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“FEV” BIDING HIS TIME IN DIGNIFIED SILENCE

Before we get to the nitty-gritty of this round, allow me a little reflection on a great thinker and footy champion. I refer, of course, to Brendan “Brains” Fevola. In this column last year I foresaw both the demise of Andrew “Dingbats” Demetriou and the rise to prominence of Fev in a very senior administrative role. A year on, and Demetriou is still doing to footy what so many American men got to do to Liz Taylor – or was that vice versa?

Anyway, Dingbats simply has to go and you are now seeing this play out exactly as I predicted. Fevola has made his gracious exit from an unappreciative Lions unit and is strategically biding his time in the VFL - with characteristic dignity, it must be said - before making his strike at Demetriou's top job.

Assuredly Fevola will prevail, partly because he clearly carries more weight than ever in the game -  have you seen him lately? - but mainly because (to borrow a phrase) we all know it makes sense!

Rumours, however, that Ricky Nixon will be his Deputy are just that - wild rumours – and are plainly nonsense. Let's stay in the real world, for Heaven's sake!

And so to the footy this week:

The red-hot Pies will bake the Blues by no less than six goals;

The Doggies are barking mad after Round 1 and will bite the hapless Suns by a good ten;

Even away from home, Freo will pluck the Crows like pheasants (No, don't try to spoonerise that!);

The battle of the Gold Guernsies will be close but will go the Hawkers' way;

The Eagles may well stall this week and allow the Swannies to glide to a narrow win;

Expect demoniacal Melbourne to do the roaring, not the Lions, and to win by five;

The Catters, sadly, will be too strong at Kadinia Park for a struggling Power; and.....

The last game will be a ripper. Heardy's revitalised Dons to sneak past the Sainters by one.

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