This footy off season has been dominated by all sorts of distractions, from the Spring Racing Carnival, State Election, Swimming World Championships, Drought Talk, Global Warming Talk, International Airshows, Moomba, Grand Prix and all sorts of other things.
For some reason, footy has seemingly snuck up on us – maybe also because the NAB / Wizard / Ansett / Mickey Mouse Cup was dominated by teams of the lowest quality – we have had little coverage of Australia’s greatest sport.
So picture this – Saturday morning, sun shining through the windows – no Fox Footy, sob, choke – but footy is back. A stunning, clear day, about 22 degrees, walking along the bridge from Fed Square to the G thinking, life is wonderful.
The Pies played like they hadn’t kicked the ball in five months, but we pulled out a win in the end. I’d write more but the best I could possibly say is “we’ve got the four points”.