The caped crusader of the Kangaroos has turned super sleuth columnist and today he delivers the final word. Glenn Archer pulls no punches as he previews round 10 action. Kapow!
Laidley’s lowdown
For every Batman you need a boy wonder and afl.com.au’s very own tight-wearing superhero 'This is' Steve Lavell will borrow the keys to the Batmobile, depart Gotham City and sprint over to Arden Street to go toe-to-toe with North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley. Now when we say Gotham City, we mean the fictional capital in the cartoon strip and TV show, not the well-known establishment in South Melbourne. Steve has never been there and wouldn’t even know where it was. And when we say go toe-to-toe with Dean Laidley, we mean it in a nice way. But he is a bulldog, our Lavell, so don’t miss his stories.
Dr DT
Oh, doctor, I’m feeling faint. My Toyota Dream Team continues to get whipped each week and I’m in need of a midfield transplant. Never fear, Dr Dream Team is here to save the day. Your delicate condition needs a superdose of the great doctor. Not the Penguin, the Riddler or Shane. Those Batman villains are the cause of your troubles good man. Only the doctor [and Batman] can banish them forever. So tune in to Dr DT today, only at afl.com.au.
Final Sunday teams
Alfred my good man, get me some tea will you? The final teams for Sunday will be on afl.com.au from 5pm and I don’t want to miss it. I’ll be here on the Chesterfield. Chop chop.
Vossy
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look, at Wesley College on St Kilda Road – it’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s … Super Vossy. Yes, arguably the best player to have graced the Gabba returns to Melbourne for a second consecutive week as coach of the mighty Brisbane Lions. Last Sunday, all was looking peachy until Stephen Milne delivered the three-goal kryptonite blow late in the game to foil Super Vossy’s plans. This afternoon he tells us why North Melbourne won’t be doing the same to his side on Saturday afternoon at Docklands.
We’re going to have a good game tonight
Match centre on? Check. Food and drinks nearby? Check. Radio streaming live. Yep. We’re ready for another Friday night in front of the PC to get the hows, why and wherefores of the Friday night classic between Carlton and West Coast. It sure beats whatever movie is on the box.
Mark Williams
Forget the Daily Planet, all headlines today will be coming to you first at afl.com.au. Clean-living Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams is no Clark Kent, perhaps more of your Greatest American Hero type. But he flies higher than most at press conferences so expect something spectacular from Choco today when he fronts the fourth estate.
Terry Wallace
To survive 500 games as a player and coach is a herculean feat. So congratulations to Terry 'Plough' Wallace; an innovator, entertainer and a genuine bloke. Read our exclusive Q&A with Wallace only here at afl.com.au
The views in this story are those of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL.
