The Coodabeen Champions | Billy Boils

It seems that while in theory all league teams are equal, some are more equal than others.

While most prepare for home games with one eye on the training track and the other on the weather map, other more fortunate, cosseted clubs undertake their preparations secure that come rain, hail, or shine they'll be tucked away comfy-cozy under rain resistant roofing, or more accurately, driz-a-bone doming.
This is appalling.

Surely all clubs deserve climactic parity.

I'm not suggesting cost prohibitive major reconstruction at all grounds, rather, a simple, inexpensive, attractive alternative to state-of-the-art, over-the-top, over the top engineering.
League, think about it...

Marquees!

They're accessible, affordable and available. Just look under party hire in the yellow pages.

Their practical application notwithstanding, the use of the marquee at the recent Nordic nuptials, would affirm a royal seal of approval meaning every club could operate in a regal and festive fashion. Let's face it, the league has been running the comp. like a circus for years, so why not be up front and rejoice in and relish the carnival atmosphere? And why stop there?

Why not observe player milestones with helium filled balloons?

Do away with costly catering hardware by simply dispensing comestibles and convivials from trestle tables?

Reduce overheads while capitalizing on them by collecting rainwater from the marquee roof and storing it for future use; no more bone-jarring summer surfaces.

Fairground attractions could be annexed to ensure player safety and protection.

For instance, a coconut shy would be a perfect diversion for the black and white supporter, who having loped out of his cave with knuckles dragging behind can articulate his prehistoric motor skills in a harmless fashion, sparing the unsuspecting opposition full forward a half-full missile to the mouth.

Come on Andrew. Be fair.

The proof of the roof is in the putting, so increase the coverage.

Gale or squall, marquees for all!

I'm Billy and I'm boiling.