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My name is Emily Portelli and I HATE football

07 Oct 05:35am

Filed under: Afl, At Home With Julia, Pub, Society, Sport

I hate football. There, I said it. Curse me. Stone me. lock me in a tiny room with At Home with Julia on loop. I deserve it all.

Emily was not in this crowd last weekend. Photo:NT News

It makes me a bit of an outcast, but no matter how hard I try, I just can’t bring myself to care about a group of guys in short shorts lumbering after a piece of cow hide.

This is despite being born and bred in Melbourne, where AFL is the prevailing religion and all the players are Gods.

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Natalia says:

05:04am | 20/04/12

Hey Tom,You do not pay for Leagues or Competitions you can setup and play around with as many as you want. You only pay for each Club you add to a Competition and it you setup any test Clubs, just tdelee them before you have to pay.CheersBen Read more »
I_Do_Stuff says:

02:03pm | 23/11/11

Inane Ranting: a hobby for people with no real hobbies! I’d love to join in but I have lots of stuff to do! PS. What’s that song by the Barenaked Ladies? It’s all been done or something like that? Read more »

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