Dreaming about Teams and Beer

As I was sitting on the couch watching the Dreamteam versus Victoria match, I couldn’t help think why the colours white, blue and gold were chosen for the Dreamteam jumper. It obviously wasn’t because they looked good. Surely if this team represented the rest of Australia, they should have been wearing some form of green and gold. It had me stumped.

Then at half time I went to the fridge and grabbed a beer, which happened to be a CUB Pure Blonde. Sitting down to the start of the third quarter, something caught my eye. The colours of the Pure Blonde label looked remarkably similar to the colours of the Dreamteam jumper. Initially I thought it was just a coincidence. Then I noticed the font and layout of the respective logos, it must more than a coincidence.

The fact that Carlton Draught was a sponsor got me thinking. Did the CUB marketing department design the jumper? Or did the graphic designer who did the Pure Blonde label get the gig for the DT design and simply couldn’t be bothered coming up with something new? Either way it kind of reflected my feeling of the whole night, it was just not right.

One team playing for the pride of a jumper, and one team playing for the pride of a beer label.

I wonder what beer the Dreamteam would have drank had they won……

The circus is in town…

The media circus that follows a misbehaving footballer has hit town, and the Addy looks as though they will be hosting them. Another misdemeanor by an AFL footballer, this time clocking 128km/h in a 50 zone, and his trial in the media starts.

According to former player Tim McGrath, “it doesn’t matter how good you are on-field, you’ve still got to abide by the rules that bind us all.” It is also speculated that if the Cats are to stick to their convictions following last year’s controversy it would sack Johnson.

Reality check Tim, yes he has to bind by the rules of society, but that has nothing to do with whether he should lose his job. Here is my list of jobs (by no way exhaustive) you should be sacked from for driving 78km/h above the speed limit:

• Taxi driver
• Bus driver
• Police officer
• Limo driver
• Minister for Roads and/or Transport

I just don’t think AFL footballer compares. If he is a member of society, which I am pretty sure he is, the court will decide his fate. He will probably lose his license for a period of time and pay a hefty fine, the accepted penalties for this crime.

If not having a license impacts on his ability to get to work, in this case training, games, meetings, etc, then his employer has the right to review his employment. Until then, his employer, the media and the public should butt out of his private life.

I wonder how Michael Auciello (the Addy journalist) or Tim McGrath would feel if they were caught breaking the law, and there were people speculating on whether they should lose their jobs at the Addy?

And people wonder why Nathan Ablett opted out of AFL football…..

Hello world

A quick introduction…

I get frustrated at many things while sitting on my couch reading newspapers, listening to the radio, or watching the TV. This is my soapbox, where I can vent these frustrations.

Be prepared to read about

• Current Affairs television
• Advertising, in particular KFC
• Poor journalism, see Geelong Addy
• Reality TV
• Rubbish American TV
• Stupid people
• Bad sporting commentators