It was in the midst of her surprise birthday party and we started talking about footy tipping.

Ros revealed she had decided to abandon the traditional round-by-round AFL tipping competition this year and instead make her first venture into the world of the AFL Supercoach.

Yes, it's that time of year where footy fans armed with a $10 million salary cap and dreams of greatness and riches furiously scour the AFL club player lists to settle on The Chosen 30.

The 30 great finds who will give their all week in, week out to earn enough Dream Team or Supercoach points to deliver their much-loved leader financial gain in the form of a weekly prize or at very least bragging rights over family, friends and work mates for the next seven days.

''It's not that hard, is it?'' Should be fun,'' Ros asked.

''Absolutely. It's so easy and you will have stacks of fun,'' I replied.

Okay, it was only a little white lie.

You see I didn't want to dent her confidence as her excitement at taking on the responsibility of becoming a Supercoach in the AFL was clearly evident.

So I grabbed the mobile phone, logged into my team and showed her how easy the process was to select players.

Easy... mmmmmmm. Perhaps a little reckless with the truth there.

Anyone who selects an AFL Supercoach or Dream Team will know THAT moment... the point when selecting your Supercoach or AFL Dream Team where you still have six players to find and you've totally exhausted your $10 million salary cap through pure greed.

As you buy one high price player after another you know that you are spending well beyond your means but you just can't resist trying to load up with ball magnets such as Gary Ablett, Scott Pendlebury and Jobe Watson.  

Pretty soon that dreaded message is appearing on your screen... you can't afford that player. Yep, not a cent left.

And so begins the nerve wracking process of trading players out so you can finally settle on 30 players under the salary cap to formally lodge your team.

Each time you trade one out you just know that player will have a hell of a season and rub your nose in it each and every week.

The pressure builds and such an environment is a haven for bad decision making. You find yourself researching no-names and first-year rookies in hope of uncovering a cheap 'gem'.

As you do this you know, deep down in the back of your mind, it's fruitless because three weeks into the season those dreams of greatness will be shattered and you will be pondering how and where it all went wrong for another year.

Yes, Ros, should be a world of fun.

What if her team beats mine... will never hear the end of that one!