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AFL Round 6 Preview
Firstly apologies for such a late preview, one of those weeks where you wish there was more than 24hrs in a day. Reviewing last week’s tipping, Essendon won so got that tip wrong, but tipped the rest...
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Season so far: AFL
First up, recapping last round it was just the second week of the season where all the favorites won and first 9/9 round in tipping, so congrats to me, although the best bets didn’t quite come off. For...
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AFL Round 7 Preview
Now yesterday I posted a ‘season so far’ piece and mentioned that there was only 4 games of interest this weekend. May have worded that a bit too strongly, what I mean is there are 4 BIG games and the...
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Where to for the Dees?
Everyone that has any sort of opinion on footy will tell you Melbourne are a basket case right now. Financially they are looking at a seven figure loss for the year, with 2 major sponsor’s contracts...
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AFL Round 8 Preview
Fair to say it has been an interesting week yet again for the AFL world, today’s big news about the outcomes of the AFL’s illicit drugs policy the headline. Although the massive news of SpotFixing in...
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AFL Round 9 Preview
Another week, another chapter in the Essendon drugs saga, with the CEO Ian Robson resigning. The cynic in me feels like he wasn’t a true Bomber guy like coach Hird is, so the Essendon Boys club...
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My view on racism
Last week in the AFL I talked up about the Indigenous round and what it meant for the aboriginal people in Australia to be proud of themselves and to showcase their exceptional talents. I also...
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AFL Round 10 Preview
This picture illustrates what defensive pressure should look like. No….sorry got that wrong, that’s what a Purple Haze looks like! Fair to say it’s been a shocking week PR wise for the AFL, so much for...
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AFL Round 11 Preview
Could this be a common site this Saturday at Football Park? The AFL heads into the middle of the season now with 3 split rounds where each team gets a bye. An innovative idea to give every side a...
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In a fortnight’s time….
Just a quick post while I wait to board my flight to Tokyo, This is what I feel will happen to the AFL sides in the next 2 weeks. Won’t be updating this site in that time and will be very sparingly on...
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AFL Round 14 Preview (minus Thursday night’s match)
Will this week’s match of the round see Fremantle cause an upset like last year’s cracking Elimination Final against the Cats? Welcome back to the MugPunter’s weekly AFL preview, and fair to say I’ve...
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AFL Round 15 Preview
Can he do it again for the Cats in this week’s match of the round? Another week and yet more denials from the Bombers on the whole Peptides issue. Now their CEO is claiming the drug in question isn’t a...
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AFL Round 17 preview
Match of the round, Richmond hosting the Dockers at the MCG, who will be triumphant? Firstly apologies for no preview last round, as it was though we witnessed a typical Lions last qtr surge, a typical...
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Quick & Late AFL Round 18 Preview
Let me start by saying this: The AFL and their involvement in the ongoing drugs scandal at Essendon has been nothing less than a farce. Infact this is just the most recent of shambles that has...
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AFL Round 19 Preview
Don’t think they’ll be so chummy this weekend! Another week and more news develops in the Essendon drugs saga. When will this ever end I can hear you say? Hopefully before the finals is all I’ll say....
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AFL Round 20 Preview
Jeremy Cameron: Fired up after GWS’s first win for the season What a crazy round we just had, possibly the Best Showdown finish ever played out in Adelaide, the Bulldogs almost out-Sydneyed Sydney,...
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AFL Round 21 Preview
Joint Brownlow Medalists, both key to the big stories this week Another hectic week in the AFL, highlighted by the ongoing dramas at Essendon as 4 of their senior staff were charged of ‘conduct...
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AFL Round 22 Preview (rushed)
Onto this week’s round, we start Friday night at the MCG with what looks like a one-sided affair as the Pies host the Eagles. Collingwood had been in some good form before running into a strong Hawks...
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AFL Rant
Yet another intriguing week in the AFL, and day by day one must wonder whether it’s gradually getting worse or if the shit storms that have been brewing have always been there. I’m talking about...
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AFL Finals Preview
So here we are, September. It’s what makes and breaks careers and seasons. It’s all those things the AFL ads say it is, plus more. So much more it will be the first finals were the 9th place team takes...
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