September 1, 2014: Egg on our face..

Never before have circumstances demanded a Smother issued as reticently as this one. We are ashamed, embarrassed, terrified; we are dogs that defecated on the carpet, a teenager caught out in a passionate moment self-love. The Smother is sorry, The Smother was wrong. The Smother feels the shame.

Yes, all of our predictions of a violent Tiger Train derailment at Homebush on Saturday were wrong. The yellow and black locomotive has bustled on, taking the front-page of every newspaper and the lead story on every news bulletin in their wake. The Tiger Train is full, bursting at the seams. It's electric, booming, armed and dangerous.

So we're sorry. We doubted you, and there's egg on our face.

The Smother Letters

"I’ve been trying via Twitter and Facebook to have Broomhead nicknamed Basil. Broom-Brush-Basil – boom, boom!
I’d appreciate you help in this important task."

We're on board, Bryce!

In the news...
The latest victim of the Tiger Train is Port Adelaide's jumper, they've been forced to wear a clash strip for Sunday's clash.

The Brisbane Lions have cut the contracts of seven players from the team that beat Collingwood by 10 goals. Andrew Raines, James Polkinghorne, James Lisle, Patrick Reardon as well as rookies Nick Hayes, Sam Michael and Isaac Conway have been delisted.

And the prospect of rain has caused concern in Sydney regarding the surface at ANZ Stadium. A non-turf expert might wonder why they built a ground that can't handle rain and chose to hold winter sports there, but we won't.