As I write, the Thursday morning footy show "First Bounce" is running on line on afl.com.au, and the Aussie Rules Footy universe is ready for the start of the pre-season "tonight", which means 1 a.m. here in Idaho (midnight on the American west coast, 3 a.m. on the east), when Collingwood and Hawthorn meet in Tasmania.
The Magpies and the Hawks are the two highest membership clubs in Australia, but they're two clubs heading in opposite directions on the field: Hawthorn is the two-time defending AFL Grand Final Champion, while Collingwood slipped to eleventh with a slough of injuries and a declining talent level, falling out of finals for the first time since winning the title five years ago. Frankly, this pre-season clash will probably be brown and gold in color, as the Hawks are putting plenty of veterans on the field against a ton of youth in black and white for the Pies. But... it's still going to be GREAT to get the obloid flying again in 2015!
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