IS THE LEAGUE LADDER UPSIDE DOWN?
Engine Room fan in the outer David Thurling brings us his thoughts this week. ""In a world of uncertainty, it has always been reassuring to know that some things will never change. Like a warm fireplace in the cold of winter, we have always been able to take comfort from the fact that our great game of Australian Rules will always feature a Top Eight dominated by home bred Victorian Clubs. That’s the natural way of things, the way it’s supposed to be. Well wake up footy punters because your world has been rocked to its foundations. After an abysmal Mother’s Day weekend for Bomber fans, the news on Monday morning was as shocking as it was unexpected. All six interstate teams are now nesting in the top eight of the League Ladder. In the batting of an eyelid, the unthinkable has become the reality. Even the Dockers are now hammering teams in Melbourne – is there nothing sacred?"" </b> <a href=""/engine/thurling-archive2003.asp"">Click here</a> to read Thurling's full column.