Seven deadly Fevolas

Following in the footsteps of a certain American golfer and his now-infamous attempt to create his own, unique 18-hole course, Brendan Fevola appears to be working his way through the seven deadly sins.

 

Wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony are the commonly accepted list of the sins.

 

Let’s start with gluttony. The infamous Brownlow antics provide more than sufficient evidence of gluttony for drink, and, of course, he’s always had a gluttonous appetite for goals, which is not such a bad thing in a key forward. Addictive behaviour, be it booze or the punt, suggest gluttony too.

 

The picture of Lara would seem to mean that lust gets a run. That he was married at the time suggests greed gets a run as well (on the off chance that Lara might have gazed longingly at AussieRulesBlog in some weird parallel universe had Brendan not secured her attentions).

 

Blues fans would be able to recount those times when Brendan failed to chase and apply forward pressure — sloth.

 

Brendan has had his moments being upset at teammates’ inability to deliver the ball appropriately — although Richo remains the outright champion — and has thrown his weight around occasionally. It’s drawing a long bow, but let’s say we’ve ticked off wrath.

 

So, we’re left with pride and envy.

 

We wonder if any of our inventive readers have suggestions?

 

Seriously, we applaud Fevola for owning up to the gambling problem, remembering that David Schwartz deserves enormous accolades for being the first to out himself as a gambling addict. We’ve had a go at the Ox for his adventures with the English language, but in this respect he is a genuine role model.