Tigerland should be happy with the glimpses of real competitive football against the reigning premiers last night. As easy as it was for the Pies in the end Richmond showed they are beginning to improve on and off the ball. Their style of game and strategy against the league leaders was very constructive and efficient unfortunately just not up with the Collingwood Crew. Contested possessions and workrate of the Collingwood players was at times far superior and more noticeable by the number of...

The first peek at all the teams and what is to come for the year has come and gone. We are down to only 8 teams starting tonight. Some surprises with the Gold Coast Suns and West Coast making the grade along with the expected in Collingwood, Geelong and St. Kilda making it through as well. As expected, for the first real game of the year, the football was quite scrappy for each of the sides with teams and players rushing their possessions and skills, the victor generally being  those who...

LeBron James 'Decision' as a free agent to play for the Miami Heat has made him the most talked about athlete in the world. Any News is Good News to a celebrity and all this backlash that he has been given by hometown fans, basketball enthusiasts and sports critics alike has only propagated his 'Celebritydom'! The creation of this media frenzy has probably doubled LeBron's 'Fame & Fortune', but at what price? The hype that has continued after 'The Decision' has made LeBron more of a...

The hoodoo is broken, vengeance was theirs. Ross Lyon's Hardcore Heroes are back in business, but what does it mean to be finally victorious over their perceived current nemesis? What is most likely seen by the Saints as a major victory in round 13, not only of the team that vanquished them in last years Grand Final, but a victory over their own long standing stigma since losing that final game in September. Their win over the Cats may create a belief as well as lifting a weight that this year'...