Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: a lack of match fitness

Channelling Qantas supremo, Alan Joyce, our Carlton correspondent Peter Fuller found himself lacking ‘match fitness’ when he attended the Round 1 clash between Richmond and Carlton.

Laws of Life and Football

Tony Robb takes Bob Ellis’ latest tome ‘The Ellis Laws’ and applies the veteran playwright and racounteur’s ten laws of life to modern football. Do Ellis’ laws stand up to scrutiny?