The Pulse Round 19: Such is Strife | Thebigtip

Wowzers - these previews of Ben Cousin's doco are off the hook. We see him dancing with scantily clad women. If I was a footballer, I think all I would do is dance with scantily clad women. All the time. Think about it.

But there was the ugly downside with the exposure of the Saint's end of pre-season party and subsequent court cases. No-one is a winner here. Well, perhaps Ryan Houlihan is - up until this point the thought of him in his underwear having a fight in the corridor of Crown hotel was the most disturbing part of the pre-season.

Coaches have had to put up with a lot more drama over the past years. So now they have reverted to old-school coaching on the sidelines. First Ratts, then Hardwick and Bailey in the same match. Now I manage my team at work like this. I am in their face next to them in the office. No emails, no messages, just pure eyeballing.

Speaking of eye-balling, I was so looking forward to the World Championship for Saunas.

This is my 3rd favorite sporting event of the year. Some of my best writing has been for the Sauna Appreciation Society at  http://www.sauna.org 

But this time tragedy struck. Score one point for Charles Darwin.

To cheer myself up, here is Britney Spears in a sauna.

1    Collingwood    = (1)    The joy of victory does not discount the vicious tension between Malthouse and Bucks. I can only imagine the "spiteful love-fest" that they will indulge in if they win the whole thing.

2    Western Bulldogs    + (3)    Big win by the Flu-Baggers. Mum always told me not to play in the rain. She also told me not to trust any man with a ponytail.

3    Geelong    - (2)    The 360 degree feedback this week would have been worth a listen to. I can only imagine that Ling's face would be as red as his bloodnut head.

4    Melbourne    + (5)    30,000 Dees fans agree - watching Liam Jurrah is better than a night at Hotham. They are ahead of St.Kilda on principle alone.

5    St Kilda    + (6)    "St Kilda midfielder Leigh Montagna believes the publicity surrounding this week's committal hearing into rape charges against former player Andrew Lovett will have the affect of 'uniting' the club's playing group."…. Ummm….. Schneider estimates he had between 17 and 23 drinks that night. ''I don't forget things but I was a little bit drunk,'' he said..... Wow.

6    Fremantle    - (4)    Just what a mediocre team needs when going into the final series. A loss to a bottom eight side.