You bought him...now you can't have him!

AFL....It has been revealed this week that Fev really wanted to be traded to the Saints or the Pies, instead of the Lions. Apparently when the Rischatelli deal fell through, Fev practically begged Eddie Maguire to take him at the Pies, but surprise surprise, Collingwood wanted nothing to do with Carlton. Who would have thought?...And just when the Lions were licking their lips with the idea of having the coleman medalist, the AFL might just decide he can't play at all. Might as well give him a holiday while he's already in sunny Queensland. We are still waiting for the rest of his Brownlow tapes to surface so we can send them into Australias classiest home videos.

But nothing can repair the damage Fev has done to Carlton. After all the club had such an amazing reputation to uphold. Last year Setanta O'Hailpin kicked one of his teamates in the head while he was unconscious, and of course half the characters portrayed in Underbelly used to hold their meetings at Carltons home ground...Yes Fev has truly damaged the classy brand....pfffffffft.

The Season has only been over a few weeks and already the AFL is looking at new rules for 2010. The umpires have decided they might pay free kicks for obvious staging. Emergency umpires will also be watching from the boundary line to hand out Academy awards for the most realistic dive.

It has been a week of Culling all around Australia. Adelaide lets go Robert Shirly, a player praised by Gary Ablett and Chris Judd for being extremely challenging. Way to take out the trash Corws ;-).

Carlton cut Hartlet, Banister, Bentick and Edwards in a clearance sale. Making way for new stock, everything must go!

Brisbane coach Michael Voss shows just how much of a Hard asss he is by hiring Brendon Fevola and axeing half the team. Too many names to mention in this blog...eek is there anyone left?, Guess they don't need anyone else now that they have the Coleman medalist. Looks like Fev will be kicking to himself this year, which he probably wouldn't mind.

The biggest shock of the week was Brisbanes Daniel Bradshaw rejecting a two year deal. The Lion has been adament that he wishes to return to Melbourne in a pilrimage much like Juddy's a few years ago. So far the number one contender is Sydney. What better way to move to Melbourne by living in NSW :-S .

Moto GP.... After taking Pole Australias Casey Stoner has won his third straight Grand Prix at Phillip Island on Sunday. His Rival Rossi came in a close second. Lorenzo crashed out early in the race causing dramas such as drive through penalty's. Pedrosa came third.

F1........There were also dramas in Brazil as the track was drenched in qualifying on Saturday. The night before Vettel was trying to out wit Button with some trash talk, ala Mick Malthouse and Mark Thompson in the AFL. Vettel said that all the pressure was on Button to win the Championship. Button said 'the pressure is on all of us'. And much like Mickeys Pies, Vettel bombed out after the first lap and will likely start last on the Grid. Barrichello has pole and Mark Webber is set for a nice race, starting from second on the Grid.

Cricket....... Susses and the Eagles went into overtime this week. The eagles needed a 6 to win and a 4 to draw. They got the 4 off the last ball and 6 extra balls were bowled each way. In the end Devilliers knocked the Poms stumps out of the ground twice in the first two balls and it was all over.

Just when you thought there wasn't enough drama, a bomb threat was called in at the stadium where the Bush Rangers were playing on the weekend. The Vics were scared out of their wits, and a win, and we don't blame them.

In the Blues match, a man named Pollard stepped up for Trinidad and Tobago hitting an amazing 54 off 19 Balls! Is was clearly enough to beat NSW who looked in the box seat, and to earn him player of the match, and player of the Century! Davey Warner eat your heart out.

Soccer......Sydney FC striker John Aloisi denies his side has Mark Rudan-envy after the Adelaide United defender thwarted the Sky Blues' hopes of an away victory at Hindmarsh Stadium on Friday night. It was a shock loss with Adelaide beating the top of the table Sydney team.

Some Carlos Hernandez magic has helped Melbourne come from behind to register a 3-1 win over the Newcastle Jets in their Round 11 A-League fixture at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Sunday. Here come the Victory!



Horse Racing... Viewed has charged home to win the Caufield cup by two lengths to Roman Emperor and Vigor. This makes seven Caulfield Cups and two quinellas, 12 Melbourne Cups and five quinellas, and three Cox Plates for Bart Cummings. It's a staggering Melbourne spring majors roll call spanning 43 years for the greatest racehorse trainer in our history, Bart Cummings.
And not even those numbers can fully tell the story of what a monumental training performance yesterday's BMW Caulfield Cup quinella with Viewed and Roman Emperor represented.

Mr Ed Interview update....We managed to hunt down the number for Ed's Manager and gave him a call this week. We expressed our interest but Wilbur insisted his client was not ready for comment at this point in time. A list of our potential questions has been requested by Mr Ed.

Interviews......This week we chat to the 'What the Deuce Tennis club' about their new new gay friendly tennis venture. We also chat to Alpha Magazines Anthony Sharwood about their October and Novermber issues. They have the real scoup on the 89 Grand final, and just how much planning went into smashing Dermy?

All that n more on the show that goes through more balls than Roger Federer.



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.*Disclaimer: The Sports Lounge may contain 2/3 of your daily fibre intake. No this does not mean we will give you the shits. Warning this last paragraph may not be accurate. Conditions apply and portions of this blog have been edited for your discomfort. Spoken by Tan for the Sports Lounge Party Melbourne (say that last sentance really fast).All that n more on the show that goes through more balls than Roger Federer.