View from Shepparton: Waking up from a nightmare

by Peter Schumacher

I am awakening from the long summer slumber to find out that it is only four sleeps to the opening game, or at least I think that is right.

Whilst I was asleep I am sure that there was some nightmare about some delicious looking female  who lost her bloke, the apparent Australian cricket captain in waiting no less, basically because she was being bloody stupid.

In this nightmare I recall that our new gun forward, the Fev, had something to do with it.

I remember vaguely having two observations about that, the first being that the other ratbag, Hall, had actually achieved something with his new club, and that there is a lot to be said for NOT living with a partner before at least getting a commitment about the strength of the relationship, otherwise known as marriage.

I stayed asleep during the pre season effort, particularly after Brisbane were rolled, but despite my sleepy state was able to reflect again that this competition is a nightmare for everyone when players get seriously injured.

Gigs has prodded me and probably half of the football firmament to enter his footy comp. Here are my thoughts about how the season will end up.

Crows
Western Bulldogs
Geelong
St Kilda
Port Power (They must do OK this year they are fighting for survival)
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Brisbane
Sydney
Essendon
Carlton
WCE
Kangaroos
Richmond
Melbourne
Fremantle