Some great wins by Richmond, Adelaide, Carlton & Brisbane but the Cousins birdy will leave a sour taste for the AFL romantics.

Deano looks at the problems of Richmond and then at the solutions including which coach they should aim for. The answer may surprise some…

The AFL has behaviour problems, while they shake their heads at the bad boys of the NRL they choose to ignore the worrying trend of their own AFL players.

It was interesting from the Cousins’ interviews how playing in Vic will extend his career. He used past Eagles players as examples that you do not play past 30 outside Victoria.

Finally season 2009 is upon us. I am expecting to see the tightest finals race in history and it all begins on Thursday night with two up and coming young teams led by former West Coast champions. I really like the anticipation that builds up before Round One. Everyone starts with a clean slate and [...]

What do you think of the Tigers in season 2009? Are they a chance for the top eight and if everything goes well could they squeeze into the top four? Or will it be another wasted year?

One Game down and three more this weekend with Essendon playing Bulldogs, St Kilda playing Brisbane with their new coach and Fremantle and Richmond playing in Perth WA, pity Ben Cousins wont be playing.

The excitement of the AFL Football season 2009 is fast coming upon us and as we eagerly wait, we at Kick2Kick wonder who will be the players to watch this year? Who will be the most exciting, most bravest and most skilled players?

Do we use the word ‘star’ to describe players too much? Are they really stars or just good players? So I decided to do my own list on what makes someone a star.

Ben Cousins get his wish and gets picked up by Richmond with their sixth pick in the Pre Season Draft. Get the complete list of who was picked up and how your club did.