One of the joys of life is sitting back with a couple of cans of beer and watching the NAB Cup.
Not much hangs on it, no one can remember who wins it but you do look for the young players coming through to find out who can play a bit.
There's only one problem, I haven't got Foxtel so come Friday night when it starts I'll be sitting there with my stubby looking at a blank screen.
Does it mean we've all got to go out and pay for Foxtel?
What about the family man who is trying to brainwash his kids to barrack for his club but can't afford it?
How many will turn up on Friday night to the games is anybody's guess.
With the cricket being so boring lately and overpublicised, I'm looking forward to having a gander at a few likely players coming through.
Sure clubs don't put much store in the NAB Cup.
When I was working down at Geelong a few years ago I said to Bomber Thompson 'let's win a couple of games and then tamper with the side and move on', getting ready for the season proper.
People may not remember who wins the competition but it can establish a player for the season.
Dyson Heppell played every NAB Cup game and then every game of the regular season and Essendon supporters were talking about him straight after the pre-season.
It's a chance for clubs to showcase their young players and maybe drive their membership.
But for the people who have only got free-to-air TV, it's a blank screen.
So forget about the kids' lunches and buying some cans, go and sign up for Foxtel.
I've seen Majak Daw play a few good games and I've seen him play some ordinary games and he's a long way off being a No.1 star ruckman for North.
I was even there the day that he was racially vilified, it was not a nice day for footy that day.
But judging by the overreaction of my colleagues in the media and the beat up that resulted, it must have been a very slow news week.
On the front page of the Herald Sun he had no top on.
So the kid went out and told a lie, I don't think there'd be a footballer going around that hadn't told a lie about missing training.
By the way it was reported he looked like he was wanted for war crimes.
I know people are hungry for news of their footballers and with new technology these days such as Facebook and Twitter and of course video cameras on your phone, nothing is private anymore.
But young Majak Daw didn't need what was served up to him last week, it was a disgrace.