Zevon
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This season hey?! Top 8 positions have been thrown into further disarray, and they literally won’t be settled until the final game of the final round next week! Thrilling stuff. Let’s wrap…
Bombers v Swans, Friday night: Ok I get that Essendon have about as much fight in them as a pacifist on relaxants, but that was still a powerful performance from the Swans. No Warner, no Papley and yet they piled on 12 goals after half time and blew the Dons away. Everyone’s been saying they peaked too early. Given how some of the other contenders went this week, maybe they’re peaking at just the right time.
Giants v Dockers, Saturday arvo: A loss with huge ramifications for the Dockers, but it was actually a pretty good battling performance against a hot footy team. Jesse Hogan and Brent Daniels are the Batman and Robin of Western Sydney! They form a formidable one-two punch, and they’ve got a couple of guys called Greene and Green who go all right as well. You’ll need to show proof of NSW residence to get in to the MCG on Grand Final day folks, it’s going to be an all-Sydney affair.
Suns v Demons, Saturday arvo: Until last week the Suns couldn’t lose at home and couldn’t win away. Somebody must have hypnotised them since. To be fair the Dees really needed this win, even if it was only for pride.
Magpies v Lions, Saturday twilight: No idea what the quarter time siren does to the Lions but that’s two weeks in a row where they’ve looked dominant in the first term only to lose the plot thereafter. Great win for the Magpies, but what they wouldn’t give to have another crack at those crazy final 15 minutes in Sydney last week.
Saints v Cats, Saturday night: Even Geelong supporters had said this one was a potential banana peel game, and so it proved. Don’t think anyone saw it coming at half time though… the Cats were in full control but then out of nowhere the Saints just steamrolled them.
Port v Crows, Saturday night: Words won’t do this one justice - it reminded me of that spiteful derby between the WA teams back in the early 2000s. The Crows looked in control until Houston mistook himself for a battering ram, but the sting understandably went out of them after that. Port got the win but their September ambitions are set to take a huge dive in the post-game wash up.
Dogs v North, Sunday arvo: Sam Darcy found the kicking boots he lost last week and the Dogs put on a clinic in the first of a trio of Sunday afternoon shellackings! The end of the season can’t come soon enough for North now.
Hawks v Tigers, Sunday arvo: A shellacking it was, but not as big as it promised to be early on. Professional effort from the Hawks to set up a big lead early and then enter cruise control for the rest of the game. Some more rotten luck for Will Day put a sour aftertaste on it though.
Eagles v Blues, Sunday arvo: Yeah ok it was against a bottom 3 side, but this was some good backs-to-the-wall stuff from Carlton. They’d have had every excuse under the sun to drop this, and plenty of experts thought they would. Still in the 8 and a decent chance to stay there.
Don’t forget to post your Liked, Learnt, Hated below… along with any other thoughts you had about Round 23!
Bombers v Swans, Friday night: Ok I get that Essendon have about as much fight in them as a pacifist on relaxants, but that was still a powerful performance from the Swans. No Warner, no Papley and yet they piled on 12 goals after half time and blew the Dons away. Everyone’s been saying they peaked too early. Given how some of the other contenders went this week, maybe they’re peaking at just the right time.
Giants v Dockers, Saturday arvo: A loss with huge ramifications for the Dockers, but it was actually a pretty good battling performance against a hot footy team. Jesse Hogan and Brent Daniels are the Batman and Robin of Western Sydney! They form a formidable one-two punch, and they’ve got a couple of guys called Greene and Green who go all right as well. You’ll need to show proof of NSW residence to get in to the MCG on Grand Final day folks, it’s going to be an all-Sydney affair.
Suns v Demons, Saturday arvo: Until last week the Suns couldn’t lose at home and couldn’t win away. Somebody must have hypnotised them since. To be fair the Dees really needed this win, even if it was only for pride.
Magpies v Lions, Saturday twilight: No idea what the quarter time siren does to the Lions but that’s two weeks in a row where they’ve looked dominant in the first term only to lose the plot thereafter. Great win for the Magpies, but what they wouldn’t give to have another crack at those crazy final 15 minutes in Sydney last week.
Saints v Cats, Saturday night: Even Geelong supporters had said this one was a potential banana peel game, and so it proved. Don’t think anyone saw it coming at half time though… the Cats were in full control but then out of nowhere the Saints just steamrolled them.
Port v Crows, Saturday night: Words won’t do this one justice - it reminded me of that spiteful derby between the WA teams back in the early 2000s. The Crows looked in control until Houston mistook himself for a battering ram, but the sting understandably went out of them after that. Port got the win but their September ambitions are set to take a huge dive in the post-game wash up.
Dogs v North, Sunday arvo: Sam Darcy found the kicking boots he lost last week and the Dogs put on a clinic in the first of a trio of Sunday afternoon shellackings! The end of the season can’t come soon enough for North now.
Hawks v Tigers, Sunday arvo: A shellacking it was, but not as big as it promised to be early on. Professional effort from the Hawks to set up a big lead early and then enter cruise control for the rest of the game. Some more rotten luck for Will Day put a sour aftertaste on it though.
Eagles v Blues, Sunday arvo: Yeah ok it was against a bottom 3 side, but this was some good backs-to-the-wall stuff from Carlton. They’d have had every excuse under the sun to drop this, and plenty of experts thought they would. Still in the 8 and a decent chance to stay there.
Don’t forget to post your Liked, Learnt, Hated below… along with any other thoughts you had about Round 23!
