Before going further (that should possibly read, before commencing), I need to state my allegiance to the Essendon Football Club and my anti-Port Power sentiment which stems back to the mid 1980s when the Port Magpies dominated SANFL football and I happened to support a side that rarely won more than four games a year, the now merged, West Torrens Football Club. The chasm between my beloved Eagles and the Magpies was bigger than size of Brady Rawlings nose, which, if you haven’t seen...

Your Girlfriend Is Cheating On You TheoryWhen your girlfriend/boyfriend is cheating on you and all your circle of friends know, your partner's friends know, the staff at your local pub know, the check-out chicks at Coles know, the barista at your coffee shop knows but YOU don’t and you fail to believe that your partner would ever do such a thing. Remind you of anything, CEO of the AFL?A few years ago, when you failed to acknowledge that teams were ‘tanking’ for draft picks, anyone who had...

Alpha is the first letter in the Greek alphabet. The term ‘Alpha Dog’ refers to the dominant dog in a pack setting, to which the ‘beta dogs’ are submissive. The Alpha Dog exudes confidence, controls a tense or high-pressure situation, leads the beta dogs into confrontation or performs an act of bravery or inspiration which the beta dogs metaphorically feed off.The Alpha Dog Theory is best featured in the greatest television drama of all time is ‘The Wire’. Whilst I won't break down...

A large proportion of adults earning any sort of income have either dabbled in the share market, thought about dabbling in the share market or have watched the 1987 classic, Wall Street, starring a sober Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas and wanted to be stock-brokers and trade for a living in the share market.A blue-chop stock can be defined as a well-established and financially sound company, which in good times and in bad, has demonstrated an ability to pay dividends and grow. Blue chips...