Jackass of the week this week goes to Greg Denham of ‘The Australian’ for his story on how the A-League finals could, via a combination of wins and losses to certain teams in both the A-League finals and the AFL pre-season cup, prevent a debut in front of home fans for the troubled player. It’s too convoluted to explain - have a look at the link.

So what is Mr Denham’s point? That Football is denying AFL fans a chance to see poster boy Cousin’s return?

Although thats implied in the headline, reading a few lines further reveals all:

The (AFL) league yesterday said it would be more profitable to play it at Subiaco Oval, based on a similar attendance figure. In Perth the AFL pays a lower ground rental than at Telstra Dome and has better stadium rights. It has less access to revenue streams at Telstra Dome...

Don’t let a ‘soccer’ bashing headline to grab a readers attention detract from the truth, aye Greg? And what about the inevitable sellout of the Dome by Melbourne Victory fans if they make the football final?

Eee-owwww!