen Milne goes missing in big games.

7    Hawthorn    - (5)    Cyril Rioli made of case for the best brain-fade of the season. Have not seen so many bad hay-makers since Russell Crowe was in that boxing film.

8    Sydney    - (7)    Unsure if the ground announcer was taking the piss when they played "Go West" as the Swans themesong before the match. It certainly unsettled them.

9    Richmond    + (12)    Not even hail-storms and running out of caffeine pills could stop the Tigers in the second half

10    Adelaide    - (9)    Got a case of the Greg Norman yips in the 2nd quarter. Neil Craig has sent them to the driving range for training this week.

11    Carlton    - (10)    Turning on the telly, I thought this was a replay of "The Pagan Years"…. Except there was no tubby red-headed centre-half forward who could play a bit

12    North Melbourne    - (11)    OK, so the season is coming to a screaming halt. About time for Scotty to unveil the Star of Sudan - Mr Magic Daw.

13    Port Adelaide    + (14)    The Port Adelaide brains trust should encourage people to head out to Football Park with $2 Coopers or something. A crowd of 22,240 was not enough to witness the Schultz Show.

14    Essendon    + (16)    The belt-up campaign was not inspired by Billy Duckworth. It was for more altruistic reasons.

15    West Coast    - (13)    Ross Glendinning would have fit into the Eagles side this week. Even at the age of 52.

16    Brisbane    - (15)    Can we have another smug photo of Voss and Fevola? Thanks!

KING FOR A DAY:
Colin Sylvia - He was once a talented goose who fell asleep in strip-clubs. Now he is just a talented goose.

FOOL FOR A LIFETIME:
Mystery AFL Player - Apparently another AFL player was taken into hospital for a sleeping pill overdose. Something smells fishy. I wonder if the doco from Ben Cousins sheds some light onto this situation.