WAYNE CAREY says it's not the selling of homes games that should be worrying Richmond fans, it's the team's mental weakness. He canes the Tigers after their loss to Gold Coast; sympathises with Heath Shaw and Nick Maxwell, and tells Jonathan Brown to take it easy.

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In his weekly BPL Vidcast, Wayne Carey says it's not the selling of homes games that should be worrying Richmond fans, it's the team's mental weakness. He canes the Tigers after their insipid loss to Gold Coast in Cairns. The dual premiership captain says the penalties handed out to Heath Shaw and Nick Maxwell for betting on matches were excessive for what was nothing more than a thoughtless and silly act. And his advice to his buddy, Jonathan Brown, whose bravery at the weekend cost him another operation and the rest of the season on the sidelines? if you want to prolong your career, don't keep rushing in where angels fear to tread; pick your moments to run back with the flight.

In his Rd 10 wrap, CHARLES HAPPELL joins the acclaim for Karmichael Hunt, hails Dale Thomas as one of the league's elite and says Hayden Kennedy and Justin Schmitt howlers for the second week were only part of the reason North lost.

In its look at AFL Round 9, TEAM BPL reckons Carlton will take it right up to the Cats on Friday night, Brisbane will be buoyed by the return of their captain - and St Kilda's ready to return to the winner's circle. 

Count BPL Citizen journalist SEAN WALSH as a fan of the AFL's new substitutes rule, even though he's a Brisbane Lions supporter.

ASHLEY BROWNE kicks off the BPL AFL season preview for 2011 with a look at why the Brisbane Lions will win the wooden spoon.

After a stellar playing career, in which he won a Brownlow Medal and captained three premiership teams, Michael Voss is now feeling the heat for the first time as a coach. CHARLES HAPPELL reports.

This week on BPL, Wayne Carey sticks up for Barry Hall, says all is not lost for Collingwood, West Coast and the Brisbane Lions.

Sam Mitchell became the father of a bouncing, baby boy today. ASHLEY BROWNE writes that Hawk fans are already dreaming of another Hodge-Mitchell combination in 2028 thanks to the father-son rule.

In his latest BPL podcast, Wayne Carey raves about the Hawks and Cats and talks about the parlous state of his two former clubs, North Melbourne and Adelaide.