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Kicking for your life

Kicking for your life

The 2010 AFL season is well under way. Already commentators have labelled some team\'s finals chances as finished. Some player\'s seasons are over due to injury, whilst others have risen to the top and marked their place as champions of the game. But who is the best player so far this season? Victorian sports fans are abuzz with the hypothetical question journalist Will Brodie has asked: "In the AFL, who would you pick to kick for your life?".

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