Thursday, April 3, 2014: Things that look easy but are actually quite difficult...

Gillon in the name of....

When Andrew Demetriou retires at the end of 2014, he will take a lot of valuable experience with him. You can't work in such a tough position for so many years without learning a thing or two about running a sport and avoiding PR disasters. These are things young Gil would do well to brush up on if he is serious about his tilt to engineer a seamless transition of the keys to AFL house from Demetriou to himself.

Wednesday, March 2, 2014: An attitude that won't stand up in court...

Mick and Dustin. Dustin and Mick. Two men who might just need each other.

The precocious Dustin Martin, famed for single-handed fend-offs that reduce grown men to mere piles of meat and bone, the man is all strength and all talent. More than that, he serves as a living embodiment of the hashtag YOLO generation. Martin lives in the now, the absolute uncompromising present where regrets are archaic and neck tattoos are the epitome of 'sickness', and sickness is not even a bad thing anymore. You get it? He is a bona-fide shave off half your hair, take too many sleeping pills and see what happens YOLO cat, you can't get any more into the moment than that.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014: Bogged down by regulations and ethics....

Here at the Smother, we have been accused of being somewhat anti-Carlton. Rejoicing in their defeats, celebrating their continued determination to draft aging talent in a move to win a Premiership which is almost within reach (if it weren't for the 8 teams that are better than them).