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Friday Night Lights, Fevola and the No Di*kheads rule

30 Sep 05:50am

Filed under: Brendan Fevola, Football, Friday Night Lights, Sport

There aren’t many television shows worth watching but I would urge everybody to go out and buy the five season DVD box set of the American drama Friday Night Lights. This critically acclaimed and largely unwatched program is ostensibly about the tribulations of a high school gridiron team in the fictitious Texan town of Dillon.

A sober and sensible Brendan Fevola at Wednesday's charity lunch. Photo: Brendan Edwards

It is in reality a show about life itself, and the good and bad judgments which people make while growing up and as adults, and the ramifications those decisions have on their lives and the lives of others.

The star of the show is the intense but big-hearted Eric Taylor, the coach of the Dillon Panthers, whose determination to win is tempered by his compassion for the young men under his charge.

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Estelle says:

07:16pm | 03/10/11

I hope am AFL team picks up Fevola. Carlton should but they probably wont, to my utter disappointment. carlton wont win a Final without him on board. Carlton must accept some responsibility for the person he became and should give him a last chance to redeem himself.. best wishes Fev!!! Read more »
adele pace says:

02:41pm | 02/10/11

Agree that there is disparate treatment of footy players and stars, including celebrity commentators and officials, however they are all boofheads. Jason Akermanis was kicked out because of the views he articulated. Fev may not be the brightest, however despite always having spoken down to Fev on the Footy Show,… Read more »

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