Mate, I really wanted to dedicate all of today's Smother to Sam Newman's nuts. After all, they are as synonymous with football as a pie and chips, and they've made at least many appearances as Scott Gumbleton. Alas, what else is there to say? Whilst the letters pages of various publications will fill themselves enthusiastically with reviews and assessments of offending scrotum, we're not sure there's that much to say - it's a show for footballing men, filled with footballing men engaging in the crass humour that appeals to footballing men. If that's not your thing, change the channel. Life can be pretty easy.
On to bigger matters though, and Nathan Fyfe's managers are attempting to somehow appeal his ineligibility for the Brownlow. Fyfe, who is one of the favourites to lead the vote count, is ineligible after a head clash with Michael Rischitelli earlier in the season. Just how Stride Management plan to challenge one of the League's longest-standing rules is unclear, though no-one is ruling out a Change.Org petition and a march on city hall.
In the news...
Possum-eyes Toovey has called for the league to reintroduce the second-bye after next season. The second bye will not take place in 2015 due to the Cricket World Cup, but Toovey, whose injured back has seem him take a few extra byes this season, has a spiritual argument "the time we had away in that bye gave us a chance to reflect".
Mitch Robinson has joined Carlton's list of 2014 bad-boys after suffering a fractured eye-socket in the same brawl that saw Jeff Garlett hospitalised. "This type of behaviour will not be tolerated at our football club" joked football manager Andrew Mackay.
It's Supercoach finals time! Anyone who still cares can see the teams here.
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