This Annoying Lull

Footy season officially finishes end of September. If your team won the grand final then you can extend the fun for maybe another week. After that all we have to look forward to is trade week then another month to the draft. In between it seems to be stories of off field incidents thank to Ben Cousins and friends.

To add to my pain at this time is the intense national interest in the horse racing, specifically The Melbourne Cup. I have been interested in this race in the past but now I really couldn't be bothered and try (in vain) to avoid mention of it.

Cricket is starting very soon which at least gives some relief from the horses but nothing beats the footy for me. I get excited around February when we hear about pre season matches as I enjoy watching our youngsters get a run. Then the real thing come March/April.

mmmm perhaps I should pace myself otherwise I'm in for a long summer.