And now the tradition continues as the List is tested once again on the Field of Battle. Will it emerge unscathed and unchanged, or beaten into some new and unrecognisable form?
Charge!
RichmondPost-battle wrap-up: Well, the biggest change was Port thumping to the bottom of the list, mostly because they still have teal as a team colour. I hate teal. I'm surprised they ranked so high last year. And also because of Warren Tredrea, although I can't quite put my finger on why? The other big change was the North of Somewhere Kangaroos deciding they were still only North of Melbourne, and so in appreciation they got bumped up above Sydney. Oh, and Adelaide got elevated to above Hawthorn because the city of Adelaide's really not so bad, and I really like crows and seriously Hawthorn, yellow and brown, hello, who thought that was a good idea?
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Very silly post indeed.
ReplyDeleteQuite agree. Very silly. But with a point.
ReplyDeleteThe AFL regularly draws on battlefield allusions to describe the struggle between opposing sides, and with all the thematic parallels flying around on Anzac Day in particular, I think they walk a fine line between honouring and trivialising the spirit of the occasion.
They're not in the league of fashion models parading on the catwalk decked out in mock-military garb, but you never know where things can end up.